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French Claim 5-Mile Gain Near Beaumont; Turks Sign New Reich Trade Pact
Capital Declared #Open City';
Chalons Taken, Germans Say,
In Offensive on Maginot Line
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All Troops Now Are Removed
From Metropolis, Berlin
Is Reported Informed
Bt the Associated Press.
Supported by American-made bombers. Gen. Maxime
Weygand's French poilus hurled the Germans back 5
miles north of Paris today, a French military spokesman
•said, and the Allied line was reported holding elsewhere
under the onslaught of 120 Nazi divisions.
With the beleaguered French capital now declared an
^‘open city”—technically inviolate against bombing and
'shelling—a French spokesman said the French have no
intention of fighting in the streets of Paris itself.
Battle-weary poilus were holding stubbornly all along'
the 200-mile line, the spokesman said, despite the fact that
many of them have not been relieved since Hitler launched
his massive offensive from the Somme on June 5.
Gen. Weygand's deep “quicksand” system of tank traps has !
worked and is still working, according to the best available infor
mation. But it is another question to withstand the determina
tion to sweep every defense point, regardless of, the cost in men
end material.
Nazis Declared Paying Too High Price.
French dispatches repeatedly emphasize that Hitler's armies 1
are paying dearly for every mile of ground gained, and paying too
high a price. It is on this basis that the Allies pin hopes of even- !
tually stemming the Nazi tide.
A French spokesman admitted, however, that the situation
everywhere along the north front is "serious.”
Simultaneously, the German high command was reported pre
paring to broadcast a "surrender or be destroyed ultimatum
against the beautiful French capital.
In Berlin, a Nazi spokesman said German troops were only as ;
far from the heart of Paris as Zehlendorf is from the center of
•Berlin. Zehlendorf is a Berlin suburb, about 8 miles out.
The French, however, said the nearest German soldiers were
now 25 miles from the French capital. Nazi armies were attack
ing the “last ditch” defenders of Paris from three sides. Berlin
"asserted the fate of Paris would probably be decided “within the
next few hours.”
The Nazi high command said operations along the entire front
were "progressing rapidly” and that columns of the main German j
Army of 2,000,000 men had captured Chalons-Sur-Marne, about 25
miles south of the great French cathedral city of Reims. The
Germans asserted Reims had already fallen. The French denied it.
Turkey Reaffirms Pledge to Allies. I
;• With flames of the main conflict spreading. Turkey reaffirmed ^
her pledges of mutual military assistance to the Allies and dis- '
missed Premier Mussolini’s offer to respect her neutrality as 1
“worthless.”
While Britain rushed thousands of fresh troops, tanks and 1
puns to bolster the hard-driven French defenders of Paris, Premier
Rpynaud of France dramatically announced that the French, if
necessary, would withdraw to their African possessions—even their
American possessions—to carry on the war against Germany.
Premier Reynaud’s declaration of France’s grim resolve to
fight, on—even if driven out of France itself—included an appeal
to President Roosevelt for a public statement that the United :
" States would give all aid to the Allies save an expeditionary force, |
and to send help "before it is too late.”
Italy’s role in the war still remained practically off-stage.
"120 Nazi Divisions
PARIS, June 13 (VP).—The defense
line in the battle for France is hold
ing, a military spokesman declared
today—holding under the heavy
strain of new German divisions j
which have been combined with the :
old to make a total of 120 (about j
1.800.000 men) striving to crush the
French.
The spokesman said that while
the French w’ould continue the de- j
fense around Paris—where a 5-mile
gain by counterattack was reported
earlier—they would not defend the
city itself.
Paris was declared an "open city”
to spare it from the devastation of
total w'ar. The declaration meant
that from the French standpoint
the capital proper is devoid of mili
tary objectives and therefore not
subject to bombardment. The
French have no intention of fighting
in Paris itself.
American-made bombing planes,
whose efficiency, the spokesman said,
has been proved, helped consider
ably in holding the German offen
sive.
Tanks Crash Intp Reims.
The French acknowledged:
* 1. Establishment of a German
bridgehead on the south bank of the
Marne, near Chateau Thierry, about
45 miles east-northeast of Paris.
2. A German drive apparently
aimed at capture of Le Havre, stra
tegic port, about 110 miles northwest
of Pajis at the mouth of the Seine.
