the the at at at at at at at MORNING NEWSPAPER THE NAZI. SOVIET TROOPS MASS ON FRONTIER (Continued From Pare One.) also had heard, without confirmation, that Rumania had served an ultimatum on the Soviet demanding return of the lost provinc. In New York, Columbia BroadcastIng System said the report carried by Reuters was read to CBS from Ankara by its correspondent, Winston Burdett, after his regular broadcast had been made and the reports later were broadcast on the CBS hookup in the United States. CBS gave this version of Burdett's report: commercial radios here in Turkey today picked up unspecified and uncredited reports to the effect that ultimatum Rumania to Soviet had Russia dispatched demand- an A 1ng the return of Bessarabia and that the German army had actually launched the attack against Russia at 15 points from the eastern frontier. "As far as anyone in Turkey knows, these reports are not true but the Interesting fact is that they are being spread." National Broadcasting Company said it had not received any reports similar to those relayed by Burdett.
Authoritative quarters in London offered no confirmation of the reports. A Press Association diplomatic correspondent, said "rumors to this effects have been current since early yesterday morning and have for the most part had their origin in unconfirmed rumors circulating in Ankara or Istanbul, Turkey." "The fact that these rumors have been circulating continuously in Turkey for the last 17 hours and that not a word of confirmation has been received from any part of the world should cause them to be treated with the utmost reserve," said the correspondent. SHOWDOWN VERY NEAR, DIPLOMAT BELIEVES Lisbon, June 18 A Diplomat arriving here from Berlin today said that it was the general belief there that a Russian -German showdown would come within the next few days and some quarters even predicted this move would be made within 48 sours. NO INFORMATION, DEPARTMENT SAYS Washington, June 18, (U.P) -State department officials said tonight that the department had no information of rumors of a German attack on Russia. DIVE BOMBERS, TRANSPORTS SHIFTED INTO RUMANIA Ankara, Turkey, June 17 (Delayed) (A) -A heavy force of German dive bombers and troop transport planes vas reported to have been shifted to the Moldavian fields of Rumania near the Russian border Nazi propagandists in southeastern Europe drummed up talk of an approaching blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union.
The German telephone system for the second successive day declined to put through calls to Berlin from Bucharest. the Rumanian capital, and Sofia, capital of Budgaria, while rumors spread of vast preparations a by the German army for an eastern campaign. Nazi circles claimed that "all signs point to war with Russia," although at the same time they expressed optimism in the belief that large concessions might be won from the soviet union without actual conflict. No Direct Knowledge All quarters in Ankara asserted they had no direct diplomatic, of any Russo-German negotlations, but it was a common belief that Germany already had demanded entire exportable surplus of the Ukraine grain crop, German direction of the soviet railways and oil industry and of vital mining enterprises. The German demands, it was believed, would make Russia virtual economic vassal of Germany, and the Stalin regime was said to ba desperately playing for time with counter proposals while the red army is being massed for defense.
Yugoslavia diplomatic and military observers were to leave Moscow recently when legation forced. was liquidated by Stalin's order told the Associated the Russian leader had frankly admitted to that, them that a German invasion might come during the summer. Ready by August At a dinner where he was A Jovial host, Stalin was quoted by the Yugoslavs as saying that the red army would be ready by August for any eventuality and that "the enemy will get hit in the face." It was assumed that if war comes one big spearhead of German attack would be hurled from Rumania and Imed at cutting off the Caucasus fields and encircling the south Russian breadbasket--the Ukraine. Mechanized Russian divisions, in the German view, would be unable to prolong the conflict provided the nazi quickly occupied the Baku oil region on the Caucasus along with Its refineries and pipelines, British Not Concerned A large number of German troops and A supporting air force which moved Greece, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia is now reported to have arrived in Rumania in the vicinity of the Russian border. The Yugoslav observers from Moscow said that the Soviet air force Includes 7,200 first line fighters and bombers.
Furthermore the tank corps was said to number several thousand armored vehicles, and it WAs said that army mo ale would be high for defensive war. The possibility of a Russo- German conflict aroused no anxiety in British circles here, although the belief was expressed that the German army could rout the Red army in a few weeks. Task of Organization British military experts no longer were discounting the German moves AS A great bluff, but now reward them as preliminary Rusrather, Van capitulation or A showdown fight. Even if successful in A Russian blitzkrieg the Germans. according to the British, wold face the gigantic task of organizing the NEWS BRIEFS TO DISCUSS PENSIONS--A mass for doing barbering without a license.
meeting has been called for the Shreveport city hall at 7:30 p.m. today to organize a club to assist needy aged men and women in securing $30 a month pensions, it was announced yesterday. Leaders of this movement are Mrs. L. M.
