The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1939, Page 5

v v - POLLY AND HER PALS YUH SURE PICK PRIMITIVE OUT-O- V1 TH' -WAY PLACES A PASS ;‘ WI:EK~ENDS’ Wy 7. A e ; 5 T = ——\ (News dlspatches 0 NUTHIN' MUCH... I WUZ JESS Dy THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESD ONLY i GENERAI_ s*rom:— T OOTH BUY A T BRUSH n ihls pag ROOSEVELT TELLS AMERICA NATION WILL BE NEUTRAL; NO PEACE BLACKOUTS HERE WASHINGTON, Sept. 4— | President Roosevelt, speaking to | “the whole of America,” in a | nationwide radio broadeast last | night, said: “As long as it re- | mains within my power to pre- vent, there will be no blackout of peace in the United States.” President Roosevelt, speaking in the wake of England’s and France's entrance into war with Germany, further said: “It is impossible to predict the future, but nevertheless, this nation will remain a neutral nation.” | The President added: “How- ever, I can not ask every Amer- jcan to remain neutral in thought as well. Even a neutral has the right to take account of the facts. Even a meutral can- not be asked to close his mind on his conscience. “I have said, not once, but many times, that I have seen war, and I hate war. I say that, again, and again.” | Further, the President in- | formed the nation he had pre- | pared a proclamation relative to American neutrality, but did not disclose the date on which the proclamation will be given out. The President blamed the use of force for the unfortunate in- ternational situation of recent years. He said the United States had consistently thrown its weight on the side of peace. He added: “And it seems to be clear, even at the outbreak of this great war, that the influ- ence of America should be con- sistent in seeking for humanity a final peace which will elim- inate, as far as it is possible to do so, the continued use of force between nations.” The Presi- dent said that the outbreak of war anywhere endangers peace everywhere. He pointed out that every word coming through the air and every ship sailing the sea brought the effects of the European war into American homes. Said Mr. Roosevelt: “The overwhelming masses of our people seek peace—peace at home and the kind of peace in other lands which will not jeo- pardize peace at home.” POLES MAKE NEW GAINS; TAKE HEART Brilisfi and French Launch| Combined Forces Against Hitler JOHN BULL SENDS OUT NAVY CORDON Mussolini Believed Press- ed fo Enter Europe’s Conflict (By Associated Press) The combined forces of Great Britain, France and Poland wer¢ making war today on Germany. The first maritime casualty ir| the new European conflict was re- |t ported in the case of the Britisk: | liner Athenia, which was torpedoed and sunk off Herbrides Island, north of Scotland during last night. Nearly all of the vessel's uonj passengers,, 311 of them Amerlcans.j were reported saved. Master of the ill-fated craft re- ported the only casualties suffered | were those of persons Kkilled or| wounded by the explosion that re- sulted when the torpedo struck. Swift war measures were put into effect when France announced that her “entire land, naval and air forces” have begun action against the Germans. Naval Blockade Great Britain imposed a naval blockade immediately after Prime Minister Chamberlain had declared the empire in a state of war with Germany. Hitler ordered his legions to hold the western wall of Nazi fortifica- tions facing France, then departed to join his eastern troops as if dis- | dainful of the British-French threat. Hitler’s eastern troops struck into Poland four days ago. Berlin said substantial advances have been made on three Polish fronts. Poland’s Courage Spurred Heartened by the entry of Great Britain and France into the war as her allies, Poland’s courage was spurred by claim from official sources tht Polish troops have pene- trated into German territory north of Breslau. A police communique said, how- ever, that Polish troops had with- drawn from Czestochowa in south- ' west Poland. | Killed in Air Raids i The official Polish news agency declared today that between 1500 Rome that Mussolini will be unable | here from Oakland. It is announced and 1,700 persons had been killed or to preserve neutrality long in the |that probably the plane