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Paris Jammed With Refugees Fleeing Invasion of Normandy
— ' " - •
Bedraggled Groups
On Way South Pack
Railway Station
Thousands of Americans
Remain in Spite of
Embassy Warnings
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 12.—“Gay Paree”
Was a half-empty shell today, quiet
Itself as the sound of battle reached
Its streets.
Instead of the fashionable tour
ists and other customers usually ar
riving at this time of year to patron
ize world-famed dressmakers and
milliners, refugees were arriving in
droves from battle-torn Northern
France.
The dressmakers themselves had
packed up and left. Tire Govern
ment was gone and the newspapers
were gone. Subway trains were run
ning, but in restricted numbers.
Taxis were rare. Some food shops
were open, but most closed.
Automobiles were streaming out
of the capital packed with civilians.
Others wishing to leave hoped for
restoration of train service. Poorer
jvople walked. Mast people who
had transportation of any sort had
gone.
Refugees Crowd Station.
Electricity, water and gas were
Still available, but not a light
burned in the streets at night.
Platforms of the Gare St. Lazare,
where boat trains from de luxe
liners usually are unloading aris
tocratic passengers at this time of
year, were crowded today with
bedraggled groups of refugees in
\ flight from German-invaded Nor
mandy.
Many came part way on foot from
Beauvais, Compeigne and Creil.
towns in a region about 50 miles to
the north where the Germans are
now operating. Many of these were
mothers carrying babies and small
children in their arms. The family
groups carried all the clothing and
household furnishings they could
manage.
Hot, hungry and thirsty in the
June heat, they waited for trans
portation to points still farther
from the battle which followed
them. They were huddled in little
groups, usually augmented by some
kind of dog.
They sat on suitcases in the midst
of potato sacks stuffed with cloth
ing and baby carriages piled high
with bedding and baskets filled with
kitchenware and foodstuffs. There
were sick, wounded and palayzed on
stretchers.
Woman Walks .12 miles.
Among the travelers forced afoot
Was a woman with a 1-year-old
child who had walked from Beau
vais to Meulan 32 miles before she
could get on a train for Paris.
Another woman with her six chil
dren walked 20 miles from Com
piegne to take a train at a station
which she found blown up when
she got there. No trains were run
ning, but she succeeded in getting
a lift by automobile to Paris.
Other refugees from the north
came in two-wheeled peasant carts
drawn by horses in tandem, the lit
tle families sitting atop their house
hold furnishings. Many came by
bicycle. Others walked, pushing
ahead of them baby carriages and
wheelbarrows loaded with their
household goods.
Most of these refugees were sim
ply making their way through Paris
to go farther southward.
Thousands of Americans Remain.
It was estimated several thou
sand Americans still remained in
Paris despite repeated warnings by
their Embassy to get out. Among
those remaining was United States
Ambassador William C. Bullitt,
although part of his staff went with
the government to Tours.
Many of the fashionable refugees
from Paris went to Biarritz, and
with them were many of the famed
dressmaker and millinery establish
ments, practically all of which closed
their Paris salons.
Schiaparelli, Molyneux, Lanvin.
Paquin and Hein are closing here
and opening at Biarritz. Patou has
had a Biarritz branch for several
months and is transferring her Paris
staff there Worth and Balenciaga
are among the dressmakers closed
here and not reopening elsewhere.
Council to Get Reports
The last meeting of the year will
be held by the First Ward Neighbor
hood Council tomorrow at 4 p.m. in
the Y. W. C. A.. Seventeenth and K
streets N.W. Reports of the year’s
activities will be made, Mrs. War
ren A. Gardner will preside.
Arms Sale Vote
How Senators Stood
On Aid to Allies
Be the Associated Press.
This is the vote by which the Sen
ate approved an amendment mak
ing it possible for surplus American
war stocks to be sold to the Allies:
FOR THE AMENDMENT—67.
Democrats.
