Pr^ZS^dUp
By Congress Action
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Two Billions More For
Army and Nayy; More
aad Better Planes,
Worships, Soldiers and
Fighting Material In
cluded in Latest Legis-j
lation
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Washington, June 12.?Maintain
ing the tempo with which President
Roosevelt's defense program is mov
ing toward enactment, the House to-,
day passed and sent to the Senate a
11,706,0&3.908 supplemental ? appro
priation bill to provide further ex
pansion of the Army and Navy.
The vote was 401 to one, with Rep
resentative Vito Carcantonio (A-L.,
N. Y.) the lone dissenter. The New
Yorker has voted against all pre
pardness bills on the ground that
Mr. Roosevelt is -putting the na
tion on the road to iyar. >
Action on the bill, after only brief
debate, highlighted a score of import
ant developments on the defense and
foreign affairs fronts. It brought to
well over $5,000,000,000 the cost or |
re-armament under measures al
ready approved or pending.
It carries funds for 3,000 addition
al Army planes, for starting con
struction of 68 new warships, and i
for increasing the standing army
from 227,000 to 375,000 men. It car
ries $1,381,917,147 in cash and $3.4,
136,761 in contractual authorizations,
and is $319,731,898 above Mr. Roose
velt's estimates.
The increase was due largely to
the House Appropriations Commit
tee's decision to provide for the ex
panded standing army, although the
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President nau not requesteu n.
The. bill would give the Army
$777,502,047 in cash and $254,176,761
in contractual auhotrity. The Navy j
would* reeeive $504,963,170 cash and
$63,500,000 contractual authority.
Hie remainder would be divided
among civil agencies particiuating
in the defense program.
President Roosevelt prepared or
ders which will put all government
shipyards and arsenals on a three
shift, 24-hour basis to speed pro
duction of arms and armaments.
Chairman Carl Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, to whom j
the Chief Executive outlined the I
plans, 3aid it will go into effect
"mighty soon." Chairman David
I. Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs
Comprittfe, who also was present,
said the 24-hour day will call for
new employment rather than over
time for present workers.
Arthur B. Purvis, head of the Al
lied purchasing mission, said "more
surplus war materials" are to be
made available to the Allies, but
that he had not been informed of
their nature. There were widely
circulated, but unconfirmed reports
that the materials include some .old
destroyers. Purvis spoke after talk
ing with Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., who earlier
conferred with ranking officials of
the War and Navy Departments.
Special Feature At
Paramount Theatre
On June 20th-21st
In addition to the regular picture
program at the Paramount Theatre
next Thursday and Friday, June 20th
and 2l*t, anil be a runner showing
the Origin and uses of the American
Flag. '
This feature is being brought to
the people of this section by the
Farmville Post of the American Le
gion.
There is always something inter
esting to be learned in studying the
origin and uses of the American
Flag, and it is hoped our citizens
will take advantage of this showing
to refresh their memories and learn
more about our Flag.
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SMITH KEEL
Mrs. Alice Keel
announces the marriage of
her. daughter
Alice Lee
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Mr. William Leslie Smith, Jr.
on Saturday, the eighth of June,
Nineteen Hundred and Forty
I Greenville, North Carolina
Miss Alice Lee Keel, daughter of
I Mrs. Alice Keel, of Greenville, and
Mr. WJUfam Leslie Smith, Jr., of
Greenville and FarmviBe, C? -were
urday'evening at eight o'cloek at the
Presbyterian Manse, with Dr. Robert
S. Boyd officiating.
Only members of ths immediate
families and a few dose friends wit
raccsiaories. Her ahooldefcv oorsagt
? was of bride'sroses and viley lilies
^twa^w^d^r^Mr. am
Garden, Canning
And Lunch Project
! ' In Pitt County
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The preservation of foods by can
ning is an industry that has a great
influence upon the well being and
economic development of modem peo
ple. While -the table of the average
family is supplied with a well assort
ed variety of foods the criticism is
often justifiably made that a proper
balanced diet does not exist among
those classes of-foods ?cntiel to the
maintenance of the best health- There
seems to be too large a proportion of
manufactured foods such as flour,
polished rice, and similar products,
too much oily or 'fatty foods and
other pastries eaten. The need is for
more fruits, vegetables, natural foods
supply the mineral salts organic
acids and other essentials which en
ter into a properly balanced diet It
is impossible to obtain fresh fruits
and vegetables in the winter to be
used in our lunch rooms, so the in
clusion of canned fruits and vegeta
bles in a diet provides the normal
supply of vitamins during seasons
when fresh foods cannot be obtained.
