The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1939, Page 2

GAMELIN, ALLIES SUPREME LEADER IN PRESENT WAR WITH GERMANY STUDIOUS, SHY BUTHE CERTAINLY KNOWS HIS MAPS SOLDIER: Fresh out of France's West Point, Gamelin plunged into rough African campaigning. his maps—and remembers every detail of terrain mups shown him. TAC'&IAN As aide to Gen. Joffre in 1914, Gamelin planned the Marne counter-offensive. By The AP Feature Service When the light strikes his face right, Maurice Gamelin looks like the Cowardly Lion in “The Wizard of 0z.” Under the light of the lamp: at home he looks like a mild, rather stern little business man Under no kind of light does the tidy Frenchman look like the master mind of the Allied armies in the new World War. So ‘much for appearances, Game- lin has his record to stand on From the age of 20 months, when fhis mother painted a picture of him in his laceztrimmed dress, beating a toy drum, Gamelin has been a sol- dier. There have been five French generals in his family When he was a student in a Catholic academy, the young Game- lin immersed himself in the career of the great Napoleon At St. Cyr, the West Point of France, he was graduated first in a class of more than 400, That was in 1893, when he was only 21. Then he went to Algeria for three years of wild campaigning There followed the made contemporarie crazy” Gamelin did surveying and | drew maps. He pored over maps; he | memorized ‘them. He learned the| terrain of Prance by memory — .uAd' the terrain of parts of the world he never had visited When Joffre became commai in-chief in 1911, Gamelin became his military secretary. Tt was the quiet little map-studying major wh formulated the or that, .in 1014 started the Marne counter-offensive. a maneuver that has been credited with ‘turning the tide of victory against the Germans ‘When the war had ended lin had been elev of divisional general. In 1925 he dued the bloody Druse revolt Syria, then became commander France’s Army of the Levant, Next it was chief of the general| staff (in 1931). And when Premier Daladier came into power, Gamelin achieved an honor held by no sol- dier since his own hero, Napoleon he was made commander of the army, the navy and of the air fo That is the man who now head the allied armies fighting Germany; if not “the greatest soldier in the world today,” certainly one of the greatest. ——.———— BROADCAST OF WORLD SERIES CEICAGO, Sept. 26.—Four wide- ly known commentators will supply the color story of the World over the Mutual Broadcasting tem. They .are Grantland Rice briel Heatter, Lowell Thomas one as yet not definitely named Play-by-play descriptions will be handled by Bob Elson and Wal ter Barber. The World Series be- gins -October 4 at the Yankee Sta- dium. I r work that ha call Him “map Game- vated to the rank sub- in} of | Ga- and 5 & e ATTENTION REBEKAHS Regular meeting Wednesday ning at 8 o'clock. JERRY WAITE, Secretary. - ... ‘The Book ALASKA, Revised and| Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1.09. adv, Rumanian Soviet Russia’s iar counted reports were der leader Molotoff had M and t¥ wiches served To lection: wa | success | many THE DAILY ALASKA LMPIR[-. TULSDAY SLP"I 26 1939. 'PLANES GET BY AIRCRAFT FIREUNHURT Daylighf Ri;iagrs:(fa;rrying War fo Heart of | . Germany (Continued from iage’ One) | breaking up German troop concen- trations reported near the Swis border. Reports reaching Switzerland said heavy losses have been sustained by ‘both France and Germany when French troops repulsed a German counter attack attempting to relieve pressure on key forts near Zwei- bruecken. Another Warsaw Attack | teams. IBOWLERS START TOURNEY HERE Arrange Handicaps for 1939-40 The ElKs hoann commitiee met rangements for the which will start Thursday, Octobe- 5. The tournament will be on handicap basis the same as year. There will be 24 three-m teams select the personnel for their o They may be either all men or mixed. The team Kaufmann, Boggan , Shaw, Mrs. Laven- ik, Burke, Mrs. Kaufmann, Hutch- ings, Hermile, Mrs. Faulkner, Halm, Boedhorn, Mrs. Sperling, White- head, Mrs. White, Mrs. Taylor all