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the l seum Archie8~ Douai; Troops Reach Bruges :I the 1 the • ngin * = Attacl{s Along Somme, Aisne Belgium's* Fall * E:q.glish Military Power Poised Rivers Spell Flanders Decision °DPenksOstenAd, For Attempt To Rescue Forces un erque rea Almost 300,000 Be1gialls Lay Down Arms, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Observers Be1ieve REF Will Continue Battle Permitting Nazi Sweep Down Coa l; BERLIN, May 28-Adolf - III Flanders, But Wonder How It Can Planes Bombard German Gap ler's German fa.ces swallowed Get Out, Or Even Last tonight the sixth nation to fall BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to Nazi arms since the war be- BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS, May 28-A great, desperate offensive from the gan, and struck massIve new LONDON, May 28-Britain's air and sea power was south to relieve the northern .allied armies-left with the b)ows through the westward rim 1 poised tonight fOl' a blow which she hopes will her ex­ back of their resistance broken by the surrender of the o[ France toward Britain peditionary force from the nazi grip of death, clamped This recently-made panorama IEnglish channel. Heavy shelling IInvasion of England by German Belgian army "almost in its entirety"-was declared to­ King Leopold of Belgiu~ gave ti?hte,r by Belgian surrender and exposure of the allies' left shows Dover. England, now within 10f this old English town may sound forces. Dover Is just opposite Cal­ night by the French to be going well for their army. up, ordering half a milliroduce the finished product. Burlington railroad, to supervise tax," amounting to 10 per cent of was di sclosed that under the plan, his tax bill rased to $1,100 UD­ include levies on tobacco (other ers wanl us to be, in order to be WASHINGTON, May 28 (AP) William S. Knudsen, president transportation problems. present income taxes, and an in- $3,000,000,000 of "national defense der the new law, than cigarettes), cosmetics, jewel­ pushed into a conflict in which we -President Roosevelt named a of General Motors, to supervise Leon Hendel'tOn, of the securi­ crease in levies on beer, liquor, obligations" would be floated, to • • • ry, playing cards, etc. should have no part-pushed in national defense commiSSion of the prod uction of the finished ties commission, to keep track of tobacco, gasoline and other items be paid off in five years. Other items in the proposed The total increases would be by an insldioU3 middle group that seven, drawn from government, product. price trends in an effort to avoid to finance the huge defense pro- • • • bill : an increase in the gasoline calculated to raise $683,000,000 are fighting neither Germany nor busi ness and labor, today to gear Sidney Billman, president of any undue increase in the cost of gram. The officials did not deolde tax from 1 cent to 1 ~ cents a annually. I England, but getting them to fight the nation to top-speed production the Amalgamated clothing work­ living. Earlier . In the day, the presi- at. that time what form the neW gallon; an Increase of $1 a barrel Senator Vandenber, (R-Mich) each other solely that this group of planes, engines, guns and other ers, to attend labor and su­ Mia Harriet Elliott, dean of dent and prominent members of taX" should take but later eon­ in the $5 rate on beer; an in­ predicted that republicans ,ener­ might profit fInancially. defense Implements. pervise employment problems in women at the UnIversity of North congress had agreed to ask for terences brolll'ht forth word

~ ' PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN, 10\VA ClI,\:, IOWA WE THE DAILY IOWAN movements in Turkey and Egypt -= and in the Mediterranean sea. NOT SO "PHONEY" NOW! OFFICIAL DAILY BULL.ETIN Publlshe4 every m01'1linl ex­ Whether they stirred up dust R( eept Monda, by stud.ltt Publica­ down there previous to a planned Cheerful~ Items In the UNIVERSITY OALENDAB aN IIClIIeto ul d In the I'r Ideut'. OWco, Old CapitoL .'­ tions Incorp.lrateci at 128 - 110 'defensive' invasion of the low­ for the (lENER L NOTIOES ani depoaltecl d Iowa avenue, Iowa City, 10WL lands (as they actually did into WWAT WAS TUA'r Ur Iceland) tomorrow's historians Fora Change the campus odltor or The Dally Iowan or 1D&7 lit placed In the box provIded ror tbelr depotlt Ia ... Board of ~: i'raak L. must discover, but it can be sald '{O~W'ER!. Mott, Odls K. Patton, M. Rockefeller Skating offIces or The Dally Iowan. GENERAL NOTIVIII -..n now, with reasonable assurance, must be The Dally Iowan by 4:S0 p.OI: the ., Wo MacEwen, Kirk H. Porta George SAVING at that the allied fuss in the Medi­ Arena Near llis preceding rirst publication; notlcet will NOT be of II Dunn, Edwari u.& Donald terranean was a move to make \ \ (! accepted by teleJlhone, Bud mU8t be TYPED 01 ing I Dodae, Frederick Lilli'.. Irene Germany' apprehensive of the sit­ I Of the W orld- LEGIBLY WEJTTEN and SIGNED by a m.lJOlIIIbII se v ' Frederickson. uation down there, diverting them person. alum from action on the western front. Fred M. POWDaD, Publilh.. By GEORGE TUCKER Vol. XII, No. 611 Wednesd~y, May 29,1941 TlloIuI E, Ryan, BUT THE GERMANS WERE­ NEW YORK-This room, which Sm B"·'".. Manaaer N'T FOOLED. They struck with is II news room and which there­ University Calendar port, all the surprise at their command fore is a repository fOI' mast ot HoWl laDlell r~ EdJtor - Wednesday, May 29 2:30 p. m.-Baseball game, Min. in the lowlands-jUst where the the world's ills just now, looks out 6:00 p. m.- Commencement nesota vs. Iowa (admission. 40<:). becal EDtered U Meond clau mall allies didn't want them to strike upon one of the most cheerful tuS Supper, Iowa Memorial Union. 6:00 p. m.