The Nazis there were said to be
moving toward the coast by way of
Caudebec, about 25 miles east of Le
Havre.
3. The loss of Reims (already
claimed by the Germans). Reims,
about 80 miles northeast of Paris,
was said to have been exposed to
the flanking attacks of a whole
mechanized army corps. Today
tanks and armored cars were re
ported to have crashed head-on into
Reims, forcing the French to retire.
Everywhere along the northern
front, from the channel coast and
the valley of the Seine to Montmedy,
northern anchor of the Maginot
Line, the situation is “serious,” the
spokesman acknowledged but he
added that the line, though flexible,
holds fast.
At several points small units have
(See FRENCH, Page A-f)
Chalons Reported Taken
BERLIN, June 13 <A>V—With Ger
man troops almost surrounding the
northern environs of Paris, the Nazi
juggernaut struck heavily far to
the east of the French capital today
and the high command reported the
capture of Chalons-sur-Marne in
a move apparently threatening di
rectly the French Maginot Line from
the rear.
Reliable although unofficial sources
said the French, through United
States Ambassador William C. Bul
litt, have advised Germany that all
troops have been removed from
Paris.
The strong German gesture in the
direction of the Maginot defenses
followed reported heavy cannonad
ing at the extremity of the Maginot
Line near the Swiss border.
Chalons-sur-Marne is about 125
(See BERLIN, Page A-9J
Accord Is Bombshell
To Allied Diplomats
In Ankara
By the Associated Press.
ANKARA, June 13.—The Turk
ish government today signed a
new commercial agreement with
Germany.
The accord came as a bomb
shell, especially since Turkish
leaders had insisted Turkey
would fulfill her mutual aid pacts
with Britain and France and the
controlled press had severely at
tacked Italy.
Diplomats flocked to the For
eign Ministry in an attempt to
learn the significance of the
move.
The accord, it was announced,
provides for the exchange of cer
tain products to the extent of 21,
000.000 Turkish pounds.
It was the result of months of
negotiations between the govern
ment and Franz von Papen, Ger
man Ambassador to Turkey.
Turkey Reaffirms Pledge
To Allies, Rebuffs Italy
ISTANBUL. June 13 i/Ti.—Turkey
today reaffirmed her mutual assist
ance pacts with Britain and France
and dismissed Mussolini's offer to
respect her neutrality as worthless.
The government, however, await
ed developments before making any
definite move toward entering the
war.
The officially-controlled Turkish
press, which since Italy's entry' into
the war has been extremely cau
tious, suddenly loosed a violent at
tack on Italy. There were indi
cations that these attacks were
inspired and reflected the govern
ments attitude.
Maritime authorities announced
Turkish shipping would continue for
the present in the Mediterranean
and Aegean Seas.
Turkey is not expected to go to
war—although defensive prepara
tions have been redoubled—unless
she receives assurances that she will
not have a hostile Russia at her
back.
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Ethiopian Commander
Flies to Fight Italians
By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM. June 13.—Fitawari
Berou, newly-appointed commander
in chief of Haile Selassie's imperial
forces in Ethiopia, is leaving Jeru
salem by air today to take the field
against Italy in Ethiopia.
Berou, former Minister of War
under the Negus, declared in an in
terview. "Now is our golden chance."
While he was preparing to go.
special prayers for his success were
offered in Abyssinian churches of
Jerusalem and Jericho.
"We could not battle modern
Italian forces alone," Berou said.
"But with Allied support, w'e will re
turn to our homeland in triumph
with the Negus at our head, and the
Lion of Judah will reign again."
Berou fought through the Abys
sinian campaign. He was wounded
twice and escaped to the Holy Land
when Italians took Addis Ababa and
has been here since.
The commander said he was con
vinced he could rally thousands of
fighting men to turn on Italian con
querors and annihilate them.
Haile Selassie Hopes.
LONDON, June 13 (#>>.—Haile
Selassie, refugee Emperor of Ethi
opia, is in London “living in hope"
of returing to Ethiopia to lead a
fight against the Italians who con
quered his land, a close associate
to the Negus said today.
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6,000 Allied Troops Captured
At Channel, London Admits ;
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13.—Trapped by
masses of German troops, about
6,000 British and French soldiers
were captured at St. Valery-en
Caux, on France's English Channel
coast, it was disclosed today as Brit
ain rushed thousands of troops,
guns and tanks across the Channel
to support the French defenders of
Paris.
