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Nazi Cancel Shore Leaves After Battleship Bombed UNION POSTPONES FORD LABOR ACITATION All shore leaves in the German navy were cancelled, it was learned early Monday, following a Nasis Caâ€" binet decision "to take measures" beâ€" cause of the bombing of the pocket battleship Deutschland by Spanish a)rplanes. An official announcement at Berâ€" lin early Monday placed the casual ties aboard the warship which docked at Gibraltar at 23 dead, 19 seriously wounded and 64 slightly wounded. Orders cancelling anN leaves were issued after the news of the Deutschâ€" land bombing off the Balearic Island of Thiza had been relayed from ship to ship around the world. "The Cabinet met in a bastilyâ€"called session, Reichsfuehrer Hitler and a number of others flying to Berlin for the meeting. Will Take Measures ‘The Government, a German official communique announced, decided that "This new criminal onslaught on a German ship compels the German Government to take measures which it will without delay communicate to the nonâ€"intervention committee." â€" ‘The Deutschland was bombed while in Ibiza harbor in the Balearie Islands, a Mediterranean group off the east coast of Spain. iControversy immediately began as to who started the action that resultâ€" ed in the bombing. A communique issued at Valencia, temporary capital of Government of Spain, declared the German craft opened fire at the airplanes, Spanish craft flown by Spaniards. The airâ€" craft retaliated, Valencia said, drop ping 12 bombs, four of which took effect. ' Deny Warship Fired The Berlin statement said cate gorically: ‘"The ship did not fire & single shot at the airplanes." _ ‘The Deutschland sped to Gibralâ€" tar under her own power to place her wounded in bospital. _ ‘The Valencia communique asserted the German craft had no legitimate business at Tbiza as the French fleet was responsible for nonâ€"inâ€"terven tion control there. International Problem London believed the bombings would confront the 27â€"nation nonâ€" intervention committee with grave problems at Monday‘s sessions. Six Drownings Mar Weekâ€"End ‘Three of the victims were chilâ€" dren, lured to the water by the warm sunshine for the first dip of the seaâ€" son. The remaining three were adults, one of whom also lost his life while swimming, the two others drowning in an attempt to rescue a child who had fallen in while fishâ€" ing. The child reached shore safely unaided. Drowning accidents in various parts of the Province claimed six lives during the weekâ€"end as thouâ€" sands flocked to the water to escape the heat of the season‘s first spell cf summer weather. The Dead William Graham, 22, St. Thomas. Guy Edward Wells, 49, Ellesmere, Albert Wells, 16, Ellesmere. Howard Eveline, 10, Midland. Fred McGill, 6, Niagara Falls. ‘Warren Gray, 10, East York. Ships Awaiting Making a left turn from Erb street west onto Albert street Saturday morning a car driven by Walter Koe gler, Waterloo, collided with a biâ€" cycle driven by Fred: Michaloski, Homewood Avenue, Kitchener. Miâ€" chaloski suffered injuries to his right ‘knee and left ankle, and was tended by Dr. Wilson of Kitchener. The biâ€" cycle was badly damaged. Stifft Sentences _ for Three Youths Waterloo Youths Plead Guilty to 11 Charges.â€"Go to Three Waterloo youths who pleaded guilty Tuesday to 11 charges of breaking, entering and theft in Kitchener and Waterloo, were each given two years less a day in the Ontario reformatory by Magistrate J. R. Blake in police court here on Friday. and Francis Oberholtzer pleaded %uilty to robbing the Consolidated Beverage Company of Waterloo of a safe containing $99 and the theft of a motor car belonging to Thomas Seagram, Waterloo. Gatschene and Graf also pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Liphardt hardware store, while Oberholtzer and Gatâ€" schene pleaded guilty to house breaking and theft at the C. A. Boehm residence in Waterloo. Gatâ€" schene admitted breaking and enterâ€" ing the Collegiste. Farm Judging Competitions ‘ at Galt June 1st.; 170 Register Over 100 Boys and 70 Girls to Participate in Interesting Livestock and Household Science June 1st is the date set for one of the important events of the seaâ€" son. It is the Waterloo county liveâ€" stock and household science compeâ€" titions, to be held in Galt. E. I. Mcâ€" Loughry, agricultural representative, who is directing the boys‘ compeâ€" titions, states over 100â€"boys and 70 