captains Blanton, Boy! women. are On ‘the Eastern front a German communique said operations had been started against Warsaw “after all efforts had failed in convincing the Polish commander of the grue- someness and uselessness of resist- ance.” | ‘Besieged 18 days while German | | and Soviet forces had taken almc {all of Poland, Warsaw is still hold ing out. ; The German communigue says | 2,000 prisoners have been taken in ‘a pocket southeast of the capital Poland Split /Russian troops neared the agreed demarcation line splitting -Poland between the two .powers as German trnops fell back toward the new bor- An unofficial survey shows Poland | has lost bétween six and seven hul dred planes since fighting started The rest of the 'force of -about 300 planes has .been interned in Ru- | mania and Lithunia. < Maréh Of Time Photo COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF: Several months ago/Britain and France agreed the Allies would need a single commanding officer if war should come and Gamelin was the man #o get the job. He did. Neutrality Recognized BUCHAREST, Sept. 26.—The Ru- manian Government announced to- day that it had been reassured of respect for Ruman- neutrality, Government spokesn that Sov d along wh after n dis- troop: the h Rum: the World being of mé arabia ia pokesman Soviet ured the Am- N. Daniu, that two countr to be based on per- He said that the r with Poland, now Soviet troops has been until the war ir said the to Moscow between th ador lation. continu 1anian b ba i by temporarily ended -+ UNION AUXILIARY ENTERTAINS MEN AFTER MEETING Aux it T of the e member Ladies’ were last nigk 1 Mill Workers, Local 203 ir wives following the regu- ar meeting of the union Refreshments consisting cake and coffee were At this time 11-year-old Dalsanto played several on the ordion. remaind. of the evening playing “Bunco” witl Wollti winning first John Zirgiis receiving The spent John and Mrs, priz consolation Ar it %lomlm beritco, angements were . in Mattie Mag for the charge of Davis, Leona Turlfovich, Maude entertain- { Diboff and Mabel Schmitz. Last night's party was that the women more such gdtherings the coming winter German-AiEri':an Bundin U. §. Is Now Explained WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—A former member of the German Reichstag, Gerhart Seger, told the Dies Committee today that the purpcse of the German- American bund is to ereate a Nazi reserve for Adolf Hitler in the United States, Seger is a director of a German-Ameri- can newspaper in New York, and is opposed to the present regime in Germany. He said that the bund Nazis are supposed operate an extensive spy system for Hitler, and to serve in any other way he might wish, promise ing to bor- | 10| of sand- | se- | Emily Se- such a dur- | HELP THY | IN | | NEIGHBOR | Telephone 713 or write e Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. E K EEPER-CHAMBER- ale, single, age 39. Sev- K years' experience as house-| keeper in private homes, and chambermaid in hotels. Also wait- ress experience, and laundry work; ;00d at ironing. Available for part ime jobs or steady employment Plays stringed musical instruments. Call for ES 2625. - American Security Line Now Advanced PANAMA CI'I'Y. proposed to the Inter-American | Conference today that ‘the Amen-l | can Republics draw the boundaries | of their neutrality halfway across he Atlantic and Pacific oceans. | The Cuban proposal called Ior he drawing of an “American Se-| curity Line” in mid-ocean on both the east and west. The Cuban resolution declared that any act of hostility committed within the borders marked by the ecurity line should be regarded | las a threat to American security. | The purpose of the security line| would be to prevent the European | war from reaching the coasts of| the Americ: or the seas in which | Inter-American trade rried on. e e Teachers "On Air""-Buf Justin Fun Juneau grade school teachers went on the air today when they were interviewed before a micro- phone at the weekly Rotary Club luncheon at Percy’s Cafe by Hal Chambers of KINY. After the 'meeting it was re- vealed .that the program