Canned foods have found a warm
welcome in our meal planning pro
gram for our school lunches. We
realise more than ever the value of
preserved foods, and appreciate their
contributions toward the solving of
one of the biggest lunch room prob
lems. Shelves of canned food in
sures much to the P. T. A. and spon
sors of lunch room projects, for they
have variety, out of season foods,
easily prepared products and inex
pensive emergency addition to the
pantry.
A W. P. A. garden and canning
project is being sponsored by the
Farmville P. T. A. and all the jars,
fuel and donations of canning equip
ment will be greatly appreciated.
Send all the jars to the Farmville
High School and be one to have a
part in feeding the undernourished
and underpinviledge children in the
Farmville school next winter.
There will be a canning demonstra
tion given at Farmville School lunch
room on Monday, June 17 at 1:30 P.
M. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Carolinians Make
News Without War
All is not war news?well, in the
Carolinas, at least.
At Goldsboro, U. J. Ward caught
an eight-pound 'possum in front of
a downtown hotel and commented,
"I thought he might be looking for
a room so I took him hom6 and
gave him a room."
A rambler rose bush at the home
of John H. Sigmon in Hickory went
party-way patriotic and put- out
both red and white blooms on the
same stem. f
W. E. Nelfeon of Union, S. C., re
ported an Irish pqtato vine in his
garden is bearing potatoes on the
lower section of the vine and toma
toes on the upper section.
Anticipating a sharp drop in its
snake production when the reptiles
stopped eating, recreation park ' in
Asheville appealed for snake contri
butions. Two of the park rattlers
haven't eaten in six months.
Person County Sheriff, M. T.
he found at an illicit still near Rox
Clayton, offered to return a purse
boro?if its owner would appear to
identify it The purse was caught
on the limb of a tree near where its
owner had tied a heavy string
around the still in an effort to trip
approaching strangers, the sheriff
said.
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MISS SALLIE B. JXWCLACE *
Crisp. ? Miss Sallie Barksdale
Lovelace, 27, daughter of County
Commissioner and Mrs. E. Y. Love
lace of Crisp, died in Edgecombe
General Hospital at midnight Wed
nesday. She had been ill for abou
a year and a half.
Miss Lovelace was an active
er in the Eagles Baptist - Sunday
school at Crisp and the Presbyteriar
Mission jSunday school at v Sugg*i
1 Cross Roads, where she continually
mainlined -two classes as long su
her health permitted.
She was a member of the Presby
terian Church of Pinetops and wa
graduated from Meredith College
Raleigh, in 1M4. f *
She la survived by her j parents
two sisters, Mrs. Frances Lovelac
Dawson of Stantonsburg and Mis
Nan Lovelace of Crisp; three broth
em, Edward Lovelape, a student a
l Pfokii/mil TWawol PflMWyW-hni nnr
' WCDIlOIlv IMUMi UOlifiyfi tVlCllTTlOuC
Va., and William and Benjamin Love
t' Funeral services'were held1 at tit
Anuria! Uglily
R. LeRoy Rollins Re
elected Commander
FarmyiHe Post; Dele
RWtiyl to State
Convention
V'.< ?
At the regular monthly meeting of
the I^raville Post American Legion,
held Friday evening, June 7tb, in
their own dub rooms, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year; Commander, R. LeRoy Rollins;
Vice Commanders, L. P. Yelverton,
G. E. Beckman, Jr., and W. B. Me
Keel;" Adjutant atad Finance Officer,
C. F. Baucom; Service Officer, J. H.
Paylor. '
Following- the election of officers,
W. E. Joyner and W. B. McKeel wese
elected delegates to the State Con
vention to be held in High Point,
June 24th and 25th, with B.: LeRqy
Rollins and W. D. Dildy as akaf
nates.. ? ?
Under the Commandefihip of Mr. !
Rollins, who was reelected to the
same high position, the local Post
hag continued to move forward and
grow in membership.
The usual delightful dinner was
enjoyed by the goodly number in at
tendance at the meeting.
DIES AT THROTTLE
Salina, Kan.?Just as he brought
his fast Union Pacific passenger
train to a stop at Ellia, Kan., Engi
neer Frank E. Patterson, 57 drop
ped dead of a heart attack.
