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. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1940

Allied soldiers escape the Flanders trap by wading through Dunkirk harbor to waiting rescue vessels. Others line the shore in the aekgronnd.

LEWIS ANNOUNCES

Formal Entry Into = | State

House Backing, Possibly at Cost of Severe

Jolt to Democratic Chairman Bays.

‘By NOBLE REED David M. Lewis, young Marion County Prosecutor, today formally entered the race for the Democratic Governor nomination at the State Convention here June 27.

His announcement came only a few days after reports

were cireulated that he had been promised the support of some powerful Democratic groups in the Seats,

Indianapolis party chief-

tains, who have been pushing’

Me, Lewis into the Gevernorship picture for -about a nionth, said last week that the formal announcement of

his candidacy would mean that he

has promise of support from State House, leaders, including Governor M. Clifford Townsend. : 2 McNutt Backing Hinted -

Also off-the-record backing by the McNutt-for-President organizetion has been hinted strongly for several days. A few hours after the Lewis announcement, rumblings of Hitter gor sentment were heard among backers of R. Earl Peters.and Lieut. Gov. Henry PF. Schricker, the only two other candidates who have anbreak between Petérs supporters and party leaders backing Mr. Lewis appeared imminent. Whether Governor Townsend will support the Prosecutor publicly may be known within a .few days. The Governor recently said he “reserved the right to support some one for Governor before the convention.” 2 It has been hinted at the State House that the Governor was not ready to support either Mr. Peters or Mr. Shricker. The Governor is said to control |? (Continue on Page Three)

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WILLKIE WINS NEW STRENGTH

At Least Five of States

Delegates Reported as Favoring Him.

New support for Wendell L. Willkie, utility executive and native Hoosier, as a G.- O.” P. Presidential candidate was reported by Republican leaders today following the caucus meeting yesterday of Indiana’'s delegates - to e National Convention in Phiiad€lphia June 24. At least five of Indiana’ s 28 delegates, and perhaps six, were listed definitely as favoring Mr. Willkie for the nomination :at the caucus meeting held at the country estate of . National Committeeman : Will Irwin near Columbus, Ind. Mr. Irwin, one of the outspoken backers of Mr." Willkie, was said to be counting upon more delegates to join the moyement for the utility chief before the convention. A week ago only two delegates were listed for Mr. Willkie. - Delegates mentioned today /as Willkie men, besides Mr. Irwin, were Jerome Beeler of Evansville, Q. G. Neblitt of Columbus,” Robert Matter<of Marion and C. J. Root of Terre Haute. At the caucus meeting yesterday, State. Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt was elected chairman of the Indiana convention ' delegates and Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R. Rensselaer) was elected Indiana member of the National Convention Resolutions Committee which will start drafting the. platform June 17. Plans had beet made to complete {Continued on Page Two)

‘MISSING BALLOTS’ FOUND IN WRONG FILE

County Recount Board officials today found the “missing ballots” of the 10th Precinct of the Fourth Ward in the wrong file in the room at the Court House where thé May 7 primary ballots are stored. The ballots were reported missing

yesterday by the Board in its re-]

count of the race for the Republican nomination for County Treasurer. A search of other files revealed the 10th . Precinct envelope. Board "officials counted the bal-

lots and reported that Neal Grider,

the defeated candidate seeking the

recount, had lost two votes and Paul

E. Teagarden, the successful candi-

date had lost one: vete from the | count. esa

ACCIDENTS UP, ARRESTS DOWN

the Sie Th me | Police. Records Prove. Wane

In Enforcement Boosts April Violations. By RICHARD LEWIS

The Indianapolis traffic accident picture grew: darker in April as accidents increased and arrestsand convictions decreased. from March figures, a Police Department report to the "Board showed today. For the seeond time this year, police figures demonstrated the theory that accidents rise as enforcement wanes. The Times last month published Police Department statistics showing an accident rise and enforcement drop over the past three years. The latest police figures showed there were 611 motor. vehicle accidents in Apr compared with 576 in March, @n increase of 35.

Arrests Decline

There were 1693 arrests for traffic violations in: April compared with 1952 in March, a drop of 259. There were 842 convictions in April

month, a drop of 230. At the same time, the percentage of traffic cases handled in the municipal courts which resulted in penalties during the first months of this year dropped 4 per cent from the percentage fined in the first quarter. From Jan. 1 to April 30, a total of 2684 cases were handled: through the courts. Of this total, 925 (34 per cent) received penalties; 1263 (47 per cent) received suspended sentences or judgments; and-496 (19 per cent) failed to come to trial, were dismissed or continued. In the first quarter of the year, the period from Jan. 1 to March ‘(Continued on Page Two)

2064 ARE NAMED TO CIFY TEACHING JOBS

30 Less Than Present Year, Board Informed.

(List of teachers and ‘other school news, Pages 5 and 10.)