ADAMS LEE
ANDREWS LUCAS
ASHURST MALONEY
EAILEY McKELLAR
BANKHEAD MEAD
BARKLEY MILLER
BILBO MINTON
BROWN MURRAY
BULOW NEELY
BURKE OMAHONEY
BYRD OVERTON
BYRNES PEPPER
CARAWAY PITTMAN
CHANDLER RADCLIFFE
CHAVEZ REYNOLDS
CONNALLY RUSSELL
DONAHEY SCHWARTZ
ELLENDER SCHWELLENBACH
GEORGE SHEPPARD
GERRY SLATTERY
GILLETTE SMITH
GREEN STEWART
GUFFEY THOMAS. Okla.
HARRISON THOMAS. Utah
HAYDEN TRUMAN
HERRING TYDINGS
HILL VAN NUYS
HUGHES WAGNER
KING WHEELER
Republican*.
AUSTIN GURNEY
BARBOUR HALE
CAPPER REED
DAVIS WHITE
Independent.
KORRIS
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT—18.
Democrat*.
BONE HOLT
CLARK. Idaho JOHNSON. Coio
CLARK. Mo. WALSH
Republican*.
BANAHER THOMAB Idaho
HOLMAN TOBEY
JOHNSON, Calif. TOWNSEND
Lodge vandenberq
MCNART WILEY
TAFT
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BUFFALO, N. Y.—PLANES FOR THE ALLIES—United States
Navy planes which the Government traded in to the manufac
turer on the field of the Curtis-Wright Co. here, where they are
being reconditioned and having their marks removed for event
ual shipment to the Allies.
—Wide World Photo.
Defense
(Continued From First Page.)
75s of British and French makes.
All this materiel is being handled by
the newly-formed United States
Steel Corp. subsidiary, which acts as
middle man between the allied pur
chasers and the War Department.
However, planes, engines and ac
cessories are being handled indi
vidually by aeronautical manufac
turers.
(leans Out Storehouses.
It also was learned authoritatively
that the Allies have taken over all
of the old .30-caliber machine guns
stored in Army arsenals. Also they
have optioned all available small
arms, shells and ammunition for
rifles and machine guns that this
country could spare.
It is understood that this now
cleans out the American store
houses of all over-age munitions
which had either been carried over
from the first World War or man
ufactured shortly thereafter.
While there seemed little imme
diate prospect of favorable action
on any of the suggestions for re
moving barriers to more direct in
tervention in the war by this govern- 1
ment. developments abroad and an
apparent intensification of pro-Ally
sympathies precipitated several posi
tive steps in this direction.
Neutrality Act Suspension Urged.
in me senate a resolution was
sponsored by Senators Pepper of
Florida and Lee of Oklahoma Dem
ocrats. to vest the President with
authority to suspend both the neu
trality law and the Johnson Act
forbidding credits to debtor nations.
From the Republican side came im
plied support for such a move when
Senator Austin of Vermont an
nounced his approval of modification
of the Neutrality Act to permit
American ships to carry munitions
and supplies to the Allies. Senator
Austin said he would favor revising
the Johnson Act if the Allies should
need future credits. .
Comparable action was noted in
the House, where Representative
Dingell. Democrat, of Michigan in
troduced a resolution to repeal the
Johnson Act.
Combat Zone Extended.
Carefully refraining from any
comment on this trend on Capitol
Hill. President Roosevelt took the
final formal action last night to ap- j
ply the neutrality law to the Medi- j
terranean. On the basis of advices
from the State and Navy Depart
ments, the Chief Executive issued,
a new definition of the combat zone
blanketing the entire Mediterranean
area and ending direct American
transport to Italy. In all Europe
only the western coast of Portugal
and Northern Spain are now open
to American ships.
But while he evaded a direct an
swer on whether this Nation might
now be more properly considered
a non-belligerent rather than a
strict neutral, several other actions
and expressions by the Chief Execu
tive in the last 24 hours were con
sistent with his previously indicated
sympathy with the Allied cause.
For example, he described as a
great piece of work, educational and
a mighty good thing, a full-page
advertisement appearing in yester
terday's Evening Star and headed
“Stop Hitler Now!” The advertise
ment was sponsored by the Com
mittee to Defend America by Aid
ing the Allies.
