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News
Behind The
News
Fair and continued
nifht and Friday.
Local tempera turca: Yesterday's
high 100; last nights tow TT;
today at 2 pm 09.
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48TH YEAR NO. 142
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BOOED
The rare virtues tor which even
his enemies honor and admire
Henry Wallace may move his un-
doing in the presidential can-
paign especially if he bears the
oratorical burden. Those are his
honesty his candor his straight-
forwardness. In April of 1035 he answered the
protest of Mew England tex tilers
against the processing tax. Speak-
ing at Bowdoin College he told
the stiff-necked Yankees that their
attitude amounted to a whining
that doesn't do credit to New Eng-
land ingenuity. He spoke of the
flabbiness of the third and fourth
generations (of New Englanders)"
and then added that "the old fel-
lows had guts. To make bad mat-
ters worse he asserted that since
the days of slavery New England
had been living off the federal
government.
Mayor Tobin of Boston flour-
ished a copy of this address at the
Chicago convention in his abortive
stop Wallace campaign but he
eventually decided not to carry
the warfare to the extent of read-
ing it from the platform. He knew
that Chairman Barkley and Mayor
Ed Kellys no - speak -Eng lish
Roosevelt rooters would not have
permitted him to be heard. But
sour memories of Henrys plain
speaking explain why most of the
booing over his nomination came
from the New England delegation.
MASTER
Army experts are still studying
our foreign military observers an-
alysis of the Battle of France. Pre-
maturely published reports that
the United States has nothing to
learn from Hitlers technique and
strategy will be revised. Der Fueh-
rers mad dash through Flanders
and France was so unorthodox
so revolutionary that it borders
on the melodramatic.
He made no attempt to protect
his flanks one of the cardinal
teachings of the textbooks in the
military schools of the United
States France and Great Britain.
Because of his superiority in
mechanised equipment and his
novel disposition of them he
could afford to leave enemy forces
on the flanks and in the rear. He
knew that he could pierce their
lines surround them and gobble
than up piecemeal. Meanwhile
his airplanes kept them from cut-
ting his line of communications
and supplies. In this way he cre-
ated those "dead mans pockets
in which thousands of his foe were
slaughtered and tons of equipment
captured.
The easiest way to understand
Hitlers technique according to
our strategists is to compare it
to football. In that game there are
only 10 fundamental plays; all the
others are variations. But it makes
a lot of difference whether a Knute
Rockne or a Podunk College coach
executes those plays. In war there
are only two courses of strategy
flanking movements or the break-
through. Hitler used both old-
fashioned methods but in the
equipment and training of his
players and in the calling of sig-
nals he was the Knute Rockne!
SHADES
Wendell Willkle has highlighted
the problem of ghost-writing for
public men by his announcement
that he intends to write his own
speeches. His decision has been
acclaimed as a victory for intel-
lectual honesty and political forth-
rightness. But there is something
to be said for the ghosts and the
men who hide behind their liter-
ary sheets.
If Mr. Willkies statement was
meant to be an indirect hit at the
president it is wide of the mark.
It is true that Mr. Roosevelt de-
pends on researchers amanuenses j
. and literary polishers in the first
instance; he cannot spare the time
to do the spade work. Nor could
Mr. Willkie if he becomes chief
executive in these stirring times.
But when the original draft has
been completed Mr. Roosevelt
goes over it carefully and consci-
entiously. He may retain a poetic
line Inserted by "Tommie the
Cork or Adolf Berle Jr. but
when it is ready for delivery both
the ideas and the style are his
own. That is how most public of-
ficials operate in a literary way
and Mr. Willkie will not be able
to change the system.
Moreover Mr. Willkie touches
most of the Republican members
of Congress by his off-side re-
marks. For several years they
have been delivering eloquent at-
tacks on the New Deal written for
them by Frank Waltman Jr. of
the national committee or Larry
Sullivan of the Republican con-
gressional committee. The GOP
presidential nominee will kill a
thriving nationwide industry If
he outlaws these modem shades
of Shakespeare. And he is sup-
posed to be the apostle and advo-
cate of old-fashioned industries!
The New York Angle
By RICHARD WALDO
ROPE
The day-by-day story of the
French comeback under German
advice and occasional cracking of
the whip gets more banking at-
tention if possible than the com-
ing raid on Britain. New York is
suddenly full of France's unoffi-
cial ambasasdors e x p 1 a fnit a.
prophesying and assuring U. S.
business that the Hitler grip will
not be as bad as advertised. The
result has been to make the local
banking crowd more cautious than
ever and certain of two develop-
ments in the Hit) er-Pe tain over-
haul of the republic.