FOUNTAIN NEWS ~
(By MBS. H. a YELVERTON)
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James Lane Jefferson is visiting
relatives in Washington, D. C. ?
Miss Ann Marie Jefferson is at
tending Summer School at Appalach
ian State Teachers College.
Norman Gardner and Graham Jef
ferson left Tuesday to attend the
C. M. T. C. at Fort Bragg.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perley left
Monday for Raleigh where Mr. Per
ley will be in school at State College
Among those who were graduated
this- week from the University of
North Carolina were Jennis Owens
and Mack Smith, Jr.
Mr. aAd Mrs. W. D. Owens visited
Mr. and Mrs. William Walker in
Washington, N. C., this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Horton had as
their dinneti guests Wednesday eve
ning, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Owens, Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Newman, Mr. and
Mrs. William Walker and Mrs. Eric
Copeland.
" Frank Owens, a student of the
law school at Duke University, was
thus Week awarded a two hundred and
f^fty dollar scholarship for next year.
The scholarship was awarded on a
merit hasis for scholastic work.
L. P. and Guy Eagles are spending
this week at Blowing Rock. They
have as their guests Walter House of
Tarboro and Hugh Williams of Red
Oak.
Mrs. John Fountain and eons, John,
Jr., and James Barker, returned Tues
day from Lumberton where they vis
ited relatives. . . I
Mrs. R. A. Fountain, Jr., spent
Wednesday and Thursday with rela
tives in Greenville.
M. D. Yelverton is spending the
week at Seven Springs.
WOMAN'S CLUB MKBTS .
The Fountain Woman's Club met
recently at the home of Mrs. G. W.
Jefferson. On arrival - the * guests
were served punch hy Misses Mary
Emma and Martha Jefferson and An
nie Gray Bundy.
Brief talks were made on mental
Health by Dr. Ennett of Greenville
and the Rev. R. L. Wilson.
At the conclusion of the program
i the hostess served ice cream and
[angel food cake. ' -
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NEWMAN -
i Honoring Mrs. Leslie Newman, a
recent bride, Mrs. W. R. Harris ea-r
? tertained at bridge Wednesday evp
l ning.
t High wore prize was awarded to
? Mrs. Earl Trevathan and Miss Lucille
f Yelverton received the second lugb
> award. The honoree was presented
seller in her chosen pattern and ttp|.
* Eric Copland of Durham and M^a
J R. L. Eagles of Richmond, Vs., were
b remembered with pretty handker
chiefs.
; The guests were served coco-colge
b while playing and at the elaae of the
? game the hnrteee served a delectatf?
i- saled cornve.
t .
( PLEASE!
? chief, received *? letter ftof^an g
tt year-old girl, u&ich read: MDept
- PoRcenwns: The war is getting or
i SSV
ie Ruth Morris, Grade S-A, Jefferaoi
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Washington, June 12. ?Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace to
day stated definitely that the flue
cured marketing referendfcn is being
fanned fdr July 20.
Pointing out that the date can not
be set before July 1, Wallace never
theless gave assurance that depart
ment officials are planning for the
v$? to be held July 2p. This date,
pt aaid, is In accordance with the re
quest of grower?, warehousemen and
business men in the flue-cured area
that the vote be held before the mar
ket opens.
PreaasA stocks of flue-cured to
bacco make it certain that the quota
supply will exceed the quota level
and that a referendum will b^ re
quired, Wallace
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The present stocks of bright to
bacco are the largest on record as a
result of the hug?. 1929 cfop and
sharply reduced exports. Present in
dications are that the July 1 carry
over will be around 1,425,000,000
pounds.,
Goodman Predicts
Biggest Farm Week
Present indications point to a rec
ord-smashing enrollment at. this
year's Farm and Home Week, to be
held at State College, July 29 to
August 2, announced John W. Good
man, assistant director of the State
College Extension Service. -
Their attendance at these annual
events always far outdistanced by
women, men delegates will have their
strength bolstered this year by coun
ty and community AAA committee
men who will attend the. convention.
Goodman pointed out that all of
North Carolina's 100 county com
mittees, composed of three men each,
have been scheduled to attend. In
addition, one delegate from each
township committee will be present
This should assure at least 1,200;
farmers in attendance at the con
vention. Ordinarily, from 1,200 to
1,600 farm women register for the
event
Plans for the week, are now nearing;
completion, Goodman said. Subjects
of interest 'to both men and women
will be taken up daring joint ses
sions of the two groups, while separ
ate sessions will be held for other;
topics.- ... I .