Naval Supply Bill Signed.
From a defense standpoint, Mr.
Roosevelt yesterday signed the $1.
400.000,000 naval appropriation bill
and was ready to put his signa
ture on two other supply meas
ures. Sent down from the House
was a measure authorizing an 11
per cent expansion in the battle
fleet and an increase in Navy air
strength. From the Senate was sent
the $1,821,853,222 Army appropria
tion bill.
The device of “trading in” mili
tary equipment for *resale to the
Allies received Senate indorsement
yesterday in approval of a provi
sion by which the Government
would receive credit from manu
facturers for materiel turned in.
rather than cash, which would have
to go into general funds of the
Treasury.
The authority, voted by the Sen
ate by 67 to 18, was incorporated in
a defense bill providing for unlim
ited expansion of the Army Air
Corps, Government construction or
leasing of munitions plants, a presi
dential curb on the export of essen
tial war materials and voting $132,
000,000 for preparedness expend
A
itures at the Chief Executive’s dis
cretion.
Quick Approval Predicted.
The omnibus bill, most of which
the House previously approved, was
returned to that chamber for con
currence in the arms “trade in” and!
some other amendments.
Equal celerity of Senate action j
was expected on the request Mr.
Roosevelt made yesterday for a
$50,000,000 fund to succor the civilian
populations in the war zone. He
said he felt that the Government j
should add to the money being
raised by the Red Cross.
In the House, the Appropriations
Committee recommended passage
of a $1,706,053,908 supplementary
appropriation bill for the Army.
Embodying emergency defense re
quests from the President, the
measure, according to the Army
high command, would enable the
Nation to prepare "for all manner
of possibilities in the Western
Hemisphere."
The Army legislation swelled de
fense commitments to the record
$5,021,619,622 peacetime total—only
a billion less than the bill for the
first fiscal year of America’s par
ticipation in the World War.
U% S. Ships to Return Home
By Way of Suez Canal
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 12
(/Pi.—Sixteen American freighters
and passenger ships in the Mediter
ranean were expected to return to
America by way of the Suez Canal
because of President Roosevelt's ap
plication of the Neutrality Act to
this sea.
Approximately 300 Americans,
seeking homeward passage, were told
that bookings were jammed for two
weeks.
One United States ship was ex
pected to remove 120 by way of Suez,
however.
Tokio
_ (Continued From First Page.)
that Thailand now would make an
intensive effort to have the differ
ences settled.
L\ S. Move Reported.
Meanwhile, reports were pub
lished here that the United States
was considering a general rap
prochement with Japan as a pre
liminary step toward more active
participation in the European war.
Suma said the Japanese Embassy
in Washington had reported on such
a development without details and
added, “Good things can never come
too late.” In general, however, there
was a disinclination here to take
such a trend seriously.
Suma asserted the American em
bargo on machine tools was being
watched closely to determine
whether it is truly undiscriminatory
“If these articles continue to be
exported to France and England,
while withheld from Japan.” Suma
said, “the embargo cannot be truly
undiscriminatory.”
Japan's Price.
One ship bearing 17 cases of tools
consigned to Japan already has
been reported stopped.
Japanese said they considered
American entry into the European
war virtually impossible as long as
relations are strained in the Pacific.
One political observer recently de
scribed the situation as having
“nailed the American fleet in the
Pacific."
The Japanese price for any
rapprochement, it was said, prob
ably would be complete recognition
of Japanese aims in China and
agreement with Japan’s contention,
regarding the nine-power treaty,
pledging among other things respect
for China's independence and the
open door policy, that conditions
have changed.
French Clergy Take Refuge
VATICAN CITY, June 12 OP).—
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, French
prelate, who resides in Rome, and
other French clergy took refuge to
day in Vatican City. i
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War Communiques
German
BERLIN, June 12 IIP).—The
high command communique said:
The new operations begun June
5 between the English Channel and
south of Laon has led to full suc
cess.