The first la that the real ra-
(Continued on Editorial Pass)
IMS HQilS
DRAFT; m
SEES PASSAGE
Nebraskan Fears U. S.
Would Become An
"International Bully"
Washington July 23 if) Sen-
ator Norris (I) Nebraska raised
his voice today against compulsory
military training saying that it
would gradually transform the
spates into an internation-
al bully bent on the destruction
miivr nations.
The enly present wrmlni of
the Senate who voted against the
entry's entry late the World
War Norris painted to the
Third Reich of Adolf Hitler ss
an object letsoa ef-what In his
opinion would happen to Amer-
ican ideals udd peacetime con-
scription. If our young men are to be
compelled to spend a goodly por-
tion of every year in a military
training camp he said it would
have an effect upon their natures.
If such a program were carried
on for 50 yean the rising genera-
tion would know no other ideal
except that of military force.
Despite the addition of Norris to
a slowly forming opposition bloc.
Senator Minton (D) Indiana
predicted that Congress would en-
act a compulsory service program.
Minton is a member of the Senate
military committee which is work-
ing on details of the pending
Burke-Wadsworth 1 e g i s lation in
hopes of having it ready for debate
next week
I think Minton told report-
ers that the people are con-
vinced that emergency requires
it
We have been adviced by
both the army and navy that al-
thengh their present recruiting
programs are en schedule they
cannot build up adequate de-
fense forces rapidly enough by
voluntary enlistments.
It is not a question of actually
calling up millions upon millions
of men but of getting the nation's
manpower registered and creating
a reservoir of men who can be
trained if it proves necessary.
Outside the capltol the national
council for the prevention of war
Joined the opposition with a charge
of indecent haste in seeking
compulsory training. The council
urged that the nation have a
chance to consider fully a program
which it asserted is equivalent to
virtual revolution in our entire
outlook.
The Senate military commit-
tee which has approved the
major provisions ef the Bnrhe-
Wadsworth training Mil waa
called Into aesstoa again to eon-
rider remaining sections.
Members said they might tackle
the problem of assuring workers
that they would get back their old
Jobs when they returned from a
years military training. The bill
now includes a declaration of
policy that the workers should
be re-employed but Chairman
Sheppard (D) Texas said yester-
day he did not know what the law-
makers could do legally to compel
re-employment
State Studies
Indiana Tax
Oklahoma City July 25 (f) In-
dianas gross income tax law
source of 919981000 in revenue
last year is being considered as
the possible framework of new
tax legislation in Oklahoma Capi-
tol observers say.
Gov. Phillips asserted yesterday
that a general overhauling of Ok-
lahomas tax structure rather than
increases in present levies will
be the Job awaiting the next Leg-
islature which convenes in Janu-
ary. Grom income tax bills have
been introduced in several pre-
vious Oklahoma legislature but
invariably died quickly.
Phillips is devoting much time
to a study of the tax question. He
said he would write to holdover
senators and Democratic nominees
to the House and Senate to see if
they have any ideas.
I want to know if they favor
enactment of new taxes or cut-
ting down the present functions
of the government he said.
The governor asserted several
months ago that new revenues
must be found if state financial
problems are to be wived in this
administration. A $7000000 gen-
eral revenue fund deficit was in-
curred in the last fiscal year and
declining oil revenues are darken-
ing the state monetary picture.
Why T rading Is Slow
War Influences Greot In Wall Street
New York July 25 (ff) Why Is
stock market trading the dullest
in 22 years -since the end of the
World War despite expansion of
Industrial activity to the highest
levels in a decade for this season
and sharp improvement in cor-
poration profits?
' Hera are some reasons given by
Wall Street analysts:
(1) Withdrawal of speculators
from the market to await a de-
cision in the battle of England
on which grant economic ques-
tions are held to depend.
(2) Anticipation of higher taxes
in the United Stales including
Slowly but surely Uncle Sam's air force is growing. In the photo above each big X formed by parachute straps marks a future
pilot. These fledglings are cadets at Randolph Field Texas where the army is training 7000 new pilots a year. Students in foreground
await their turn at flight while one detachment marches off to their planes.
300To4004-H And FFA Members To Be
Invited To Fairgrounds Picnic Saturday
$200 Received iN 'Py
ROESER URGES
OIL CONTROL
Says Regulation
Necessary
Oklahoma City July 25 W)
Independent petroleum producers
tossed about on a sea of surplus
gasoline were told today only
modified federal control could
save them from the shoals of top-
heavy stocks and low prices.
