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Dedicated To The Progress Of a Served by Leased Wire of the WILMINGTON . »TftV ASSOCIATED PBESS And Southeastern North “Hfl 11 ■ if Hill ^7 | hi | With Complete Coverage of Carolina TVlV ' State and National News ynTT^NO- 253______ WILMINGTON, N. C„ FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940_+_ESTABLISHED 1867 RAILROAD CAR USED IN 1918 PEACE MAY BE MEET'S SITE; STIMSON, KNOX GIVEN POSTS w ■ ' " WAR CABINET CHARGED New Dealers Say Appoint* ments Move To Sink ‘Par F. R. ANSWERS CRITICS WASHINGTON, June 20— OT—In a move that created a profound sen sation, President Roosevelt today ap pointed Henry L. Stimson and Col. Frank Knox, republican advocates of . unstinted material assistance tu to the Allies, to be secretary of war and secretary of the navy respec tively. Congress members who have been demanding more aloofness from Eu ropean affairs angrily charged that a “war cabinet’’ was being created; administration men issued denials and interpreted the appointments as a move to sing “partisanship’’ in an hour of crisis. Answers Critics Apparently taking cognizance of the criticism, Mr. Roosevelt tonight issued a statement saying : “The appointments to the cabinet are in line with the overwhelming sentiment of the nation for national solidarity in time of world crisis and in behalf of national defense and nothing else.” Earlier he had stated that the de fense program was “not aimed at in tervention in world affairs which do not concern the Western Hemis phere.” At Philadelphia, where the news sent a wave of breathless astonish ment through the ranks of delegates gathering for next week’s republican national convention, Chairman John D. Hamilton issued a statement vir tually reading the two appointees out of any position of leadership in the republican party. Every man he said, has a right to serve the government “as he sees fit,” but Stimson and Knox now "owe their allegiance to the Presi dent and hereafter will speak and act in that capacity.” Follow “Consciences” Alf M. Landon said that Stimson, secretary of state under President (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) ENGLAND CHEERS ANZAC FIGHTERS Nation Prepares To Call Four More Classes Of Men To The Colors LONDON, June 20 —UP)—Bombed but still defiant, Britair cheered the arrival of 50,000 Anzac fighting men from the farthest reaches of her empire today and made ready to call for more classes of English men to the colors—for a home defense of 4,000,000. The new classes, men from 31 to 34, are to register) in July. As ivith previous classes, not all will (Continued on Page Two, Col. 4) 1 Appointed To Cabinet HENRY L. ST1MS0N Secretary of War COL. KNOX Secretary of Navy Gol. Knox, Stimson Read Out Of Republican Party -:- *_:-, FLAYED BY HAMILTON Delegates To Philadelphia Meet Say F. R. Leading Country Into War BY RICHARD L. TURNER PHILADELPHIA, June 20—(AT— The republican national commit tee formally and officially read Col. Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson out of the party today for accepting places in President Roosevelt’s cabinet. The party leaders enthusiastical ly applauded an assertion by Chair man John D. M. Hamilton that the two former party stalwarts—Knox, the 1936 vice presidential nominee and Stimson, secretary of state un der Herbert Hoover—“are no long er qualified to speak as republi cans or for the republican party.” Assailed by Hamilton “Both men,” Hamilton contin ued, when the uproar of applause had subsided, “have long desired to intervene in the affairs of Eur ope and the democratic party now becomes the war party and we may accept that issue at its face value.” Then, unanimously, the commit tee approved a formal statement which Hamilton had issued after consulting important party figures both here and in Washington. It said that “as members of the president’s cabinet” Knox and Stimson “owe their allegiance to the president and hereafter will speak and act in that capacity.” These actions capped a day which threw delegates arriving for next week’s nominating convention into a turmoil of speculation and statement-making by the word from Washington of the Stimson Knox appointments. Hotel lobbies seethed with talk of nothing else. Mingled in the comment also vere disappointment, and accusa (Continued on Page Two, Col. 3) Germans Deny Troops Are Facing Russians BERLIN, June 21—(Friday)— (/P)—Reports abroad of German troop concentrations in East Prussia facing Russian divisions in Lithuania were officially denied today. “German troop movements along the German-Lithuanian border have not taken place,” said the official statement. Cabinet Nominations Seen As Step Toward War By Thomas Dewey NEW YORK, June 20.—(/P)—Dis trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey declared tonight that President Roosevelt’s nomination of Col. Frank C. Knox and Henry L. Stimson for cabinet posts “can only be inter preted as a direct step towards war.’’ Characterizing Knox and Stimson as “two leading interventionists,” the candidate for the republican presidential nomination asserted that their appointment “has the gravest implication for the nation’s future.” ANNIVERSARY (TODAY / . __■ German Air Force Gather* Strength To Push Battle Against Britain EMISSARIES CHOSEN GERMANY •__ BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER BERLIN June 20—(tf)—Adolf Hit ler’s terms for giving peace to broken France probably will be transmitted formally tomorrow at Compiegne, where stands the en shrined railway car in which the Kaiser’s command gave up to Mar shal Foch in the armistice of 1918. The likelihood that this site of long and bitter German memories had been selected for rubbing out history and recasting the maps was disclosed tonight by informed sources. Swastika Over Monument Ov'&r a nearby monument por tray^*, Germany’s eagle struck down by.,the French sword, the Swastika waves tonight and in these last days of defeat for France many a German soldier has gone there to look at the old “wagon lit,” enclosed now in a special building, that for a generation has been a symbol of the greatest hu miliation ever suffered by German arms. In that car, at 5 o’clock on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918, Maxime Weygand, the losing Allied gen eralissimo of this war, stood with Foch while the conquering marshal signed with a sorrowful German delegation a yeace dictated on Al lied terms. This was three days after the terms had been made Anniversary For Germany, tomorrow is an anniversary in time as well as in memory, for on Friday, June 21, J919, the German battle fleet was scuttled at Scapa Flow—just one week before the signing of the treaty of Versailles, against which t Hitler has thundered so long. While that armistice of a gener ation (ago was clearly on the con ditions that the Allies had made, this one is expected to be no less firm on conditions—that Germany has made. While this new ceremony be tween victor and vanquished was being prepared, Hitler’s air force gathered strength for the battle al ready launched against Britain. Four French emissaries, in a (Continued on Page Two, Col. 2) X * * X X ^ X' X XXX County Populat* »$4s 47,511 _*• -i -a I ' .4!^ w_ pAfterAir Battle I ... IK. A, K. mechanic removes British plant's propeller, twisted back like crooks of the swastika in air fight with Nazis. British caption claims italic and its squadron brought kirn 3i German planes in one day, limit losing single British ship. 1 MEETING HERE ‘ State Department Of DAV fill Open Three-Day Gathering [Today Delegates began arriving yester day for the 18th annual state con tusion ox Disabled American Veterans, which wll open today a the Brunswick hotel. Approxi mately 75 persons are expected it the meeting. Die convention will last through Sunday afternoon with State Com mander George E. Pickett, III, d Charlotte, presiding. Registration of delegates will *!8in at 9 o’clock this morning ®d the convention will open at D o’clock at the Crystal cafe, officers will be elected at Saturday Horning's session. Die convention will close follow Jjj tlle boat reaces at Wrights . e Beach Sunday afternoon, be “eld as a part of the Wrights ““e Water Carnival. 2 Asserts U. S. Not Respected By Americas mrx fe, N. M., June 20.— VP) ■ Wes Q. Kelley, national vice ®“®ander ot the American Legion, r“lay tl,e United States does t, !iVr' the respect of friendship” 'nations in Central and South Wenca. „?e V-ittle Rock, Ark., resident S„. re«ntly completed a tour of ti • an<i Centra-1 America, arriv ; o address the state Legion con 1 on tomorrow. -i 'WEATHER Som. r forecast t| Sa,,, ,'ir<lllna~General fair Friday II n , rrlay. cooler in south and cen Fctions Friday. &r!!|,°?ical data for the 24 hours •™ p. m. yesterday). l:3n . Temperature •«: 7:30 a. m. 77; 1:30 p. titiui,J P- m. 70; maximum 91; m 121 mean S2; normal 78. 130 a , Humidity Ml -.." 7:30 a. m. 82; 1:30 p. 1 '30 p. 111. 73. I01*!1 tor T^c'PHation ® in-he5.“t lmurs e"«ng 7:30 p. m. onto ■’ 7«' '’i’"1 since first of the -<# inches. .'From j1 id*’1’ For Today Mt 1 ''Wes published by U. S. " Geodetic Survey). tillriiiist0„ High Low tm..10:42a 5:40a ,8°nbor0 ini r ll:Ilp 5:53p Inlet-S:37a 2:38a 9:08p 2:40f llt b:47r,- ,, ' ' 8unsot 7:26p; moon 1 "'"onset 8:44a. (Foiiti-,, , ".. "■ oe Two, Col. 3) Gain Of 4,801 Scored During Past 10 Years Latest Report From Bar rington Gives City Popu lation Of 33,289 OTHER FIGURES GIVEN Agricultural And Housing Survey Figures Will Be Released Soon The population of New Hanover county is 47,511—a gain of 4,801 over the 1930 census figures of 43, 010, 3. H. Barrington, of Lumber ton, district census supervisor, an nounced last night. Every township in the county showed an increase in population, with Harnett , and. Wildiipgton set ting the pace. The city of Wilmington’s popu lation was given at 33,289, a gain of 1,019 over the' 1930' figures of 32,270. Townships Other townships -in the county’ were as follows: Cape Fear township—3,427 for 1940 and an increase, of, 736 over 2,691 in 1930. Federal Point township—1,408 for 1940 and an increase of 616 over 1930’s 792 persons. Harnett township (including Win ter Park and East Wilmington)— present population' set at 7,‘591, a' gain of 1,974 since 1930 when fig ures were 5,617. Masonboro