After the Wevgand zone south of
the Somme had been taken, lines
of the retreating enemy were broken
through at several points and the
remainders were pushed back across
the lower Seine with heaviest losses.
Rouen has been in German hands
several days.
The Seine beyond twest oft Paris
has already been crossed by our
troops at several points. One enemy
group was cut off near St. Valery
and encircled at the coast.
Northwest of Paris our divisions,
standing on the Oise, are 20 kil
ometers i about 12'2 miles i outside
Paris and the outer defense posi
tions running along both sides of
Senlis.
Compiegne. scene of the disgrace
ful armistice dictate of 1918, and
Villers-Cotterets are in our hands.
Eastward of Ourcq, the river Marne
has been reached on the broadest
front with strong forces.
Our armies which on June 9 again
marched to attack between the Oise
Alsne Canal and the Meuse in sever
est fights have defeated the enemy
and forced him to retreat.
Reims has been taken. In Cham
pagne the Suippes River was crossed.
Despite numerous counter at
tacks in Champagne, partly sup
ported by tanks, the French also
yesterday failed to halt our advance.
In the course of new operations the
enemy, besides suffering heavy and
bloody losses, lost a great number of
prisoners, weapons and «w material
of all kinds.
Even a preliminary count was not
yet passible. The air force, which
by continuous raids has contributed
considerably to the great successes
of the army since June 5, yesterday
successfully raided the port facili
ties of Le Havre and enemy trans
ports on the west coast of the Chan
nel, besides directly supporting the
army.
In the course of this action seven
transports, one of which was of 500
tons, were sunk. An additional 10,
three of which were between 10,000
and 15.000 tons, were damaged by
bomb hits. Big fires broke out on
several ships.
Enemy planes dropped bombs at
random in Western Germany on the
night of June 11-12, incendiary
bombs falling into the heart of the
city.
On June 11 a number of British
planes attempted without success
an attack on Trondheim and Befgen
(Norway). They sustained consid
erable losses of 12 attackers. Three
were shot down by chasers, one by
anti-aircraft fire. Enemy air losses
yesterday totaled 59 planes of which
20 were shot down by air fights, 19
destroyed by anti-aircraft fire and
the rest on the ground.
Besides that, additional balloons
of the balloon barrage, were shot
down. Three of our own planes are
missing.
French
PARIS. June 12 i/Pi.—The reg
ular morning communique of the
high command said:
The battle continues.
The situation is without important
change on the entire front.
It is confirmed that the enemy
push in the direction of Reims is led
with powerful forces comprising two
armored divisions.
British
LONDON, June 12 UP).—The
Air Ministry issued the following
communique today:
A Spitfire (British fighter) pilot
dived more than 11.000 feet to
make a first attack on a Heinkel
111 which was shot down off the
Kent coast shortly after 8 a m.
After firing whole of his ammu
nition he saw the Heinkel dive
into a cloud with black smoke pour
ing from the port engine.
A second Spitfire took up the
chase and was followed closely by
two more. They could see the
Heinkel staggering low over the
water with its tail splashing the
surface repeatedly as the pilot tried
in vain to continue his flight. '
Finally the Heinkel came to rest
on the sea and two members of the
crew were seen to climb out into a
dinghy. They were picked up and
now are in a hospital in a Kent
coastal town.
Italian
ROME, June 12 i!P).—The Ital
ian high command in its first
communique of the war today
said:
At midnight, June 10, the pre
viously arranged deployment of
land, sea and air forces was accom
plished in orderly fashion.
Bombardment by units of the avi
ation force, escorted by fighter for
mations at dawn yesterday and at
sunset, executed violent bombard
ments on military establishments at
Malta with apparent results, re
turning afterward unharmed to
their respective bases.
Meanwhile other units set forth
on reconnaissance flights over North
African territory and its ports.
On the Cyrenaican frontier an
attempted incursion on the part of
British aviation was repelled. Two
enemy planes were brought down.
Airline in Colombia
Drops German Employes
By the Associated Press.
BOGOTA, Colombia, June 12.—
All German employes of Avianca,
new national airlines company cre
ated by merger of the Scadta and
Saco lines, were dismissed yester
day.
