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Report French Split Over A ctive WarAgainst Britain

Rival Candidates Warm
Up asCountry Nears
Important National Poll
By The Associated Press
While Wendell L. Willkie returned to the Chicago area today

for his second campaign appearance, President Roosevelt ar

ranged to visit Wilmington, Del.,
and Camden, ^T. J., tomorrow
prior to his address in Philadelphia.
In a speech in Milwaukee last
night. Willkie accused the President of letting Chicago"s Democratic organization and two others
"try to steal the election for him

without even a rebuke."

HOW MID-AIR RESCUE ATTEMPT KILLED SIX

By the Associated Press

Les Verrieres, Switzerland, (at the French Frontier)
The Axis powers are attempting to persuade France to declare
war on Britain with promises of easy peace terms which would
leave most of the French empire intact, it was reported! today;
Under the terras the Axis is dangling before the Vichy

I make a radio address> Friday night

caused considerable speculation
Lewis has been silent on the presidential campaign since the nominating conventions and refused to
comment on speculation that he
might endorse one of the candidates.
Prior to the conventions, Lewis
criticized the Democratic administration and predicted an "ignominious defeat" for Mr. Roosevelt if
he were nominated for a third
term.
His intention to speak Friday
night was learned at his office
where it was said the address
would be carried by two or three

government of Marshal Philippe Petain, informed travelers

said, France would be permitted to keep all her present territories except Alsace-Lorraine, Nice, Tunisia, Jibuti and the*
German colonies she acquired in the World War.
'

"Here is a candidate for Presi-

Mr. Roosevelt's

itinerary was

MISTS GIVE
LONDON AREA
BRIEF RESPITE

announced by the Democratic National Committee in New Yorki He

will leave Washington by train By The Associated: Press
and make a platform appearance
on-r-German warplanes r e
at Wilmington. After - reaching
Philadelphia he will go by automo- sumed the long assault on London
bile to Camden to inspect the New shortly after noon today, when
York shipbuilding plant. Return- warning sirens signalled their reing to Philadelphia, He will inspect turn after a comparatively quiet
the Cramp Ship Yards and Frankford Arsenal and that evening night and a morning ta which the
speak in Convention Hall, Phila- capital was unmolested.
delphia..
British long range guns began
With the election only two weeks their third successive day of bomaway, speakers for both major bardment of the Nazi positions
parties were heard in many cities across the Strait of Dover in the
last night.
Henry A. Wallace, the Dem- morning.
ocratic vice-presidential hornin.ee, A lone raider dumped bombs on
told an audience at Mason City, a southeast coast town, wrecking
Ta.. that "the eastern financial in- houses and hitting a church. Gerterests do- control the majority of man plsinea_also.w,er& seen, over a
Republican.- votes in Gongres anS- 'est'iilidlaiids town. .
'"" ~*
they will" consent to no effective
farm program, no matter what Ground <fog over London and, a
"ceiling zero?' mist over German
promises the candidates make."
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) bomber bases in France made possaid at Logansport, Ind., that the sible for the British capital one of
government "has been run as a its quietest nights in a month and
helter-skelter, peltmeU, political a half, and Londoners emerged
grab bag to suit the shifting whims from shelters today hours earlier
of one so-called 'indispensable than usual.
man' and to feed the greatest po- Points in the industrial Midlands
litical bureaucracy that ever fast- and shipping towns along the Merened itself on an otherwise free sey
River in the Liverpool area,
people."
were bombed heavily.
Mayor LaGuardia of New York however,
Nazi planes which did strike
declared in Detroit that the rec- through
clouds and fog at London
ord of Willkie's relations with his apparently
were trying out a new
own employes proved that Willkie type
of formation bombing. They
cannot be trusted with the social flew high
the city in spread
security of 50,000,000 men and formation,- over
dropping explosive and
women."
Joseph- W. Martin, Republican incendiary bombs in long, straight
national chairman, asserted in lines.
Dawn brought reports that casFall River, Mass., that the United
had been fewer than usual..
States "will not tolerate any Fifth ualties
The raids started off soon after
Column," and charged "there aTe dusk,
as usual, but dwindled long
even some persons in the governmidnight and continued with
ment connected with itand they before
only occasional bombings in premust be driven out."
hours;
In Washington, word that John dawn
Mist shrouded the Strait of DoL. Lewis, CIO president, would ver,
where loud explosions shortly
after dusk were taken to indicate
British bombers again were striking at German long range guns
wtoich shelled Dover several hours
earlier.
Albany(AP)New York hotels v The Air Ministry reported objechave been ordered to stop charging tives in Germany also were atmore for telephone service for tacked, "although operations of
guests than New York Telephone our bombers last night were coilsiderably hampered by adversfe
Company rates.
Supreme Court Justice Francis weather conditions."
Bergan yesterday upheld such an A high officer of the RA1F
order by the Public Service Com- claimed bad weather over France
mission. "Like other services," the recently had caused many Gerjurist ruled, "it (telephone service) man planes to crash in landings at
may not be profitable x x x (to the their air fields there.
Londoners were cheered, meanhotel)."
- Hotel firms opposing the action while, by' reports that new-type
included the Hotel Roosevelt Inc., American airplanes with special
Bowman Biltmore Hotels and South- equipment for detection of nigiht
are being tested over Lonworth Management Corporation. raiders
don.
The only American
fighter
planes publicly reported coming
into use in any large numbers are
Brewsters.

