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Thm OKEGON STATESMAN,' Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning. May 1. 1940
Allies Suffer
Severe Blows
Capture of Vital Railway
Junctions May Prove
: Decisive, View
By QRKE L S1MPSOX
, Aoclated Press Staff Writer)
! German dsrlnjr and military
'efficiency he dealt the Franco-
Ilrluah-Norweglan allies a near?
blow In Norway.
If It is true, as reported, that
the nails have captured storen
and- Dombas. Tital railway June
tions In the Trondbeim area, this
might bring grTe disaster to si
lled forces In that, region, by
forcing them to withdraw to aea
under fire of German guns ana
air bombs.
It was eTidently gloomy news
frora Norway that Prime Minister
Chamberlain guarded with sealed
Hps before parliament. In con-
, trait, Berlin wn exultant and
Hitler lavished praise upon hia
troops.
Unless the Allie succeed in re
taking these Tital links before
nazl leadership can back up Its
Tietories with heary forces from
Oslo, the whole picture of the
battle of Norway has been re
vised. Norway has been cut In
two by the twin German north
ward thrusts. andvonly the slender
north coastal panhandle remains
definitely out of German control.
Narvik Not Involved
The allied foothold at Narvik,
far-northern Norwegian port, la
not Jeopardized by the Indicated
failure of the allied pincer move
ment at Trondhelm. But with
Germany In command of the rail
way from Dombas to Trondhelm.
aa Berlin claims, a grave situa
tion confronts the isolated allied
detachments which still may be
holding points along the line and
the forcea about the allied land
ing bnse at Andalsnei. fcren tne
allied operations north of Trond
helm, based at Nainsos, axe seri
ously threatened.
More serious consequences than
these are possible. Military "pres
tige has recelTed a tremendous
lift if Berlin's claims are fully
substantiated. The results could
have a powerful influence upon
the attitude of all little neutrals
In Europe, and of Italy and Rus
sia as well.
There Is little doubt, also, that
a political crisis is impending for
the Chamberlain war ministry in
England and the Reynaud govern
ment in France. The German
dash to relief of Trondhelm was
made against every disadvantage
of distance and through hostile
territory.
Overconridence In the ability of
Norwegian forces to hold out
long enough to permit major
units of allied troops to be set
ashore may well have been a fac
tor In ahaping Franco-British
atrategy. If so. political oppon
ents of the governments in both
countries will take full advantage
of the situation and call for a
Valley Route Opened f
German capture of the Storen
rail Junction alone woud have
been a serious blow to the Allies.
Norway's great eastern valley, the
Coster, would be opened as a
rout throurh which Germany
could pour northward heavy
forces to consolidate the nazl grip
n all Norway except for the slLm
and mountainous northern pan
handle. Flanked by German control of
the roughly parallel western val
ley, the Gudbrands. a double
route would be open for deploy-?
ment of nail troops to virtually
all Norwegian ports on the west
coast south of Trondhelm. and to
the Fjords that reach far inland
from them.
The gravest Implication of all,
however, is the Indication that
German air power fulfilled its
mission of balking allied efforts
to put ashore forces sufficient to
cope with even the light German
columns advancing from Oslo;
and that Franco-British sea and
air power, in contrast, baa failed
to impede seriously the flow of
German reinforcements by aea
and Jr to Norway.
Worst Setback Yet
All In all, the actual and
claimed nasi vlctoriea In the
Trondhelm area figure up Into
the most serious allied setback In
early eight months of war. Al
though It still appears likely that
relatively light forcea were en
gaged on either side and that no
major battle has yet been fought,
the Germans have seemingly
clearly out-guessed and out
maneuvered their foes , at every
turn.
The tommunlca tion lines
through the parallel Oster and
Gudbrands valleys may be slender
but they are protected from allied
flank attack by mountain ranges.
The n.zl forces also' have seized
e-ery pass and road to bolster
their main thrusts along valley
railroads and highways.
Unless the Allies quickly re
capture Storen and Dombas, th9
wholj allied effort in the Trond
helm area seems at a standstill,
and more of a liability than an
asset.
Reynaud Slightly 111
PARIS. April 0.--PremIer
' Panl Reynaud la' suffering from a
Blight cold and will not bo able to
hold his regular Wednesday con
ference with members of parlia
ment tomorrow, his office an
nounced tonight.
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Flood Waters Run Rampant in Ohio Valley Area
Flood scenes around Pittsburgh,
rential rains. Top picture snows
Bottom, a Pennsylvania highway
after he had fallen In while checking flood level heights. IIN photo.
Train Wreck
-A s i i
Cause of thf wreck of the New York Central's Lake Shore Limited
near little Falls, N. T still remains a mystery following- an official
iovestigatlon held at Albany.! Testimony showed that the "track
waa In good shape'' and its engineer "awake" when the train leaped
to destruction, kming- 80 person. Here are members of the crew
who testified at the hearing-, left to right. Conductor Charles Grattan,
Head Brakeman John Sewak, Rear Brakeman Joseph Doran and
Baggageman A. A, Hill.
Satko Confidence
In 'Ark' Unshaken
(Continued from page 1)
tion for anyone who will flsrht
for new frontlera for a new home.
My sympathies are very much
with them.
"On the other hand, the
statutes of this state Impose a
grave responsibility on my shoul
ders in the safety of these chil
dren."
The hearing ended with a plea
by Michael Wolfstone, chairman
of a committee of the new order
of Clneinnatus (political organi
zation) for funda to take care of
the family pending final disposi
tion of the ease.
"The Satko family now is
Every day was a circusfor a while
A m - I. . .