Baggett, Ne.l Ferguson, Mrs. Bud Aaron alid: Miss Margaret Jane Randolph. TO ADDRESS KIWANIS--J. V. MeConnell, local agent for the Louisiana State Department of Conservation, will be guest speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Shreveport Kiwanis club at the Washington -Youree hotel today.
Mr. McConnell will speak on the "Purpose and Functions' of the Department of Conservation." GROTTO OUTING FRIDAY-MIthra Grotto will entertain its members and ladies with a fish fry on the lawn of the Cosmopolitan club house, at 7 p.m. Friday. This, is an annual affair and is free Prophets having their 1941 dues cards. EXCHANGE CLUB--The Shreve-.
port Exchange club was entertained yesterday at their weekly luncheon held at the Caddo hotel by Paul Rice and his hillbilly band of KWKH. R. B. Hardin, New Orleans, president of the Louisiana State Junior chamber of commerce was a guest of the club. SWIMMERS FINED--Robert Moody, 20, of 635 Oneonta street, and Baron Johns, 19, of 232 Forest avenue, were fined $17.50 each by Judge Ruvian D.
Hendrick in city court for swimming in Cross lake. Thomas L. Scurlock was fined $25 territory for production while the Soviet forces might be able to retreat indefinitely and continue the struggle deep in Asia, presenting a problem similar to the one Japan faces in China. Rumanian legation sources said mobilization was virtually completed in Rumania and that the public there had been led by German-inspired rumors to expect the return of Bessarabia from Russian control. Finns with Germany It was reported here that Finland was ready to co-operate with Germany in hopes of regaining territory lost to Russia.
The German embassy meanwhile reported that telephone communications in southeastern Europe had been broken for 24 hours, apparently as a German military measure. It was learned that German diplomats in Sofia and Bucharest been unable to reach Berlin by telephone since yesterday (Monday) noon. (The foregoing delayed dispatch indicates the break in telephone communications in southeastern Europe was arranged to withhold announcement of the new German-Turkish friendship pact. The announcement was made in Berlin Wednesday night.) NEW MOTOR SHOWN HERE ON BIRTHDAY OF ELECTRIC MOTOR A large group of -Tex executives and electrical enginers representing various industries attended a combination birthday and christening party last night at the Crystal ballroom of the WashingtonYouree hotel. It was the birthday of the first electric motor, made in England in 1841 by Professor Charles Wheatstone, and the christening of the new General Electric Tri-Clad motor, a revolutionary departure from previous motors of conventional design.
"The motor is the product which has helped to make America the Industrial country in the greatest, motive force that is today helping tirelessly to make America the arsenal of the democracies," the company officials said. "Industry needs motors--more and better motors--to keep the wheels of production whirling in America's all-out efforts for national defense," they added. W. Petzing, local manager, host and Jack Spence, Chicago, was master of ceremonies. Philip Ward, motor specialist of Fort Wayne, took A motor apart and gave demonstrations.
The whole exhibit of motors, test, and apparatus was under the direction of H. J. Laning. The show was brought to Shreveport by H. A.
White, district industrial department manager of Dallas and H. A. King. QUADRUPLET GIRLS BORN Roxboro, N. June 18 girls, born yesterday afternoon to an Indian couple who live in the High Plains community 15 miles north of here, all were living this afternoon.
Leprosy takes about 20 lives a year in the U. according to latest census figures. Judge Hendrick suspended $15 of the fine. Two alarms were answered by Shreveport fire department equipment to automobile fires caused by heat from welder's torches yesterday. Equipment was sent 347 North Market street to an auto" wrecking yard to extinguish fire in two junked vehicles and later, at 1:45 p.m.
fire apparatus was sent to an automobile concern at 1035 Texas avenue when a canvass "apron" used to protect the finish on an automobile while being worked upon caught fire. Capt. W. J. Cook said the fire in the junk yard started when gas fumes in the tank of old truck became ignited from an acetylene torch which was being used to dismantle the vehicle.
The truck caught fire and the fire spread to a nearby junked automobile. Damage was slight, as the vehicles were of slight value. The fire at the automobile company on Texas avenue started, Captain Cook said, when the canvass protector became ignited while a mechanic, was welding part of the automobile. The fire was extinguished before equipment had time to arrive and there was no appreciable damage. A call was made by the Bossier City volunteer fire department to the Delta Sand company at the foot of Colquitt street.
in Bossier City, when a wooden flue from a sand drier became ignited at 5:25 p.m. Damage was slight. RHINE RUHR ATTACKS GO INTO 8TH DAY (Continued From Page One.) rocked the English cliffs. A short time earlier there were three or four muffled explosions in quick succession AS if German channel chipping was being attacked. A coastal command bomber was reported authoritatively to have scored two direct bomb hits on a German supply ship off Brest during the morning.