girls have registered. This will be the 18th annual livestock competiâ€" tion, and the 14th annual household science competition to be held in the county. The livestock judging contest is open to all young men in the county under 26 years of age and who are not graduates of the Ontario Agriâ€" cultural College. The contestants will be required to judge all classes of livestock, including horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle and swine. Comâ€" petitors will be given 100 marks for placing and 100 marks for reasons. Awards to Winner. The winner will be given a free|clud trip to Ottawa. There will be two classes judging, the senior groups, 'A composed of boys who have been in | NINf four or more judging competitions, | und and class two, boys who are judging | giy for the first, second or third time. ‘The boys‘ competition will also inâ€"!5UP clude rope splicing, with a trip}D8, valued as first prize. wil Cavell Gatschepe, Walter Graf WATERLO® CHRONICLE Hits Bicycle A I Reformatory. NEWSPAPER FOR WA AND WATERLOO COUNTY PEOPLE Wi Posse Captures Escaped Bear from the estate of the late Dr. Geo. A. McQurbiban, MJL.A. ‘The last time the bear broke out, it spent its time climbing trees and frightening the willage children. of the best markmen in this village scoured the surrounding country on May %6th, and finally located and killed Mike, the bear, who had broâ€" ken loose for the third time since his capture. ‘The bear was tl? property $400 Damage To Shantz Property Children Playing With Matches Blamed for Saturday Afternoon Blaze. _ _The Waterloo Fire Department anâ€" swered the call at 4.55 p.m. and found the woodshed ablaze. Chemicals quickly brought the flames under conâ€" trol, but not before the walls and roof were badly damaged. Smoke in addition damaged h?uohold furniâ€" ture in the house. 4 * & The frame summer kitchen and woodshed adjoining the rear of the Celason Shantz house at 164 Albert street was damaged by fire to the exâ€" tent of about $400 on Saturday afterâ€" noom. Children playing with matches near the frame structure were blamed for the fire. ‘The large residence is occupied by two families, that of Mrs. Noble and Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilsonholme. The son of Reeve Albert Heer discovered the fire and informed his father, who called the fire department. The run on Saturday was the cighth this year as compared With 13 in the first five months of 1936. ‘The largest number of runs in any one year in the department‘s history was 50 in 1935. * The household science competition will be open to girls in the county under 26 years of age. This compeâ€" tition will be under the supervision of Miss V. Bambridge, and will be held at the agricultural offices. Girls will be required to judge a supper menu, with relation to the rest of the day‘s menu, and tea bisâ€" cuits. Also included in the morning program is a discussion on menu planning, but contestants will not be judged on this point. ELORA.â€"A posse composed of 17 The team demonstrations will be held in the afternoon and each club will be allowed to enter one team. The teams will be given a choice of planning a farm summer menu, the table service to be included, or makâ€" ing tea biscuits. The afternoon sesâ€" sion will also mark the presentations of certificates of achievement to girls who have completed two units of work. Seven prizes will be awarded for these competitions, inâ€" cluding several excursions. A banquet will be held in the eveâ€" ning in the Masonic Hall at Galt under the ‘auspices of the Galt Kiwanis Club. Mr. R. A. Hoey, superintendent of welfare and trainâ€" né, of the Indian affairs branch, will be the guest speaker. Report Baldwin To _ Tour Dominioni ‘Summer Slump‘ Would Weaken . Organizers‘ Activities _ "Next year be will make a long tour of the dominions, representing the King. LONDON.â€"The Sunday Referee, in a frout page story said: *‘Warl Baldwin, the most popular man in Great Britain, is to become an unofficial ambassador to the emâ€" "The idea was suggested by the empire premiers now in Loudon, *Baldwin has already talked with the King about the project and would like to undertake the tour as soon as he has a rest from the ardors of recent years." Empire Air Day Marred 0 Saturday by Appalling Death List as 11 Planes Fall aviation history. Authorities pressed investigation into the tragedies that took place all over the country. . 17 Die in Plane Crashes in England LONDON.