Germans Press Advance in Meuse Front Near Sedan
German forces report a passage across the Meuse north of Sedan and push toward allied lines. French counterattacks and new reinforcements bid to blunt the thrust as the battle for the Meuse expands with heavy losses for German tanks and crews.
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Meuse
Sedan
War Ministry
Namur
Belgium
France
The
Bouillon
Beloian Ardennes
Dinant
Jevel
Gembloux
German High Command Claims Gains All Along Western Front
The German high command says Nazi forces pierced the northwestern Maginot line in the Sedan sector crossing the Meuse. They claim victories at Namur forts and Meuse front progress near Liege and Lantin. They report Dutch submission and heavy Allied air losses, with 200 Allied planes lost in one day and about 1,400 in six days.
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Berlin
France
Maginot Line
Sedan
Meuse
Namur
Lantin
Louden
Liege
High Command
Holland
England
German Dutch capitulation signed by top commanders
Berlin reports the Dutch army and navy capitulation was signed at 11 a m by the German commander in chief and the Dutch commanders. Other items note suspensions of main trains near the Italian border and a Foscolo distress call after a German air attack off the Dutch coast.
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Berlin
Paris
London
British) Press Association
Foscolo
Antwerp
Belgium
Cubs blank Bees as French twirls in opener
In Boston, Larry French limited the Bees to two hits while Chicago pitcher Miley Strincevich and teammates provided a 2 0 victory. The Cubs shut out Boston 2 0 in the first game of the series.
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Boston
Larry French
Boston Bees
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
French
Todd
Strincevich
Errickson
Lopez
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati
1Ershberger
Wyatt
Thompson
Mungo
Kimball
Franks
Philadelphia
Phillies
Gene Lillard
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Orengo
St. Louis
Lillard
Bowman
Russell
McGee
Shoun
Padgett
Higbe
Atwaor
New York
Carl Huh Hell
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Joe
Moore
Romer
Lee Handley
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh
Frown
Lanahan
Berres
Davis
Hubbell
Danning
American Association St
Kansas City
Forestry Funds Sought For Prairie States Project
A Pi-Rep from the Great Plains states urged a House Appropriations Subcommittee to provide 2 120 000 in Work Projects Administration funds for the Prairie States forestry project to continue into the next fiscal year.
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Ask Foresty
Washington
Great Plains States
House
Work Projects Administration
Prairie States Forestry Project
British Expeditionary Force Fights German Offensive in Belgium
British troops hold Louvain positions as tens of thousands of refugees flood the roads. German armored and parachute forces advance toward Allied lines while Royal Air Force engages, claiming several bombers shot down. Civilians suffer heavy casualties from initial bombardments and shelling.
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Belgium
Brussels
Louvain
Royal Air Force
Third Reich
Rescue of British Destroyer Valentine After Air Attack
London reports the British destroyer Valentine reached after damage from German air attack off Holland. Casualties believed slight. Valentine, 1100 tons, built 1917, rearmed as escort vessel in 1918, normally carried about 200 men.
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London
Valentine
Holland
Admiralty
Allied Fleet Sails From Alexandria for Maneuvers
May 15 report from Cairo says the allied fleet has put to sea from Alexandria for scheduled maneuvers. Reuters notes the British news agency filed the dispatch.
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London
Pi—Reuters
Cairo
Alexandria
Hitler Praises German Troops For Quick Dutch Conquest
Berlin May 15 Adolf Hitler issues an order of the day praising German troops for conquering Holland in five days. He lauds parachute troops and airborne landings and notes the future military importance of the operation while thanking the soldiers for their bravery.
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Berlin
DNB
Merzing
Saarbrucken
Maginot Line
Westwall
Hitler
Holland
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
England
Britain
Netherlands
Bar
Britain Warned as Air Attacks Hit German Lines
The air ministry reported 150 Allied planes struck German communications in the lowlands and halted a Sedan sector advance by destroying bridges and tank concentrations. British air attacks behind German lines were praised while reporting 35 British planes lost. A Dutch source noted German troops moving into The Hague as Britain braces for invasion.
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London
Air Ministry
Sedan
Meuse
Holland
Britain
The
Hague
Netherlands
Seniors Vote to Furnish Rooms for Class Memorial
University seniors voted to furnish rooms in Alumni Place for a class memorial with a $1 assessment per member. A plaque will announce the gift as part of commencement activities. About 160 men applied for the three dormitory spots.
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Alumni Place
The
Acacia Fraternity
Balfour Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Alumni Association
May Drill Deeper in Oil Well on McLeod Farm
Operators on the S McLeod farm near McLouth consider deeper drilling in the No 2 McLaughlin well after an acid treatment yesterday failed to stimulate production. A test near the No 2 site is planned as officials report a nice oil showing but not enough for commercial yield.