It was estimated authoritatively that RAF planes have been attacking the heart of German war production during the past seven nights in armadas averaging 200 a night. They have dropped ten of thousands of incendiaries in addition to the great load of explosives. Completing a week of intense action, bombers Tuesday night blasted at Cologne and Dusseldorf and the surrounding industrial region, dropping explosives and incendiaries on factories, railroad yards, storage depots, docks and airdromes. It was the fourth consecutive night attack on Cologne and the second on Dusseldorf, down the Rhine. Other bomber squadrons followed up a late evening raid on the French channel coast with an allnight attack so intense that English residents on the Kent coast, 25 miles away, were unable to sleep and lined the chalk cliffs to watch and listen to the terrific explosions.
The air ministry said subsidiary raids were made on Rotterdam, land. where large oil supplies stored, and Ostend on the Belgian coast. Authoritative sources said there were no evidences that the Germans were massing in the channel ports for an invasion attempt but that the channel raids were directed primarily against vessels might serve A.S supply ships for German commerce raiders in the Atlantic. The large scale coastal offensive Tuesday evening had as one of its objectives the industrial plant at Bethune which the air ministry said supplies fuel power for the German forces occupying France and the Low Countries. Direct bomb hits were reported on the plant which was "left burning." Mexican Border Patrols Alert for Foreigners Mexico, City, June 18 (P).
--The ministry of the interior reported tonight all immigration patrols on the United States- Mexican frontier had been ordered to exercise the strictest vigilance to prevent the surreptitious entrance of foreigners fleeing the United States. A ministry bulletin said the orders were issued as A result of the "surveillance which foreigners are now the object by North American allthorities," apparently referring to recent United States moves against German consulates and representatives and German-Italian funds. Train Kills Wonder Elephant Jumbo Lou, considered by Animal trainers to be one of the best performing elephants in the United States, lies dead on the New York Central tracks at Conneaut, Ohio, after being hit by a passenger train when the tractor -trailer hauling the beast stalled at the crossing. Jumbo Lou was 49 years old and weighed four tons. (Central Press Photo.) SHREVEPORT TIMES, SHREVEPORT, NAZIS CLAIM BRITISH LOST DESERT FIGHT English Admit Withdrawal, Say 'Objects' Are Accomplished Berlin, June 18 Germany announced today a "complete victory" over the British forces on the Egypt ian -Libyan border, with the fourday -old British attack on Axis positions collapsing in fierce tank batties nearing World war intensity.
The anti-tank guns of the Axis forces, the Germans said. shattered this British drive into the desert of northern Cirenaica which was believed aimed at snatching the approach to Egypt from Axis hands and at relieving the beleaguered British garrison at Tobruk, 80 miles farther west. The British' offensive "has been frustrated with extremely heavy British losses, especially in tanks," the high command said in its daily communique, and a German-Italian counter attack has "ended with complete victory" and with the British "overwhelmed and retreating." (The British middle east command at Cairo acknowledged that the British advance forces had withdrawn to positions on the Libyan front, but said they "had accomplished our objects" of forcing the enemy "to disclose his strength." The British said they inflicted "heavy casualties," captured several hundred German prisoners and destroyed "large numbers of Axis tanks and guns." (A Reuters, British news agency, dispatch from Cairo tonight said armored giants still were waging fierce battle east of Halfaya (Hellfire) pass. (At Rome the Italians concurred in the German accounts, adding that "hundreds" of American M-2 tanks had been used by the British. This is a new light tank which Washington circles believed was receiving Its baptism of fire in Africa, since several hundred have been sent to British forces.
It is of 13 tons, armed with a 37-mm cannon and several machine guns and having steel sides of special strength.) The Germans declared that both sides threw powerful forces into the fighting, and the resulting battle was regarded here as the greatest yet fought in Africa. The Germans said that an 1m- portant part of British tank power had been destroyed, and the Axis forces were declared to be still holding all their positions. An authorized spokesman said that maps of the British general staff taken from prisoners showed that the British aimed at recapturing large portions of Cirenaica, the eastern part of Libya, The British attack centered on Salum, which lies on the Egyptian side of the Libyan border. It was the third battle for this post 10 months. Last September the Italians began their drive into Egypt and forced the British out of Salum.
