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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
2
A humorous tale unfolds as Saint Peter guides a despondent traveler, who longs for the attractions of Los Angeles. The conversation wittily contrasts heaven's promised beauty with the man's nostalgia for familiar earthly comforts and music.
Mexico City reports indicate the ministry of national defense is finalizing plans for compulsory military training. The program aims to bolster defensive power, not to militarize the nation, and will be submitted to President Cardenas for approval and promulgation.
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Hack atte repeats a request for Americans to withdraw from Chungking the provisional Chinese capital. Japanese foreign office says bombing cannot stop because Chungking is the most important Chinese city.
The air ministry said HR A F heavily bombarded military objectives fires over a wide area in the Rhine Ruhr and northwestern Germany last night. Early today an enemy destroyer off the Frisian islands was bombed amidships.
The Stefani agency said Hitler and Mussolini pressed for a separate peace with France that would end British influence in Europe. Germany and Italy warned they could pull troops from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean for a first assault if France rejected the terms, as Mussolini met Hitler at Munich to decide demands on defeated France.
AUSTIN June 18 University of Texas officials began a study to determine how to establish a Reserve Officers Training Corps unit at the university. The board of regents notified the War and Navy departments of willingness to install an ROTC unit or to provide facilities in the national defense program. A spokesman said a reply from federal agencies had not yet been received and that permission from lawmakers might be needed. Further action could not be taken immediately.
War Roundup reports Hitler and Mussolini dictating terms from MunichFuehrer House as Britain vows to drown any invasion. Churchill frames the battle for Britain while France fights on near Chalons sur Saone. German and Italian advances push the fall of Paris, with naval moves and Western Hemisphere concerns raised by the U S Senate.
Madrid reports speculated Franco may act as intermediary in peace talks between France and Germany as Spain eyes Gibraltar and North Africa. Informaciones cites goals including Andorra. Jose Lequerica and others reportedly to attend if talks occur. Bordeaux reports Lequerica may facilitate negotiations.
In Les Verriers Switzerland on June 18, French troops about 360,000 strong fled the Maginot line to rejoin the southern army and press for an honorable peace. Two main groups moved south, 300,000 and 50,000, shielded by Alpine guards as they slipped through the lower region. The second column followed 42 hours later via the Saane valley, facing only light skirmishes with small German units. The exodus shows German panzer divisions reaching the Swiss frontier, yet Alsace-Lorraine remains not sealed off from the main French forces.
Melbourne and Bucharest reports indicate Romania faces an increasingly precarious stance with its cabinet reaffirming policy despite British and French moves. Informed sources note no major policy shift is anticipated, while 8000 English war orphans are being settled abroad as part of wartime arrangements.
Washington June 18 veteran congressmen predicted that support for a third term for President Roosevelt would take a heavy blow if Europe’s armistice leads to peace before the Democratic convention in Chicago July 18. GOP leaders expect a strong platform for national preparedness and accuse Roosevelt of neglecting defenses while Europe arms. Senator Burton Wheeler has received over 10,000 letters in 10 days backing his antiwar stance.
Invitations were sent to about 4000 civic leaders and prominent Americans for an Americanism rally planned for Friday at 8 p m in the Municipal Auditorium. R L Bobbitt will chair with Dan Moory as principal speaker and William Hensley in charge of arrangements. The event will be broadcast on a local radio station and employers are urged to permit workers off duty to attend.
From Mexico City on June 16 Leon Trotsky, former Soviet war commissar in exile, warned that Nazi Germany would next attack the Soviet Union with Japan's aid as Europe falls under German mastery. He described the plan as Germany's next step in continental conquest.
French sources in London said it was probable that Gen Albert Nogues and Gen Mittelhauser had decided to continue fighting. The North African army and the French army in the Near East were expected to maintain combat operations.
H. My. Van Auken, general manager of the chamber of commerce, said in a telegram that the army appropriation bill passed by the House will raise the active force to 276,000 men, triggering an immediate addition of 639 personnel at Port Sam Houston. Congressman Paul J. Kilday reported the expansion and expected further increases at Fort Sam Houston soon.
A chaotic OCR weather list reports conditions for numerous places from Del Rio to Seattle. It notes overcast mornings, variable highs around 70s to 90s, and occasional rain or clear spells. Forecasts include wind shifts and moon rise details, but many entries are garbled.
Hong Kong dispatch reports the Official Chinese News Agency stating Chinese forces retook Ichang, an important Yangtze port, after a broad counter-offensive. Foreign observers welcomed the report cautiously awaiting independent confirmation as Central News listed the city fully repossessed yesterday morning.
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth, world s largest passenger vessel at 95 000 tons, was unofficially said to prepare for a war mission. British shipping officials claimed she would stay for the war, as two large fuel oil loads were pumped aboard. The French liner Posteur, 20 000 tons, under British admiralty direction, departed harbor with American war supplies.
The vanguard of the First Division, after days of movement toward France, narrowly escaped a German encircling move. Units then ferried to port for return to England as transport crews delayed by missing officials and a last minute order. Overcrowded ships carried more than two thousand Canadians back across the channel with the return voyage underway.
London dispatch reports mercantile tonnage lost during the week ended June 9 totalled 45 938 tons. Of this total 4 400 tons were lost in operations off the French channel ports, an official notice dated May 10 states.
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