ORDERS HOTELS STOP

BOOSTING TOLL CALLS

BERLIN DERIDES
CHURCHILL TALK

Berlin (AP) Authorized

sources spolce derisively today of
Prime Minister Churchill's appeal
yesterday to France and declared
it ill became the nation which
bombed Dakar and other French
places to pose as a friend of
France.
Churchill's words "God protect
France" were characterized as
"typical British chant."
Of Churchill's reference to subjugation of the "best races" in Europe, the-sources commented:
"We know that the Poles massaofed 63,000 Germans. Is that an
example of the best race?"
SHIP LOSS REPOT
tonaon(AP) British, allied
and neutral merchant shipping
losses for the week ended Oct. 14
totaled 63,265 tons, compared with
Germany's claim to have sunk 122,071 tons, the Admiralty said today.
Losses listed by the Admiralty
for that week were: British, seven

TWO POLIO CASES

ON FOOTBALL TEAM

Utica(AP) Discovery of two

cases of infantile paralysis among
members of the Morrisville-Eaiton
lentral School football team has
caused cancellation of the remainder of its schedule.
Principal Henry E. Galloway said
possible closing of the s6hool
awaits only an examination of all
boys. Already suffering from the
disease are Russell Judd, 18, and
William Taylor, 18.

SHERLOCK JR.
Lincoln, Neb.The 17-month-old
ion of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stockfield solved this case without a
hitch.
The baby crawled under the
porch and crawled out later clutching a package Qt cigarettes.
Investigation revealed a cache of
ships, 32,370 tons; allied, three cigarettes, candy bars, and a case
ships, 17,537 tons; and neutral, of soda pop which thieves had
Chree ships, 13,358 tons.
placed there.

NAZIS GUARD
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH FRANCE

He referred to Democratic or- radio networks from 9 until 9:30

ganizations in Jersey City, N. J. o'clock. Eastern Standard Time.
and in the Bronx, N. Y... as well
as to that in Chicago and said:
dent who has proclaimed himself
as a liberal, as a reform candidate, but who allows three of the
most corrupt political machines to
try to steal the election for him
without even a rebuke to them*"

Axis Urges France

War OnBritainOn
'Easy Peace' Promise

"J/

i (Germany presumably
would
jgpt Alsace-Lorraine tinder such an
', agreement, while Italy would get
!Nice, Tunisia and JibutiFrench