wasn't really on the air. Teachers will sigh with relief on reading this. The first of a winter series of Rota. dinner dances will be held next Tuesday night at the Baranof Hotel. MAID—Fe | Sept. 26 wuba | | e |ALASKA CENSUS ASSISTANTS 10 BE APPOINTED Dwight R. Hammack, Area Sup- ervisor of the Bureau of Census, is leaving on the Aleutian tonight for the Westward and Interior 1o appoint assistants at Anchorage, Fairbanks and Nome to work with Alaska Director J. P. Anderson. D FRESH HERRING SOLD The seiner Wilson, Capt. Martin Holst, brought in 260 barrels of Germany reports downing i Prench planes and two balloons The French, on the other hand report defeating the German air force in two major air battles v\hul preceded artillery bombardment of |the Biegfried line. LATE WAR BULLETIN —— 8% B¢% BERLIN—I! is announced that Hitler plans to call the Reichstag into session to announce his peace terms and if they are not accep ed to wage ruthless warfare. PARIS—An artillery and ,air force duel is reported tonight over the Rhine-Mosselle sector on the Western Front. LONDON. — Both Sweden and Finland have protested to Ger- many against sinking of their ships by German submarines. The shivs were loaded with wood cargoes. MOSCOW.—Sovietization of the occupied eastern part of Poland | reported progressmg favorably. FOUR SAILING | OUT WITH TYEE Four passengers . wére 'to sail for Seattle from here this afternoon on the steamer Tyee, Capt. Olaf Hansen. 1 Those leaving are Clara Rasmus- | sen, ‘Oliva Jones, R. Effinger, and | A. L. Green. i BASEBALL TODAY ‘The following are scores of games 15 | | f |.played this afternoon .in the two major leagues: National League St. Louis 1, 5; Cincinnati 3, 0. Brooklyn 3, 5; New York 2, 9. Boston 3; Philadelphia 5. American League Philadelphia 15; Washington 4. Detroit 5; St. Louis 4. 'FORESTER ENROUTE FROM ‘KETCHIKAN The Forest Service lamumgh For- ester left Ketchikan today for Ju- neau, bringing .L. E. Iversen and Roy Sebern, who have concluded a fiscal audit there. i Soon after its arrival here, the Forester will leave on a patrol ‘of Admiralty Island, the patrol being maintained jointly by the Alaska Game Commission and the Forest Service for the protection of hrown bear on the island. PR R MARRTAGE LIC Marriage licenses were issued to- day by U. S. Commissioner M. E Monagle to Howard ‘A. Button ‘and Alene Marie Sanderson of Juneau and to Wayne Y. Byington of Ju- neau and Louise E. Hyde of Philo- math, Ore. L PR 3 B0 DR. TORBET LEAVES Dr. Walter Torbet, Superintendent of Alaska Missions for the Metho- dist Church, left for Seattle orf l | herring today to the local cold rluruge for bait freezing. the Columbia following an inspec- luon tour in the Territory, | Jackson, Messerschmidt, Mrs. Duncan Mrs. ‘Burford, Frank Foster, Mis Stewart, Iversen, Mrs, Duckworth There will be three matches . per night and as four nights have been ssigned to the League, each team able to bowl once a week. Bewlers to Register All bowlers are urged to register at the lodge or report to members »f the committee before the end of -this week. T bers are Ward, S| and auxiliary members, lor and Mrs. Petrich captain. as ‘their teams .have ed in order that sc made and published. ‘A complete schedule with team personnel will be published in the near future. 1t is planned to employ a score scper who will keep all aver: computed up to date and posted in the lodge. The bowlers will be ex- pected to pay 25 cents per month for this service. - NO CANADIAN WEATHER MAY BE REPORTE be ewart, Duckworth Mrs. Tay- The been edules can k: CAA.PIates.Ban on Trans- mission — Dominion War Measure Radio repmu on Cand(lmn weath- | er have been banned by order of l]l“ Civil Aeronautics Authority. A CAA message received here hy the Alaska Aeronautics and Com» munications Commission says “ef- fective immediately discontinue ra- dio broadcast and radio transmis- | sion of Canadian weather and in- formation by all CAA and associated systems.” The weather order is one of C"m ada’s war measures, de d to ke information from possible on:-m} bombers or other raider: B BRISTOL BAY'S FISH. PROBLEM