Addressing directors of the
Independent Petietenm Associ-
ation in emergency session hare
Charles Boeser Fart Worth
former association p r e sldent
proposed a conference of aU-
prednelng atataa at WBahingten
to work oat n control measnre.
We're all against the Cole
bill (for federal regulation of the
industry) Roeser declared but
I firmly believe we will never
balance supply and demand with-
out die aid of the federal gov-
ernment. Roeser asserted the federal
government could without im-
pairing the independence of the
Indus try:
Require all oil - producing
states to Join the Interstate
Oil Compact.
Require the states to stay
within the estimates of con-
sumption demand made by the
Federal Bureau of Mines.
r -Prohibit refinery sub - rasa
price cutting by requiring re-
fineries to post prices and stay
with them. Big companies he
asserted were able to sell below
(See Page 2 Na 1)
Army Stirs Interest
Sergt. Elkins To Return For Enlistments
While there were no actual .en-
listments there were a few in-
quiries from young men who are
prospects for service as the Fort
Sam Houston demonstrations! unit
paraded and exhibited its latest
type of army equipment in Chlck-
asha Wednesday.
Lieut Lynn and Beret R L.
Elkina here with the recruit-
lug service bus from Oklahoma
City said they Interviewed a
number of prospects for enlist-
ment during the day' and that
them may lead to definite sign-
upa when Sergt Elkina returns
to r1- July II.
Elkins stated he will be at the
federal building on his return
July 51 and will Interview any
of those who are interested and
that eligiblea who jira realty to go
at that time may return with him
to Oklahoma City in the evening.
Uncle Sam is taking in men
from IB to 35 years of age in most
levies cm excess corporate profits
and prospect these may absorb
much of the anticipated gain in
earnings.
(3) An urge to mark time until
the presidential election Moves
toward a more nearly conclusive
stage.
(4) Loss of trading contacts
with continental Europes financial
centers and war-time restrictions
in Canada and England.
(5) The transition from peace-
time to war production.
() Possibility of a sharp and
sudden although perhaps tempor-
ary business setback in event of
earty peace in Europe.
"X" Marks The
For War Relief
Almost $200 has been added to
the American Red Crass War Re-
lief Fund within the past taro
days Alderson Molz chairman of
the drive committee announced
today.
We wish to express our ap-
preciation to the persons who
have answered almost by return
mail our letters sent out asking
for contributions to the fund Mr.
Molz said. We want to urge all
persons to whom the letters were
mailed to answer as early as pos-
sible. Included among the checks re-
ceived today at the Grady County
Red Crass was a contribution of
$5 by a party to whom a letter
was mot mailed.
Wednesday checks amounting
to $92.50 were received by the
Red Crass and this morning con-
tributions amounted to $101.
G. B. S. Would Like
To Conceal Birthday
London. July 25 If) White-
bearded George Bernard Shaw
whose play The Devils Disciple
began tickling west end audiences
last night said today he would
like to "conceal his birthday to-
morrow. The unfortunate fact t h a t I
have reached my 84th year is one
which I wish to conceal not to
advertise he said when asked for
an interview.
Shaws play starring Robert
Donat is spiced with laughs at the
expense of the Ttritish war office
in the days or the American revo-
lution and it Jibes at muddling
in modern days.
all branches of service now
Elkins said.
After a parade with its band
the Fort Sam Houston unit pa-
raded with the local National
Guard battery on downtown
streets Wednesday afternoon and
the parade waa followed by a
street demonstration and band
concert cm Chickasha Avenue be-
tween Fourth and Fifth Wednes-
day night
Addressing the crowd on the
street J. F. Hatcher chairman of
the local defense council urged
military service for young men
saying that while Industries of
the nation can furnish munitions
arms airplanes and other military
equipment superior to that used
by armies in other nations it
would take 40 years to raise an
army of 1000000 men by volun-
tary enlistment
You young men don't have to
be afraid of military service Mr.
Hatcher said. It is a fine oppor-
tunity for a young man.
The things we enjoy today are
made possible because men like
these here in this demonstrations!
unit have gone forth and fought
for our country's flag.
Shanld the time name when
the youth ef America would
say te the world that they are
net going to fight under any
ctrnumrianeea. Hitter would take
this eaantry ever like ha teak
France Holland Belgians and
other countries In Bumps.