“Fresh reinforcements are in line
and fighting under French orders,”
military informants said.
The British Air Force, roaring
south and west from Egyptian bases,
smashed new blows today at Ital
ian airdromes in Libya and Abys
sinia and at the Red Sea ports of
Eritrea, a dispatch from Cairo said.
Air Marshal Arthur Longmore
said the continued air attacks are
delivering "a crippling blow” on
strongholds from which Egypt might
be threatened.
The British air force did extensive
damage to military objectives in
Ethiopia yesterday as well as raid
ing Asmara, Eritrea, British sources
said. Airdromes were bombed In the
M
I latter town, also in Gura, where
hangars were demolished.
A Reuters (British news agency)
dispatch from Aden said an enemy
bomber — presumably Italian — was
shot down when that British posses
sion at the southern end of the Red
Sea was raided early today.
(The British town of Moyale,
in Northern Kenya Colony, just
below the Italian Ethiopian bor
der, was raided twice by enemy
aircraft yesterday, a communique
reported today. One native was
wounded, but no damage was
reported.)
Five Arabs were reported killed
and six wounded in a series of three
raids last night and this morning.
The capture of Allied troops at
St. Valery occurred as they were
running short of ammunition and
reduced to pinched food rations.
High cliffs and heavy fog pre
vented the escape by sea of more I
than “a comparatively small num- j
ber" of the surrounded Allies, but
two British brigades escaped with
French units and fell back to aid in
(See LONDON. Page A-3.)
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Reynaud Asks
U. 5. to Help
Before Too Late
Roosevelt's Talk
'Held Reply;
Peafce Talk Denied
(Text of Reynaud message on
Page A-4.)
Bv JOHN C. HENRY.
France, pledging continuance
of its struggle, but appealing for
every American assistance short
of an expeditionary force, was
referred today to President
Roosevelt's promise that the
material resources of this Nation
will be extended to the opponents
of force.
The French plea, made by Premier
Reynaud to President Roosevelt in
a message transmitted by William
C. Bullitt, Ambassador to France,
declared the intention of that gov
ernment to establish itself in North
Africa, or in the Americas if neces
sary—and to intensify rather than
abandon its struggle.
It was disclosed today, both here
and in Tours, France, that the Rey
naud appeal was transmitted on
Monday — almost simultaneously
with delivery of Mr. Roosevelt's ad
dress at the University of Virginia.
Today, Stephen T. Early, secre
tary to the President, told his press
conference "we consider the Char
lottesville address a complete an
swer to this request.” There has
not been, nor is there now con
templated any direct reply, he in
dicated.
Sacrifices Recounted.
In both tone and words, the Rev
naud plea was most grave as he re
counted the sacrifices and the strug
gle of the French before the very
gates of Paris.
“If we should be driven nut of it
'the French capital> we shall estab
lish ourselves in North Africa to
continue the fight and if necessary
in our American possessions,” the
Premier said.
Bitterly, he complained that on
that very day" another dictatorship
' Italy i has stabbed France in the
back.”
Thanking the President for Amer
ican assistance thus far. he asked
him to explain France's plight to
the American people.
“I beseech you to declare publiclv."
he added, "that the United States
will give the Allies aid and material
support by all means short of an
expeditionary force. I beseech you
to do this before it is too late I
know' the gravity of such a gesture.
Its very gravity demands that it
should not be made too late."
Separate Peace Story Denied.
A strongly-worded denial was is
sued at the White House following
newspaper reports that Mr. Bullitt
had informed Washington that the
Paris government is considering
making a separate peace. The de
nial was issued by Mr. Early and ac
companied by an expression of his
wonder whether “all news published
in the United States is published
from a patriotic point of view .or
from foreign points of view.”
I am lacking in decent language
to comment on that story,” Mr.
Early said in reference to the article,
circulated by the Chicago Tribune.
“It was denied at 5 o'clock last night
and continuously through the eve
ning by the State Department.
Twice the Chicago Tribune office
was called and the story branded
erroneous. In spite of knowing
this, they continued publication and
release to subscribers of an erro
neous story.”
Relative to the Reynaud request
for greater quick assistance, Mr.