-Class and college IDaUer lit the po&toftlce at Iowa and where everyone was afraid sightS in New York. It is the Rock­ D", Iowa, under the act of COIl­ dinners (as arranged by class oUt, el"', they would. efeller skaiing arena which is a 8:30 p. m.-Campus Concert, cers). Dav p-.. of March '2, 18'11. Now the Nazi warnings are go­ sort of public hanging garden:; University of Iowa Band, Union 6:00 p. In.-Directors meeting, at th surrounded by brightly canopied SUb8cripUOD ratee-.J37 mall, '6 ing out to England, "We're com­ the Alumni aSSOciation, Trianile Hem sidewalk cafes, flaming forsythia Campus. per Tear; b7 c:arrter, 16 cents ing, just you wait and see. GET club. DavE READY." hedges and tulip beds. From these rJ'hurllda.y, May 30 ~,f5 per 7:00 p. m.- Campus conoert, A1 ,ear. windows the scene embraces green The Germans may have a fine MEMORIAL DAY University of Iowa band, Union ding The AIIOcIa~ Prell II aclu­ sodded terraces and tumbling military machine, their confidence 7:00 p, DL- Campus Concert, campus. tne lively enUtled to WIe tor repubJi.­ fountains, a glazed marble rec­ may be in it, but to credit them University of Iowa Band, Union 8:00 /). m.-Commencement play the catloll of all newt dilpatc:hes tangle which is the surface of the with marking of the playing field, Campus. (to be selected), dramatic a~ credi~ or Dot otherw1le arena itself, and throngs of pas­ to .t as in football, is sheer nonsense. 9:00 p. m.- Commencement building. credited In tb1a paper and alIo sers-by who jam the sidewalks That is underestimating their in­ Party, Iowa Memorial Union. Sunday, June Z the local DeWS publilhe4 her.ln. telligence. from early morning untll long af­ Friday, May 31 ter nightfall. 9:00 a, m.-Sta1f and Circle­ 1'ELEPII0NB8 By scaring the wits out of the 2:30 p. m.- Baseball Game, Morlar Board breakfast, Iowa The skaters themselves are of EcUtorlai OftJae .&182 English (and the Americans for Minnesota vs. Iowa. Union. 8_len- Editor _____.4193 they fear a downfall of London, £n ages and of all degrees of pro­ 7 :00 P. m.-Campus Concert, 1:30 p. m.-University buildings ficiency, although a majority of a..tae. 0fftcIe .. 6191 not Paris) they divert English University of Iowa Band, Union op n to visitors. attention and energies toward ihem are young girls with ea,er, Campus. 8:00 p. m.-Baccalaureate Ser, WEDNEsDAY, MAY 29, 1940 home defense, making a western provocative eyes and boys with 8:00 p. m.- Commencement vice, Fieldhouse. Speaker: Bishop front smash easier. mercury in their feet who put on Play, Dramatic Arts Building. William Scarlett, St. Louis, Mia- astonishing if unprogrammed ex­ Saturday, June l-Alumnl Day souri. Dire threatenings of the New hibitions of skill. Summer. York Yankees and the German 8:00 a.. m.-Alumni and Veter­ Monday, June 3 J , Nazis should be heard with a mea­ • • • ans' gold tournament, Finkbine 9:00 a. m.-Commencement ex­ WiU sure of doubt. Sometimes the skaters dance to field. ercises, fieldhouse. Speaker: Lewis fox-trots and waltzes piped in 9:00 a. m.- University open H. Brown, New York City, New Come through ampliIier and loudspeak­ house (all departments will be at York. THE TIME has come when sum­ Page The ers, and it is then that the scene home). mer heat ordinarily brings the ..(rluuuatJ is reminiscent of old, bygone Vi­ 12:00 DL- Alumni luncheon, ( For I.ntormation reJVdlDc "swimming pool" urge to the iore enna beer gardens, except there Iowa Union. dates beyond this ecbeduJe, __ in llIi. But there's been so little Traveler! is no brass band in evidence and 2-6:00 p. m.-Class reunions (as ervatioDs In the preeldent', ~ really of weath.er that could be IT'S AMAZING how many the spic young officers whose arranged by class secretaries). Old Oapltol). labeled "summery" that swimm­ things we can think of now that boots shone like glass are repre­ ing has been the least of our de­ should have been done years ago. sented by attendants in blue uni­ General ~' otices sires. It's not amazing that we didn't forms who are there to comfort Iowa Union Mu Ie Room tion to be given June 17, please The long course of spring-like prepare for the defen:se of this those who have spills and in gen­ Following is the Iowa Union see Migs Knease, 214 Schaeffer weather has been beating at our nation against Hitler, but there's eral'take care of those who need music room schedule up to and hall, n(\t later than June 14. Th is scholastic hide for so long that no end of surprises in the pro­ care. including Friday, May 31. Re­ will be the only opportunity to it's worn it thin and that old urge jeots people SUggest today, now When you gaze upon this scene quests will be played at these lake lIlis examination before the to feel the good earth has been that we know the AlUes can be through the windows of this office times. close of the summer session. reborn. defeated. What if the Government of Britain's Empire, you are given the impression of a Tuesday, May 28-10 a. m. to Read ing lists for the July exam, We'd like nothing better than Someone should have talked modern motion picture for which 12 noon, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 ina tion will be a vallable after to forget about books and paper more loudly about it years ago, there is no sound. All the action is p. m. to 9 p. m' July 1 at 214 ~. H. etched in silence. The high, heavy and go out to spade a garden and but just now there is being rai:sed Plus the British Navy,., Should Move to Canada? Wednesday, May 29-10 a. m. THE DEPARTMENT OF plant seeds. We'd like that heavy panes and the clatterIng teletype to 12 noon and 2 p. m. to 5 p. m ROMANCE LANGUAGES the cry: "Why haven't we built an printers take care of that. The feeling shoes have when they're Alaskan