Mayor John Worley introduced
Lieut Leary in command of the
demonstrations! unit and he ex-
plained the types of military
equipment arms trucks and and shoufd beSelt all the way to
other material on display in the the Atlantic Seaboard by Satur-
iundershowers promised tem-
porary relief today for most of
the Mlddleweit aqd much of the
East Temperatures however
remained .abnormally high from
tha Rockies to the Atlantic.
At heat 111 deaths were at-
tributed directly ar Indirectly to
the tented spell mere than a
Plan Highway
Berlin July 25 (AP by radio)
Debris from German-bombed Rot-
terdam will be used in building a
high speed highway connecting
The Hague Delft Schiedam and
Rotterdam the Amsterdam news-
paper Tcieqraaf reported today.
Future Pilot
New Building
From 300 to 400 Grady County
4-H Club members and Future
Farmers as well us their coaches
and instructor will have an op-
portunity to inspect the new fair-
grounds general exhibit building
and hear of plans for the new
Junior club and livestock building
with its show ring and auditorium
when they attend a picnic that
has been planned for them here
Saturday by the nericulturnl com-
mittee of the Chickasha Chamber
of Commerce headed by R. R.
Smith.
Final arrangements for the
party were being completed by
Mr. Smith here today as Comity
Farm Agent M. G. Tucker and
vocational agriculture Instruc-
ted oyer the comity wen tak-
ing care of the invitations hand-
leg throngh the 4-H elnbs end
FFA chapters
We decided to give this party
for the youngsters because they
are the ones who have more at
interest in this new fairgrounds
plant than any of us Mr. Smith
said.
We want them to see the new
building. Surprisingly few peo-
ple have been through it and
realize how large it is and what
a fine structure has been built by
the county and WPA.
These young people will be
even more interested in plans for
the new building that will provide
club rooms for them a fine place
to show their livestock and a
show ring and auditorium that
can be used for all of their ac-
tivities providing a real center
for the young folk who are to be
our farmers and stockmen in the
future.
Grady County has much to
be proud of le the development
ef lie agriculture bat our pri-
mary interest mast be In build-
ing for the fatare. There la no
better way to accomplish that
than by giving our young men
and young women a real incen-
tive te work and building their
homes an the forms. They are
the ones that the future wel-
fare of this county must depend
en and we want every one ef
our boys and girls to know that
our first concern Is In helping
them te prepare for perfecting
the work that has been started
(See Page 2. No. 2)
Let's Get A Law
Wahlgren Sees No Sign Of Break In Heat Wave
(By The Associated Press)
It looks' like well have to get
a law passed by Congress Fore-
caster Harry Wahlgren commented
today as he announced his charts
showed no sign of a break in the
heat wave.
Net a spot lu the state re-
ceived rate last night and ther-
te the West headed
for the hundred degree
Alva waa the hottest
eity yesterday re parting 112.
Beaver had IN Elk City Guy-
man and Woodward 149. Wsy-
naka 197 Boise City and Clin-
ton 194 and Peace City IN.
Eleswhere in the -blistered na-
tion however there were signs
of respite.
Cooler air fctgnn moving east-
ward last night bringing relief to
Montana Wyoming the Dakotas
and parts of Minnesota.
Forecasters said the air mass
would overspread the upper
Mississippi Valley and . Great
Lakes region by tomorrow night
UNITY WANTED
BY ARGENTINA
Country To Offer
Four Projects
Havana July 25 if) Argentina
tip big question mark of the Pun-
American Conference on hernia-
phere defense indicated today a
desire to retain the spirit of inter-
American solidarity.
Leopoldo Mrlo head of the Ar-
gentine delegation said his coun-
try was ready to present four
projects on the following subjects:
1. Foreign possessions.
2. Inter-American neutrality
and security zone.
2. Protection of children.
4. Coordination of defense
measures.
The proposals he said are
couched in language showing Ar-
gentine wishes to maintain the
present status of a unified hemis-
phere. A new United States proposal
dealing with the menace of fifth
column activities in the Americas
was also disclosed as the confer-
ence awaited the text of the Ar-
gentine project
This proposal a companion to
an earlier proposal aimed at dip-
lomatic and consular officials was
described as more sweeping in
character and designed to form a
solid American front against for-
eign attempts to subvert domestic
activities foment disorder or set
up a non-American system of gov-
ernment in any American area.
Under the proposed resolution
the Americas would make sup-
pression ol such activities a com-
mon concern warn each other of
any foreign threats and consult
fully on all measures.
