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F. 0. BARGAIN WITHSTIMSON, KNOX DOUBTED
Observers Think Two Men Took Jobs Aside From Third Term Issue. : By THOMAS L. STOKES
Times Special Writer
PHILADELPHIA, June 22. —Commitments by President Roosevelt forswearing a third term were not involved in the acceptance of Cabinet posts by two Republicans, Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson, according to a well-informed
source here. ‘It is true that Col. Knox sought a pledge by the President against
a third term several weeks ago, when for the second time he was | offered the post of Secretary of the | Navy, these negotiations {fell through. However, when the offer came for the third time, the Chicago publisher and 1936 Vice Presidential candidate regarded the situation as entirely changed , because of the Nazi conquest of France and its implications for the United States.
Infgr “No Conditions”
He no longer felt that the thirdterm issue had any bearing in such a critical emergency. He saw no reason for insisting on a disavowal by the President, it is said by one who talked with him only a few days ago. The inference was that no such conditions were attached to his acceptance of the Navy portfolio. Whether the President, in discuss= ing the Cabinet post with him, indi-
A Michigan breeze blew through the hair of Wendell L. Willkie, Republican Presidential aspirant, speaking at Bay City, in the home state. of Senator Arthur Vandenberg and the birth ‘state of Thomas Dewey, two other Republican hopefuls. Today Mr. Willkie was in Philadelphia for the G. O. P. convention opening Monday.
6. 0.P. LEADERS
20 REPUBLICS APPROVE. §. PARLEY CALL
Meeting to Be Held Either in Havana or in Rio de Janeiro.
WASHINGTON, June 22 (U. P.).—Secretary of State Cordell Hull said today that all of the 20 Latin American republics had agreed to this nation’s proposal for an emergency consultative conference on new Western Hemisphere problems arising from the
European war. The conference is expected to be
ASK SPEED-UP
held soon. President Roosevelt’s pro-
: posal for a union of all American
nations in an eccnomic offensive jagainst totalitarian trade mechods {will be among the subjects discussed. Mr. Hull said the exact time and the place had not been fixed definitely, He added that the specific
further conversations between the participating governments.
Havana or Rio Is Site It has been assumed by most au-
would take place in Havana. Since the call went out for the meeting, however, it was reported the Brazilian government had indicated desire to hold the consultation in Rio De Janeiro. The consultative conference at Panama last fall tentatively fixed the next meeting for October at Havana. Recent developments resulting from the Buropean war, particularly
subjects to be placed on the agenda i were matters which would require |;
thorities here that the conference
cated he was not going to run again, is something that only the
President or the publisher could re-
veal.
Tomorrow; Divided on Foreign Policy.
Demand Platform Draft by
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the status of French and Dutch possessions in this hemisphere, prompted the desire for an earlier 4
Repos u FRENCH SIGN TRUCE
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In this same setting where Germans surrendered i in 1918, peace petitioners of fallen
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BRITISH CARRY
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| Carol Yoinis Pro-Nuzi Rul Rule in Rumania}
English Fliers Active in Libya; Refugee | ~ Problem Is
.BULLETIN
NEW YORK, June 22 (U. P.).—A French. German, armistice, to become effective upon conclusion of a similar agreement between France and Italy was signed at 6:50 p. m. (10:50 Indianapolis Time) the Columbia Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting iCo. reported in a. joint broadcast from Compiegne Forest, William Shirer, CBS correspondent, said that the Franco-German armistice by Gen. Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the German high command, and for the French by Gen. Charles Huntziger. William C. Kerker, the NBC correspondent, said that the terms of the armistice would not be revealed until conclusion of an Italo-French agreement. He added that the terms might ; ok he made public for some time. Kerker) said , that-six hours after France and Italy '
Serious.
reach an agreement all hostilities will cease. ; in
A German plane, with a German pilot at the controls, already is flying the French plenipotentiaries to Rome, the Radio correspondents said.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
France today delayed a final decision on ending inilie
tary resistance and Great Britain redoubled a blasting aerial attack against Germany and Italy.
