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Fascists Threaten 5 to 1 Reprisal for Each City Bombed Observers in Rome Expect II Duce to Enter War This Week Speculation Upon Move Ranges From Tomorrow Morning to Friday Bt the Associated Press. ROME, June 8.—A pointed warn ing that five English cities would be bombed for every Italian city at tacked by Allied bombers In the event Italy enters the war was pub lished today by the Rome newspaper II Giornale d'ltalia just while for eign observers were expressing belief Italy would enter the conflict next week. II Giornale dltalia's editor is Vir Rinio Gayda. long recognized as Premier Mussolini's editorial mouth piece. Reports have circulated here that the British and French plan to bombard Italian centers if this nation entered the war against them. To these reports the authoritative newspaper said: "For every Italian city bombed five English cities would suffer the same treatment." Rome Considered Safe. Bombardment of Rome would be the signal for “similar but greater bombardment of London,” the news paper added. However, Rome was considered here to be fairly safe from attack, with the Italians prepared to make it an open city by removing govern ment offices, troops and aircraft. Some observers heard that an Italian attack on their first secret objective would come in the early hours next Monday but a source considered reliable indicated it probably would be later, possibly Thursday or Friday night. Although only Mussolini and pos sibly his axis partner, Adolf Hit ler. are supposed to know the date of the expected entry into the war. confidence that Italy has closed her last week as a non-belligerent na tion in this war was based on im pressions in Italian circles as well as war preparations which appear to be complete. Ships Kept in Neutral Ports. The imminence of an Italian move was indicated further by foreign reports that Italian ships are being kept in neutral ports. Government - controlled newspapers substantiated the reports by publishing them. A competent source said Italian ships would fail to make their sail ings from Italian ports as scheduled during the coming week. Italian air service to South America was placed on a basis of one round trip each month instead of each week, presumably as a war precaution. Departures are to be secret. Italians took great notice of what newspapers described as ‘‘the grow ing agitation for American inter vention" in the war. But Fascists in government circles as well as newspapers continued to scout the idea that the United States would be able to give Britain and France effective aid in time. 11 Giornale Explains. II Giornale d'ltalia sought to ex plain the declaration of its editor that United States entry into the war would give European powers the right to intervene in American af fairs. The newspaper declared the article 1 was not a "provocation or threat” toward the United States, explain ing it meant to say that American intervention in Europe w'ould "create a precedent which would justify the turning of European powers against America either at the present or in possible future conflicts.” A Fascist in position to express the government's view volunteered belief that the Germans would crack the Weygand line in France within a few days and then would be ready to attack London. After the European continent came under the control of Germany and Italy, he said, there would be no place for American troops to land. In the midst of the war talk. Vati can authorities said Vatican City would be closed to the public as a precaution except for Pope Pius' Wednesday audience. On “Even of Solemn Event.” Relazioni Internazionali, authoria tive Fascist weekly, declared the Italians are on the "even of a solemn event” which will be a "war of su preme independence.” To inform foreigners, the weekly eaid, six reasons why Italy is going to war were given. They were: 1. Italy has followed a peace pol icy for 18 years seeking to "balance j positions, shorten distances and impose new, more humane political formulas.” 2. France and England always have opposed Mussolini's policies. 3. When the "Italian people asked for land to work they were offered deserts .” 4. "Everything Italian, in domes tic policy as well as in the interna tional field, has been ostentatiously undervalued by the French and British." 5. “Democratic Europe, which has deprecated the Italian people, can \ only be fought. The Italian people have reached the limit of their patience. • • * This war must solve territorial questions for the Italian people which are Nice, Corsica, Tunisia and Jibuti.” 6. "The life of the Italian people Is subject to French and English control. Italy must insure her in dependence on the sea.” Fascist Official Called. The Fascist party secretary, Ettore Muti, received a call to arms to night and turned the party com mand over to a substitute. Pietro Capoferri, 47-year-old par ty organizer and member of the Fascist Chamber, will fill in for Muti. Similar arrangements were an nounced for substitutes for six other party directors off to join the colors. They were Micatle Pascolato, labor head; Fernando Mezzasoma, party director of cultural activities; Natale Cerruti, party disciplina rian; Guido Pallotta, head of the students' organization; Mario Maz setti, director of women's organi sations, and Rino Parenti. president of the Italian Olympics Committee. India plans to produce alumnlum from Indian bauxite. SAN ANTONIO, TEX.