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McLeod Farm
McLaughlin
S. McLeod
McLouth
No. 2
Stock Market Index Edged Higher in Latest Report
The average of 60 stocks climbed to 42.8 from 42.9 yesterday, indicating a marginal uptick in overall market readings. Investors watched major sectors for signs of momentum after a mixed session.
Queen Wilhelmina Declares Dutch Spirit Survives Nazi Conquest
Queen Wilhelmina broadcast from London to Britain asserting the Dutch spirit remains intact despite occupation. She said happiness depends on stopping those who break law and morality and pledged that Holland cannot be conquered morally and will endure until freedom and justice return.
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London
Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
Great Britain
Holland
Switzerland mobilizes full armed forces amid Rhine crossings
Swiss authorities report complete mobilization with 600 000 regulars and 200 000 home guards ready along frontiers and interior positions. German bridge spans Rhine near Lake Constance fuel fears of a broader strike via Switzerland as legations burn powers and foreigners surrender arms in major cities.
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Bern
Switzerland
Federal Council
High Command
Rhine
Lake Constance
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Geneva
Zurich
Basel
Lausanne
Railroad Engineer Yoksh Dies at 50 in Kansas City
Matthew Yoksh, 50, a railroad engineer and president of the Old Timers club of the Union Pacific, died today. He spent 20 years supervising a freight run between Kansas City, Junction City, and Marysville, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kan
Matthew Yoksh
Old Timers Club
Union Pacific
Junction City
Marysville
First National Bank of Lawrence Ad Voices Sound Banking
A Lawrence bank advertises strong institutions and improved service. It argues government money does not exist, urges Congress to reset fiscal policy, and asserts future prosperity with proven sound economics.
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Lawrence
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Congress
First National Bank of
Adv
U. Club Faces Mortgage Decision After Meeting
The University club discussed its 15000 mortgage on the residence at 1435 Ohio Street. Members weighed surrender to Standard Life or raise funds and considered new headquarters with fewer meal services. A special committee will survey members, and another meeting is planned this month. C. B. Holmes became president, with J. D. Stranathan as vice president, Karl Euersteiner as secretary, and Dick Wagstaff as treasurer.
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University Club
Ohio Street
Standard Life Association
C. B. Holmes
Paul B. Lawson
J. D. Stranathan
Karl Euersteiner
Dick Wagstaff
PLAN FOR U. S. REFUGEES
Washington instructs Americans in Europe to head to Bordeaux France rather than Genoa Italy to await possible repatriation. About 800 Americans are in Switzerland including 150 Jewish medical students at Lausanne University. around 400 plan to remain.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Washington
Bordeaux
France
Genoa
Italy
Lausanne University
Van Zeeland to Enlist in Belgium Fight After White House Visit
Paul Van Zeeland former Belgian prime minister told President Roosevelt at the White House he will leave for Belgium Friday by airplane or Saturday by boat and enlist immediately upon arrival. He heads a coordinating committee of an intercov ernmental refugee organization and has been in the United States for months.
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Washington
CUP
Paul van Zeeland
Roosevelt
Belgium
White House
van Zeeland
Intercovernmental
Editorial warns of Atlantic invasion risk after German victory
The Daily Express editorial urges Americans to prepare on an unprecedented scale after Germany's victory in the low countries. It argues Britain no longer controls the Atlantic and invasion of America could be possible, urging swift public readiness.
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London
The
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Low Countries
Atlantic
America
Stevens to headline 50th anniversary bacteriology banquet
W. C. Stevens, retired KU bacteriology professor and founder of the department in 1890, will be guest of honor and principal speaker at a banquet marking the 50th anniversary. Plans remain informal and details have not been announced.
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W. C. Stevens
University of Kansas
Stevens
Althe
Cable Communications Cut New York May 15
Western Union and commercial cables reported all cable communication with the Netherlands and Belgium cut off suddenly during the morning.
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New York
Western Union
Commercial Cables Today
Netherlands
Belgium
Elections Subcommittee to Open Hearings on Patronage Complaints
Senator Clyde M. Reed said a Senate elections subcommittee would open Monday in Topeka to hear Kansas complaints of patronage pressure in selecting national convention delegates. Reed and Senator Hill will chair. witnesses to be summoned by attorney Arthur Walker. The issue concerns pressure allegedly used to influence delegate selections for the Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Clyde M. Reed
R-Kan
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Kansas
Topeka
Reed
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Kansas City
Arthur Walker
Subcommittee
Gillette Special Committee
Winter Is Elected Vice President of Kansas Highway Association
M. S. Winter of Lawrence was elected vice-president at the fifth annual meeting in Ottawa. Leonard McCalla of Garnett was reelected president. C. E. Perkins of Parsons named secretary treasurer and John Thompson of Ottawa as assistant secretary. New directors include Elmer Nance of Oswego and Ralph Hammes of Ottawa. About 75 attendees at the North American hotel session.