The attitude of the French Cabinet of Marshal Henri
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Petain was outlined in an official communique at Bordeaux, where Minister of Interior Charles Pomaret said that after
Persons . acquainted with Mr.
Stimson do not believe it at all in Cartel May Be Topic
| France marched up to the historic railway car to hear Adolf Hitler's terms of armisMr. Hull said the proposal for a
PHILADELPHIA, June 22 (U. P.).
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WEEK-END PICNICS
morrow will not he tops for swimming, picnics and other outings.
terday’s record chill for the first day of summer, the temperature will rise, but there will be showers and thunderstorms.
strictly local and if you are going motoring to other parts of Indiana you probably will miss them, the he would not attend the Sunday Weatherman said.
preliminary census report showed today that the population of Detroit, fourth largest city in the nation in the 1930 count, had increassd approximately 50,000. The total population was placed at 1,618,549.
(Continued on :Page Two) —The Republican Resolutions Com-
mittee today ordered a tentative
tomorrow after steam rollering the religious objections of its Nebraska member and denying more time to former Governor Alf M. Landon to complete the foreign affairs plank. All subcommittees were directed to report their planks by 4 p. m, (Indianapolis Time), today, and the full committee was called to meet at 2 p. m. tomorrow to receive a tentative platform from the drafting committee headed by for-
MAY GET DOUSING
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
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The weather in Indianapolis to-
After today’s conlness an! yesper of Pennsylvania. Robert Smith of Nebraska denounced the committee's decision to work on Sunday as a blow at spiritual values, which he said would ‘be offensive to a large and influential body of people.” He announced that
However, the storm area will be
committee sessions. Mr. Landon, 1936 Republican Presidential nominee and head of the national defense committee which is divided on the ‘issue of the extent to which Republicans should commit their party to give material aid to Great Britain and France, protested against the committee’s demand Jor speed, but Chairman Herbert K. Hyde of Oaklahoma and his followers were firm.
DETROIT GAINS 50,000 DETROIT, June 22 (U. P.). — A
The former Kansas Governor said (Continued on Page Two)
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Financial .... Flynn ........ 8 Mrs. Roosevelt. 7 Forum .. In Indpls. . Inside Indpls. . 8| Society Jane Jordan..
WAITS PEACE TERMS
«oe. T{ Mrs. Ferguson. 8) Wall Street today marked time .......13| Obituaries ..6, 11 |until the Hitler armistice terms are 12 | Pegler . 8|learned. Trading in stocks dwindled 7 ‘and prices moved in a ' narrow 9 range. Bond prices were mixed and 7 trading in them was dull. Grain, .13| cotton, rubber, hides and wool 4, 5 {prices advanced small amounts. The . 5|Sports ....10, 11 British pound sterling soared 11 8|State Deaths. .11 cents.
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By RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent
ORDEAUX, June 22.—All last night and today I have watched the retreat of French armies of the Loire. This huge mass of troops and equipment moved without panic, rush or precipitate disorder down the sun drenched valley of vineyards that lies between the
departments of Loire and Gironde.
With a military pass inviting authorities to allow me to circulate freely—the pass was issued for this region but carried no restrictions— I drove into the zone of retreat where every road, railroad, canal and by-path is being used to pull one of France's four great armies out of the reach of the Germans, and to prevent encirclement while negotiators of both powers bargain over the fate of the French Empire. Every effort is being made to preserve men and equipment should
France decide to continue the war from another continent.
The retreat is greatly facilitated by the fact that the German air
force is virtually grounded by its efforts of the past six weeks. Except Serie rseilles for a half hour yesterday, where
platform draft completed by late!
{which will be submitted to the oth-
cartel was not necessarily connected closely with the proposed consultative conference. He said the Stdte
tice This photo radioed from Berlin shows two of the French negotiators, one in uniform, one in ‘civilian garb, arriving at “time of reckoning.”
Department now was completing a draft of the outline of the propesal
er American Governments, The various Governments then will determine what agencies of their respective Governments will handle negotiations to put the cartel arrangement into effect.
DRAFT COURSE
“|AIR RAID!