highway?" Thursday, May 30-10 ·a. m. to caked with spongy loam. We'd Washington* is seriously* * discuss­ BY OHARLES P. STEWART ger of being* licked* * all over the windows are four stories above 12 noon, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 6 We can think of lots of good 50th street, and the teletype prin­ Physical Education fOT WOIIIIlII like to smell the earth's damp­ ing the possibility of the transfeI' Central Press Columnist world otherwise. p. m' to 8 p. m. All clothing must be removed reasons. Some of them concern of the British Empire's headquar­ ters are bringing in the dispatches Friday, May 31-10 a. m. to 12 ness and tear down the Maginot taxation, but mostly they concern ------It goes almost without saying from the lockers before June I, ters from England to Canada. and communiques from the front. noon and 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. tunnels of the earthworms. railroads and steamship lines. there wouldn't be much sense in that Canada couldn't support the To step to the windows and gaze 1940. Refund cards tor th.e de­ The notion seems fantastic. EARL E. HARPER Mast of all we'd like to see We can well agree with the edi­ that, with a coast like Canada's whole British fleet for very long. upon this scene after hours of pol­ posit on the padlocks may be Nevertheless, if Herr Hitler suc­ available to them, to steer for. obtained from the matron's desk green beans pushing up to the tor of the Estherville Daily News Doubtless it can get to Canadian itics, war and crime is like bath­ N.Y.A. Pay Roll Checks ceeds in making John Bull's home after clothing is removed. sunl\ght and watch light green that "Alaska probably never will Not a Bad Alliance waters, but Canada can't maintain ing one's hands in cool, clear wa­ Students who are to receive leaves unfolding. We'd like the island too much of a wreck for From Uncle Sam's standpoint it it indefinitely. It'll have to be­ ter. MARJORIE CAMP be fully developed or become the his government to remain on, Can­ June N.Y.A. checks should write backbreaking tasks of tending a asset to the United States that it wouldn't be a bad arrangement. come a Yankee - financed· outfit • • • their summer address on a weekly young garden. ada would be the natural place for Britain's navy, gobbled and shortly. But that will be o. k. Here in Manhattan pne is con­ Student Aid should be until the territory is it to adjourn to. Theoretically time sUp turned in between now There's only one thing to keep connected with the na,tion by a manned by Germans, would be a Whatever it costs it will be worth, stantly reminded that human ex­ Any student who has {aeived Australia would be as stable. But and June 3, the closing date, or us from doing it, from throwing highWay." . terrible threat to our entire Pan­ as a ready-made navy - one that periences in GYcles. Twenty­ a fee exemption, LaVerne Noyes not practically. It's inconvenient­ leave the address with the N.Y.A, 'everything overboard. and start­ American eastern waterfront. We we shan't have to spend two or fGur years ago a 16-year-old girl, pay roU clerk in room B-12, Uni­ scholarship, Cart soholarship, or The Estherville editor thinks ly remote, for one thing. Besides, need all our war craft in the Paci­ ing a garden. That's the memory it's peculiar that long ago a road three years in building, in the a refugee from Belgium, was lec­ versity hall. before June 3. N. Y. A. assistance during the Canada is· far more handily under fic, as insurance against Japan. present emergency. turing in key cities on the tragic sch ()l year, 1939-40, and wishes of the past. was not constructed, for defense Uncle Sam's wing. BUSINESS OFFICE We're sure that just about the purposes if no other. But the huge British fleet, in­ If likewise is implied that we'll dilemma any nation faces when to apply for such aid for the time the weeds begin to grow so Anyway, the idea's talked about. herited by Canada, and in cahoots be involved in the war, but we'll it is invaded. This girl had been Library Hours school year, 1940-41, should caU "It would require 1,200 miles of For the sake of argument, sup­ fast that you can't imagine what with us, as it naturally would be involved in it anyway, if Hit­ in hospitals with Nurse Edith Cav­ The library reading rooms in a t once a t the office of the dean highway to link Alaska to the pose that J. Bull does come, bag they've got that radishes haven·t be, would take good care of our ler annexes the British navy and ell, whom the Germans executed Macbride hall and library annex of men for a renewal application United States. The cost of such a and baggage; to our side of the western hemispherical seaboard, begins operating it in western as a spy. Most of her family were blank. -just about that time it will be road is estimated by engineers at will observe the following hours summer. And when it begins to Atlantic. from Greenland to Cape Horn, hemispherical waters. prisoners. One of her brothers was on May 28 and 29: ROBERT E. REINOW 14 million dollars, about one- What, then, would the British including the West Indies and the Germany's Air Power in the Belgian army. She came 8:3()-12:00 m. get really warm, we like nothing j'iffu the cost of a battleship," he navy do? better than to spend our days in gulf end of the Panama canal. Germany's air power isn't reck­ here at the behest of the Belgian 1:00-5:00 p. m. LIbrary HOurs the swimming hole. saYs. Plenty of American strategists Our part of the job would be oned wi lh here as of much conse­ government to explain Belgium's Special hours for departmental The library reading rooms in It's a good idea if we want to. believe that it also would steam to look after Australia, New Zea­ quence