The School Board ‘today announced. the appointment of 2064 persons to the teaching and admin-

istrative staffs of the Public School

system for the next academic year. The appointments were recommended’ by Superintendent DeWitt Morgan. There are 30 less than for the last academic year. He said the reduction in the teaching staff was the result of a drop in elementary school enrollment. The Board accepted the resignation of 26 teachers, one supervisor and one principal. Leaves of absence were granted to nine teachers and extensions of leaves to 15. The list of appointments includes! three assistant superintendents, 23 directors and assistants, 25 social service field workers, six teachers and four nurses for the specialseducation department, 83 teachers of home economics and industrial arts, 19 high school principals and vice principals, 88: elementary school principals: and - assistant” principals, 718 high school teachers and 1085 unior high

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LoNDON, June 5 (U.. P= French gitillery captain, one o e last of Dunkirk’s"defenders le ut fhe from. .the advancing Germans, reached the English coast today after 24 hours of drifting in the choppy channel, with a story of thousands left stranded on the city’s blood-stained and - bullet-raked

With his gun crew, the Captain retreated to the beach after their ammunition had been exhausted only to learn that there would be no more rescue armadas from the opposite shore. “Thousands were stranded on the beach waiting for the German bombs and guns,” he said. “It was terrible.” The captain and 67 other Frenchmen, and all the others who could find them, utilized abangoned lifeboats, skiffs, canoes and bullet-

Thousands Left Stroficled At Blood-Stained Dunkirk’

riddled motorhoats to flee from the oncoming Germans whe were spraying. the: beach wit h machine-gun bullets: The 68 Frenchmen, believed to be the last of the city’s last-ditch defenders to, escape, and other stragglers. arrived at south coast English ports in as motley a fleet as ever plied between the two shores. The artillery captain told this story: “I fired my guns night and day until. Monday night when all my ammunition was exhausted. Then I destroyed the guns—they were i5s—which we had been using to wreck enemy tanks at pointblank range, and retreated with my men to the beach. “We arrived there early yesterday and found troops awaiting embarkation. I went on a pier but could (Continued on Page Two)

T0 YEAR'S HIGH

‘Largest Opening’ of City Playgrounds, Pools to Be Monday.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am... 89 10 a. m.... Tam... 1 1llam... 8am... 76 12 (Noon). 9am... 79 lp. m

The temperature set a record high for the year in Indianapolis today as the City basked in its third successive day of summer weather. The mercury was unlikely, however, to reach the all-time record of 98, set lin 1925. The previous high this year was 86, reached May "7, Monday and yesterday. More warm weather, but cloudy and unsettled skies, were predicted for tonight and tomorrow by the Weather Bureau. summer temperatures imPod themselves on the City, the Recreation Department announced that 70 playgrounds, five swimming pools, a bathing beach and 22 wading pools will be opened at 9 a. m. Monday and will be staffed with

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This is the most ambitious recreation progam ever attempted by the City, H. W. Middlesworth, director, said. Ten more school playgrounds

he ‘said. ~The recreation staff will receive final instructions at a meeting at 8:30 a. m. Saturday in Brookside Community House and the play-

over the week-end. Mr. Middlesworth urged all children and parents mot to use playground equipment until Monday.

N. Y. STOCKS RALLY AFTER 4-POINT DIP

Stocks steadied on the New York Exchange in early afternoon trading today after declines of one to four points in morning dealings on the: German offensive in France. Some of the so-called war stocks recovered moderately from the éarly low ‘prices. but the general list continued well under yesterday’s closing prices. Volume was more than double yesterdays light pace but still was ‘not considered heavy. Trading was orderly. Steels, air-

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The Gallup Poll— Majority, Stirred By Fear of War Backs Third Term

By GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Institute of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, .N. J, June 5.— Sentiment for a Roosevelt third term rose sharply when the Nazis began their world-shaking invasion of Holland, Belgium and France May 10, but has levelled off in recent weeks, the American Institute's continuous survey of public opinjon show. As a result of the rise, the number of voters favoring a third term has reached a majority for the first time since the President has been in office. Prior to the German invasion studies found 47 per cent, or less than half, of the nation's voters saying they would vote for a third term. Two weeks after the invasion the figures had risen to 57 per cent, and the latest study, just completed, shows the same percentage. This is the second time a rise in third term sentiment has been krought about by a foreign crisis. Prior to the outbreak of war last September, Institute studies found (Continued on Page Two) doe etait

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8 DEAD, FIVE MISSING AFTER FLASH FLOOD

HOMER; Neb, June 5 (U. PB). Eight: persons were known dead and five missing today from a flood that swept across six northeastérn Nebraska counties in the wake of a 10inch rainfall. Red Cross, WPA and CCC workers worked their way into the Homer and: Winnebago -areas hardest hit when the 15-foot’ wall of water devastated the villages and farm lands yesterday morning — as streams returned to normal. ;

BUDGET CHIEF DROPS IN

Harold Smith, Federal Budget Director, was in ‘Indianapolis for an hour today. The budget chief, who has the big task of planning for the huge defense or and proposed

defense taxes, ‘left for Vashingion

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France as] Army Aftacks On Somme and Aisne.