In December the British struck back in a lightning thrust which reconquered the town and carried the British far into Libya. Next Salum fell into the hands of combined German and Italian forces April 15 without serious opposition. On Sunday the British threw great numbers of tanks into the fight on Axis positions, and a battle of major proportions ensued. Dienst Aus Deutschland, authoritative commentary service, said that the British threw so many tanks into the attack that some of the battles which developed approached the dimensions of tank battles of the World war. TRANSCRIPT OF CASE INVOLVING MAESTRI BEFORE HIGH COURT New Orleans, June 18 transcript of the record in the case of state against Mayor Robert S.
Maestri and the Canal Oil company, in which the state sought to recover $925,000 and 500 shares of the company's stock allegedly ACquired by Maestri while he was conservation commissioner, was filed by the state today in the supreme court. Court attaches said they expected the attorney general's office would ask for an early setting of the case during the new term of the supreme court opening in October. The suit against Maestri and, the oil company was dismissed by Judge Nat W. Bond in civil district court, on exceptions based on the contention that the statute under which the charges were brought was "too vague and ambiguous." DEATHS ALBERT MEADOWS Sulphur Springs, Texas, June 18 (Special). -Funeral services for Albert Meadows, 78, who died Saturday night were held Tuesday at Gaffords chapel with the Rev.
A. J. Alford officiating. Burial was in the Fafford chapel cemetery, under the direction of the Sulphur Springs Masonic lodge. He is survived by his widow; two brothers, John and Henry Meadows, Gilmer: one sister, Mrs.
Ollie Stracener, Gladewater, and a niece, Mrs. Jeffie Ribble. LIEUT. H. P.
BACOT Funeral services for Lieut. H. P. Bacot, former Barksdale field who was fatally injured in the crash of An army bomber at Chattanooga, were held at, the chapel of the os Osborne funeral home at 4:30 p.m. yesterday.
The Rev Wade H. Boggs, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. Burial was in the Forest Park cemetery. The body of Lieut. Bacot arrived in shreveport Tuesday afternoon In an army bomber from the 13th bombing squadron.
Pallbearers were LieutW. E. Eubanks, Lieut L. G. Drafts, Lieut.
P. L. Brown, Lieut. O. E.
Putnam, Lieut. C. D. Jones, Lieut. Hinton and Lieut.
W. R. Purinton, fellow aviators. Lieutenant Bacot is survived by his widow, the former Miss Martha Jane Van Loan of Shreveport, U.S. Troops Learn Invasion Technique American troops of the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, swarm over the beach at Falmouth, using the new type navy boats to land them from transport.
The "invaders" penetrated inland to blow up bridges and set up machine gun nests in practice that some day may turn into reality. Top, the troops approach the shore en masse. Bottom, the boat no sooner touches than the soldiers are over and ready for the mythical enemy. Dutch Princess Welcomed to Holland Michigan Crown Princess Juliana, are greeted on their arrival age three, left, and her sister, gree of Doctor of Laws at Hope Ottawa, Ontario. HERO OF S.
S. NERISSA Arthur Strickland of New York above, a steward of the torpedoed British ship Nerissa, helped save the lives of 84 survivors when a light he manipulated in a lifeboat attracted the attention of a bombing plane (presumably an American) which radioed a British destroyer to speed to the scene. IRENE FRANKLIN DIES Irene Franklin, one-time darling of the Broadway stage, is dead at the age of 57. Miss Franklin's death in An Englewood, N. hospital followed a cerebral hemorrhage.
heiress to the throne of The Netherlands, and her consort, Prince Bernhard, in Holland, by two little Dutch- girls- -Eileen Marier Streur, Nina Mae, four. Princess Juliana came to Holland to accept an honorary decollege. Bernhard is visiting his family for two weeks. The royal exiles live in "Model" Queen Isn't a Model! Holding a tiny racing car as New York singer, poses for National Model Week, June tion will sponsor a display in automobiles, airplanes and railroads, races will be staged. OLLA MAN ESCAPES FROM WORK GANG ON MARSHALL ST.
C. L. Boyd, 32, of Olla, who was fined $7.50 in city court Monday for being drunk and disorderly, yesterday escaped from a work gang on Marshall street, where he was working out the fine at $1 a day. Boyd was arrested on the drunkenness charge on June 14 by Patrolman Frank Burney and R. L.
Parkman, Harry Nelson, foreman of the work gang, said Boyd made his getaway when the truck on which the men were being taken to the Greenwood cemetery stopped at a traffic light at Marshall and Cotton streets. The prisoner jumped from the rear of the vehicle, crossed toward a ga- INITIAL GROUP OF SELECTEES AT CAMP POLK Commanding General of Bayou Blitz Division Greets Arrivals Camp Polk, June 18 -More than 400 strong, the first selectees for the third armored (Bayou Blitz) division today were greeted with reception worthy of a victorious collegiate football team on arrival here to join the swiftly forming force in its new camp headquarters. John J. Tartol, 22, Chicago, first selectee off the train was personally greeted by Alvan G. Gillem, commanding general of the division.