In additiop to the educational side*
of the program, a' full schedule of
entertainment and recreation have
been planned for the delegates..
Tours, contests, games, group sing-,
ing, square dancing, and other lighter
features will serve to enliven the
program. ?" ' /
As has been the custom for the
past three years, Governor and Mrs.
Clyde Qoey will appear on the Thurs
day, August 1, night program.
Other than these twp, there will be
no speakers scheduled for the ever
ning recreational periods.
Rooms will be provided in State
College dormitories, apd meals will
be served in-the college cafeteria.
The defense of na$eps seems to
be bqilt on the tijipsK of being so
strong that other nations will have
to look eyt for their own defense.
Farmvillo Red eras;
Committee to Begin
DmfarWFMria
All C|u)> and Saeiety
Heads Called to Meet
with Red1 Cross Com*
mittee Friday to For*
muiate Plans for Drive
The local committee pf the Ameri
can Bed Crosa, consisting of, T.' Eli
Joyner, Jr? Chairnwi; Mrs. R. S.
Scott, Vice Oha^itnvi; Ed Naah War
ren, Stanley Gar^s and John' B.
Lewie, \j|B hpvp a meeting .^riday
? afternoon at 4:80 in the City Hall,
with the heads , of all the local clubs
and societies, for the purpose of
perfecting plans for receiving ?ufida
for was ?dief, anf flap, fa fa pro
duction of-garmenta for war refugees.
The Fartnville Chapter expects to
beairi its drlve nert week. The .need
is great and it is .the kips of t)i?
committee that every citiren of
' Farmvillp ^d HA tommnnlty will
*thie :greai
C^T1^* Bed C 'oaal pea) fb
000^00 goal was. in : thf
fiftrt jo pie*
To MlmAM
Meeting ifffe Held In
City Hall at 10 A. ML;
Big Barbecue Dinner
To Be Served at 12:30
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I According to information furnish
ed us by R. A. Joyner, secretary, the
i?B!ua?l. meeting of the Pitt and
;Gf*phe Electric Memberahip Corpo
ration will be held in the City Hall in
'EBrqpnU* on Monday, July 1st, be
ginning at 10 A. M. 1
A?ong items- of interest of the
'meeting will be reports from the of
ficers, directors and various com
mittees; the election of seven direc
tors; consideration of an amendment
to the by-laws to change the annual
meeting date from the 1st day of
July to the. first Saturday in July,
each year, as well as any other mat
ters that may come before the mem
bership.
Following the regular business
meeting of the Corporation a sumptu
ous barbecue luncheon will be enjoy
ed.
Since the forming of this corpora
tion about two years ago, the mem
bership hag . grown by leaps and
bounds, with the result that more
than a thousand families of rural
communities are now receiving elec
tric current from Farmville's modern
Electric Power, plant.
A large delegation is expected in
Farm villa for this annual meeting,
'and "The Enterprise" joins our busi
ness houses here in extending you a
moat cordial welcome. * ?
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WALSTONBURG
NEWS '
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Hicks and
children spent the week end in Rock
ingham with Mr. Micks' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Hicks. Ann remained
for an extended visit.
Miss Eloise Burch of Windsor
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Burch.
Mra. W. D. Owens of .Fountain
spent Saturday visiting Mr. and Mrs.
[Evey Smith.
f ' Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Brooks of. Ral
[ eigh spent' Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ilvey Smith.
I Miss Alice Talley spent the week
end at her home in Siler City.
Mrs. W. I. Shackleford spent Sim
day with Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Hollo
man at Saratoga.
, Friends will regret to learn that
Mrs. E. T. Bash is ill at her home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Earl Lang, spent
the week eiid with relatives in Wind
sor^ / .
Mrs. W. V. Redick and daughter,'
Emma Jean and Mrs. J. C. Gardner
were Wilson business visitors Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Floyd of
Roper have returned after spending
some time here with Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Burch.
Friends will'regret to learn that
Mr. and Mra. D. D. Fields were called
to Winchester, ;Va., Tuesday on ac
count of the serious illness of Mrs.
Fields' mother, Mrs. Edmonia Baker.
Mrs. W., E. Lang sad Mrs. L F.
Smith attended the funergl of Miss
Sallie Lovelace at Crisp last Friday
morning.
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I C. E. PICNIC
I On Thursday evening Mrs. A. J.
I Craft and Mis. Tryphenia McKeel en
I tgrtained the Christian Endeavor
I with & basket picnic.