—MASS PRODUCTION OF PILOTS AT RANDOLPH FIELD—With more than 7,000 pilots annually, the goal of the Army Air Corps under the new expansion program, Randolph Field, West Point of the air, is today one of the world’s busiest training schools, on the line as cadets mill about. Here is a scene showing airships —A. P. Wirephoto. London tContinued From First Page.') hours before, announced a 14.000 ton auxiliary cruiser had been sunk off the northwest coast of Ireland. The Carinthia was the second British armed merchant cruiser sunk since the war started. The Rawalpindi. 16.697 tons, was lost last November 23 with 280 of her personnel after an attack by the German pocket battleship Deutsch land off Ireland. Earlier an official Admiralty state ment had observed that "The bal ance of naval strength in favor of the Allies is now far greater than at the outbreak of the war." New Bombing Success. On the other side of the book, the British marked down new bomb ing success in the air: An attack on German troop concentrations at Abbeville throughout Friday and Friday night and on “military ob jectives” in Northwest Germany. "Many reconnaissances were car ried out and on the information ob tained a large number of bombing sorties were undertaken,” the Air Ministry communique said. “Lines of communication, ammunition and petrol dumps, troop concentrations and columns of armored fighting vehicles were repeatedly attacked.” The Royal Air Force destroyed 17 German planes yesterday, the com munique said, while 13 British planes were missing. “Much damage was caused to the railhead at Hirson. where woods were set on fire and many explo sions caused,” the communique said. "Here troop concentrations were machine gunned. At Abbeville many explosions and fires were caused and extensive damage was done to the airdrome. * * * Reports of Saturday's operations, it added, indicate “that our medium bombers inflicted heavy damage on the enemy's motorized forces.” Repealed Air Attacks. In a supplementary statement, the Air Ministry said German troop concentrations and mechanized col umns in the immediate rear of the battle front between Le Treport, a channel port, and Amiens “were sub jected to repeated attacks at short intervals” by waves of aircraft. "Road and rail communications in back areas were systematically bombed and towns and villages in which troops were massing were wrecked and set ablaze,” the state ment continued. “At Araines * * * which the enemy had converted into a vast military encampment, over 800 high explo sive and incendiary bombs were dropped within the period of three minutes.” It claimed direct hits in the center of Vismes. and destruction of houses to block strategic roads near Miaa nay. One British plane, it said, after bombing a small ammunition dump northeast of the river Bresle, flew at a level of 100 feet to machine gun an anti-aircraft gun and crew out of action. The air ministry said one bomber, attacked by three Messerschmitt 109 s had “skimmed the housetops of scattered villages as he made for the coast,” shooting down one of the pursuers in flight. The others gave up the chase at the coast. Denies Windsor Resigned. The war office denied a report that the Duke of Windsor had re signed, and announced that he was visiting French troops on the Italian border and would shortly return to his headquarters. Before he went to the south—the Duchess of Windsor is at Cap d’Antibes—the Duke was liasion officer between British and French troops. Britain today raised the age limits of many reserved, or exempt, occu pations, making 30.000 white collar workers immediately available for service and calling up many others by August 1. The reservations were extended to agricultural workers and “distribu tive workers," chiefly proprietors or managers of businesses. Navy Strength Increased. The statement on Allied naval strength said the navy had been in creased since the beginning of the war by the addition of more than 50 armed merchant cruisers and more than 1,500 minor war vessels and auxiliary craft “of which 58 have been lost.” “The Frenh Navy is a very power ful and rapidly growing force.” the statement said. “The Allied fleets have been rein forced by active co-operation of Polish, Norwegian and Dutch naval forces. “During the next few months the Royal Navy will receive a further large increase in strength compris ing every category of warship from battleships to motor torpedoboats and a very large number of auxil iary craft.” Losses Are Listed. The following losses were listed: One of 15 capital ships, 1 of 7 aircraft carriers, 2 of 62 cruisers, 20 of 185 destroyers, 8 of 58 subma rines. 6 of 108 minesweepers, sloops, patrol vessels and gunboats. Nearly 1.000.000 tons of warships are being built in British shipyards, the statement said, and contrast ing growing Allied naval strength with German naval weakness, re marked that the German high com mand has been alarmed. "This anxiety is shown by Ger man efforts to convince neutral opinion by constant issue of ground less claims of naval sinkings that German air power has achieved spectacular ascendancy over Brit ish naval power.” it said. The statement added that Ger man air successes over naval units are more successful when carried out nearer German bases, and then observed that German air power had “signally failed” to annul the decisive advantages conferred by sea power. "A recent and striking example was the successful withdrawal of the Allied armies from the Belgian coast,” the statement said. Home Defense Strengthened. The appointment of Gen. Sir Rob ert Gordon-Finlayson as command ing chief of the British Isles’ west- ] ern command, replacing Gen. Sir | Henry C. Jackson, was announced today. The War Office said his and other appointments announced "are con sequent upon the increasing im portance of home defense which has introduced operational as well as an administrative aspect into the duties of general officers command ing in chief of the home commands.” Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald F. Adam was named general officer commanding in chief of the northern command, succeeding Gen. Sir William H. Bartholomew, and Maj, Gen. H. C. B. Wemyss was named adjutant gen eral of the forces with the acting rank of lieutenant general, succeed ing Gordon-Finlayson. Fight Ministerial Ouster. Meanwhile, with public attention centered on next Tuesday’s secret sesison of Commons, W. P. Spens, chairman of the powerful Conserva tive “1922 Committee,” most influ ential group in the House, served notice he would consider any at tempt to oust certain members of Prime Minister Churchill’s cabinet as “utterly indefensible.” Mr. Spens said he was “horrified” at the possibility that advantage would be taken of the secret session to “launch an attack on certain ministers with a view to compelling their resignation.” Such an attempt, he said, would “inevitably mean an end of politi cal truce and at a time when the enemy is at our gates and we are fighting for our very lives, such con duct appears to mo utterly inde fensible.” Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has been named as among those who might be criti cized at the session. Mr. Chamber lain remained Conservative party leader at Mr. Churchill’s request May 17. As such he held a 281 200 majority at the lowest mark of his career as Prime Minister, and the statement by Mr. Spens today indicated his position has not weak ened. Frowns on ‘Mere Inquest.’ The Times lent its authoritative voice to the plea for “constructive suggestion” and frowned upon the idea of a “mere inquest.” “The search for scapegoats might indeed reveal a whole herd of them, some in unexpected places,” the Times said, “but it would not pro duce a single tank or a single air plane.” The Times added that some of A the Ministers regarded as liable to blame for the present critical state j "are now conspicuous figures in the | new burst of energy which has lately given so welcome an impulse to production." On the diplomatic front, reliable London sources said Soviet Rus- ; sia was closely wratching Adolf Hit ler's military advances, alert to the possibility of infringement on So viet interests. Although there has been no sug gestion of conflict between Rus sian and German aims, the Nazi grasp on the Low Countries, Den mark and the most important part i of Norway has naturally attracted Soviet "attention,” these sources said. Training (Continued From First Page.) Lee-Enfleld rifles. Many have since been reported sold to the Allies. And, above all, officers groan at the probable caliber of soldiers which could be turned out in a six-month j period, a term most stressed by supporters of conscription. All indi cated a belief that less than a year | of training in this age of mechan- J leal warfare and quick death for green troops would be uselss. Million Boys 18 to 22. Census figures indicate there are about 1.000.000 boys in each of ages from 18 to 22, the most logical prospects for conscription. Basing their declarations on regular army ; recruiting, about 30 per cent would be ineligible because of physical defects and other causes. World War findings, believed still appli cable, show that 100.000 country boys would provide for military service 4,790 more soldiers than an equal number of city boys; 100,000 whites would provide 1.240 more than colored; 100.000 native born would yield 3,500 more than foreign born. Exemptions probably would be granted to boys In universities en listed in the Reserve Officers Train ing Corps; those with dependents, and probably a few in industries now engaged in producing defense materials. It is estimated one officer would be needed for every 20 conscripts and one non-commissioned officer for every five. To obtain them the Army would be forced to rely on its 110,000 Reserve Officers, its 30,-; 000 potential non-coms in the Reg ular Army enlisted reserves, made up of former soldiers who now re ceive $24 a year, and the National Guard, which is a potential store house of officer material among its well-trained non-commissioned of ficers. Their use, however, pre supposes that Congress will give President Roosevelt authority to call them out. Refresher Courses Needed. Undoubtedly reserve officers— civilians who patriotically have de voted much of their leisure time to military training without pay— would provide the great mass of trainers. But before that could be assured, they would need “refresh er” courses of two to three months with Regular Army officers as the teachers. Possibly foreseeing such a possi bility, the Army recently circular ized reserve officers seeking men who were willing to serve with the Regular forces for six months. Sev eral hundred have already been selected. Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, declared last week at least 3,000 would be needed to bolster the Regular Army’s 15,000 officers should enlisted men be in creased to 335,000 from the 280,000 as now provided. Assuming officers were available, the Army would find it necessary to rush construction of barracks. It is believed most of the conscripts would receive training near their homes, many at National Guard camp sites. The conscription ma chinery would provide for a quota of boys from each State in accord ance with its total population. The adjutant generals in each State would provide the staff for admin istering quotas. Contracts for Uniforms. Last Tuesday the Army quarter master general announced he would soon Issue orders for cloth sufficient for 1,523,322 uniforms, consisting of coat, cap and trousers; 1.006,112 overcoats, 934,405 wool shirts and 500,000 blankets. Col. E. B. Gregory, the acting quartermaster general, told a House subcommittee recently that at the beginning of this fiscal! year' there was only