I g RIDDLE will
take w. POST
silion, However
WINSTON-SALEM, March 17.
' j Bennett Riddle, Jr., of Mor
LT'" who was endorsed here two
^"kTa&o by a sr°UP °f Piedmont
"eC‘ Carolina republicans to sue
a Rrownlow Jackson, of Char
’eed as secretary to the North
otte'. republican executive com
» has indicated he will accept
nli K 'st if it is offered to him,
ll1! is not disposed to make a mili
bUV fight for it, L. L. Wall,
Spokesman for the group, has an
"waif released a letter written
' him by Riddle in which the
u r"anton' man expressed willing
■"/to assume the heavy duties of
ne5f ‘nh if the republicans of the
the Juu .
=tate desired it.
[tave no ambition to be state
retary." Riddle said, “and I would
* be relieved of the responsi
/ _ . However, It is impera
• e that we lay aside our personal
Ling' in matters that pertain to
' furtherance of the cause and
oiiow ourselves to be used in what
,-er capacity it appears that we
lUt be of service . . .”
Riddle mentioned the fact that in
,Jg -here was a definite trend to
ward the republican party. It was
"efiected. he said, in the returns
[ -he elections all over the
from 111
north and west. t
■phe state of Virginia doubled
its membership in the legislature
and the state of Tennessee showed
a considerable increase in strength,”
ppijjl'e said in his letter. “North
Carolina was the only state of
j can learn where we ac
•ua]!y lost ground and hit an all
,me low in representatives elected
t0 the legislature . . .”
R;ddle made it clear in his com
muiiication that in expressing his
willingness to accept the place as a
successor to Jackson, veteran GOP
worker, he was not disposed to in
iare the feelings of the incumbent
-■retary or to minimize his record
achievement in the party.
famous priest killed
LONE PINE, Calif., March 17.—
p_Xh.e Right Rev. Monsignor
■jjn j Crowley, 48. famous desert
priest, was killed today in an auto
mobile accident. His machine struck
a cow and collided with a truck.
_War History Repeats Itself |
1*a**er.s. 0IJ«e defended the shell-shattered building in which
tne British Welsh Guards seen above are doing their training man
euvers in France Shells that made this gaping hole were fired in the
last World war, by the same foe.
MUSSUL1N1 AND
HITLER PLAN TO
CONFEir TODAY
(Continued From Page One)
there was wide variance between
Allied and German viewpoints.
Welles expected to know the re
sult of the Hitler-Mussolini meeting
before he sails for home on the lin
er Conte di Savoia Wednesday, but
a reliable source said he did not
expect to delay his departure for it.
The German ambassador to Italy,
Hans Georg-Viktor von Mackensen,
left Rome today to meet Hitler, a
Herman source said. This led to
the belief that his sudden call at
the foreign office yesterday, while
Welles and Count Ciano were con
ferring, had to do with the Hitler
Mussolini meeting.
Rome was without definite word
on plans of II Duce who in the past
week has conferred with both Un
dersecretary of State Sumner Welles
and Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Ger
many’s foreign minister.
The American envoy had his sec
ond talk with Mussolini yesterday
after a swing through the warring
capitals—Berlin, Paris and London
—on a fact-finding^ tour for Pre-i
dent Roosevelt.
Today Welles put in a couple of
hours work at the United States
embassy, writing a report for the
President on his talks with Musso
lini and Foreign Minister Count
jaleazzo Ciano yesterday, and then
look advantage of the spring sun
shine for relaxation
Welles and United States Ambas
sador William Phillips are schedul
ed for an audience with Pope Pius
tomorrow morning for talks to
which most observers attach great
Importance, particularly in light of
the Pontiff’s peace efforts.
HITLER LEAVES BERLIN
BERLIN, March 17.—UP)—Adolf
Hitler, cloaking his plans in secrecy
until the last minute, left Berlin
unexpectedly tonight on a dramatic
trip to the Italian frontier where
tomorrow he will meet his enigma
tic axis-partner, Benito Mussolini.
Eor the first time since the start of
the war.
Diplomatic circles, astonished by
Hitler's sudden departure, regarded
the conference as a momentous de
velopment.
German quarters optimistically
predicted the meeting would result
in new measures of cooperation on
the part of Italy which, though
linked to the reich by a mutual as
sistance pact, thus far has careful
ly preserved her non-belligerent sta
tus.
Important Part
Observers believed that the tense
situation in southeastern Europe,
which both Hitler and Mussolini
uave no desire to see turned into a
battlefield, would play an important
part in the talks
Hitler was accompanied by his
foreign minister, Joachim Von Rib
bentrop, who returned to Berlin
only last week after a two-day visit
in Rome during which he conferred
with Premier Mussolini and was re
ceived in audience by Pope Pius
XII.
The official announcement of
their departure, issued only after
their train had pulled out, said the
meeting between the fuehrer and
the Duce had been arranged by
Ribbentrop while in Rome.