Footballers Fly
Washington July 25 Buzz Bor-
ries. Annapolis' former All-America
back and Tom Hamilton who
coached him are pilots in the
naval air force.
Aerial Practice
University Miss. July 25
Coach Harry Mehre will fly his
Mississippi football team to Bos-
ton for a game with Holy Cross.
Nov. .
week old te seme sections. There
were 111 heat foil ties and 291
Brownings. Ia addition mere
than a half dozen persona were
killed by lightning.
Most of the heat deaths were
recorded in the Mlddlewest. Illi-
nois had 23 Minnesota 16 Mich-
igan and Wisconsin 12 each Ohio
10 and Pennsylvania 16.
Temperatures above 100 were
common in the Mlddlewest yester-
day. The mercury climbed to the
diary height of 116 degrees at
Beloit Kan. and Long Pine Neb.
A 68-year record for July 24
was smashed in Denver when the
temperature reached N. Chicagos
101 was the highest in four years
and a six year high of 105 was
recorded in La Porte Ind.
Other maxima included: Tyn
dall S. D. and Las Vegas Ncv.
113; Logan Iowa 110; Sioux City
Iowa. 107; Akron Col. 100; Over-
ton Neb. IN.
Eng la ad Adjusts Hoars
London July 25 (S) Supply
Minister Herbert Morrison is plan-
ning a gradual- reduction of war
factory hours from the Intensive
seven-day week speedup initiated
May 10 Some munitions workers
have failed to show up for work
because of undue exhaustion
and their hours are being adjust-
ed Labor Secretary Ernest Bevin
told the House of Commons.
London Area Raided;
U. S. Takes Steps
To Help England
"Every Facility" To Be Extended To Enable
British To Buy 3000 Warplanes A Month;
Virtual Embargo Placed On Oil
(By The Associated Press)
While Nazi bombs rained 12 miles outside London the
United States took two major steps today to help Britain
in her life-and-death struggle against Nazi conquest.
These were:
4 A pledge to extend "every facility enabling the British
" to buy 3000 military planes a month in this country
in 1941 and 1942.
4 Entabliahment of a virtual United States embargo on
shipments of oil or gasoline which might reach Ger-
many or Italy.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau said a shipment
of 200000 barrels of oil has already been halted.
One of the greatest sea losses of the war waa reported
meanwhile in London dispatches which told of the sinking
of the troop-jammed British Cunard liner Lancastria during
the evacuation of British tommies from France in mid-June.
There were only 2477 known survivors of the 5300
aboard. Hit by German bombs the 16243-ton liner aawk
within SO minutes.
We Saw Today
Reese Smith Mark Stanley
and Earl Loy making plans for
the 4-H and FFA fairgrounds
party Saturday. . . John Nich-
los worried about his figger.'1
He quit smoking a week ago
and has- gained five pounds
already. . . Tommy Jelks representative-elect
already busy
helping folks with their prob-
Mrs. J. S. Frank Oklahoma
City watching the tennis tour-
nament. She may be credited
with bringing most of the Okla-
homa City players to Chickasha.
. . . Folks wondering why the
colors didn't head Wednesday's
army parade. According to the
offic .r in charge a civilian color
guard can not precede a reg-
ular army unit. . . Billy Yeager
with his mouth watering aa he
watched an orange peeling con-
tort at the Cub Stay-At-Home
Camp.
Louis Johnson
Quits Post
Washington July 25 Of) The
White House announced today the
resignation of Louis Johnson as
assistant secretary of war and the
nomination of Robert Porter Pat-
terson of New York judge of the
Second United States Circuit Court
of Appeals as his successor.
Stephen Early presidential sec-
retary told reporters that since
time Immemorial a cabinet offi-
cer has had the right to select his
assistant secretary and that Hen-
ry L. Stimson new secretary of
war had asked the chief execu-
tive to name Patterson.
Early said Johnson had resigned
yesterday and flown to Bohemian
Grove near San Francisco.
As soon as President Roosevelt
can get around to it Early said
he will wire Johnson an accept-
ance to his resignation and "ad-
vise him that he is confidently ex-
pecting him as soon as he has had
a rest to return to Washington for
continued service with the gov-
ernment. There were indications that
Johnson might become a presi-
dential administrative assistant
filling the last of six such jobs at
the White House.