township (including South Wilmington)—2,096 for 1940, an increase of 456 over the last decade’s figures of 1,640. Mr. Barrington ^said that separ ate census figures for the suburbs of Wilmington will not be avail able until their release from the United States Census bureau in Washington, D. C. Population figures for the Town of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach will be announced within a few days, he said. New Hanover’s agricultural and housing survey will also be ready for publication in a short time. FRANCE REQUESTS SEPARATE TRUCE Wants To Negotiate Sep arate Armistice With Italian Government ROME, June 20—Iff)— Italy an nounced tonight that France,, al ready talking peace terms with Adolf Hitler, has asked Italy to negotiate for a separate armistice. The government disclosed the re quest was relayed to Rome through Spanish intermediaries, and through the same channel Italy sent her reply—the same as Ger Fra e was told to advise Italy the nahes of its plenipotentiaries. The date and place then would be fixed Premier Mussolini’s conditions for armistice already had been agreed upon with Hitler m t^e Munich meeting, informed Fascist for- - said. . - Even before the -discussion of terms, Mussolini’s troops were pre partag to o' iupy the Savoy regions of southern Francer-regions Italy claims as spoils of her short war against Fra’ice. As troops drew up for the new move King Vittorio Emanuele of Rah' * left his warfront heaequar ters returned > Rome, and re ceived the Soviet Ambassador Nic nlai Gorelchjn, who had been re called to Moscow early in the Fin nish war because of anti-Soviet demonstrations in Rome. ""le newspaper La Tribuna’s mil itary expert said the Italian action woidd be “joined” by the German v -■long a line from St. Didier, j- e italo - French border, through Lyon to Clermont Ferand. (Continued on Page Three; CoL 7) v * ucuated y-: War has had an adventure side for these smiling English school girls. Because of danger of invas ion of England’s coast opposite German-held French ports, east coast children are being packed off to the west. One girl holds toy lion, symbol of Britain’s migMk EX-SERVICE MEN TO MEET TONIGHT Plan To Form Volunteer Constabulary In Case Na tional Guard Is Called Arrangements have been made to handle an overflow crowd at the meeting of New Hanover county’s ex-service men to be held tonight at 8 o’clock in the superior court room. The committee in charge has an nounced a loud speaker system will be installed in the recorder’s court room to care for that part of the crowd which cannot get into the superior courtroom where the meeting will be held. The meeting is»being held under the sponsorship of Wilmington Post No. 10, American Legion, for the purpose of forming a volunteer constabulary to be at the service of the government in the event the national guard is called away from Wilmington. There are 1200 ex-service men in New Hanover county, the com mittee in charge of arrangements pointed out, and with the public also showing an interest in the meeting, it is anticipated there will be many more present than can be seated in the superior court room. The meeting will be opened with prayer and the singing of America and God Bless America and after an explanation of the purpose of the gathering, the principal ad dress will be made by Judge John J. Burney, who will speak on “The Responsibility of the Ex-Service Man to the Government Today.” Any resolutions which may be offered will not be handled at the meeting, Wilbur Dosher, com mander-elect of the Legion and chairman of the meeting, has an nounced, but. will be referred to a resolutions committee.* Broad Draft Bill Offered In Congress Burke Measure Would Re quire 40,000,000 Men To Register For Service AGE GROUPS DEFINED One Provision Of Bill Says United States Is 'Grave ly Threatened’ WASHINGTON, June 20 —Ufl— A comprehensive draft bill to require more than 40,000,000 men to regis ter for possible military service was submitted to the senate today by Senator Burke (D-Neb). The measure would require all men between 18 and 65 to register. Those between 21 and 45 could be called for duty in the established army and navy forces. The presi dent would determine how many would be used for defense, re gardless of whether the nation vja;, at war, and that number would be selected by lot. Home Defense Units Men in the age groups between 18 and 21 and between 45 and 65 would be called only for service in home defense units near their homes. One provision of the measure declared that the country was “gravely threatened, and that to insure the independence and free dom of the people it is imperative that immediate measures be taken to mobilize the nation’s strength.” The military training camps as sociation of the United States, spon soring the measure, said in a state ment from its national emergency committee that “we need not argue in this hour that no step should be omitted which substantially con butes to the safety of our country.” “At the end of the present war,” the statement said, “we may find on one side the Germans, armed and powerful beyond any other people in the