on our side of the ocean. iliad to American audiences. libraries will be pasted on the Macbridc hall and library annex keep Alaska, but this is no time hot-footedly for Canadian waters. land, Singapore, Hongkong and Our army and navy authorities She is Suzanne Silvercruys, and doors. will close at 6 p.m. Monday, May The to start something that you didn·t Of course, if Adolf actually man- French Indo-China, as well as our are prepared to recognize th a t today she is a famous woman The university libraries will be 27. Library hours May 28 to see the need for a year ago. ages to chase the London regime Tale 01 own Pacific coast, Alaska, Hawaii, aviation's potent at short range, sculptor. She is an American cit­ closed Thursday, May 30, in ob­ June ~ '#till be: across the ocean, he'll demand the Latin American Pacific water­ but they still don't believe it can izen, and married to Edward Ford servance of Memorial day. 8:30 a.m. to 12 M. Two Cities ., ·1 the surrender of its fleet, under front and maybe the Dutch East signify greatly as between Europe Stevenson of New York. Her bro­ GRACE VAN WORMER 1 :00 to 5 p.m. AN ASSOCIATED Press dis- Letter. To penalty of devastating the whole Indies, in opposition to probable and the Americas. ther is Baron SiJvercruys of the Special hours fOr deQartmentai patch Monday said that some ac- l The Editor .1 . country. However, even if Eng- Japanese encroachment. Navy ex­ What they want is a sea fleet Belgian diplomatic service. She Graduate Students libraries will be posted on the ute observers in Berlin believed • _ lish landsmen were inclined to perts say we could do it, all right, in a hurry. has studios overlooking the tall Anyone wishing lo take the doors. that the Germans, if their BelginnE·~d-It-o-r,-Th-e -D-a-n-Y-I-O-w-a-n-:---' comply, the best guessing is that with the British fleet attending If Britain is licked on land, they trees and the landscaped acres of Ph. D. French reading examina- GRACE VAN WORMER drive is successful, as it appears The president of the Unit- the navY would refuse to be hand­ to the Atlantic. certainly don't want it surren­ Central Park. It shuold be a good bargain for to be, will strike next at Paris, cd States has made it clear that ed over. Its sea fighters might, to dered, or scuttled, even. They But her studios are silent and The Finish language is not I The origina i "Battle of the not London. the great tragedy in Europe con- be sure. scuttle their ships, but the British, too. They're in dan- want it to come to Canada. the clay and the chisels lie un­ There are several reasons to stitutes a serious crisis for this ------­ related to any other langnagc Bulge" began several years ago touched. Most of her time now is except possibly Estonian an.;! I tl G I t believe that this is a competent nation. Public opinion has become 0' Gold" orchestra have dusted ppent, as it was 24 years ago, in Hungarian. The words are very W len 1e erman peop e wen analysis of the situation. acutely aware of the dangers that off "F!aJrade of the Wooden Sold- organizing women's committees and 40 letters 011 a diet First, an invasion of the British threaten the American people. for Belgium civilian relief. She ------isles would require /l tremendous Some 01 these dangers may be TUNING IN 1M'S" for an air revival. They've has opened offices in the In ter­ Never strike a dog because it force, human and mechanical. The imaginary; many of them are very with D. Mac Showers recorded the tune, too, for Co­ national Building. Twenty-four A hitch-hiker, says Zadok chewed your slippers, warns an problem of transporting these reaL No sane man can quarrel lumb'a. with "Kerry Dance" on years. "To me," says Miss Silver­ Dumbkopf, is a person who tra­ editorial in a can,ine lovers mag­ troops QUICKLY acrass the chan- with the precautions which must cruys, "it seems only yesterday." LEE TRACY JOHN CONTE the reverse. vels by rule of thumb. azine. That's right what other nel would be a problem in itself, be taken to protect the integrity creatures thinks enough of you . will recreate the role that• . sings "Somebody's Bh:th­ one that could hardly be met by of this country. Some of the meas­ FRANKIE MASTERS, Ain eastern. man can fall asleep Mussolini about to ;ump into I,> ea t your shoes ail' transports. Neither would pal'- ures which 'the government must !:>Tought him to fame when he day" and Miss Ware and Conte together sing a duet alTangc­ standing erect we read. A trick, war, according to a European achute troops, an American mili- take will be severe and even rig­ appears as reporter Hildy John- .. heard over CBS with his opines Grandpappy Jenkins, eas­ ment of "Waiting for Ships Thai archestra, has started a new commentatOT. Looks like that's Chile, South America, has a tary observer comments, be a~y orous. The 'Pitiful experiences of son in "The Front Page" to be ily performed by many baseball Never Come In." trend in recordings. He opens the only waY we'll eve'!' get hlm population one per cent Indian IIreat factor in the situation. Norway, Denmark, Holland and umpires ofi that balcoDv, and 99 per cent European. Later in the war, if it continues,' Belgium have disclosed the ruth- presented on the CBS Star each waxlng with "This is Fran­ Germany may attempt such a huge le.ssness of modern warfare, and Theatre tonight at 7 o'clock. ",ELMER," the smili.l:lK typl· kie Masters, etc." on the theory tactical move, which would divert have shown tbat the battle front cal Amerl~ who Is immorta.liz- ihat when a record is played in Uncle Sam Stages His Own Air Blitzkrieg so much of her energy and re- is t!Verywhere. It is not sUITprising Written by Ben Hecht and eel m two million world's fa.ir a coin phono-machine, only the sources