Johnson one-time national com-
mander of the American Legion
has been associated intimately
with the developing defense pro-
gram. If Louis accepts the adminis-
trative assistants job and we
hope that he will Early said it
is the presidents intention to
have him as an official member
of the White House family be-
come his eyes and ears his prog-
ress reporter on the entire ques-
tion of national defense.
Willkie Will Discuss
Agricultural Problems
Deg Moines lows July 25 OF)
Wendell Willkie will discuss the
nations agricultural problems
Aug. 5 in a conference with Re-
publican governors candidates tor
governor and farm leaders of
eight Midwestern states In the
Iowa statehouse here.
Gov. George A. Wilson of Iowa
said the list of Invited conferees
includes Governors Stasaen of
Minnesota Bushfield of South Da-
kota Ratner of Kansas and Hell
of Wisconsin.
The GOP gubernatorial nomi-
nees of Illinois and Nebraska also
are being invited he said as well
ss party representatives from
Missouri which has not yet held
its state ticket primary.
The governors and candidates
are being asked to bring along
state secretaries of agriculture
and two or three form leaders
Wilson said.
Car Thefts At New Law
Muskogee Ok. July 23
The car theft business hero has
sunk to a new tew. A 1907 model
Buick chained to a telephone
pole was reported stolen.
Another maritime disaster
played an Important part In tha
German high commands daily
communique which said a 50-mile-an-hour
Nazi torpedo speed-
boat bounced 60 mites across the
English Channel to sink a mar
chant ship near Britains great
naval base at Portland.
Skittering over the rough chan-
nel waters too fast for the big
long-range guns of the navel base
to make it an effective target tha
German aea raider got in its
knockout blow on an 18 000-ton
craft and darted home again.
The Nasi high command s re-
part af this spectacular foot area
quickly eaantered by Britain's
first lard af the admiralty A.
V. Alexander who declared tin
craft was tha Preach ship Mek-
nea with nearly UN Freaeh
officers and men
en rente heoM te
q acred France.
I have Just heard the German
high command admit respons-
ibility for this sinking Alexander
told the House of Commons.
The boat was flying the French
flag and had the French colon
painted on deck and sides and
was fully Illuminated.
It Was torpedoed by a motor
boat at 10:50 last night Each
time she. tried to signal her name
she was again fired on and sank
in four or five minutes.
About 1000 men were saved.
The Geiman high command
said planes bombed the big Brit-
ish Vickers aircraft factory at
Weybridge Just 12 miles from
London where the famous Brook-
lands auto race-track la also
located.
The raids came as Britain
claimed victory in the first major
phase of the five-weeks-old strug-
gle against Nazi conquest of Eng-
land by repeated violent attack!
on German blitzkrieg bases
the Channel and at the
same time tightened her blockade
of the Reich.
With mare than IAN pm
air raids a Leaden spokesman
said the British Royal Air Force
now haa made it extremely dlf-
ftaalt for Germany te orgaatsa
massed attacks aa this conn try
from airdromes in Holland Bel-
glam and France or from bases
tha enemy hoped te eatibHah te
Norway.
The spokesman said the RAF
although numerically outnum-
bered by German warplanes had
to a great extent succeeded te
breaking down Hitler's scheme
for a cross-Channel invasion of
the British Isles and had made
new air bases acquired nearer
our shores practically untenable.
"These violent non-stop on-
slaughts are making the enemy
reel under hammer blows be
said.
The British report taken at
face value might at least par-
tially explain tha mystery of
Hitler's delay te launching Ms
long - threatened blitzkrieg an
Britain.
Another possible reason waa
advanced by The London Daily
Telegraph. Quoting tha moot
reliable neatral sources tha
newspaper said a seriona dlffer-
af opinion among Hitler's
waa holding np tha
projected invasion.
Hitler's warplanes nevertheless
kept up the bombing of the Unit-
ed Kingdom.
Anti - aircraft guns chattered
again on tha southeast coast and
tha sky was reported alive with
aircraft aa about 80 German raid-
ers swarmed down to attack a
merchant convoy In the English
Channel. British fighting
quickly sent them fleeing.
While f
fighting off new Nad air
raids Britlan took steps to plug
a blockade leakage of oil ship-
ments through Fascist Spain to
Germany.
Hitlers need of oil end still
more oil to fuel and lubricate his
mechanized war machine waa
pointed only yesterday when the
pro-Nazi Rumanian government
seized the biggest British oil com-
pany in the Balkan kingdom. The
confiscated oil may now go to
Germany.
ItaUane also began la feel the
pinch ef the British Heritage ae
MamsitoTa
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