Early told his press conference that
Mr Bullitt's message to the Presi
dent inclosing the French Premier's
plea had been dispatched from
Paris at 6 p.m. on Monday and was
not completely in the hands of the
State Department here until 11:30
o'clock at njght. It was not handed
to the President, Mr. Early con
tinued. until Tuesday morning.
Similarity in Messages.
In addition, the secretary said the
Chief Executive received no sum
mary or gist of the Reynaud appeal
in advance by way of Mr. Bullitt.
In other words, while the Char
lottesville speech is now considered
a full answer to the French plea, its
delivery at the University of Vir
ginia at 6:15 p.m. Monday was pure
ly coincidental from a standpoint
of time.
It is noted, however, that in the
text of the Bullitt message, as re
leased at the White House today,
the Ambassador speaks of referring
to the Reynaud appeal in a tele
gram sent earlier on Monday. It is
likewise noted that there are sur
prising similarities in choice of
words by both Mr. Reynaud and
Mr. Roosevelt, including the Presi
dent's interpolated remark that Italy
had stabbed France in the back.
Day of Prayer for France
LONDON, 'June 13 OP).—The
Archbishop of Canterbury today
asked churches throughout the coun
try to observe Sunday, June 16, as
a day of prayer for Franee.
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Invaded Countries'
Envoys Preparing
To Leave Rome
Norway, Belgium, Holland
May Sever Relations;
Toulon, Bizerta Bombed
B> th* Associated Press.
ROME. June 13—Norwegian. Bel
gian and Netherlands diplomats!
prepared today to leave Rome (pos
sibly the signal of a breach of re
lations with Italy) as the Soviet
Russian Ambassador returned to his
post, an indication of improvement
in relations between Italy and
Russia.
Italian government circles re
frained from saying whether the de
parture of the Dutch and Norwegian
Ministers and their staffs and the
Bedgian Ambassador and his aides
would be the equivalent of a sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
Italy, now a war partner of Ger
many.
The Belgian. Dutch and Nether
lands governments represented by
| these men were sent into refuge by
German invasions.
At the same time the Soviet Rus
sian Ambassador. Nikolai Gorelkin,
returned to Rome after an absence
of six months. No Italian author
ity received Gorelkin on his ar
rival and he had yet to present his
credentials.
The Netherlands and Norwegian
Ministers and their staffs were
scheduled to leave Rome tonight for
Switzerland, an authoritative source
announced, while the Belgian Am
bassador is expected to depart at
the end of the week.
Assurance From Ireland.
The Rome radio announced that
the Minister from Ireland had in- 1
formed Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano that, in event of
Italian entrance into the war, Eire
would maintain absolute neutrality.
(Whether this reported assurance
came before pr after the Italian
declaration of war was not clear.)
Aside from the scant news of the
Allied air raid yesterday on Turin
(See ROME, Page A-9.)
Season's Record Heat
Due This Afternoon
Although local thundershowers
may bring temporary relief, the Dis
trict is expected to experience the
hottest weather so far this season
this afternoon.
The forecaster said he expected
the temperature to climb to 93 de
grees. This would be one degree
higher than the previous “high" of
the season. By noon the mercury
had reached the 89-degree mark.
Adding to the discomfort, the
humidity percentage was running
around 50 per cent, the forecaster
said.
Tomorrow is expected to be gen
erally fair, but not quite as warm as
today. —
Commons Will Meet
Secretly Next Thursday
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13.—A secret ses
sion of the House of Commons on
home defense will be held next
Thursday. Clement R. Attlee, spokes
man for Prime Minister Churchill,
announced today.
The session originally was set for
last Tuesday but was postponed. It
will be the second secret meeting
of Commons during the war.
Mr. Attlee told the House he could
not say when Prime Minister
Churchill would make his next gen
eral statement on the war. It had
been expected that Mr. Churchill
might make a statement today.
War Bulletins
ISTANBUL, June 13 <A\—
Turkish shipping circles heard
reports today that a Soeonv
Vacuum Oil Co. tanker flying
the British flag had been tor
pedoed and sunk in the East
ern Mediterranean. (The
Italians claimed today they
had sunk a 10,000-ton British
tanker.;
CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 'A\—
A British-Italian skirmish on
the Egyptian-Italian Libyan
border last night in which the
British took 62 prisoners was
reported today by British au
thorities here.
Uruguay Deputies Vote
'Fifth Column' Curb
By the Asstciated Press.