from the real battle front that there is 80 much talk about (JhaI'iee :MacArihar. "The Front POSteni and typifies tbe "Hello p~lrson whQ ~'lSerts the nickel -the western front. "fifth columns" and saboteurs and PN/1rI' __ p'OIIluced ~ Nlew Folk." atti\u.de of ibis year's knows who is playing the tune. Second, the pSYChological reas9n spies right in this very country. York by Jed Barris and laiter ;fair, wiU be lntervlewed &II tbe for assuming that iParis is STILL ,Even the comic strips have adop- made in10 a picture, It is the "PeI'Ib!. You nldn't Expect to With the introduction every­ the first objective of the German ted the 'theme. But in the fear of &tor, of a reporter who hateA M;eet" on ibe Fred Allen show O'ne wifuln hearin&, ranee I, In­ armies. .these subversive agencies, and in hla Job 'but whO!le eff0ri8 to cet over the NBC·Red ndwork to- foqneel. A revel'8e of Miaaters' For a week the Nazi army com- the determination that they shall away from It llAways fail when l!Jtia'bt .ai 7 o'clook. Idea i, beinc uUllze.d by Horace muniques and party leaders have be searched out and rendered, an lrretPatihle W'l'e pulls him. I --- Heldt and his "POIt 0' Gold" openly threatened their impending helpless, there lurks a serious dan- back. IN REALITY troupe with Heldt ma.k.lng the invasion of England. 'Dhis is a ger. It is the danger of being un­ there are two HElmeTS" identification of tune and band distracting move. Chancellor Hlt- lair to innocent people. I mean IDGHLY EXOITING -Leslie Ostrander, who posed for after the vocal chorus bu been ler has always relied on the ele- quite simply and plainly that I . the plot centers around the famous poster, "Makes You presented. ment of surprise in his attaok. have already heard voices raised the escape of a man about to be Proud of Your Country," and Ear1y morning papers of May 10, against people on this campus, hanged, his concealment in a Ralph Bancroft, who represents AMONG THE BEST the morning that the German for- hinting that 'they are "fifth col­ room of the city pOlice statioo the fair a t all public functions For Wednesday ces entered Holland and Belgium, umnists." I want to plead against and his final discovery. in the capacity of "Elmer." 6:00--Ben .Bernie, ORS. carried two stories, the one report- such indiscreet, such groundless 6:041 - HoUywood Ploa.yhcJQle, ing the crossing of several N¥i and such dangerous hints, when' In UoUywood Irene Ha.rvey, ~U:N wtH lnJ.eirvtew Battt­ NBC·Red. columns into the Netherland9, the no proof can possibly exist. I yield screen allill ~ actrHs, will croft, oommonly known as the 6:00 - Johnny Pre!lcO&ts, NBC. other an official German denial to no man in my horror of the cuetR with Ken MUI'J'II.Y, Ken­ "road show Elmer." Waiting to Blue. of the movement. ruin and suffering which the fifth ny Baker aDd FNbees LaiDllrford. hear the Inside dope on the fair 7 :00-SI/1__ Thea.tre, CBS. Similarly the invasion of Nor- column and the saboteurs of the will be Port~Jlld Hoffa, Harry 7:00-Frcd AJlen Show, NBC- way and 'Denmark was a complete Nazi regim<) have brought to inno- KENNY BA&Ea von Zen, the MIchl)' Allmt Art Red. • surprise. The allies always con- .cent and hospitable nations. I was . featured vocalist on the playe.... the Merry Macs aWing 8:0t-Kay Kyser, NBC·Reel. sidered these countries a poten- born In Rotterdam, whioh is now C\JTrE\llt series, signed a contl'act quSl1et feldurlnr Heen Carroll, 8:0O-Glemn MIHer, CBS, tial place for a Nazi move, but a blood-soaked ruin, and spent. ycsterday to join the new Texa­ SOl\l'8tress WYI\'tl M\U'l'a.y and 6:30-Avalon Time, NBC-Red. they weFe not expecting it just at my youth In a British Dominion. co-Fred Allen show when it Peter Van Stocden and his 9:00-Dal1<1e musio, NBC, CBS, 'THAT 'NME. PFecisely for those reasons do I makes Its bow over CBS in the troldJadoara. Mm. On the morning of May 10 feel myeelf especially entitled to fall. He also Temains on the cur- ChanceUor Hitler told his troops: ask for a .wise and >generous bear- rent series' wruch will continue MR. BANCROFT, IIJI the New York public library "Elliliand and France are attempt~ 'ing' towards those of our cpl~ dtirlni the summer with Prances eelected as a typical are some 200 books written by ing, by employment of a gigantic leagues and lellow citizens who Langford and David 'Broekman's American, was born in Platts. American Negro women, and dlstractinll manoeuvre in Bouth- may, through some circumstance oFchestlla. bUl'g, a small town in upper dating rrom the colOnial period eastern Europe to thrust forward 01 their 1:rlrth or their education, New York state, had a news. tQ 'the }:lresent time. into the Ruhr distl'ict, Holland" be open to even the mildest sus- fIlODAY 18 Linda Wam'lI paper route liS a boy, pitched and Belglum." pieion. It Islltlt of a ph'1siCal iova- blribllay JIIH1" Oft the "u Jla.p. hay on 8 farm, fought in Prance A political party, says This de~cription ot aJlied . dis- sion that OM! ,need be ah'aid as PdIIIiId" HoIb'w0a4" propam. with the A. E. F. and when the man at the next desk, wlll • J I. tracting n!>vements In southeas- much as lof an invasion of th~ hY/i- b¥ei' 'CBS at 1:15 &Jaq all h1I\. drafted 10r his fair jdb owned.. argue for days over putting n Even Uncle Sam'. moat ardent llir enthu!iaBtt! .were 8tartlcd by the speed with whleh (00 .planes were put' tem Europe is cet1ain!y contect. teria, and swpicion ahd treaChery Eddie Du.Dlleder and hJa oreh.- ' his own store. plank in Us plnUorm and then, "oh