a nine-month supply of uniforms available for the Regular Army. Thus, a serious shortage in the first requisite for soldiering is indicated. Some World War uniforms are still in warehouses. But the vast supply available in 1919 has been dissipated through constant de mands by disaster sufferers, the C. C. C., the R. O. T. C. and Citizens’ Military Training Camps. There is a large supply of "fatigue clothes”— blue denims—which could be used for conscripts, but it would not be conducive for high morale. Col. Gregory estimated at least nine months would be needed before pro duction could be obtained on new supplies of uniforms. Army officials believe that once production is be gun, each of 25 clothing manufac turers now making uniforms of vari ous kinds could turn out 10.000 a week. Discipline Problem Seen. As for training, officers believe it will be more difficult to instill the fiast military trait, discipline, to American conscripts than the French or Germans would find. Democracy, apparently, does not make for the type of military discipline more es sential now than during the World War when conflict vas conducted at a slower pace. In six months, conscripts could be taught to obey commands, yet use initiative, march and fire a rifle—but little more. Germany had a three-year conscription period: France had a two-year period and the British six months—started just before the war. During the World War American troops averaged six months of train ing in the United States, two more in France and one month in a quiet sector of the front lines. But at that time there were far fewer types of weapons in use by the infantry. The 1940 version of the doughboy must be acquainted with the mechanics and use of tanks, anti-tank guns, .50 and .30 caliber machine guns, the 60 and 81 mili meter mortars, in addition to the rifle, bayonet, pistol and automatic rifle. To acquaint infantry conscripts with their use in mass maneuvers would take a year of strenuous training. Technical Training Needed. In the field artillery, the technical training needed is even more im portant. A conscript could be taught to become efficient in firing a gun with a battery within six months, but would need a year before he could become part of a division. A conscript could be taught to ride a horse in a few months—and, inci dentally, there are more horses in use in the present European war than tanks and trucks—but a year would be needed to train a cavalry man. Less than a year of training for mechanized cavalry is “piddling,” one officer declared. A mistaken popular conception has arisen that a widespread knowledge of automobile driving would provide a large number of efficient tank driv ers. Actually, officers declared, that knowledge is of less than elementary use. With the growing public recogni tion of the need for conscription, popular talk in Congress is for a six month training period, but that time, said one officer who ought to know, “is Just long enough to make them fit and have them get over the measles.” I Trio Graduates Tomorrow Three students from Washington and vicinity will be graduated to morrow from Bucknell, University. They are Miss Dorothy L. Gottschall, 4921 Chevy Chase boulevard, Chevy Chase, Md.; Horace A. Lowe, 8 Rhode Island avenue N.W., and Cal vin Lombard, Tilden Hall. A BETTER DEAL PontiaC SIX—EIGHT—TORPEDO H. J. BROWN PONTIAC, lac. Direct Fatter? Dealer, aecclrn. Ve. (Jut Acre*, Ker Britec) I War Communiques French PARIS, June g UP).—Tonight's French communique: The battle continued, lasting all day on the entire front between the sea and the Chemin des Dames. West of the Oise the enemy, dimin ishing their pressure on the lower Bresle, concentrated their effort on a vast front between Aumale and Noyon. Their infantry divisions, formerly in the rear, entered the line re inforced by powerful artillery. They added their fire to that of armored divisions engaged in the preceding days. More than 20 fresh divisions en tered the struggle besides seven armored divisions engaged the day before. Our divisions could not limit the progress of this efTort. out of pro portion to their own effectiveness, except by maneuvering in retreat in a prescribed direction. All reports agree that they inflicted on the enemy considerable losses. East of the Oise the battle also was accentuated. They (the Ger mans) threw new divisions into the battle and sent in armored machines. These new forces were permitted to take foot widely on j the heights south of the Aisne. Our units defend the ground foot by foot. During the latest com bats the artillery group of Com mandant Pouyat destroyed 38 Ger man tanks. One battery of this group, com manded by Capt. Vandelle, de-1 stroyed alone 19. Another artillery group com manded by Commandant Gunen. attacked at a distance of 100 meters by tanks, destroyed 17. Intense activity of our aviation, which during the day continued with the greatest vigor harassing the enemy. Armored machines were attacked anew with cannon, more airfields were bombed, convoys on roads hit and dispersed. Early this afternoon more than' 150 planes, protected by French and British pursuit planes, launched an enormous tonnage of bombs on enemy columns and concentrations. A squadron of the naval air force during the night of June 7 bombed certain factories in suburbs of Ber lin. All our planes returned to their base. British LONDON, June S UP.—The text of the Air Ministry com munique follows: Throughout yesterday and last night the effort of the Royal Air Force was again mainly directed to support of Allied armies in France. Many reconnaissances were car ried out and on the information obtained a large number of bomb ing sorties were undertaken. 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