MONTEVIDEO. June 13.—Tht
Chamber of Deputies early today
approved by a heavy majority a gov
ernment bill regulating the right ol
association with a view to suppress
ing organizations which might carry
on "fifth column activities.
Passage came at the end of f
stormy session in which Leftist dep
uties contended that the bill repre
sented treason to democracy.
The measure went through with
out any amendments and was seni
to the Senate.
In expectation that the bill wil
•>ecome a law. the German ministei
here has ordered closed all Nazi cen
ters and organizations in Uruguay
Vatican Newspaper
To Print No War News
By the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY. June 13.—Vati
can authorities decided today tc
continue publication of the newspa
per Osservatore Romano without
any war news whatever to avoic
conflict with Italian authorities.
Both Vatican and Italian source:
had previously announced suspen
sion of the newspaper for the dura
tion of the war, but an informed
source said authorities reconsidered
this action with a decision to carry
on publication without even war
communiques.
Heretofore, the paper has pub
lished French and British com
muniques, as well as those of Ger
many and Italy.
Senators Consider
Cutting Income lax
Exemption to $1,800
Revenue Raisers Also
Peer at Soft Drink, Movie
And Gasoline Possibilities
By J. A. O'LEARY.
Members of the Senate Finance
Committee today indicated they
are considering a variety of changes
in the national defense tax bill that
would boost substantially the $1,004.
000.000 total the House measure
would raise.
Suggestions advanced by individ
ual Senators during a two-hour ex
amination of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury John L. Sullivan in
cluded:
Reduction of the personal exemp
tion for married persons from $2,500
to $1,800, instead of $2,000. which
would add about $35,000,000 of
revenue.
A 1-cent per bottle tax on soft
drinks, to obtain $76,000,000.
Raising of the Federal gasoline
tax from 1 to 2 cents a gallon, in
stead of making it 1>2 cents. The
extra half cent would bring in an
other $112.0000.000.
Movie-Goers May Pay More.
Possibility of taxing all moving
picture admissions, but. with a lower
rate on tickets of 2.5 cents or less,
than above that level. One sugges
tion was a 1-cent tax on admissions
up to 25 cents and 2 cents on ad
missions from 26 to 49 cents.
Senator Barkley. Democrat, of
Kentucky suggested the change in
the gasoline tax on the ground the
-cent increase would be hard to
collect, except where customers
bought 10 or 20 gallons at a time.
If all or most of the changes de
bated today should be adopted the
total of the House bill probably
would be raised several hundred
million dollars, without counting
possible reduction in non-defense
Government spending if the Byrd
| 10 per cent economy amendment is
adopted.
No changes in the House bill will
| be decided on, however, until the
I hearings close tomorrow.
Committee Chairman Harrison
asked Mr. Sullivan how the Treasury
would feel about adoption of the
$1,800 exemption for married per
i sons. Mr. Sullivan estimated it
would bring in about $30,000,000
! more revenue, and that the Treasury
I would be guided by the wishes of
I (See TAXES, Page A-3.)
Lindbergh Sees Isolationists
In Congress; Plans Radio Talk
By the Associated Press.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was
represented today as having told
a group of lawmakers in an in
formal discussion at the Capitol
it was his opinion that the United
States could not successfully be
invaded “in our lifetime.”
Col. Lindbergh, who conferred
yesterday with Senators Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri; Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana; La Fol
lette, Progressive, of Wisconsin;
Clark. Democrat, of Idaho; Rep
resentative Van Zandt, Repub
lican. of Pennsylvania—members
of the isolationist group—and
others, was said by one of the
group to have mentioned also
that he was seeking an oppor
tunity for another radio speech
on national defense.
(Col. Lindbergh has been
scheduled for a broadcast at
8:15 pjm. Saturday over the
WEAF-NBC-Red network on
“Our Drift Toward War," NBC
announced today in New
York.)
The flyer was reported to have
told the legislators that he had
spent six weeks in Greenland at
tempting to find suitable facilities
there for a commercial airline to
Europe. He was said to have re
ported that conditions there were
so unsuited to flying that it was
preposterous to think that any
nation seeking to invade the
United States could establish
aviation bases there for. such an
attempt.