homes UP11tI IiVtn, ~ces Troop No. 11 that they would not again 11ibt the reich. )­ To Fete Parents Such a course would have this the double value: it would unburden to­ At Tea, Cookout Germany and put new hands to en. work where needed. ~ to Garden flowers will provide the Lash Reynaud fece. decorations for a tea to be given ulh_ The Gennans branded Re)'naud's 'by members of Girl Scout troop critlcism as "cynical, swlnlsh, das­ t in No. 11 from St. Mary's school Sun­ tardly, perfidious In the highest the degree." In lhe same breath they the day In lhe school. The special guests will be mothers of the acknowledgea {hat the Bel&ians ~ k.e, members. had fought furiously to the last ~liclt un"der a king who was willing to and The troop committee will IIsslst with refreshments. Members are go to the front with his men. Mrs. Lee Chopek, Mrs. Frank Ber­ He smelled powder, the nazis nick, Mrs. Paul Schmidt, Mrs. H. declared, in contra!t to the Bel­ S. lvle and Mrs. George Hou:ser. gian politicians who opposed his Fathers of scouts In the Good aet of surrender. Luck patrol of troop No. 11 were Turnlni on the British, an au­ entertained at a "Dad and Daugh­ thorized spokesman said: ter cookout" Sunday In t he City "What did you do at Andalsnes park . Leaders of the tJ.·oop and Namsos?" referring to the Catherine Corso and Marcel1a British withdrawal from those Kurtz. Norwegian porfs under German tire, leaving many Norwegians embittered. L.<;.L...~.'" T~ANI(S, HERB·' Looking to future progress the BABy' DUMI='LlNG Attacks- Gel'mans pointed out that 'Belgium AND DAISY (Continued From Page I) capitulated and the Polish cam­ LIKE TI-lEM paign was completed In 18 days fields and communications to re­ each. lieve the northern army of Ger­ Channel Actkrlty man pressure, a war office spokes­ Already, it was declared, the by man said. nazi's peppery mosquito neet of Centr&1 Front Crisis speedboats was In the English Thus the outcome of the war channel sinking ships 10 to 100 now turned on the central front, times their size while shore guns below the broadened nazi corri:' were in place to threaten a direct dol', along the Somme and Aisne long-ranie bombardment of Eng­ rivers and down the main Magl­ land. not fortifications to the east. To the Berlin populace the Bel­ Neutral observers believed that gian capitulation was one of the if General Weygand found he had most cheering events of the war. time he would strike within the Radios played all of Germany's next 36 hours. The blow was ex­ favorite war and marching songs pected to come midway between whenever a brief bulletin was Rethel and Montmedy on the broadcast. HENRY Nsne. These sources said he Strategists declared the dee p must strike now or lose not only penetration into France had en­ his trapped divisions but risk the dangered the communications of shock of a German thrust in the the Maginot line itself, while the Rethel area, which might cut un­ German army could take in ~ sin­ o 0 der the Magmot line to Reims and gle stride a little thing like the Paris. EngliSh channel. D Ford- English-- (Continued From Page 1) (Contlnued from Page 1) oceans as our "best protection" ag- withdrawal by heavy rear guard aill3t invasion. "An enemy can·t action and grope northwest for haul tanks and other meChanized whatever channel ports might yet equipment of war across guarded be op.en. Once there, evacuation oceans," he said. could only be suocessful under 1,000 PI&nes Simple the concentrated protection of Reverting to the volume pro- Britain's navy and air force. Troop duction of airplanes,' Ford said ships would be subjected to heavy thal not only would the 1,000 bombing. planes a day be possible of attain- Impossible Task ment, but that their cost also A militarY spokesman said the "could be reduced to one-eighth BEF would find it "a1most impos­ of whal they now :ieUlor." sible to reOlient their front to "You can depend upon il," he meet attacks from every direction asserted, "Germany didn't pay at ollce." the enormous prices that planes He added that most of the force cost in this country." is in northern France, cut off by Asked whether the huge volume the German pincer movement, but of plane production would inter- "they are not all there." fere with motorcar output. Ford The significance of that state- said "emphatically not." The mo- ment was not explained. torcar, he added, has become the Morale and discipline of the greatest instrument for education trapped troops was declared as and goodwill among people and good. & its production must not be per- Doggedly, the British steeled mitted to lag." themselves at home for attempted invasion or attacks from tf-te air. · H. G. Wells Oomments aZIS- H. G. Wells, author and histor- N ian, urged the war council to give (Continued From Page 1) every aid to the force in Flan- ders and commented: power of the king of a little na- "If those at home can divert a tion to control. few bombs-so much the better." Adolf Hitler was described as The London. Times said "this "profoundly stirred" by Leopold's island does not expect immunity. course. and it appeared likely Its people are braced to take tha t, with a complete GeTman their share." victory, the king would be per- On every side preparatiOns for mitled somehow to continue home defense were rushed. Po­ functioning as such. lice continued a roundup of 1\1 any case, it was evident "fifth column" suspects. · The war from the German viewpoint that cabinet sat in emergency session Belgium was bound to be taken. with the prime minister. Men of out of the war in the neKt few 28 and ~9-600 , 000 ill all- were, days. regardless Of whether she' called to the colors to raise the allowed he": army to quit or to army to the 3,000.000 mark. Eng- tight on to nnnihilation. . land was aivided into 800 self- New Nazi Opporton\tlel I controlled tood areas. Patrols to The surrender opened to Ger- guard against parachute troops many new opportunity to reor- were strengthened.