â€"Seventeen people were killed as 11 planes crashed in one of Royal Air Force and civil stations presented special displays for Briâ€" tain‘s fourth Empire Air Day on Satâ€" urday but where impressive demonâ€" strations were planned, distressing tragedies followed. Several of the crashes took place as thousands of people gathered to witmess aerial acrobatics and mimic warfare, looked on. In some cases ; _"death dive" was literally a dive to death, Air Liner Crashes ‘The worst disaster was at Doncasâ€" ter Saturday night when an air liner with six aboard, joyâ€"riding before £.000 spectators, crashed and killed four. ‘The other two were seriously irjured. Bank Robbery _ Suspect Held Newspapermen‘s Tip Sends BROCKVILLE.â€"An alleged bank tandit was remanded until Monday morning when he appeared before a woman justice of the peace here Sunâ€" day. M The man, giving his name as Geo. James Chalmers, his age as 27, and his occupation as a wolterweight boxer, was charged with armed robâ€" bery of the Mallorytown Royal Bank of Canada branch on Saturday mornâ€" ing. He was not asked to plead when brought before Mrs. Geraldine Edgar, justice of the peace. _ . insl Me ie e o neet Chalmers was arrested in Kingâ€" ston after travelling to that city by taxicab. Provincial police said they found two loaded revolvers, one of them identified as being taken from the ENTER LIBRARY. Waterloo Public Lbrary was broâ€" ken into on Friday night and $4 in slNver stolen from the cash box at the checking desk. bank and $1,137 of the $1,169 stolen, in Shalmers‘ club bag. Police to Arrest Armed Bandit. DETROIT. â€" Prediction there would be no strike st the Ford Motor Company‘s main plant _heu members of the United Automobile Workers of America. The "summer dm” in automoâ€" bile production already has begun, it was explained. A strike during the slack season would have rela~ tively little effect on output, but & prolonger shutdown might deâ€" moralize union forces. _ The companys reduction of workâ€" ‘inz days in June from 40 to 82 hours a week, which led to :&ecul.â€" lation whether it plans five sixâ€"hour lation whether it Khns five s1X working days weekly and a $7 minimum wage, was the first official indication the company was ready to curtail operationos. . _ _ _ _ The union‘s aim for a closed sho in the automobile inas&ry, witg 500,000 union membeks;‘ would be nearer achievement if the current drive to organize Ford workers is successful. s __ Ford Company officials have said repeatedly the workers themselves resent efforts to get them into the union. Henry Ford termed the union an ‘"jron collar‘" around the workers‘ nech\ild.nfia:;i:;n his ;::‘1::; y never wo * in aga ?f:nemploym. Ford‘s answer to the union drive, his friends here said, may be higher wages and shorter Change Tactics Union organizers appear in no ‘hurry, however, to force a showâ€" down. Their plans for the summer call for organization by "peaceful 'persuuion" although some preâ€" dicted there woulld be more physical clashes like last week," pummelling of organizers outside the River Two Township Men Guilty of Assault Rouge plant. Objection of Ford Employees to Lewis Factions. Ordered to Work Farms Until Friday When They Will Be Sentenced. In Waterloo police court on Friâ€" day, Milton Koehler and Ezra Kropf of Waterloo Township were found guilty on charges ‘of inflic’ting injury to Ephraim Linder, and were reâ€" manded for a week. The accused men went to Linder‘s home to see Mrs. Stella Krulicki, Linder‘s houseâ€" keeper, whom they accused of stealâ€" ing $250 from Koehler when the latter, accompanied by Kropf, had journeyed with Mrs. Krulicki to Guelph on May 16. The assault cccurred on the night of May 17. _ W. J. McGibbon made an appeal for clemency for his clients. He stated Koehler was a married man and the father of small children. He was operating a farm and also one for his mother. If he were sent to jail it would work a hardship on his family. He also said Kropf was a single man and also a farmer. Magistrate Blake, replying to lawyer McGibbon‘s plea, said Koehâ€" ler apparently did not show any exâ€" treme affection for his wife and his children when he went out with anâ€" other women on a trip to Guelph. "I believe he should have thought of his wife and children before he started out on such an adventure." started out on such an adventure. 1b edusww," DTwoyfin O.â€" KoKâ€"R Perhaps Kropf should have been (Continued on Page 3) Price 2 Cents Said to be