| Show WEEKLY NEWS NES by farnham F dudgeon allies stage big counterattack counter attack in attempt to check nazi drive 1 senate passes huge army bill bi ll 11 EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns aro are those they of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper lRe released leased by western newspaper union 4 F because they fear invasion of great britain by the advance advancing ng german forces english officials are taking concrete steps to defend their homeland in the above picture beyond war age veterans of the last world war are shown receiving equipment and arms to be used against parachute troops that might be dropped from the sky while the younger men are fighting beside the french on the continent these older men are guarding vulnerable spots throughout england THE WAR revised E edition on the fields of northern france and belgium the story of 1914 18 continued to unfold itself in new grim and bloody chapters this time the forces of adolf hitler were playing the leading german role as they made their bid for paris capital of france and for ports on the english channel gateway to britain for a time as these forces battled their way through the netherlands across belgium into france it looked that there would be no stopping them until they decided to write the final chapter themselves even the dispatches from the allied war camps told of the constant advances made by the invading legions jittery harassed and worried the british french war council switched control of the army to gen maxime former commander of the french army in the near east veteran of the Worl dwar general swung into action with a dramatic plane dash across german lines a return trip to paris and the issuance of an order to launch an immediate counterattack counter attack directing this new move the first major attack of the allies with all the vigor for which he is famous and respected act he was successful in stalling the german machine for a short tune time at least two important key points near the channel arras and abbeville Ab beville were reportedly retaken from the nazis soon word came through however that the germans were pounding at the gates of calais which is only 26 miles across the strait of dover from england this fight for the channel ports may well be the most decisive battle of the current conflict for as long as the english and french control the channel they are really do united should these ports fall into nazi hands however hitler would be in an excellent position to launch his threatened air and land attack on britain at home waiting evidence that england was worried and preparing for such an at tack was apparent on every hand winston churchill prime minister was given a virtual dictators power over all phases of english life every resource of the nation was being mustered to resist the attack that was in the offing while the governments power to press the war across the channel was being approved internal defense measures were also being substantially strengthened beyond war age veterans of the last war were being equipped with arms to aid in battling parachute troops or other invading forces in 2 hours and 50 minutes the parliament passed legislation giving the government control to mobilize all cash property labor agriculture and industry it was a totalitarian measure designed to meet the totalitarian germany on even ground the drastic action was necessary the government said because the war had reached the stage where every available resource had to be used to wage the fight against the enemy U 17 in the he t groove president ent Roosevel ts request for immediate action in speeding up activity on the U S home defense front is meeting with widespread approval what is even more important por tant definite action is taking place As the senate passed a record peacetime army supply bill calling for expenditure of by a 74 to nothing vote jesse jones federal loan administrator was telling U S business men that the reconstruction finance corporations huge credit resources were virtually at their command for any jesse jones sion slon which would aid the defense program full credit backing to american business enlisting in the defense drive came as jones head of the called on the country count rys s banks to give fullest operation cooperation co in all loans of this type and his lending agency would underwrite them in the amount of 75 per cent from detroit center of the nations automobile industry came word that spare plant capacity of that industry may be utilized to speed arms production army and navy technical experts have visited detroit and have completed detailed studies on how these plants may be used it is understood that the war department has in its files mobilization plans for the industry should need arise for a hurried production of fighting tools and equipment the 74 to nothing vote which the senate gave to the president in passing the army supply bill indicates the manner in which that body has swung behind the preparedness plea this bill provides for a full peacetime army of men about planes tons of munitions thousands of guns and a blank check in the art amount aunt of for the president to spend as he sees fit in building up the army sour note principal sour note in the general approval see above which was greeting the administrations policy of improving national defense was sounded by col charles A lindbergh in a speech in which he mm minimized the air peril to the united states state while he urged an adequate defense program lindbergh criticized the present administration by saying that our recent policy leads to neither strength friendship nor ap pp peace agriculture no acreage cut further reduction in the acreage of major U S farm crops has been decided against according to secretary of agriculture henry A wallace after discussing the current farm surplus situation with PP president esi roosevelt the secretary announced that the impact of the european war was making a profound eff effect act upon american agrical secretary ture he said that wallace because of the war future emphasis should be upon increasing domestic consumption and storage of crops against future needs exports of U S farm products have been sharply curtailed because of the german invasion of norway denmark belgium and the netherlands as these markets have been cut off then too the allies have diverted much of their agricultural buying to their own colonies POLITICS home stretch republicans have picked virtually all of their 1000 delegates to the national convention and yet no candidate has enough publicly instructed votes to assure first ballot nomination for the presidency race on the other side of the political fence with only about three fourths of the delegates chosen the democratic party is apparently going to give president roosevelt another chance IF he wants it with the war situation being what it is inside new dealers feel certain that the president will choose to run talk of postponing the republican convention scheduled for june 24 in philadelphia was wa spiked by at least one G 0 P leader alt alf M landon he told newsmen in topeka before he left to keep a luncheon date with president roosevelt in washington that he was opposed to any suggestion to postpone the convention ven tion or have the republican party lend itself to any intangible coalition which would tend to decrease party responsibility his latter remark referred to a suggestion emanating from some quarters that the formality of a presidential election be abolished and a coalition government be formed to meet any threat of american invasion or any other foreign danger like mr landon political leaders in both major parties are generally opposed to any such suggestion the thought being that the ideals of free government can best be served even in times of crisis by proceeding along regular democratic channels in governmental business miscellany lin L in california the imperial valley suffered a series of fairly severe earth shocks at least eight persons were killed and supplies of water were cut off in six cities estimates of property loss ran to about C possibility of a shortage of steel supplies in the united states was reported by the magazine iron age pointing out that the war va generated demand was causing supplies to decline rap rapidly idl it was said the pinch would be felt in midsummer fl 41 times square new york city witnessed a clash of several thousand communists and their sympathizers with police as a peace demonstration was attempted marching two abreast the demonstration blocked traffic on broadway and the police were called to maintain order C cin in georgia gov E D rivers signed a proclamation oi ordering dering all aliens in that state to register with nearest police effir officials rials atals and be fingerprinted ger printed similar dorn armands ands were made by various communities scattered throughout the nu nal 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