FOR MECHANICS
mer Senator George Wharton Pep- |
Some sources indicated the consultative conference might discuss only the political questions connectied with the cartel, leaving the financial and economic questions to be considered by the finance ministers and their designated representatives.
ARMY ADDS 700 TO ANCHORAGE DEFENSE
SEATTLE, June 22 (U. P.).—The U. S. Army today embarked 700 soldiers on the transport St. Mihiel to bolster its Anchorage, Alaska, defenses under conditions of wartime secrecy. Piers surrounding the transport were patroled and spectators turned away. Trucks brought equipment {from Ft. Missoula, Mont., and Ft. George Wright, Spokane, Wash. Seventy-five and 37-millimeter guns, ammunition, rifles and barracks bags were loaded.
REFUGEES REPORTED FLEEING INTO ENGLAND
LONDON, June 22 (U. P.).— | Thousands of French refugees are pouring into an English port, it was made. known today, after crossing the channel in cratt of all sizes and types. Included were youths of 16 and 17 years, below military age. who |Spparenuy had banded together and fled. hefore the advancing Germans.
there was a number of casualties, almost no German air activity has
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‘Local Men Seek CAA Aid
To Train 2000 Plane Experts a Year.
Times Special WASHINGTON, June 22.—A detailed plan to train 1000 aviation mechanics every six months at the Indiana State Fair Grounds at Indianapolis, was presented to officials here today by representatives of the Civilian Avighion, Committee of Indiana.
The plan was drawn up ov C. K. Gregg, committee secretary, and Elvin Tarkington, president.of the Tarkington Aviation School at the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. They outlined the plan: to both Chairman ‘Robert H. Hinckley of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and Sidney Hillman, C. I. O. leader, who has been placed in charge of the youth training for defense program by President Roosevelt. They expect it to be financed by the Government, just as are the present. flying courses which recently have been expanded. They also enlisted the aid of the Indiana Senators and Congressmen. Rep. william T. Schulte (D. Ind.) declared that he will insert the detailed plan in the Congressional Record and also make a speech on its behalf from the House floor. “No other State has developed a plan so far advanced as this one (Continued on Page Three)
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I: TRAVELLED many hours with the retreating army without once being bombed or strafed and sighting only two German planes which flew high overhead to study the progress of the French movement.
Tanks travelled by train in this retreat § faster units. Most of the artillery rolled on ‘tractors. The retreat averaged 30 miles per hour
as not to slow down the \bber tires behind sturdy ‘my speedometer.
The troops comprising the retreating armies ol\the Loire are the
U. S. HOSPITAL
Propaganda Ministry Hides In Cellar During Attack
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2500 WARPLANES
France and Great Britain have received delivery on about 2500 warplanes from the U. 8. start of the war last September, according to a spokesman for the Allied Purchasing Board here.
same I visited in frontier camps during the first nite months of the war. Outwardly they appear unchanged, their morgle is still high despite the fact, as one soldier put it, “We never fought less than five times our number.”
No one goes hungry in this army and the, ‘Commiss adhere closely to Napoleon's maxim that an army ° stomach. The troops li off their their ? d
Indianapolis Man Leads 10 Ambulances to New Bordeaux Base.
BORDEAUX, June 22 (U. P.).— Ten American ambulances, piloted by Col. James Sparks of Indianapolis. arrived here today on orders to withdraw in the face of the German advance. The orders apply to 200 units of the American Ambulance Corps. : Some American drivers were known to have been captured and 11 were listed as missing today, but it was believed that others were making their way to Bordsaux. Sparks said that on the way to Bordeaux the men in his unit had assisted hundreds of refugees. Among those arriving with Sparks were Alan Muir, Charles Sweeny Jr, Frank Posposhil, Elbert Dodds, George Balka and Gilbert Wilkes. “We were so near the German columns all week that we did not travel much in the daytime,’ Sparks said. “When we moved, we sent scouts} ahead. Once I saw a black Italian plane overhead and it maechinegunned in our direction, but we were not within sound of artillery -and bombs. It took all the gasoline of our reserves to get us to Bordeaux. Had we been able to get more gasoline, we could have helped more refugees.” \ Sparks said Guy Hiatt was missing from his unit.