will remain wounded in German air raids made conflict involving his military ally, | here for several days before flying on | Poush cuies hcklnc military’| Profest fo Boys \Under 18 Being 'Sent fo War Front LONDON, Sept. 4. — Appeals have been made to the British Army officials not to send boys under 18 years of age to the war front. INDUSTRIAL CENTER HAS BEEN TAKEN City of Czestowchowa Cap- fured by Nazis- Fires Set BERLIN, Sept. 4. — The city of | Czestochowa, close to the Upper Sil- esian industrial rgion, has been cap- tured by German forces, according | to official Nazi announcement. The communique said Germany's troops advanced swiftly at all points in the attack. The town is in flames at last re- ports, fires set by the defenseless citizens. An important railway center on the Warsaw route to Vienna, the city is famed for the Black Madon- na, which annually attracts 200,000 pilgrims. Public Amusement Places Are Ordered Closed in England LONDON, Sept. 4—Following the issuance of the proclamation that Great Britain is at war with Ger- many, orders were issued by the government closing all theatres and public amusement places until furth- er notice. At the same time Britons were warned not to congregate in large | numbers, and not to walk in groups !on the streets. The precaution was taken as a safeguard against pos- sible air raids by enemy planes. significance or concentrations, The villa of United States Ambas- | sador Anthony Drexell Biddle, in a suburb of Warsaw, was damaged in an air raid yesterday, but the envoy and his family escaped un- hurt. Italy remained neutral, but there were freely voiced predictions in Hitler. NAZI FEELS Action fo Relieve Polish Armies (By Associated Press) After twenty years of silence the the sound of warring guns as Great Britain, France and Poland made war on Germany. This morning, the tiny Grand | Duchy of Luxembourg, wedged be- | tween France and Germany, heard | the ominous sounds of battle so reminiscent of 1914, soon after dawn. | In an official statement on the| | sinking of the British liner Athenia iby a German torpedo, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty, said the ship was tor- | pedoed “without the sightest warn- ing.” A rescue fleet reportedly saved all 1400 of the passengers, including 311 Americans, except a few per-| sons killed in the torpedo explo-/| sion. France opened broad drives on Germany by land, sea and air, the War Ministry announced, without disclosing exactly the theatre of hostilities, designed to relieve Ger- man pressure on Poland. Reports circulating in the French Chamber of Deputies, said the French offensive was concentrated in the Belfort region where famed Burgundy is the gate to a valley that cuts transversely across the Rhine, not far from the Swiss fron- tier, directly into Germany. S MT. McKINLEY LEAVES 15 IN CAPITAL CITY| | western front echoed anew today to! U.5.5.R. 1S France Flings Forces Inlo Nipponese Ambassador Bl warships 4 (o8 Mlltere | Goes Into Conference with Moscow Heads 'EDEN, CHURCHILL REENTER CABINET 'Heavy Fighting s Taking| | Place on Pomorze | Frontin Corridor By Associated Press) | Russia remains in the roster of |neutral nations but nevertheless kept an attentive ear cocked to the |sound of cannon beyond her Eur- opean frontier where she is bound by non-aggression pacts with Ger- |many and Poland. Reports came that negotiations are under way for settlement of the Soviet Un- ion's own undeclared war with Ja- pan. out of Moscow Soviet-Japanese War ‘The negotiations were said to have gotten unofficially under way when the Japanese Ambassador called today on Premier and For- eign Commisar Molotoff. Nations in Southeastern Europe charted courses they hope will keep them out of war, as did the Scan- dinavian countries and other smal- ler powers. Roosevelt’'s Problem Meanwhile, in the United States, President Roosevelt wrestled with problems of American neutrality af- ter making a solemn personal pledge in a radio speech to the nation to | prevent a blackout of peace in the | United States. Invocation of the neutrality act \Ls expected to be held up until af- [ter a special cabinet meeting. New British Cabinet Fifteen persons arrived here from ! the Westward and 33 sailed south| One of British Prime Minister when the steamer Mount McKinley Neville Chamberlain’s first acts af- passed through Juneau sflmrday‘ter declaring war on Hitler, was to evening. ireconstruct his cabinet, bringing From Seward, passengers were: H.