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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
3
In Rome on July 2 Premier Mussolini hailed hard bloody fighting in a four day battle of the western Alpine front before the armistice with France on June 24. In a letter to Crown Prince Umberto he praised Italian troops for their s salcing prowess as they forced a path through French defenses.
Calcutta July 2 Subhas Chandra Bose longtime leftist leader of the Indian National Congress was arrested at his home under India regulations. Bose once led the Congress, opposed Gandhi, and formed the Forward Bloc seeking immediate independence amid tensions within the movement. He previously led the party, then split with Gandhi, later resigning from the presidency and forming a leftist faction to mobilize action.
July 2 4 The first German prisoners of war arrived from Great Britain and are under guard in Canadian internment camps. A detachment of 250 British officers and men guarded the crossing. The total number of prisoners including land air and sea forces and enemy aliens was not disclosed.
Senator W. R. Sheppard of Texas introduced legislation to permit states to form internal military units in addition to their national guard or police forces. The bill was offered at the request of Governor W. Lee O'Daniel of Texas.
Fifteen survivors of a British merchantman torpedoed and sunk while en route to England with wheat were landed at San Sebastian, Spain, aboard two Spanish fishing boats. Naval authorities withheld the ship's name.
Rome reports Italian bombing dispersed British tank columns along the Libyan Egyptian frontier. A British convoy was bombed in the southeastern Mediterranean while Italian air power claimed attacks on Augusta and Berbera. Enemy aircraft contested by air and naval defenses. one enemy plane shot down. Civilian injuries noted.
Prof Louis Feiser of Harvard University chemistry department prepared the first synthetic production of vitamin K a new hemorrhage stopping vitamin and a recent science discovery noted by Int'l News.
General John J. Pershing plans to appeal to the Senate military affairs committee for legislation establishing compulsory selective military training. If unavailable to testify in person, he will submit a statement. Supporters include Burke and Wadsworth bill backers Col Donovan, Grenville Clark, James Conant, and Col Taylor of the American Legion.
The article recalls WWI events 25 years past with the German crown prince’s forces advancing at the French lines near Argotine, a submarine believed to be the U3 sinking several British ships, Austro-German troops pushing Warsaw efforts, and Russian retreats described. It also notes a year-ago reflection on Poland, Danzig, Chamberlain’s vow to resist aggression, and King George’s radio pledge to Britain’s security.
Shanghai July reports that i-wang Ching-Wei head of the Japanese backed Nanking regime ordered 84 Chinese residents of the Shanghai foreign concessions arrested on charges of agitating against his government. How arrests were effected in areas where Wang has no authority was not explained.
Marie Louisa Augusta Ingram German born wife of a Royal Air Force ser Reams was convicted of conspiring to break defense regulations and sentenced to 10 years. William Swift received 14 years for aiding invaders. Archibald Watts was acquitted. Ingram was quoted blaming Adolf Hitler and Sir Oswald Mosley while facing another charge about obtaining blueprints.
Commons heard that Ford's demand to build engines only for US defense led to breakdowns in American airplane engine regulations. Hugh Dalton outlined Britain’s blockade actions on French ports, while Attlee and Churchill noted Czech and Polish troops were reorganized to sustain the fight and pledged support for French forces willing to join.
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