I: The young people met at the home
of Mrs. McKeel at five-thirty and
I hiked out to Elm Grove. . Games,
I songs and stories were en joyb^ttr nl
I while and then sapper was spread.
I ^ box of good things was packed for
I some, children who coqld not go and
I brought to them on tty way beck.
I After a happy time around the sup
I per table the party marched bade
I home to the tune of rollicking'march I
I songs.
I It was voted a very happy outing
I by everyone attending.
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MISSION STUDY CLASS I
The Woman's Missionary Society I
I of the local Christian'Church held an I
I all day study class Wapnifcdpy in the
hwne.oif Mrs. A. J. Craft. Mrs. H.
I H. Settle of Greenville, fttate recre-1
tray, conducted the itudy; "To-Dj|y I
At twelve-thirty the meeting ad-1
^ ^ou^
for Ben L. Walston from the home
near here Tuesday morning by the
Rev. B. B: Pordham, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Farmville.
11 jBorn and reared hi .this neighbor
hood, he had lived here all Jus life
except the time away served during
the World 'War where he gave ex
i cellent service, winning honors as a
j sharp-shooter. As the -Flag draped
j basket urns lowered to the gronaif
^Taps" were sounded by a represen
ntatiye of the American Legion.
1 He is ^r^ed b^hto
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european
summary
?
London.?British rushes thousands
'of men, guns and tanks to aid hard
pressed French battling before the
gates of faris; air force carries war
to northern Italy, Africa, Germany
and against Germans in France; em
pire marshals war machines.
Cairo.?Egypt breaks off diploma
tic relations with Italy.
Vaietta, Malta.?New Italian air
raids follow those which killed 30
civilians and injured 30 Tuesday.
Tours, Franca ? Germans cress
Marine at Chateau-Thierry; others
drive to 20 miles from center of
Paris; three main thrusts nearly com
plete half-circle about French capi
tal; French defenders inflict great
losses on h^azis..
Berlin.?Germans claim their divi
sions are 12 1-2 miles from Paris;
report another French force blasted
out of combat in channel drive; Ger
man artillery action on upper Rhine
may be prelude to another drive.
Rome.?Italians sow mines to halve
Mediterranean; Allies bomb Milan,
Turin, other industrial centers; Ital
ian high command silent on opera
tions; between 60 and 70 divisions
mass on Frenah frontier.
, Ankara.?Turkey, watching Russia,
withholding action following Italy's
entry.
Moscow.?New Ambassadors from
Italy, Britain and France afrivp to
woe Soviet Russia.
ON A DIET
New London, Conn.?Although he
is on diet, Frank Mariani, on a bet,
ordered and consumed two bowls of
soup, three portions of spaghetti and
meat balls eight roast beef dinners
with potatoes and vegetables and a
roast chicken, washing it down with
four glasses of beef.
Golden Anniversary
Celebration Held Here
White Oak Camp No. 917 of Farm
ville, N. C., celebrated the Golden
anniversary of the Woodmen of the
World by securing one hundred mem
bers from February to June 6, birth
date of the society. Through the un
tirihg efforts of all the local camp
officers as well as the entire mem
bership, won the silk banner in sixty
days for fifty thousand of new busi
ness delivered.
The camp made this outstanding
record under the direction of Special
Representative James E. McAbee.
To bring the celebration to a close
on June 6, the local camp had a
chicken dinner and dance at the Home
Demonstration Club House with one
hundred 'members and their wives
and sweethearts present. Starting
thje dinner at 7 p. m? with Rev. C. B.
Mashburn of the Christian Church of
Farmville returning thanks.
All the'local officers were seated
at a special arranged table, with the
birthday cake with fifty candles in
the center of the officers table.
The meeting was in charge of C.
C. Seth Barrow.
After the birthday cake was. cut
by Rev. C. B. Mashburn, the Consul
Com. Seth Barrow called on Past
Consul Com. John Hill Paylor to
outline the purpose of the meeting
which he did. Then the secretary of
the local camp C. B. Mashburn, Jr.,
made a short talk thanking each one
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IW (OUT iiaBEiw aiuw
Then James E. McAbee, special
' reprosentetirs of the Woodman of
the World and Field RepreeentatLve
S for White Oak damp No. 917, N. C.,
of Farmville, was introduced by the
Consul Com. Seth . Barrow and he
urged not only the members that
could not stay for the dance and the
program at the Club House, but
everyone to tune in at home for the
program over W. 0. W. radio station
through station W.P.T.F.i Raleigh, N.