' Somaliland port linked by rail witfc

'Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.i

! reported
Vice Premier
discussing
Pierre
theLaval
proposal
was
with German authorities in Paris.
Premier Petain was said definitely to be opposed to any such
proposal. There were persistent
Berlin AP) The possibility but unconfirmed reports, however,
France
the war on of an impending meeting between
...
. . may
, . re-enter
. . .
the side of the Axis powers was A d o i f Hitler and the
elderly
foreseen here today amid indica-' French chieftainperhaps to distions that Foreign Minister Joa-! cuss
some
proposal,
(Only
lastsuch
night
in a special
chim Von Ribbentrop either is on broadcast British Prune Minister
his way, or is about to embark Churchill urged on the French that
upon, a journey to the south west, "if you cannot help us, at least
you will not hinder us."
Hovi six pepple were killed at Marlanna, Ark., in one of aviation his- presumably to Vichy.
warned them the Axis powtory's most spectacular accidents hac been caught by the camera in these
Secrecy surrounded Von Ribben- ers(He
"wish to -carve up the French,
photos. Above, right. Paul Nalejawa, 30-year-old aerial stunt man of
trop's
movements.
Empire as if it were a iowl," and
Browerville, Minn., is descending after parachuting from a plane. Nearr
'Dispatches from Les Verrieres, said they would lose Alsace-Lorby is another plane, carrying pilot George Zorn, of Greenville, Miss., and
four sight-seeing passengers. Zorn is reported to have noticed the para- Switzerland, on the French border, raine, Nice, Savoy, Corsica aind'
chutist in distress. He dived his plane under him, apparently in an effort
other possessions.
to pick him up. The plane struck the 'chute, cutting the oords, sending quoted informed travelers as say(The reported Axis
terms
ing
the
Axis
powers
were
attemptNalejawa plunging to death. irn's plane, too low to pull out of the dive,
would leave France a large portion
crashed to earth, killing all on board. Photo at left shows plane,plummet- ing to persuade France to declare of her present overseas possesing earthward, wjth part of torn parachute tangled on wing and rest war on Britain by offering her sions, including Algeria, Morocco,
(upper right) floating down.*
comparatively easy peace terms; Syria and Lebanon, Madagascar,
Indo-China, virtually aH her terVice Premier Pierre Laval was ritories in West Africa arid sundry
reported to be in Paris duscussing smaller colonies.
(The colonies which France acthe situation with Nazi officials.)
There liave been rumors here for quired from Germany in the World
include the Cameroons and
weeks of a pending amicable ar- War
Togoland on the west coast of Afrl*
rangement with France. For a ea. -The, Cameroons already have
fortnight, the German press has pledged allegiance to the; "Free
ii
refrained; from saytog*' anything French," forces of
derogatory a&rat . the: vanquished De Gaulle.)
iavai has, conferred wffii Gernation.
man officials in Earis on. several
By William, W. Tyler
ers.
British Prime Minister Winston occasions since he took his place*
Albany-r-(AP)New York's Leg- Lehman, whose proclamation re- Churchill's
appeal last night to in the Petain government. Last
islature convened in special ses- stricts by law the subjects open to France to refrain from doing any- August,
he was reported seeking
sion today (12 noon, EST) to facilthing that might hurt the British German approval of a shakeup in
itate Nov. 5 voting of an indicated discusion, originally called the cause, finally gives substance, the French cabinet in an' effort to
record electorate with a proposal session to consider keeping state- however, to recurring intimations consolidate has position -With the'
to assure balloting by unregistered wide polls open until 9 p.m., an that German negotiations with Nazis.
National Guardsmen the only extra three hours; voting of 950 France have advanced to the stage
Regardless of France's future
threat to adjournment by night- persons, on each machinenow where a. visit by Von Ribbentrop relations with Britain, it "appeared
fall.
the Petain government was! 6n "the
limited to 800with .use of extra hiay. clinch them.
Sharp debate was. anticipated on
Whether Von Ribbentrop, if real- verge of being forced to decide'
machines
where
needed,
and
ada bill which would- permit soldiers
ly bound for Vichy, will continue whether to remain in the .unoccuto register wherever encamped, ditional compensation for election on to Madrid, also was a question pied zone or return to Parisa deaway from home and apply for ab- workers.
for speculation in the German cap- cision -on which, travelers from
sentee ballots but, with most He acted 'to prevent any loss' Of ital. '
France said, may hinge the future
members of both houses camInquiries of informed sources as of the Petain regime.
paigning for re'electiori, "little op- voting privilege among a regis- to whether a visit to Moscow is Chief obstacle to return of ths
position was expected, i on other tration" wbieh, ,in
York City also on the Foreign Minister's government to Paris, it was said,"
legislation for which Governor Where Democratic strength cen- schedule were met only with was. the- fear the move might reLehman summoned the lawmak; ters, surpassed the "1936 high by shrugs of the shoulder and-the re- sult in the loss of diplomatic conr
tact- with the? United States and
nearly 500f000 and piled up an in- ply:
South American nations whose rec"That comes later."
dicated new record in' traditional- In a chain of circumstantial evi- ognition Petain-considers essentially Republican upstate.
dence, however, the ' following to France's welfare-^particularly
as regards hoped-for food supplies.
Lehman broadened the agenda points may be mentioned:
1Rumors concerning negotia- The Germans.were represented
yesterday to include the question tions
with France have been re- as anxious to have the French govof voting by unregistered guards- curring here with frequency in the ernment return to Paris and relieve
