The Air Midistry announced early barges and tug boats with which Germany was yning to invade the swept the English Channel Sea yesterday.
The President's statement also disclosed that the authorities plan expand Negro units in the defence services and Civil Acronauties Authority, "making a start in the de: Yelopment of coloured personnel for This Information was released ugh the White House with the explanation that the Secretary of Wat, Colonel Henry L, Stimson, and the Chief of Staff of the Army, General George C. Marshall, approved the project."
Conscription registrations will be made at the usual polling" places throughout the nation, The President proclaimed no holiday to facilitate the registration, but urged employers. to tive their workers adequate time for "Without Partisanship"
"The terrible fate of the nations whose weakness invited attack Is too well known to us all, he declared, We must and will marshall our great potential strength to fend of "war {from our shores. We must and will prevent our land from becoming the victim of aggression.
Congress debated without partisanship and has now enacted a law establishing a selective method aug: menting our armed forees. The method is fair, it ts sure, it is Dow mocratic, it Is the will of our people, After thoughtful deliberation and, a5 the first step. our young men will come from the factories and. elds, the cities and towns to enroll thelt names on registration day. On that eventful day my generation will salute your generation, May we all renew within our hearts that concept of liberty, that way of life, which we all inherited, May we alt strengthen our resolve to hold high torch of freedom in this darkening world yo our children and their children may not be robbed of their rightful Inheritance, All married men, regardless of the financial independence of their wives or children, will be deferred from the frst draft call. it was reliably learned, United Press, C.-in-C. Welcomes of isanee planes, had located the new positions Of the German invasion Meets, the announcement said.—United Press,
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