C., at 10:30 P. M. Also thanked the
ladies for the chicken dinner, thai-was
served and prepared by the. ladies of
the Home' Demonstration Club.
After the dinner those that wished
to dance, danced tuql 10:30. Then
the meeting was called to order again
and all enjoyed the program from,
Omaha; especially the speech by our
beloved president, De. E. Bradshaw.
C. B. Mashburn, Jr.,
Sic. Camp No. 917, N. C.
Egypt Cuts Diplomatic
Relations Witt Italy
and Turks Ready To
Aid Allies If Russia
Stays 0 u t; Italians
Getting Taste of War
On Own Soil
In the onslaught to Paris, Hitler's
armies rode over bitterly contested
World War battlefields and reached
the closest point to the French capi
tal since Bismarck's German armies
marched Into Paris in 1870.
It outdistanced by lb miles the
threat. against Paris poised hy Von
Kiuck's German "death's head" Uh
lans jn 1914.
While Allied bombers carried the
war into Itlay, attacking the great
industrial centers in the north, the
fast - spreading conflict apparently
neared a new theater of operations?
in Egypt.
The Egyptian Chamber of Deputies,
it was reported, approved a declara
tion severing diplomatic relations
with Italy.
French Reported Holding Fast
Battle-stained French Poilus fought
desperately in a "last ditch'* defense
of their beloved capital, the once gay
city now half deserted. They were
reported holding fast on the old
World War battlefields of Chateau
Thierry and Meaux along the MSTne.
"Nowhere ahve the French de
fenses been pierced," said a Paris
spokesman, who cited terrific German
assaults all along the Western Front
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irom me ix>wer ^wesi/ oeuie u? urn
Argonne Forest
The Germans reported advances
from 50 to 70 miles toward Paris "on
many fronts" in the past six days of
the titanic struggle.
Rome reported the first enemy as
sault on Italian spil since Premier
Mussolini declared war Monday?an
unspecified attack on the Ligurian
Coast, where the great Italian ship
ping port of Genoa in situated. Earl
ier London had reported a' British
bombing attack on Northern Italy.
To the quickening beat of the war
tempo, Italy was reported to have
handed an ultimatum to Egypt.
Meanwhile, Rome reports said that
enemy action against points in North-'
em Italy along the Ligurian Coast
were authoritatively reported Wad- ?
nesday, but details were withheld
pending an official announcement.
Egyqt Had Been Exempted
The ancient kingdom of the Pha
roahs, guardian of Britain's vital
Suez Canal, had been specifically ex
empted from Italy's war aims aa pro
nounced by Premier Mussolini?if it
maintained its neutrality.
For the third time since the Kais
er's imperial legions ^hammered at
the gates of Paris a quarter of a cen
tury ago, French troops?outnumber
ed and blasted by superior enemy
tank forces?dug in on the blood
soaked battelfield of Chateau Thierry
and Meaux.
It was in the Meaux-Chateau
Thierry sector that' Paris' famous
"taxicab arm" rallied in 1914 to turn
the German tide.
The Germans were reported "stak
ing everything" on the now full-blaz
ing battle for Paris. -
The din of the 'enormous conflict
could be heard in the streets of the
French capital, and flashes* of gun
fire were plainly visible from the
housetops of the once gay "Paref."
A French military spokesman ac
knowledged that "the situation re
mains one of extreme, difficulty."
French Take Determined bUnd
News of the Italian military activi
ty on France's aew front in the sooth
came as the French defenders of
Paris took a determined- stand along
the Mame at Chateau-Thieurry an<j at
Meaux. Meaux is only 27 miles eaat
of the heart of the capital and but
15 miles from the nearest suburbs
West' of the capital, a . spokesman
said, the French succeeded in de
stroying German units' which had
crossed the Seme at several '.points.
Approximately 32. miles north of
the capital/ the hard-pressed Poilus
fought desparately .to beat off per
sistent German attacks in the *ej?cu
of Senlis.
Italy Bombed By British #
British bombers, roaring aerbss
Northern Italy to rain explosives on
military objectives, brought home to
the Italian people the meaning of
the war into which Premier Mussoljni
plunged them less than 36 hours be
fore.
. The Italian announcement said that
British air raids on fdcqprt. airdromes
in Italian Libya, previously descriived
by London as "a great success," had
(been beaten off without serious low.
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