| Winston Churchill back to his old A. Bauer, W. F. Duffy, Mrs. W. F. World War post as Pirst Lord of the Duffy, L. C. Gibbardi, R. D. Long- | Admiralty. year, C. H. Keil, Frank Morris, Peber‘ Former Foreign Secretary An- Oskolkoff, Frank Sorenson, Vic v,n.‘thony Eden was also called into tone, G. Waller, George White. From Cordova—C. H. Anderson, Dorothy Irving, Harvey Locke. Passengers out to Seattle were: Mrs. M. E. Kendler, F. F. Benson, Mrs. James Hickey, Mrs. John Rae, June Mitchell, Mrs. W. D. Gross, Zelma Gross, Stanley Hanning, Carl Hoffey, R. M. Amend, A. M. Peter- son, M. Jeune, C. H. Johnson, R. C. Redlinger, N Ghig, George Light, John Hudson, Otto Rolfo, Otto D. Rolfs, Jr., Freda Berger, Mrs. C. M. Tuckett. Kate Killam. For Ketchikan: Eldon Daly, Win- ston Jones, E. M. Dudden, Mrs. Jim Cole, Charles Williams, Pete Kuso- via, Pete Johnson, Joe Kond, Gene ‘Waller, Mrs. C. Stanford, Gil Rich. GERMAN BOMBS KILL 1500 IN POLISH TOWNS Official Count Finds Nazis Guilty of Breaking Agreement | the Government as the Dominion’s Secretary. Eden’s Task | Eden’s task will be to hold the firm bonds of loyalty to Britain emanating from even the remotest corners of the royal lion's far- {lung empire, most components of which have already indicated sup- port for the mother country. The Canadian Parliament is ex- pected to act Thursday, with im- mediate entrance into the war with Great Britain a foregone conclus- ion. Germans took the news of Great Britain’s and France’s declarations of war on Germany calmly as a CGerman communique reported ad- |vances on Polish fronts. Poland reported severe fighting rn lal of her war sections, with rarticularly heavy engagements of |koth land and air forces taking |place in 'he Pomorze sector in the Polish C mdor B EXTRA GUARDS AT SHIP PLANT CAMDEN, N. J.,, Sept. 4—Extra | guards have been placed on duty at | the New York Shipbuilding Corpora- PARIS, Sept. 4—A communique | | tion yards after an unexplained fire from the Polish Embassy said Ger- | broke out aboard the destroyer tend- man planes killed 1500 civilians in|er Preirie, under construction here Friday and Saturday bombings in | Officials, however, deny that sabo- Poland. iwge is suspected. The Embassy said this figure was S £ S AN S evidence of Germany’s violation of their agreement to confine bombing “All BOMB Fok to military objectives. L s ! WORLD FLIERS EMBASSY OF U. S. WSHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Official RE A(H BURBA"K | dispatches received by the State De- | partment said American Ambassa- | dor Biddle and his family were in BURBANK, Cal, Sept. 4—The the American Embassy residence Nippon world fliers plane has landed | near Warsaw when a German bomb | struck in the Embassy grounds. Later dispatches confirm the report that none of the Ambassador’s fam- ily were injured. east and then to South America. AY,-SEPT. 5 1939 By CLIFF STERRETT AN' TH' PROPRIETOR TOLD ME HE WASN'T Turkish War ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept 4— ranean have been ordered to return ! to home ports and prepare for war duties. | \Aleufianls South;Many | " Are Aboard | Nearly half a hundred passl‘ngersl boarded the southbound steamer | Aleutian here early Monday morn- ing, sailing for Seattle and Ketchi- | kan. Two dozen passengers were brought here from the Westward. | Arrivals were: W. H. Baum, A, B. Cain, J. J. Cain, Cliff Dawson, G. E. Goudie, Lilian Jackson, Mar- jon Jackson, Violet Jackson, F. A.| Marsh, Blair Miller, R. E. Scrug- | ham, Mrs. Ralph Soberg, C. S. Ber- | key, Charles Dahl, Melvin Dabhl, | Phil Carbin, Shannon Long, Ed| Mellin, James O'Keefe, Paul Peter- | | son, Jack Sears, H. Sharpe, Oakley | Thurber, F. K. Trinkler. | To Seattle, passengers were: Elsie DeVault, Lillian Lehto, Mary Rich- ardson, Mrs. William Jackson, Bud | Brown, Phyllis Jenne, Elaine Housel, | Mary Jean McNughton, Astrid Lok- en, Mrs. Hans Loken, Frank Metz-) gar, Mildred Tierney, Mr. and Mrs.. T. S. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Teagle, Peggy McLeod, John Hel- lenthal, Denise Coyle, Mrs. J. M.| Elliott, Miss Mary George, Dorothy McElroy, Boyd Yaden, Mrs. Boyd Yaden, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duffy, Allen B. Sorenson, R. D. Longyear, Jay Jennison, Charles Lamont, J. G. Rockafellow, Wilbur Irving, Thomas Bourne, Virginia Ross, Mrs. E. G. Ross, Rose Hornbroow, W. M. Fisher, Jack Sears. To Ketchikan: R. C. Gebhart, R. S. Vogel, Margaret Durante, Ben Bellamy. To Wrangell: G. T. Faulkner, J. G. Watts, Jack Davis. Twenty-nine Sail Southon S. . Alaska The steamer Alaska passed south- bound through Juneau early Mon- day morning, Seattle bound via Sit- ka. Eighteen passengers came in here from Skagway and Haines, while 29 sailed. Arrivals were: Mrs. P. M. Hern, Frances Long, Christine Peterson, Mrs. H. Clark, L. J. Sweeney, Alfred Eawes, Roy Bailey, Glen A. Rought, S. Hatch, Mrs. S. Hatch, H A. Gauer, D, 8. Paddy, John Bower, Margaret Kvande, N. A. McEachran, Wwilliam Diers, Bruce Bower, Alice Armstrong. For Seattle, passengers were Mrs. E. J. Davis, Mrs. L. Brock, Francis Brock, Miss Thirza Gregg, Mrs. N. Gregg, Mrs. Cecile Osborn, Lola La Paugh, Dorothy White, Beatrice Pri- mavera, Lillian Kiloh, Margit Han- sen, R. M. Cameron, Quentine E. van Gordon, John B. McInerney, Alex Helmen, Mrs. Marion Frawley, John Basleson. For Petersburg: M. D. Williams, Arthur Bollen, Mrs, H. Bollen, Ray Bollen, J. O'Brien, E. J. O'Hara, F. Morris. To Sitka: Mrs Roy Lunn, Victor sntone, Peter Oskalkoff, A. Van Mavern, Nathan Snapp. S B AMERICANS JAM FRENCH STEAMER PARIS, Sept 4.—The liner Ile de France has sailed for New York, carrying 1,000 Americans home- ward. Many hundreds of Americans are left behind. The steamer offices report emer- gency sleeping accommodations were already taxed beyond limit on the lle de France. YRR S | YEAR !/ 2 e iaken from The Empire’s Exira Edlnon on Labor Day Slart of Alhed Germah War) | SHIP SUNK ATIACKSON NEGOTIATING | Vessels Gel | BY GERMAN WESTFRONT WITH JAPAN| "Home'Order SUBMARINE Faial Blow Struck Craft Which Has 1400 Pas- sengers Aboard 505 CALL GIVES FIRST WORD, GREAT DISASTER [Heavy Loss of Life Feared as Vessel Is Hit Dur- ing Night BULLETIN—BELFAST, Sept. 4. — Radio messages received here early this morning state that nearly all passengers and crew members have been saved from the torpedoed British steamer Athenia. The dead are those killed as the result of the exploding torpedo. LONDON, Sept. 4—The Brit- ish Admiralty announces that the Cunard-White Star liner Athenia has been torpedoed, presumably by a German sub- marine, 200 miles east of the Hebrides Islands. The liner was bound from Glasgow to Mon- treal with 1400 passengers and crew aboard. Most of the pas- sengers are Canadians although there are 300 Americans aboard returning home. The first word of the disaster was when the Athenia flashed out the SOS and that she had been torpedoed and was sinking fast. It is believed all aboard have been lost. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—Stephen Early, Secretary to President Roose- velt, said here that the torpedoed Athenia was carrying mostly Canad- ians, and few Americans, according to a dispatch received from London by President Roosevelt. The President’s official report, re- ceived immediately after the tor- pedoing, said the ship was rapidly sinking. Early said: “I would like to point out that, according to official in- formation, the ship had come from Glasgow to Liverpool, and was bound for Canada, bringing refugees home.” Early also said to newsmen: “Point this matter out to show that there | was no possibility the ship was car- rying any munitions or anything of that kind.” Secretary Early said the report was received in the White House | with obvious horror, especially when it was learned there were reportedly nearly two hundred Americans aboard the sunken craft. STATE DEPT. INFORMED WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Ambas- sador Kennedy cabled the State De- partment from London this morn- ing that the British Admiralty is as yet unable to determine whether the Athenia has sunk immediately. The American Ambassador also re- ported that more than 200 Amer- icans were on board. Previously 101 United States citizens