The announcement declared the
meeting scheduled to take place in
the Brenner Pass, had been “long
envisaged,” but gave no hint as to
the directions the negotiations were
expected to take.
(Dispatches from Rome disclos
ed that Mussolini already had left
the capital en route to the Brenner
Pass, accompanied by his foreign
minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano.)
Throughout the day the greatest
official secrecy had been observed
in Berlin regarding the meeting un
til the announcement was made.
Rumors had persisted, however,
that Hitler and Von Ribbentrop
had departed for a conference with
Mussolini and his foreign minister,
Count Ciano
Reliable sources said Hitler and
Ribbentrop left by train at ll a. m.
(5 a. m. E. S- T-), and that tomor
row’s conference is expected to
take place at 10 a. m. (4 a- m.,
E. S. T.)
Man Dies When Airplane
Overturns In Newark Bay
NEWARK, N. J., March 17.—!®
—Floyd Shinn, 25, of North Arling
ton, drowned today when a small
airplane in which he was taking
flying lessons overturned in New
ark Bay.
Kenneth Raymond, 31, of Maple
wood, Shinn's pilot-instructor, was
taken to St. James hospital, suffer
ing from submersion.
Raymond was rescued by Harold
Shinn, 20, brother of the drowned
man. Shinn saw a cross-gust of
wind flip over the Piper Cub two
place plane a quarter-mile offshore
and went to the scene in a rowboat
he propelled with one oar.
French, German Units
Continue Engagements
PARIS, March 17—<-»—Severe,
localized fighting between French
and German units continued for the
second day today west of the Vosges
mountains.
The fighting started yesterday
when Nazi scouting parties attacked
outposts. Throughout the night and
today fighting sputtered as detach
ments also collided along the same
western front sector.
Repulse of "a rather large num
ber” of German patrols which at
tacked French outposts west of the
Vosges in a flurry of western front
activity last night was reported to
day by the French.
MAN FOUND DEAD
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.—(£>)
—Seth Chase, 56, master of the re
fining company tanker Gulfpenn,
was found dead in his cabin today as
the ship lay at anchor in the Dela
ware river off Girard Point. Dr.
NelsonJ. Burden said Chase died of
a heart ailment. He was a native of
West Medway, Mass., and is survived
by his wife.
NAZI AIRMEN SAY
BRITISH SHIPS HIT
(Continued From Page One)
British home fleet had been brought
to Scapa Flow.
“We waited for days, loaded care
fully, prepared for weather which
would be most favorable because
we did not want to experience what
the British did Dec. 18 (when the
Germans said they shot down 36
British Vickers-Wellington bombers
over Helgoland Bight),” said Major
Doench.
"Just before flying off we talked
our plan over once more and then
departed. We flew a roundabout
way because we were not foolish
enough to go directly. We came
toward the Orkneys from the east
and still could see well. (It was
about twilight.)
Many Ships
The surprise was so great the
British apparently were at their
evening meal. Before us was such
an endless number of ships we had
trouble picking out which one we
shouid make the target.
“We hit four of the biggest, each
at least once directly with 1,000
pounders.
“Other bombs landed close beside
the ships so that they lifted into
the air and settled back into the
water.
“For half an hour as we circled
about from the north we saw huge
columns of flame. About 7:55 p.
m. we disappeared into the dark
ness toward home.”
Twenty-six-year old First Lieu
tenant MacMagnussen, a short,
nervy pilot who has participated in
13 flights against Britain, said “we
flew toward the Orkneys sometimes
so high we had to use oygen, some
times through brief rain and sleet
storms. Our radioman entertained
us by playing hot music on his
harmonica, which was relayed to
the others by our radio system. As
we approached the Orkneys there
were no clouds, henc > it was un
favorable for us because the Eng
lish could quickly spot us.
“All was quiet on board as we flew
to attack one of the warships most
favorably situated.
lalin Command
" ‘The attack begins,' was the calm,
crisp command.
“The outlook in the nose of the
ship guided me.
“ ‘Now a little to the right, now a
little to the left,’ he said.
“Then I sensed the plane lighten
ing. The bombs were dropping. It
was a few seconds before I learned
the results. Then our bomber called,
‘we hit, she’s burning!’
"The prow of the boat was envel
oped in a cloud of smoke which
spread so that the entire craft soon
was buried in a black mass.
“Tongues of red flame shot out.
We made a few curves to watch the
fireworks. Anti-aircraft firing ap
peared to be planless shooting, as
though the English were not able
to see us.
"Then came the warning that pur
suits were on our tail. I rose in
spirals, stepped on the gas. As we
departed into the darkness we saw
another great torch spring up. Ap
parently another big one had been
hit.’’
First Lieutenant Honno Philipps,
24, an observer, proudly wearing the
iron cross, said the assignment to
his unit was to attack for the first
time British airports protecting
Scapa Flow in order to keep as many
British pursuit planes grounded as
possible.
"On the out-trip," Philipps said,
“we were tense because it was the
first raid on a British airport. We
headed for Earth House first. Coming
out of the east our objective lay clear
before us. We let our row of bombs
go. We saw bomb after bomb strike
clouds of dirt as they struck the,
runways, then the bright fire of
burning hangars.