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M. S. Winter
Lawrence
Ottawa
Leonard McCalla
Garnett
Harold K. Snider
N. Penny
Winter
Stan Schwahn
Roger Allen
George Hedrick
C. E. Perkins
Parsons
John Thompson
Elmer Nance
Oswego
Ralph Hammes
North American Hotel
Air Corps Medicos Screen 52 Applicants at K U
Fifty two applicants received physical examinations at Watkins Memorial Hospital as the first step toward Army Air Corps entry. Exams continue until Friday morning before the group proceeds to Wichita. Officials noted 25 to 30 percent are passing, slightly above the national average.
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Army Air Corps
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Wichita
E. U
Gardner senior earns first honorable mention in national contest
Otis Ray McIntire, senior in engineering from Gardner, received first honorable mention in the national problem contest of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Prof. T. H. Marshall announced the award. Contestants had 24 consecutive days to redesign a plant for distilling acetic acid to double capacity.
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Otis Ray McIntire
Gardner
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
T. H. Marshall
K. U
TWO KANSANS CANDIDATES ANNAPOLIS MIDSHIPMEN GRADUATION
Two Kansas candidates Anthony Robert Schubert of Hutchinson and William John Caspari of Emporia are among 456 United States Naval Academy midshipmen awaiting graduation on June 6. Seniors expect results from examinations early in June. Oil test well on Charles Wise Farm near Lawrence reaches 1350 feet drilling in Mississippi limestone begins after 1140 feet.
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Annapolis
Anthony Robert Schubert
Hutchinson
William John Caspari
Emporia
United States Naval Academy
Charles Wise
Mississippi
Kerlyn Oil Company
Lawrence
Dutch Loss Put at 100000 In Army Review
Netherlands Foreign Minister Eelco van Kleffens estimated the Dutch army suffered about 100000 killed, roughly one fourth of its strength of 100000, as the campaign ended with rapid capitulation. He said resistance continued in Zeeland and that refugees would join Allied forces. The Dutch empire would support allies with all resources. Ministers Tyxtoorn and Welter stood beside him.
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Paris
Netherlands
Eelco N. van Kleffens
van Vlaffane Hauwavareata Walt
Vqal Arita
CNG
OA Zainland
Zeeland
Belgium
London
Holland
van Kleffens
Dutch Empire
A. Q. H. Tyxtoorn
Charles J. J. M. Welter
Welfare costs drop in April for county programs
County welfare expenditures fell by 2,466.70 in April from March total 20,484.29 to 18,017.59 with net county cost after state and federal deductions at 10,175.47. Federal reimbursements reached 4,587.96 and state reimbursements 3,253.92 while general assistance led the decline.
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Board of County Commissioners
Mildred D. Watson
General Assistance
Frost In Northeast Delays Warmup In Kansas
Topeka reports light frost in the lowlands of northeastern counties with no expected damage. Sunshine and southerly winds lift temperatures toward normal levels in coming days as clear skies persist and western areas warm into the 75 to 80 range.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Tribune
Lebo
Centralia
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Flora
Gardner Lake Opens With 600 Anglers For Opening Day
Gardner Kan May 15 municipal owned 135 acre lake opened to 600 anglers today. Fishermen from Kansas City Topeka Lawrence Emporia Atchison Leavenworth Ottawa Paola Gardner and St Joseph Mo registered for the opening. Best catch this morning a six pound channel catfish by T A Merritt of Emporia.
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Gardner
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Emporia
Atchison
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Paola
Kan
St. Joseph
T. A. Merritt
Hold Up at Restaurant as Two Gunmen Escape with Loot
Two masked gunmen in a motor car held up Frank Deveney a 64 year old restaurant owner near Twenty seventh street and Southwest boulevard in Kansas City. They escaped with 1200 dollars from the payroll cash.
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Kansas City
Frank Deveney
Twentyseventh Street
Southwest Boulevard
Deveney
Weather forecast for Kansas with varying temperatures
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer readings in the west and south central regions and cooler conditions with light frost in the extreme northeast tonight. Central and eastern portions warm on Thursday. Observed 7 PM temperatures show a high around 68 and a 4 hour low near 48. year ago had 78/64 highs and lows.
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Kansas
Ofice Rez
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