were re- ported to have boarded the Athenia at Liverpool. Kennedy said another 100 had boarded the ship at Glas- gow, Scotland, and that ten more Americans had come aboard at Bel- fast, Ireland. VIOLATION OF LAW LONDON, Sept. 4—Naval author- ities declared this morning that the torpedoing of the Athenia was a violation of international law. Under international regulations, the Athenia could not have been considered to be carrying contra- band since she was a full two days out from her home port and was headed away from the war zone. International marine laws provide that before a ship is torpedoed by an enemy vessel all passengers and crew must first be disembarked. The naval vessel has a right to fire only if the merchant ship attempts to escape or resists with gunflre R CALI ED TO COLORS RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 4—More men have been called to the colors and announcement is made the country lwm remain neutral. DECLARATION OF WAR IS MADE BY GR - AND FRANC LONDON, Sept. 4—British Prime | day morning, in a brief statement that will go down in history, pro- claimed that Great Britain is at war with Germany after expiration of the British ultimatum to Germany | to withdraw her troops from Poland. | The deadline expired Sunday morn- |ing at 2 o'clock (Pacific Coast Standard time). | blow it is to me. The actions of this man Hitler shows convincingly that he will never do otherwise than use force in the attempt of his will, consequently we are at war with Ger- many. I am certain right will pre- vail.” ‘The Prime Minister made his fate- ful message in a fifteen-minute ad- dress from his residence, No. 10 Downing Street, which was broad- England. Prime Minister Chamberlain further said: “This morning the British Am- bassador to Germany, in Berlin, | handed to the German Government | a final note stating that unless we heard from them at 11 o'clock, Brit- ish time, that they were preparing at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. “I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received and in consequence this IRON CROSS ~ BACK AGAIN BERLIN, Sept. 4. — Chancellor Hitler announces that the German | war medal, the Iron Cross, will | again be awarded during the pres-| | ent war. e ARE T0 BE SENT FOR NATIONALS ABROAD WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—Within i the last 24 hours, 34 ships have been | ordered by the Federal Maritime | Commission assigned to the emer- gency service in removing American citizens from the war zones. It is estimated that 20,000 passenger ac- commodations have been provided by the order. S e, BLACKOUT ORDERED : DUBLIN, Sept 4. — A complete | — | Minister Neville Chamberlain Sun- | 'AMERICAN iHIPS[ S—— EAT BRITAIN EON GERMANY |is at war with Germany. “You can imagine what a bitter | blow it is to me that all my long struggle to win peace has failed. Yet, I cannot believe that there is anything more, or anything differ- ent that I could have done that would have been more successful. “Up to the very last it would have been possible to arrange a peaceful and honorable settlement “You can imagine what a bitter | between Germany and Poland, hut Hitler would not have it. He had evidently made up his mind to at- tack Poland, whatever happened and although he now says he put forth reasonable proposals which were re- jected by the Poles, it is not a true statement.” Immediately afterwards, orders were issued for mobilization of the man power of Great Britain. Later in the day, King George cast and wildly cheered throughout | officially signed the declaration of war proclamation, FRANCE DECLARES WAR PARIS, Sept. 4.