Tbt roar cj the crowd ... the thundering hocf humor . . . rest your mind and body. Good
foretold the fall of mighty Rome all because worVputt you in a mood for recreation, and
an empire went pleasure-mad and forgot what healthful re-creation puts you back in the
mde it great. Rome went soft. ' . mood for work. Your moderation put you in
AU Play ana no WOriC HPS
wuawc iqt a person as wen
Isn't a balanced life with a fair share of work
and a fair ahare of leisure more sensible and
MtisfyingP Then tasks become
and there'a still ample time for
family and friends. They helo
t-n.vmc ... i c viuuize
ANHIUIIt.lUtCH Mkri tU WU-F.
WAKE THIS TESTt Drink Dudwclscr
for five days. On the tdh day Iry
to drink a sweet beer. You will went
! Oudwohsr' (lover therseffar. '
l"aM as the Allegheny river reaches
a stranoea automobile on Pittsburgh's low-lying flooded north side.
foreman being rescued from raging Robinson Run, near Pittsburgh,
Still Mystery
fir
Seattle's responsibility, since those
six policemen gave the keys of
the city to it," he aaid.
Police Judge William F. Devin
late today released Satko from a
disorderly conduct charge, tiled
after police reported he resisted
them when they removed his five
school-age children from the Ark
last week. Judge Devin ' com
mended the officers for "doing
their doty" but said Satko did
not realize the import of their ac
tion and did "only the natural
thing" any parent might do "to
protect his children."
Halibut Catch Record
ASTORIA, Ore., April 10.-(JP)-The
schooner Dawn of Portland
discharged a 1940 record halibut
catch here today, 10,000 pounds
of halibut and 1000 pounds of
bottom fish.
alwavt SDClled balsnce and in
as a nation. -
A tail, stately
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attractive laiation complete with the compariibnship
your hobbies, that Budweiser offers when you are alone with
voti read rust vow famHv 1 1' and the hosnitalirw it! fTer
your gooa as tne xcnecc xiosc to your guests.
O
flood levels following eastern tor
Offer of Million
For Hitler Made
(Continued from page 1)
in an association of the nations
with power to enforce peace."
Church told the Times the
Question of offering the reward
had been under discussion by a
group of members of the Da
quesne club in Pittsburgh for two
or three months.
"Finally the project has taken
shape, and I was selected to make
the offer public," he continued.
"There are. In the group of pres
ent sponsors, about 50 persons,
some of them women.
"I have held back quite a
while, not that I doubted the pos
sibility of success of the plan
nor do I doubt it now but be
cause I doubted that it would
strike the Imagination of the
world In the manner that it
should.
"But X felt that there was
some power in the idea, especially
so because It is not In any sense
an offer of reward for an assas
sination, and so I hare come to
believe that it will indeed catch
people's imagination."
Church said that although the
group backing the project real
ised the possibility of achieving
its aim was slight, they decided
to make the offer anyway on the
ground that the capture of Hitler
would avert untold suffering.
Rainfall Is Heavy
As Month Closes
(Continued from page 1)
amount of precipitation within a
24-hour period was .47 Inch on
April 7 and .46 Inch cn April 30.
The average amount of mois
ture during the month was 3.42
inches. The 1940 records are
high compared to 1939 with .35
Inches, the driest on record, but
low beside 1937's 7.68 inches, the
highest since records have been
kept., April, 1938, was almost
normal with 3.27 inches.;
The temperature during the
month ranged from 34 degrees
on the lth and the 24th to a top
of 81 degrees on the 12 th.
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Blasted Bridge
Showdown Reported Near
With Berlin Jubilant at '
Success Claim
(Continued from page 1)1
neutrals would tnrong to the Ger;
man bandwagon. i
Sir Archibald attacked what he
called "apparently Inspired ar
ticles" In the presa suggesting al
lied withdrawal from soutn cen
tral Norway. i
Nature of the shipping "pre
cautions" was not disclosed, but
it was understood" many British
ships were being routed ria the
Cape of Good Hope to ayoid being
c au g h t in the Mediterranean
should Italy join Germany In the
war. - . j
While the admiralty reported
the loss of two British ' submar
ines, Chamberlain declined to dis
cuss the northern war before the
house of commons, saying he
hoped to have "information"
later in the week. ' i
British military sources said
the Germans had taken - Storen
and that the allied position in the
Dombas sector war "difficult."'
No such chary attitude troubled
the joyous . Germans. : Authorised
quarters said the victories in. Nor
way in a short three weeks in dif
ficult ' territory surpassed 'this
fondest expectations of the mili
tary command. . 4 .i.
Next on the program is a sweep
ing movement intended to brush
the allied expeditionary forces
from Norway's narrow mid-section
into the sea.
Already, the Germans said, al
lied and Norwegian traps are be
ing "pursued" in the vicinity of
Dombas.
"The main rail connection from
Oslo to Trondhelm is in German
hands," said the German high
command, thus freeing the garri
son in Important Trondhelm from
dependence on the long air or sea
route for supplies or reinforce
ments and in the German opinion
cracking the southern jaw of the
allied pincers movement.
The Germans Bay they are send
ing heavy reinforcements of men
and stores to Oslo regularly and
thus can strengthen Trondhelm
via rail.
Stockholm reports, however,
told of continued gunfire at sea in
the Skagerrak, indicative that the
allies are not idle in that treach
erous waterway.
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Hitler said the allied aim "to
force Germany to her knees by a
belated occupation of Norway has
been . definitely . Xrustrated... . ... .
i The northern Norwegian front
above Trondhelm was reported
ominously quiet last j night, and
the Germans admitted the Brit
ish still were attacking Narvik,
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