Tartol, a former stock clerk, seemed impressed but was not nervous at being thus greeted. The selectees came from Camp Grand, Ill, to form the first nucleus of draftees in the Bayou Blitz division, one of four in the United States, which entered training here this month on completion of the $20.000.000 permanent training camp. The original division was formed at Fort Benning, dividing itself from the second armored division. About 3,000 officers and men moved to Camp Beauregard, In April for preliminary organization and training, awaiting completion of Camp Polk. Following the today, accompanied by 36th inreception, fantry band, the men entrucked and went to barracks for medical inspection, lunch and rest.
Tomorrow they start through the reclassificat.on center, preliminary to assignment in the new panzer division. BERLIN HINTS RETALIATION 'NOT IN KIND' (Continued From Page One.) been received from Washington to the German protest. The details of German retaliation against American freezing of Axis assets will be announced later, informed quarters said. It was announced yesterday that the "necessary measures" of retaliation had been ordered immediately against some $450.000.000 worth of American assets in the Reich, but no particulars were given. Concerning the American government's order of yesterday preventing the departure from the United States of German nationals unless authorized.
A German informant said that reports of Washington's action had reached but that their implication "indefinite." There can Berlin, be no immediate comment or forecast of German reaction, he said. It was pointed out, however, that in practice American residents of Germany, and all other foreigners, have been affected by similar measures since the outbreak of the war. Foreigners may not leave the country without an exit permit. In recent months a number of Americans have experienced delays of from 61X to eight weeks in obtaining these permits but so far as known there have been no cases where permits were refused. BATON ROUGE MAN IS BEST DRILLED SELECTEE IN CAMP sceptre, Miss Harriet Clarks (above), after her selection as queen 5.
The Model Industry associaof miniature power boats, racing and model auto and airplane rage and escaped between two buildings. Nelson notified police headquarters of the escape immediately. Boyd had not been apprehended last night. One of Two Guardhouse Fugitives Is Captured Benjamin Rowland, 23, negro, one of two fugitives from the guardhouse at Barksdale field, was Arrested by Shreveport Patrolmen Paul Mullin and J. E.
Farmer at 1:30 a.m. yesterday. Rowland, with James Carter, 23, a negro escaped from the post Sunday night. Police were still seeking Carter, described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. Both men were dressed in blue work clothing when they made their get away.
a Alexandria, June 18 Wess A. Candella of Baton Rouge, who entered the army as a volunteer under the selective servIce last Dec. 6, is the best-drilled selectee 1- the headquarters and station complement at Camp Livingston. This honor was accorded Private Candella when he bested other selectees in a competitive drill lasting -bout 30 minutes. Lieut.
-Col. Andrew J. Powell, Camp Livingston executive officer, gave Private Candella A loving cup upon which WAS the inscription: "Presented to the best -drilled selectee, headquarters and station complement, Camp Livingston, June, 1941." Second Lieut. Kenneth J. Daniels of the 125th infantry regiment, 32nd division, served as judge.
Private Candella has been at Camp Livingston since February and is engaged in clerical work in camp headquarters. Major Jefferson E. Kidd, Camp Livingston adjutant, addressed the selectees briefly, commending them upon their showing, and announced that competitive drills probably will be held monthly hereafter. Camp Polk Will Set up Information Bureau her photographers 30-July Chicago Camp Polk," June 18 Sammy Selectee?" A simple question, but when you have almost 15,000 soldiers and officers scattered over an area two by three miles answering it becomes difficult, so, according to Lt. Otto Wagner, cavalry, camp executive, an Information desk will be set up at Camp Polk in the entrance to the service club.
"It is planned to have all the answers to Camp Polk visitor's queries on hand at this stated Lt. Vernon D. Boyd, Infantry, post public relations officer, thus, enabling visitors to locate persons and places in a few minutes. The camp information desk will be operated under the supervision of Major Owen James, infantry, post morale officer and Mrs. Kate Johnson, senior hostess.
GETTING READY New Orleans. June 18 (P). -Under the headline "Getting Ready to Go the New Orleans ItemTribune today said Baron Edgar von Spiegel, German consul-general here, had purchased four new fur coats, at a cost exceeding $2.000, in A local department store. The United States Monday ordered all German consular establishments closed, and their staffs to leave the country by July 10. Coventry, England, a city of some 130.000 before the war, was an important British center of automobile and bicycle manufacturing..