“During the attack British pur
suits tried to reach us from below
but we turned off and disappeared
into the night.’’
All the fliers said their planes suf
fered only small damage as a result
of shell splinters.
GREATEST OF WAR
LONDON, March 17.—QP)—Four
teen German planes carried out the
greatest raid of the war against
British soil Saturday evening, drop
ping 100 high explosive and incen
diary bombs about scapa Flow naval
anchorage, damaging one battleship
and causing Britain’s first civilian
casualties in aerial warfare.
Seven navy men were casualties,
one civilian was killed and seven
civilians, including two women, were
injured. Five cottages were damaged.
Late tonight the air ministry said
the Royal Air Force, in a daylight
counter blow yesterday, sighted sev
eral German patrol vessels in Helgo
land Bight off the German coast
between the Islands of Borkum and
Helgoland, and attacked them with
bombs.
One of the German naval vessels
was said reliably to have been "par
tially lifted out of the water’’ by
bomb explosions. All British aircraft
were declared to have returned
safely.
German planes, wjiich returned to
the attack today with raids on Brit
ish east coast shipping, were inter
cepted by British fighters. The air
ministry said two of the German
bombers were chased into the clouds
and that "damage was believed to
have been inflicted on both of them.”
Judge Dwight C. Haven
Passes In Tampa, Fla.
Judge Dwight C. Haven, about
74, Atlantia Coast Line attorney in
Wilmington for many years, died
Thursday at his home in Tampa,
Fla., it was learned here last night.
Funeral services and interment
lor Judge Haven will be in Joliet,
[11., his native home.
He was retired from active duty
with the railroad several years ago
ind has been in Florida since that
;ime.
He was well known in Wilming*
.on and had many friends here.
The European
War Situation
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN — Hitler secretly
leaves Berlin for conference
with Mussolini; German com
mand says air raid on Scapa
Flow results in severe damage
to three British battleships and
probable damage to two others.
LONDON — Admiralty says
only one battleship damaged in
greatest air raid of war; seven
naval casualties and first civil
ian killed by German bomb; air
ministry reports counter raid on
nazi patrol boats.
ROME—Mussolini leaves sud
denly for meeting with Hitler;
Fact-Finder Welles to remain
in Rome until Wednesday.
PARIS — Severe localized
fighting continues on western
front.
HELSINKI—Newspaper IJusi
Suomi suggests Field Marshal
Baron Mannerheim assume di
rection of Finland’s fate "in
general.”
Walter B. Weisenburger
Will Talk In Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, March 17. — <R> —
Walter B. Weisenburger, executive
vice president of the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers, will ad
dress a group of Carolina manufac
turers here Tuesday on the associa
tion’s role in dealing for industry
with current economic problems.
Six hundred manufacturers in the
two states have been invited to at
tend the luncheon meeting, which is
a phase of a program directed by the
national development committee of
the National Association of Manu
facturers. A group of manufactur
ers headed by Stuart W. Cramer, Jr„
of Cramerton, is sponsoring the
meeting here.
Governor Hoey To Talk
In Lumberton Tuesday
RALEIGH, Mrch 17.—(R)—Gov
ernor Hoey will speak Thursday in
Lumberton at a dedication of an
armory, and will address the North
Carolina Society of Washington in
the nation’s capital March 25.
DE BOWER DIES
NEW YORK, March 17.—<R)—
Herbert Francis De Bower, 65,
founder and vice-president of the
Alexander Hamilton Institute, a
business and law training school,
died la;t night. A native of Dane,
'Vis., he practised law at Madison,
Wis., before coming here to found
the institute in 1909.
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25 Persons Killed In
Passenger Train Wreck
BELGRADE, Yugoslvaia, March
17.—(S>)—Twenty-five persons were
killed and 70 injured today when a
passenger train crowded with peas
ants and army reservists was
wrecked by an avalanche in a nar
row canyon near Ozalj.
One of the seven coaches was
hurled into the Kulpa river and all
its occupants were believed drown
ed. The remaining coaches, all bad
ly damaged, clung precariously to
the river bank.
Government authorities, who said
the avalanche was caused by recent
heavy rains, rushed medical aid to
the scene.
WILL VISIT POPE
ROME, March 17. — UP) — Pehr
Evind Svinhufvud, former president
of Finland who came here from Ber
lin, will be received by Pope Pius
tomorrow shortly after United States
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles.
KLIPPLE ELECTED
DENVER, March 17.— UP) —Rob
ert Klipple of Fort Collins was
elected president today of Pi Kappa
Deltai national forensic fraternity.
Edith Gunn of Boone, Iowa, was
named vice-president.
REVIEWS PARADE
NEWARK, N. J„ March 17.—<-«
—Postmaster General James Far
ley, chairman of the national demo
cratic committee, reviewed New
Jersey’s St. Patrick’s day parads
on Broad street today.
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