One who attended the informal
conference quoted Col. Lindbergh
as saying it would be necessary
for any invading force to set up
not only air bases in Latin Amer
ica. but to establish machine
shops and manufacturing plants
there. All agreed, it was said,
that the United States could not
permit such encroachments on
the Western Hemisphere.
Col. Lindbergh was said also
to have given it as his off-hand
opinion that if France capitu
lated to the might of the Nazi
armies, the Germans would be
able to block the British fleet
out of the English Channel and
thereby facilitate an invasion of
England.
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Way Is Cleared
For Action on
Hemisphere Bill
Bloc Being Formed
To Fight Government
Aid for Allies
By th* Associated Pres*.
Legislation to reinforce by law
this Government's vehement oppo
sition to any transfer of sovereignty
ovpi- territory in the Western Hemi
sphere from one European power to
another today won quickly a right
of way to House consideration, while
plans for an early adjournment of
Congress were virtually abandoned.
The Rules Committee cleared the
territorial resolution for House con
sideration after Representative Fish.
Republican, of New York asserted
that he favored going to war, if
necessary, "to uphold the Monroe
Doctrinp.” Representative Fish pre
dicted that, the resolution could be
brought up in the House Tuesday.
While not specifying any nation
in its text, the declaration if ap
proved by both House and Senate,
would put Congress on record as
opposing, for instance, transfer of
any of the extensive French or
British possessions in this hemis
phere to Germany should the Reich
be able to demand them.
isolationists forming Mine.
In the Senate, formation of a
bloc to oppose any direct govern
mental aid to the Allies, such as
transfer of old naval destroyers to
Great Britain, was reported under
way.
One legislator who attended a con
ference of several Senators and at
least one Representative in the of
fice of Senator Clark. Democrat, of
Missouri yesterday said the aim of
some present was to form a loose
organiaztion to prevent assistance
to the Allies from becoming a public,
governmental matter rather than a
private one.
Representative Celler. Republican,
of New York introduced a resolution
to repeal the Neutrality Act. He
called it a “shallow fiction.” This
country is not and cannot be neu
tral, he said, citing various types of
assistance already given the British
and French and “the President's
telling denunciation of Premier
Mussolini.”
Downtown. Secretary Wallace
told a 4-H conference of farm
boys and girls that a victorious
Germany would apply “economic
pincers” to the Western Hemisphere
that would be felt on every Amer
ican farm.
The Senate, meanwhile, got the
last of the record-making $5,021.
619.622 preparedness bills, as Capitol
Hill heard reports of “excellent
progress” toward further aid to the
Allies in planes, munitions and pos
| sibly destroyers.
The final big defense measure—an
extraordinary $1,706,053,908 appro
priation for both Army and Navy
purposes—bore the overwhelming
approval of a 401-to-l House vote.
Representative Marcantonio. Amer
ican Labor, of New York, w'as the
sole opponent.
ppeeav Acnon y eriain.
Double-quick Senate action was a
foregone conclusion, once the legisla
tion clears the Appropriations Com
mittee.
House passage of the bill late yes
terday shared legislative attention
with the Senate's refusal to sanction
voluntary military training for
Civilian Conservation Corps en
rollees—something which the Army
high command declined to indorse.
The action was viewed in some
quarters as an indication that the
\ Senate would not favor Nation-wide
compulsory military training at this
time.
Backs Non-Combatant Training.
■ The Senate did vote, however, to
give the C. C. C. training for non
combatant activities, a program
which Army officers said would make
j the corps a valuable military
auxiliary in a national emergency.
James J. McEntee. C. C. C. direc
tor, said a staff of 1.500 experts
probably would be drawn from in
dustrial sources to instruct the
300.000 enrollees in communications,
photography and machine shop
trades.
In the field of aid for the Allies
Congress heard the first suggestion
that men as well as materials be
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Three a Minute
Seeking Civil
Service Jobs
Job hunters are besieging the
Civil Service Commission at the
rate of three a minute, as the rush
which started Monday when Italy
declared war. continues in full force,
a check today showed.
Personal applications and phone
calls are running over 1,300 for the
seven-and-a-half-hour work day,
which is more than twice the daily
average for last week. In addition,
the commission has received shout
10.000 applications for postal lal -er
jobs which were thrown open tc ex
amination two days ago.
The commission repeated again
today that the only positions avail
able—with the exception of those in
the postal service—are for profes.
sional technical and skilled trades
personnel.