men, after a conference with leg- past weeks".
them of some of their administraislative leaders of both parties. 2Hints by authorized sources tive problems, but were reported
to guarantee diplomatic
Guardsmen must be registered by- that the Balkans are a matter of unwilling
secondary importance to other courier facilities for foreign emmidnight, Friday, under a consti- events in the o
bassies there.
g .
offing.
tutional provision requiring regis- 3-^Unusual
By The Asuciated Press
^
secrecy with which
p
p
LoddonBritish bombs exploded tration of all prospectve voters 10 Von Ribbentrop's
present movewifli such foTce on a convoy off days before election.
ments are shrouded.
Dunkerque yesterday that some of
4The fact that his press chief,
the vessels were almost lifted out Aside from opportunity the ses- Dr. Paul Schmidt, has also been
sion
gives
both
pa'rtiesin
the
out
of town for several days.
of the water, the* Air Ministry re5Churchill's unusual appeal to
ported today in a special bulletin midst of an intensive campaign for
Bucharest, Rumania CAP)
detailing daylight raids on Ger- New York's 47 electoral votesto France at this particular time.
A violent 90-second earttiquake
man sbpping. *
Berlin
observers
were
particudamaged" business buildings and
The attack on the convoy was ah- political views, two develop- larly struck by Churchill's plea homes
today in Bucharest and oil
made by a single raider which ments inspired expectation of that if France cannot help JBritain field works
in northern Rumania.
at least she should noti hin8er her There were no
sighted the ships four miles off heated debate.
reports oi any loss
the French coast. The pilot count- 1. The privately expressed opin- former ally.
of life.
ed from 12 to 15 armed cargo
It is generally believed here that Hours after the shock was first
ion of some lawmakers that, qf
ships,
p escorted by motor, torpedo the less than 2,500 National Churchill has knowledge of -Ger- felt at-8:'3O a.m. (1:30 a,-m., 'E.S*T.)
b
t
d
t
l
i
inan-H.-ench negotiations which
boats, and traveling in two lines.
thousands of persons in Bucharest
"The ships opened -fire', on the Guardsmen they estimated did not prompted him to make his declarer jammed the streets, still fearful
ti
tion.
aircraft but the pilot succeeded in register most had ample time and
to return to their homes, despits
making a good steady run and warning to do so before leaving There are practical considera- radio assurances.
tions
which
make
the
rumors
of
a,
dropped his bombs well in among for training camps.
temblor, whiclf had its cenFrench - German rapprochement ter,The
the convoy," the Ministry's bullein- the Carpathian Mountains
2.
Insistence
of
Republican
maseem
plausible.,
tin said.
about 50 miles north of Brasov,
leaders, Assembly Speaker
For one thing, it is believed here, was
Two vessels in each rank -were jority
reported to have cracked
Oswald
D.
Heck
and
Senator
Joe
the
French
are
finding
Vichy
highalmost lifted out of the water by R. Hanley, that their agreement
buildings in residence and "business
ly
unsuitable
as
a
seat
of
governbursting bombs and when the pithe governor to inject the ment and -Chief of State- Philippe districts. The Bucharest Meteoro16t turned to observe the result of with
subject for discussion did not Petain might seize the opportunity logical Institute reported it as a
his bombing, one vessel had heeled
bias" earthquake.
'carry with it any promise to pass of concluding a definite peace with "seventh
right over on its beam end."
Germany rather than continuing First reports indicated the seveOther planes "of the same attack- the legislation proposed." '
conditions which make rest damage was caused at the
ing^ force bombed barges and car- They emphasized all bills would amr'Oce
of the government to Par- town, of Buzau, in the oil fields
go vesels at Boulogne and hit a be submitted to a conference of return
north of Bucharest.
large tramp steamer in the outer Republican members, tentatively is unfeasible.
A rumor spread that a mountain
slated for a recess period soon aft- Moreover, by supporting the Axis
harbor.
near Brasov collapsed. There was
in a military way in Africa, it is no
The docks at Gravelines "Were er both houses convene.
confirmation of this.
An appropriation bill for ex- pointed out, France may hope to
also attacked.
Although the -weather at night penses of the special session in- fall Eeir to some British coloni.es
was unfavorable, attacks were also cluding travel costs of members, as compensation for the loss of
made on the Hamburg naval dock- clerical hire and other items, Alsace-Lorraine and possibly Beryard, creating many explosions which legislative officers estimat- gundy.
ed at "about $15,000" must also be
The Axis, for its part, would oband fires.
Albany(AP)The Rev. Elmer
tain powerful aid at sea if the
A synthetic oil plant at Rish- passed.
olz, a railway yard at DusseldorC With the Senate scheduled to French navy were to join the war J. Stuart, Corning clergyman, is
the new moderator" of the Presbyain airdrome at Stade, and-.various act first on all legislation, Assem- against Britain.
Since France holds African,ter- terian Synod-of -KTew York.
other industrial" objectives were' bly Speaker Heck said "present
Elected yesterday, he succeeds
also bombed, the Ministry said. It indications" were the program ritory closest to Soutih Americaacknowledged that one British can be completed today with a fi- Dakar and its surroundingsAxis the Rev. John S. King, Little Britnal vote "around five o'clock." He plans for weaning South American aiu. He has served in Corning "for
plane was, misshig.
Wharves and warehouses were added, however, that the leader- nations away ideologically from 22 years ana previously held pas.
"
on de- the United States might be ren- torates in Oneida Castle, Platts
hit during the daylight raids, the ship will impose no "gag"
dered easier.
bate which may develop.
burg and Watervliet,
bulletin said.