—France has join- ed Great Britain in war against Germany, the official declaration being made Sunday night dt 7 o'clock. The French Government an- nounced that Germany refused to give a satisfactory answer to France’s ultimatum for withdrawal of the Reich troops from Poland, automatically putting France at war country | with Germany. ‘AUGUST HAD NO CLEAR DAYS BUT 24 WERE RAINY Weather Bureau Reporls Month Cooler, Wetter, Cloudier than Normal The month of August was cooler than normal, with precipitation de- cidedly above normal and the per- centage of sunshine was also de- cidedly below the normal, accord- ing to the monthly meteorological report issued today by the Juneau ‘Weamer Bureau office. The average temperature for th2 month was 53,6°, which is 1.7° be- low the normal. The mercury reached its highest point on the 9th when a temperature of 73° was registered. The lowest temperature last month was 44° on the 24th. ‘The highest temperature on record for any August at Juneau over 2 period of 44 years was 87° in 1923, ‘The lowest August temperature over a similar period was 36° in The total precipitation for the momh was 12.23 inches, or 4.79 in- ches above the normal. There have blackout has been ordered for to- only been two Augusts in 48 years night. All reserves have reported of record in Juneau with more pre- | cipitation than that of August, 1939, Are There Four | those amounts being 13.01 inches in ‘um and 14.04 inches in 1901. There Leaf Clovers In Alaska? | were 24 days on which precipitation occurred. The maximum amount of ‘preclpnae\un to occur within a 24- hour period last month was 3.06 inches, on the 18th and 19th. Wanna trade four leaf clovers? There were no clear days during | The opportunity has presented it-'the month, two were partly cloudy, self—just find yourself a four leaf and 29 were cloudy. Out of a pos- clover—it has to be an Alaskan gible 476.1 hours of sunshine, the four leaf clover—then contact Ray amount of sunshine received was Stevens, Secretary of the Juneau 462 hours or ten per cent, which Chamber of Commerce. is the least on record for any Aug- The Chamber has received a let- ust in Juneau since sunshine rec- ter from Charles E. French, of Hun- ords began in 1917. The previous tington Park, California. least percentage was 16 in 1931. Bays French's letter, (with a four The total wind movement for leaf clover from California attach- the month was 5,239 miles, or an ed in cellophane) “this is rather average hourly velocity of 7.0 miles. an unusual request, but most things The maximum velocity for a sus- are unusual in California—"“I am tained period of five minutes was making a collection of four leaf 24 from the southeast on the third. clovers from every state in the| union, including Alaska, of course.” “If you have four-leaf clovers in| Alaska, will you kindly hand Lhe' énclosed four leaf to someone who | will exchange with me?” t And there's your chance to im-| port a little Huntington Park gofld\ luck. | COMPANY HONORS KEITH 6. WILDES NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—(Special) | —Keith G. Wildes of Juneau has| qualified for membership in the | 1939 Top Club of the New York| Life Insurance Company, accord- y National Moose Membership Drive ‘Now in Session At a regular meeting of Juneau Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose last Friday two new members were initiated; they were H. F. Mack and Malcolm A. Moe, this being the first initiation since the national membership drive during | which more members had been sought to enable a greater support ing to an announcement made to-|to be rendered to Mooseheart, the day at the Company's home office | in New York City. The achievement of Wildes wins for him one of the highest honors ' available to New York Life repre- sentatives, as the 1939 Top Club is made up of the 200 leading agents during the past club year. There are more than 8,000 men and women in the company’s field organization. | ‘Wildes joined the New York Life in 1936 and qualified for the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Club that year. In each of the three succeed- ing years he attained membership in the Top Club, serving as a Vice President of the Top Club in 1938. ‘Thus he has belonged to one of the company’s groups of leaders every home where the dependent chil- drn of departed Moose are cared for. Eske Eskesen announced that | basket social will be held on Sep- tember 29 and that plans for that event are fully made. Wayne C. Graham was selected as the delegate of the Juneau Lodge to attend the Prince Rupert- Ketchikan Moose gathering at Ket- chikan last weekend. Mr. Graham as well as Mack Mortensen left to attend these festivities on the North Sea. . g CAVANAUGH IN Ray Cavanaugh, tra year since becoming associated with |the New York Lise. Jl.he QGastineau. came in on the Alaska