BULLETIN BERLIN, Same 5 (U. P)).~Germans forecast tonight that their legions would march inte Paris within: a ‘week or a fortnight as reports came in of progress on a broad front in the big new German offensive.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

Adolf Hitler fnurled an army of 600,000 men against France today, threatened the early “annihilation

of our enemies in London” and di-|.

rected a warning at nervously neutral Switzerland. The French Army facing the main German attack bn a 110-mile sector of a front of more than 200 miles from the mouth 'of the Somme River to Luxembourg ‘was reported fightmg strongly and Premier Paul Reynaud said there was reason to hope for “a favorable issye.” Berlin said that two French stabs at either end of the front had been repulsed but Pzris militery authorities took the position that it was too early for any definite indication of the trend of battle. Aerial “bombardment continued severe on both sides. German Jouning attacks on the Rhone Valley of - France led to several clashes with Swiss fighting planes as the Nazi pilots flew near or over Switzerland. From one to four German planes have been reported shot down in the last few days and at least one Swiss pilot was dowhed. Dispatches from Berlin said that an investigation was in progress to determine whether the Swiss ac(Continued on jon Page Th Three)

HANDS OFF WARNING B GIVEN. EUROPE

House and | Senae Groups

‘Hoist: Danger Signal.

. WASHINGTON, June 5 (U. P.).— The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved an Adminis-tration-supported resolution hoisting a warning signal against totalitarian incursion into jhe Western Hemisphere. The House Foreign Relations Committee followed by indorsing a similar resolution. No opposition was voiced in either committee. The House group amended the resolution to read “this” hemisphere instead of “Western” Hemisphere. The resolution states that the United States 'will not recognize any transfer | of ‘Western Hemisphere territory, from one non-American power anotiaer. ‘This would give full and formal Congressional assent to a basic principle of the M Doct trine, ‘This move came while Congres sional leaders land military experts were engaged in a lively discussion of just how {he United States, in co-oper vite. ‘dither Amerien

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Admit Advances Only at “Couple of Unim-

portant Spots’ as Hitler Gambles Lives For Quick Victory.

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By RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, June 5.—Forty-five German divisjons supported

by 1000 dive bombing planes,

2250 tanks and 15,000 motor-

ized vehicles opened a mass attack on a 110-mile front of

the new French Weygand Line at dawn today between the English Channel and the Aisne River, hoping to smash through to final victory -and force the Allies to their knees.

VICTORY BELLS’

RING IN BERLIN

Drive on Britain Expected; Fresh Reserves Thrown Into French Front.

BERLIN, June 5 (U. P.).—The French front blazed into action from the Maginot Line to the sea today as the German military machiine drove in for a crushing blow at the heart of France and the French slashed back at the anchor positions of the German lines.

The German High Command revealed that it had moved swiftly to carry out. the orders of Adolf Hitler and renew action on the Western Front in an attempt to drive home

‘a; death blow against France.

“Aggressive operations,” said the High Command, have been launched from the positions which. the Germans had held defensively on the Somme-Aisne front while completing the campaign in Flanders. At the same time the German High Command -admitted that the French had struck back vigorously, (Continued on Page Three)

BULLETINS

PARIS, June 5 (U. P.).—German planes’ raided Central and Sout est France today, dropping ber of bombs. It was im2onsie to specify immediately the exact locations attacked in the raid (five words censored). German bombs struck the great Citroen factories during ‘the raid on Paris Monday. § it was revealed today.

CLAIM ITALIANS EXECUTED

ROME, / June 5 (U. P.)—The Official Stefani News Agency in a dispatch from Brussels today said that before the German occupa-. tion of Belgium, French military | officials executed seven Italians at Vieux Campinaire on charges of espionage.

‘REPORT GENERALS SEIZED

German artillery opened up a terrific bombardment

at 4 a. m. Six hundred thousand German infantrymen, 40 divisions, went over the top at 5 a. m. under the bombers

Allied line. : {-

An authoritative. French. source said tonight that the French lines held firm except at “a couple of unimportant spots.” Everywhere, the French source asserted, the waves of attacking Germans were beaten back except at the unspecified points which were assertedly without military significance. Premier Paul Reynaud said after several hours of furious fighting that the developments at the front created “hope for a favorable issue” and military sources said that the initial repexts of action . were “good.” , Nazis Renew Air Raids

While the battle developed, Ger= man aerial thrusts again caused air raid: alarms in central and southwestern France. the British Broadcasting Co., heard in New York, reported that central France was bombed and that French fighting planes opposed the Gere man bombers.) German airplanes also were; res ported supporting in. force the Nazi offensive. Five. mechanized divisions, reor= ganized from the 10 which started the blitzkrieg attack on Holland and Belgi May 10, backed up the infantry. But this was an infantry-artiliery battle, the greatest since the World War, a test of man against man,

French and German armies since this war started. The Allies had been awaiting the (Continued on Page Three) °° . ) gy

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