Legislators to Decide

L^ter Closing ofPolls;

Legion Fights Communist

Effort to Get on Ballot
Catskill, N. X.(AP) A Su- from the ballot. The party lost its
preme Court justice continued tes- place on the ballot by failure to
timony today in a hearing designed poll 50,000 votes for its gubernato decide legality of inclusion of torial candidate in 1936.
the Communist party ticket on the The jurist, who granted an orstate election ballot next month. der Friday' directing the party to
After less than hah? the 170 witnesses called by counsel for the show why the petitions sEould not
New York Department of . the be declared invalid, heard several witnesses assert ,'tfiey signed
American Legion had been heard,
Supreme Court Justice William H1. party petitions in the belief they
Murray recessed court last night were for "old age _ relief or "it
until today.
The Legionnaires seek to invali- -would keep us out of war." '
date Communist Party nominating Samuel M. . Birnbaum, .Legion
petitions, thus barring the ticker counsel, saia ofher "witnesses would
testify their signatures also were
obtained through. "fraud and misrepresentation."

Joseph R. Brodsky of, New York

City, party counsel,, said the repudiations were obtained through
Buffalo, N. Y.(AP) Mayor threats and intimidation" and asFiorello H. LaGuardia of New serted the signatures were genuYork is termed a "Fifth Column- ine.
ist" by fellow Gothamite Joseph P. Justice Murray previously diKamp, vice-president of the Consti- rected trie secretary of state to
tutional Educational League, who halt printing of the ballot for the
says the mayor "in 1940 helped Nov. 5 election pending his deciraise funds to train agitators to sion.
undermine the Arterican system."
LaGuardia was one of several SEARCH FIRE RUINS
national figures whom Kamp told FOR MISSING MAN
Hudton Falls, N. Y.(AP)Fifean American Legion post last night
were aiding the cause of Commu- men continued searching today for
nism, others he mentioned were the body of a man Police Chief EdAubrey Williams, national NYA ward H. "Usher said may have
administrator, and Sidney Hillman perished in a fire "which destroyed
of the National Defense Council. four main street buildings here and
injured four persons.
Usher asserted Brvin S. Rung,
42, proprietor of a barber shop, in
which the fire was believed to have
started yesterday, was missing. He
said Rung's wife, one of the inRipley (AP) Past National jured, told him her husband was
GAR Commander Robert M. Round, in the shop at the time of the
who is 96 today and has votea for blaze.
every Republican presidential candidate since casting his first bal- LOW CEILING
lot" for Lincoln, is supportingyou Chehalis, Wash. Fog forced
guessed itWendell L. Willkie.
Lee Eyler, Salem, Ore., flyer and
Round says he is in favor of the his four passengers down as they
administration's national defense headed home from a football game
program and people should support at Seattle.
the president regardless of who he Obliging highway
patrolmen
is, but that he, personally, is de- acted as fog horns, clearing cars
laying a trip until after Nov. 5, so out of the way as Eyler taxied 10
that lie will be in Chautauaua Coun- miles along two highways before
ty to vote for Willkie. '
taking off from a golf course.

CHARGES LAGUARDIA
FIFTH'COLUMNIST

PAST GAR HEAD

FAVORS WILLKIE

RAF BOMBERS
AGAIN ATTACK
NAZI SHIPPING

BUCHAREST HAS
EARTHQUAKE

NEW MODERATOR
OF H I . SYNOD