The company announced that it
had contracted, through Pan-Amer
ican Airways, for pilots and in
structors to train Colombian co
pilots to replace foreign personnel.
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Half of 340 Planes
From U. S. Services .
Delivered fo Allies
Nearly 20 on Way to
Canada Forced Down
By Fog in East
The Allies today were half-way
along toward acquiring immediate
delivery on more than 340 Army and
Navy planes for use abroad. The
Navy already has made available
50 reserve planes and the Army to
day is continuing delivery on the
first batch of 100 pursuit ships, light
and medium bombers.
intermittent logs over the New
England area yesterday caused some
delays In deliveries to Houlton, Me.,
but it is expected most of the fight
ing planes will be across the border
in Canada by the end of the week.
Yesterday between 15 and 20 of the
planes were fogbound and had to
make emergency landings at air
ports in New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. One crashed in
Brooklyn, but it was reported the
pilot was not seriously injured.
The planes are being called in
from posts throughout the coun
try. it is understood.
The planes are being made avail
able for resale through a process of
sending back service planes to the
manufacturer in return for credits
on newer types. The Army planes
made available yesterday are North
rop bombers.
It is understood the Army planes
would not be released by the Air
Corps until a satisfactory agreement
had been reached between the War
Department, the manufacturer and
the purchaser.
Massing of these service planes at
border points, it was explained, was
to save time in delivery after the
agreement had been reached.
It was learned authoritatively to
day that the Army has made avail
able 80 more A-17 Northrop bombers
for sale to the Allies. These planes
are 7 years old, and have fixed
undercarriages.
They carry a crew of two men and
are powered with a single engine.
The armament includes five .30
caliber machine guns. They are
capable of carrying 20 small frag
mentation bombs for attack on troop
and supply concentrations, or four
large demolition bombs. It is
understood no contract has been
signed yet for these ships, but that
the Allies have snapped up the
option. This brings the,total to 173
bombers made available this week
for Allied purchase.
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Ethiopians Battling
Italians, London Hears
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 12.—The Laborite
Daily Herald declared today that
200,000 Ethiopian troop6, wearing
the uniform of former Emperor
Haile Selassie, are battling the
Italians in Fascist-occupied Ethi
opia.
The Herald, which did not give
the source of its information, said
the Negus, now in England, “is pre
pared to return and lead his troops
against the Italians” with British
help.
“In the northwest provinces of
Gojam and Harar, four garrison
towns are surrounded by Ethiopians
and the Italians dare not venture
out,” the Herald said.
The Ethiopians are equipped with
rifles and machine guns.
“Under Abebe Arragai, former
police commissioner of Addis Ababa,
now commander in chief in the
south, a constant war is being
waged.”
Russia May Try to Put
Big Army in Lithuania
By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, June 12.—Political
circles in Kaunas, Lithuania, be
lieve Russia is seeking permission
to station at least half a million sol
diers in Lithuania, the only Baltic
state with direct frontiers with Ger
many, according to the Kaunas cor
respondent of the Stockholm Tid
ningen.
Lithuania, it was said, would be
come a highly fortified zone in Mos
cow’s new plans for frontier de
fense.
Pennsylvania Security
Law Test Delayed
By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 12 —
The Dauphin County Court today
continued a hearing on the first
test case of the constitutionality of
Pennsylvania’s social security leg
islation.
At the request of counsel for Fred
Perkins, York battery manufactur
er, the court advanced the special
hearing, arranged for today. A
tentative date of June 26 was fixed
for the argument.
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Egypt Severs Ties :
With Italy; Ultimatum
From Duce Reported
Chamber of Deputies
Approves Declaration
Breaking Off Relations
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 12.—The Egyptian
Chamber of Deputies today approved
a declaration by Prime Minister Ali
Maher Pasha severing diplomatic
relations with Italy, Reuters (British
news agency) reported in a dispatch
from Cairo.
Earlier, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Cairo said it was re
ported the Italian Minister had de
livered an ultimatum from the Ital
ian government to Egypt.
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