history of mankind, presiding over a lean and impover ished Europe, and on the other side the Americas, ill-prepared for conflict but abounding in living room, in wealth, in food, in all those things which Europe lacks and covets. “Could any danger be clearer than the prospect of such a Situa tion?” Big Forces Sought Under the bill, aimed at develop ing an army and navy-trained re serves of 4,000,000 men, each man selected for active military service would be required to undergo eight months’ training. After completion of training, a man would be a member of the enlisted reserve corpc for 10 years, or until he reached 45. The legislation, which would be come inoperative on May 15, 1945, unless continued by Congress, would provide for payment of $5 monthly and traveling expenses to those who took the eight-months’ training course. Men whose numbers were drawn oy lot for service would appear cefore local boards for the determ (Continued on Page Two, Col. 2) OFFICES OF GERMAN FIRM, RED PARTY IN NEW YORK SHAKEN BY BOMB BLASTS NEW YORK, June 20—UP)— The offices of a German com mercial-banking concern and the building housing principal units of the Communist party were shaken by bomb explo sions today. Nine persons were injured in the two blasts, which occurred within an hour in downtown sections about two miles apart. Seeing a possible connection, District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey quickly began an in quiry to determine “if this is the work of a crackpot or an organized effort to create trou ble.” Dewey and his aides visited both scenes, along with high police officials and federal agents, and Assistant District Attorney Jacob Rosenblum said the bombs used in the two places “apparently” were of the same construction. The first explosion, a few minutes after 3 p.m. (EST), took place on the 18th floor of the Whitehall building at 17 Battery Place, a building at the tip of Manhattan housing the German consulate and many other foreign agencies and shipping companies. The bomb, described by Fire Marshall Thomas Brophy as an “electrically operated infernal machine,” went off outside the 4-room suite of the German trade and commercial service, a private German firm dealing principally in foreign ex change. Brophy added that the bomb was of the “scare” type and not meant to cause great destruction. Witnesses said the explosion was “terrific,” shaking the whole building and knocking people from their chairs. It blew out all the windows in the suite and sent black smoke through several floors. Eight persons were injured, suffering cuts, shock or wounds from fragments apparently flung off by the bomb. The German consulate is on the floor above and officials indicated the consulate might have been the target. Rosen blum observed that the sabo teur might have made a mis take because of the German writing on the door and police later issued orders to all pre cincts to exercise “extra vigil ance at the consulates of bel ligerent nations. Police had a slender clue in their hunt for the bomber. An employ of the German firm said he saw a man about 25 years old, with blond hair and wearing a light gray suit, leave an elevator, throw a package wrapped in brown paper in (Continued on Page 11; Col. 1) it French Awaiting Return Of White Plane Of Truce CABINET AT BORDEAUX Petain Says, Nation Must Take Beating And Learn Lesson From It BORDEAUX, France, June 20—(2P) —The French waited in despair to night for the return of their snow white plane of truce bringing Adolf Hitler’s peace terms, and heard from :heir old marshal and premier that they must take their beating and earn their lesson from it. Hitler’s word, on which the French vill decide for or against an armistice md then peace, is expected during he night. The French government still was lere this evening (although reports na London and San Sebastian, Spain, said it had decided to leave to spare Bordeaux a repetition of last night’s heavy bombing and might go to Biarritz, on the Bay of Biscay). Germans Advance France was over-run with the con luerors in their green-grey uniforms —from the channel coast below Mantes to the Swiss frontier. Lyon, her third city, fell under Ger man occupation. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) » * a DUKE OF WINDSOR, DUCHESS IN SPAIN Former English Ruler And Wife Arrive At Barce lona From France BARCELONA, June 21.—(Friday) —UP)—The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived here at 11:30 p. m. last night. They came from Junquera, near the French-Spanish border near the east coast where they were greeted by the British consul. The Duke was escorted by his sec retary and seven others. They had crossed the frontier at Port Bou. Their secretary said they were staying in Barcelona until Saturday when they will proceed to Madrid. There, the secretary said, the Duke will "communicate with his govern ment.” In Madrid it was said they prob ably will travel to England later by way of Lisbon. Upon their arrival at the Hotel Ritz, the Duke and Duchess retired for the night and refused any com ments on their trip. . - i_
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