By JOSEPH W. GRIGG United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN, June 22.—At 1:40 A. M. We were awakened here in Berlin by shrieking air raid alarms. People rushed madly for shelters. Heavy explosions were heard and I counted at least 25 detonations to the southwest and felt the vibration of them from the balcony of my home. The city was blacked out but scores of searchlights fingered the I could hear anti-aircraft guns faintly. in the distance. By telephone, the official news ministry insisted the detonations: were from anti-aircraft guns in action. But not until 2:17 a. m. was the al-clear signal given, The Propaganda Ministry admitted the British Royal Air Force had attacked Berlin suburbs. The members of the ministry had spent the interval ih a cellar and there was a delay of several hours in confirming that bombs had actually been dropped.
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NEW YORK, June 22 (U. P.).—
since the
Cooks Make Soup as French Army Retreats at 30 Miles an Hour
thing edible from the neighboring countryside to prevent it from falling into German hands. ” ”n ” ”» ” 2 . OLLING kitchens for once lived up to their name by cooking soup while rolling over bumpy roads at 30 miles an hour. The cooks were hanging on with one hand and trying to do the best they could with the other. A contributing cause of the swift collapse of the Loire Army was that most of its ammunition reserves were lost when the Germans dislodged the French from frontier positions, Although it is evident that the Army is saving its guns, saw no evidence of shells to go with them. The sick and the wounded, part of the normal population of most retreating armies, were: .carried in a long line of modern ambulances. I saw scores of American gift ambulances among a column almost a , thousand cars long. 1 saw only one of the four great armies which are now in full retreat, but it is my impression that 80 per cent of the material and 90 of the 4290ps will reach safely and avoid capture,
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CORPS IS SAFE
conclusion of negotiations with Germany on Adolf Hitler's armistice terms the French would negotiate with Italy be« fore “the Government can reach a definite conclusion on the
whole of the double negotiations.”
Only then, Pomaret said, could the weary Council of Ministers—without sleep for many hours—“take a decision
required by | the interests of the nation.” Uncertainty Is Increased
But the uncertainty as to exact plans of the French as
indicated by the official statement was increased when
Pomaret was asked for his personal opinion and replied:
“You need only look at my face.” He was smiling. Unconfirmed reports in London today said that Gers many’s armistice terms to France included a German-Italian
occupation of France until the end of, the war with Britain,
Other terms, according to these unconfirmed reports:
Cession to Germany of the French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.
Surrender of France's war lores, gold, foreign cur
rency reseryes, coal and other deliveries in kind over a fixed period. ° |
The was no uncertainty, however, in the attitude of ‘the Germans or Italians or in the actions of the British
fighting forces. | The British officially reported that a series of submarina and aerial attacks had considerably damaged the alreadycrippled German battieship (26,000 tons) Scharnhorst off Norway, that a German destroyer had been torpedoed and the a big Italian submarine had surrendered to a British trawler. | British airplanes raided the outskirts of Berlin, injuring
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WAR BULLETINS
ITALIANS REPULSED IN ALPS, FRENCH SAY
BORDEAUX, France, June 22 (U. P.).—A war communique today said that Italian troops had “successfully” attempted local attacks in
the Alps and that German forces had been repulsed in fighting at
ndance on the River Rhone. Andance is 38 miles south of Lyon, OIL TANKS FIRED ON THAMES, NAZIS CLAIM
BERLIN, June 22 (U. P.).—The official News Agency said today that German air raids on the east coast of England yesterday started
large fires in the great ofl tanks on the Thames and Humber River #
estuaries. |
| snrmemsons ITALIAN BASE IN EGYPT
i " 4 ,| Egypt, June 22 (U. P.).—British airplanes bombed the. 1 base of TobEvak and Yopoited Spoke Zyurins hum. a
RT BRITISH OUTPOST RAZED TO’ GROUND
ROME, June 22 (U. P.) .—~I{alian airplanes have destroyed the Brite ish naval at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, on the Mediterranean, a Italian war communique said today. There were reports here that whole town of Mersa Mateuh find been “razed to the ground”