ganize another large piece of Children Mow Inland CorYlIUQIl, 1...0, .INC I[ATUIU n"""-''I. 1ft( ~U) '-tGKTS.uuvfO Europe in conformity with their Air raid alarms along the south- BRICK~ PLANE WINGS ITS WAY WESTWARD FAR ABOVE DAWN FINDS THEM SPEEDING OVER lHE SREAT, THE WHEAT fIELDS OF KANSAS LIE fAR AT ~T, THEV SIGHT THE MAGNifiCENT ,tudles of geopolitics-the latest east coast gave point to t he :fears, conquest in a series now inc1 ud- but reassurance came in reports T~~_:~.IJJPltJ§ E~ER~sm~~ __ ___I MURMURING MISSISSIPPI BELOW SHIMMERING GOLDEN IN THE SUN . s-~, SPECT~ClE OF THE GREAT WESTfRN IV.INS lng Poland, Denmark, Norway, that no damage was done and Luxembourg and Holland. one raiding p1ane was shot down The nazis assigned Leopold Q ' into the sea. .------=-=~~z==i Belgian castle-possibly in beau- The government said 8,000 chil­ Me FRITTER I S MY TI-lE TI-lOUGI-IT OCCUQRED 1'0 tiful mountainous Ardennes ,for- dren previously sent but from NAME) S IR ) ---THE ME n.tAT A TRA\LE~ WOULD est-until it is definitely deter- London would bl! moved again­ NE.XT S~NATO'R 01= MAK~ ~XCELlE.NT CAMPAIGN mined what is to be done with this time from small communities TP.ANSPO~TATION l=0'R ME TO him and his country. along 150 miles ot England's east TI-IIS GLq'RIOUS It Was believed his army would coast. They will be taken inland STATE J DELIVER MY SPEECI-IES 10 TI-lE be treated as were the Norwegians. from parts of Suffo)k, Essex, Kent STEP.lING CITIZ~NS OJ: OUR They were freed to return to their and Norfolk. ~~";-;;;;;;;;;2:~ BE.AUTIFUL STATE J--- SCOTT'S SCRAPBooK b..y R. /. Scott r~~~ WOULb YOO CONSIDER ~ENTING IT TO ME UNTIL TI-IE l=ALL l=OR ~ 2..5 . ·A WEE.K? .;., AI-IM- - AI-!­ WA1i1l LET ME. -r,4.NK· 'PONDER fro fE.!:'- IT 'FOR lit II fit; If'(: A WI-IILE. J WA~ .MOYlI) --- WH~ OK£. MILE YES) YE~l. &f. -(1llJGI( ~I CERTAINLY Col()ICAfX) , I""MII NEA~UAtmtf - P..... U([R. "'RIZ:Q~'"

~AT)S QUICK PONDE.RING) JUDGE! S-.1..q CQf>Y1UCIfT. 19-10, ~INC -...... - 'PAGE SIX THE DAILY IOWAN, IOWA CITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 194~ -- - Commencement Events Begin Tonight With Supper~ t:oncert • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ------~------~------E. A. Gilmore, Erect Bandstand for Commencement Concerts Rev. H. Strub A 'Must See' for Alumni Chapel Speaker Returns After Two Students • • • • • • • • • • I. Richard Maibaum's 'Middletown Mural' J8 'rhe Rev. Horman StTub, as­ 25 Years • sist:int pastor of St. Mary's Will Speak. Commencement Play church, is the mDrning chapel Lewis H. Brown. program speaker thIs week. The wm Address ""onnal Alumni returning to the cam­ of opinion was that "Middletown chnpel series, hCIl'l'd at 8 a. m. Tom Teas To Present pus this year will be particularly Mural," which poked fun at such each day over ~'adlo station Commencement flag-waving organizations as the Gift of Graduating interested in the commencement WSUI, will no t be broadcast "Daughters of America," was a Thursday since the station will Twenty-five years after he Class to University .. play which Prof. E. C. Mabie's "must see." nDl be broadcasting at that graduated, Lewis H. Brown 01 university theater is going to pro­ Professor Mabie is now worl<­ time. The first event:s on the 80th an­ duce Friday and Saturday, for ing with the cnst on the "brush­ Prof. M. Willard Lampe, di­ New York City will return Fri­ nual six-day commencment pro­ "Middletown Mural," is from the ing up" process. In most cases recta. of the school of religion, day to the University of Iowa gram at the University of Iowa pen of an Iowa alumnus, Richard the original players will return is in charge of the 15-minute prepared to deliver the address will begin tonight with the com­ Maibaum. to their roles. talks. at the 80th commencement and mencement supper at 6 o'clock in Maibaum, who came here to Mary Elizabeth Winbigler, who the main lounge of Iowa Union, stage his own show which opened scored a hit in her role. will again to attend his class reunion. ~-----'------...... ,. The 46-year-old former Creston followed by the first campus con­ May 6, is now back in Hollywood play Clara Dutton Clark. the dic~ cert by the university band at 8:30 wo~king on scripts. tatorial grandmother. Two other 332 Bicycles mon now is in bi s 12th yeol' as p. m. on the Union campus. The show, the last play of this theater stalwarts who will repeat president of the Johns-Manville Thomas Teas, LI of Dallas, will year's community series, was the their performances are Hender­ -stered corporotion. He is also a director present the 1940 graduating class most brilliant production of the son Forsythe, G of Monroe City, Regl of the corporation and chairman gift to the university at the com­ season. By wg tten reviews and Mo., and Dorothea Carlson of of the board of some of the sub­ mencement supper tonight. Teas is by word of mouth, the consensus Battle Creek. FQur Days Gone In sidiaries. chairman of the senior memorial MI'. Brown will address the committee. Time Allotted For formal co mmencement exercises in Presiding on tonight's program the ficldhouse on thc morning 01 Ger will be Prof. Bruce Mahan, <\i­ $112 Swells Red Cross Fund; Purchase of Tags Monday, June 3. On Saturday rector of the extension division, !.------he will attend the 25th reunion who will introduce President Eu­ $280 Required To Meet Quota Bicycle registrations in Iowa of the liberal arts class of 1915. In I gene A. Gilmore. President Gil­ City reached the 332 mark yes- more will speak in behalf of the terday at the close of the first university. Les;; than $280 is now needed to Arthur B. Leak, $5; H. L. Olin, fOLlr days of sale of the 25 cent Ex} Student speakers on the supper. fill Johnson county's quota for $5; M. Walker, $1; a friend, $2; F. licenses. Red Cross war relief contributions. program will be Nona Seberg, A4 This is the newly-erected band­ p. m., Friday at 7 p. m. and -Daily Iowan Photo, Engra1Jing W. Woolworth company, $5; Rob­ Between 700 and 800 Iowa City With $112 donated yesterday, the Co '. I For a ObsCI of Mount Pleasant, and Nile Kin- stand on the Iowa Union campus Saturday at 7 p. m. The above menceml,nt suppe'f in the mllin bicyclists are expected to regis­ total contributions now stand at ert Adams, $1; A and P employes, nick, A4 of Omaha, Nebr., accord- south of Iowa Union which will pla1form has a dark green back­ lounge of Iowa Union at 6 ter at the local police department To $1,140.08. I $4.50; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Wil­ • ing to Prof, F. G. Higbee, director ground and has four modern is­ o'clock followed by the first band within the reasonable time al­ Donations are being received at Thrilling Weekend of convocations. be the scene of the four campus ti.c pilla:rs holding the strings concert. Saturday is the univer­ liams, $5; Paul F. Wilkin:son. $1; lotted before riders will be fined all banks in Johnson county by Tonight's campus band concert concerts by the University coo­ of lights which hang across the sity's annual alumni day when William Burns, $10; Mr. and Mrs. for failure to display their li­ in representatives of the Red Cross Bert Tingle, $1; Sam Saltzman, directed by Prof. C. B. Righter cert band under the direction of platform. The pillars are orange hundreds of alumni from all cense tags. or contributions may be mailed $5; George W. Plank, $1; a friend, will consist of the following selec­ Prof. Charles B. Righter during and bJack. The six-day com­ over the ~ited States will re­ 'ihe local project is sponsored BEF directly to the Red Cross office in $1; Mrs. Eva Rentz, $1; A. Abram­ tions: commencement week. The first turn to the campus f(Je a day by the Veterans of Foreign Wars selves mencement program on the Uni­ Iowa City. sohn. $1; Yetter's department CHICAGO March-The Thunderer ...... Sousa concert will be tonight at 8:30. versity 0{ Iowa campus opens devoted to reunions and enter­ with Robert Vogt as chairman of Frencl Latest contributors are Dr. C. departme~t Overtur.e-Beatrice and Benedict store, $10; primary of the committee in charge. Each Others will be tomOTl'ow at 7 today with the traditional com- tainment. Van Epps, $10; Mary Colony, $2; the Congregational church, $4.50 . Only $5.05 army ...... Berlioz registrant must fill out a detailed momel Selections from "Katinka" ..Friml E. Thoen, $2; J . M. Kadl~c, $1; Maj. J. F. Butler, $2; Mrs. Flora registration card which at - Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lehman, $2; Stevens, $1; a friend, .50; Lester is for the round trip in coach" in Fla First Norwegian Rhapsody ...... Defenses-- Mrs. R. P. White, $1; a friend, Parizek, $1; Mrs. Emil Trott, $1; tached in a water tight holder The ...... Christiansen to hi s bicycle and a small metal Tickets honored on train, • Trumpet Trio-Three Kings ...... 50; a friend, .50; a friend, .50; Mrs. John Nash, $5; Spanish .War leaving all day Fridays and dreds (Continued From Page I) M. N. Leffler, $2: a friend, $1; veterans, $2.50; Rock Island tag is sealed onto the bicycle ...... Smith UULL~TI~§-- Saturdays, and before noon fort b Rena Sporleder, $3; Edward H. freight office, $5 .50; R. H. GI'i1Jet. around the il'ame over the name I Sundays and every week until nage. L Lawrence Ales, Al of Lost Nation senate finance committee ex - From The War Hebl, $1. $2, and E. Dura Grace, $1. plate. \ John Donald Olson, A3 of pressed the opinion that the tax Fron~ The licenses are available at June 30, 1940. (Good on all The Chariton the police department every day scheduled trains except vicini1 J. Leonard Magennis, A3 of Fort and borrowing program could be between 3 and 6 p.m. Rockets.) Return trip must the S( Dodge enacted and congress adjourned Pierlot government over Belgium's Mrs. P. A. Scott Correction King Disowned- In the list of Iowa City high begin not later than train No. by th! Elso's Procession to the Cathedral by June 24, when the republicon Africnn empire. PARIS, May 28 (AP)-The Bel- Reports Loss of Purse school senior honor roll students 9 leaving Chicago at 1 :00 am a mir Wagne national convention is scheduled The Belgian Congo, an area of ...... _...... r to meet. gian senate and chamber tonight about 902,000 square miles with a To Local Police P'l'inted yesterday morning the (CST) first Wednesday follow­ capit~ Gy'psy Caprice-Zingaresca ._ ...... surrenj ...... ,.,...... Curzon In appointing the national de- approved the action of the Bel­ native population of more than name of James Allen O'Brien Cool ing date of sale. was unintentionally omitted. Mr. March of the Steel Men .... Belster- Lense commission, Pre sid en t gian cabinet which earlier today 10,000,000 and a white population Mrs. P. A. Scott, route 2, Iowa See a Big League baseball waste of about 24 ,000, is the nation's City, reported the loss of a purse O'Brien is one of the 17 grad­ 67 Highest Reading TOl ing Roosevelt went back to the World disowned King Leopold and de- uating seniors who were named game. Theatres, sightseein& IntermiSsion war na tional defense act, signed in cided to continue the fight on the ch ief overseas posseSSion. containing $17 in bills and some Yesterday TION change to local police last night. to the hcnor roll by Principal trips, shopping, visits to the March-El Abanica ...... Javaloyes August, 1917. This authorizes the side of lhe allies. W. E. Beck. museums and beaches-all WILL Mood Manuve ...... _. Howland formation of a national defense Officers oi the two houses de- Irish Parties' Agree- The purse, described as large and of brown imitation alligator Iowa Cily temperatures kept these and many other attrac­ PUSf Gavotte-Premier Bonheur ...... council consisting of six cabinet clared their solidarity with the DUBLIN, May 28 (AP)-The welJ below normal yesterday fol­ tions will make your trip ...... Salabert members, with a national defense government and their will to con- Flanna Fall and Fine Gael. gov­ skin leather, was lost between the ENOl City park and the Englert Ice Kertzer To Speak lowing cooling rains and partly delightful. Selection~Songs of Scotland _...... cbmmission of seven operating tinue the fight until victory. ernment and opposition. parties, Rabbi Morris N. Kertzer, pro­ cloudy sides. Highest reading fot' In t ...... Lampe under it to do the actual work of . It was one of the strangest respectively, coalesced tonirhi company on Market street, early triang! in the evening, ·Mrs. Scott said. fessor in the school of religion. the day was 67 degrees and low Comfort - Economy-Safety Down South ...... Myddleton industrial, labor and consumer co- hours in Belgium'::; history, with on a policy of defense of the w