GETTING ARED Three Avenues Open fo| Bureau in*Curfailment of Take ‘in Area SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—The prob- 'lem of curtailing the salmon catch in ‘Bristol Bay for the 1940 season with ‘the least possible harm to fishermen, packers and ‘the public became a step nearer solution to- day, at a meeting of packers, labor ‘reprewnmnves and the Bureau of Fisheries. The meeting, conducted by Act- ing Fish Commissioner Charles was held to discuss the Bureau of Fisheries’ regulations in the area on production, which hes been below normal. Spokesmen of both fishermen anc pnckers agreed ‘that three methods of curtailment are ‘possible: (1) later opening, and earlier closing; (2) additional closed hours of fish- ing during the regular season; (3) limitation of the number of ves- sels allowed to fish. Acting Commissioner Jackson said the ‘Bureau of Fisheries will receive reccmmendations .on the . problem until December 1st, and that regu- lations ‘will be probably announced Vanuary first. TRUE FISH STORY JUSTT00 "FISHY" TUSCALOOSA ‘Al Sept. 26. - Although he had visible proof, a Tuscaloosa lawyer refused use of his name .in this town’s latest fish story, contending he would “injure my, profession for veracity.” Here’'s what he brought home: A live two-pound catfish with two complete with two sets mouths, of teeth, but only one eye. — Try results, ‘ ON'OCTOBER 5 Elks Commmee Meets fo last night and made tentative ar- tournament and the team captains mav | > committee mem- | team | chould also report as soou | J:.:lt Jerry Anderson The Empire classifieds for GEOLOGIST IN FROM SEASON ON CHICHAGOF Finds Little Evidence of | Prospecting in Remote Istand Areas The major, portion of the Chi- chagof Mining District now has been geologically and topographically mapped, according to United States Geological Survey geolcgist, D). | John Reed Reed arrived in Juneau today on | the motorship Highway, Public Roads Administration motorship his | office used this summer in work at | Chichagof. Coming in with Reed were Robert | Coates, Jerry Anderson and Darwin Rossman, Reed said mapping had been done on the west coast of Chichagof Island from Ford Arm to Goulding Harbor and back into the interior of the island across the “divide The bulk of the summer was spent in geological mapping the Chicha- gof district, but late in the season, work was turned to investigatiop of nickel prospects pursuant to passage of the war materials stackpile bill in Congress. Reed said “only a start” had been | made in nickel surveys, with work at Yakobi Island and at Mirror Har- | bor near Fleming Island, and that the surveys are likley to be con- tinued. While geologist Coates and assist- ere on th | Bohemia group of claims on Yakobi | Island, Reed examined a number of mine prospects in the yicinity, visit- ing the Shepard and Colby property on Lisianski Inlet, the Apex-El Nido | mine and Goldwyn prospect, also on Lisianski Tsland, and the old Cox Bolyan property north of Goulding Harbor. On returning to Juneau, Reed alsp | examined the gypsum deposits at | Iyoukeen Cove and went north to | Echo Cove and examined property being developed there by the Echo | Cove Gold Mining Company. ‘ During the summer of mapping, Reed traveled.to many remote parts or Chichagof Island and said he \round little evidence of prospecting. Reed will sail south on the Aleu- Lmn this weekend, returning to Washington to compile the results of this summer’s work. He said he | had no idea of what the Survey's \ plans for Alaska next year might be. - 'WOMAN FOUND “UNCONSTIOUS AFTER SEARCH|: Mrs. Gefirude Willis falls Exhausted Overnight in Dense Fog Exhausted and suffering from ex- {posure, Mrs., Gertrude Willis, 39, |mi.s‘.sinL’,’ since yesterday morning, was found by City Police this morn- !ing unconscious in the brush a few i feet off the Perseverance road. Taken to the hospital immediate- | ly, doctors said she will recover. Chief of Police Dan Ralston, and | Patrolman Roy Hoffman who found | the weman at 9:30 this morning mnllway to Cape Horn, said Mrs. | Willis had gone for a walk yester- |day forenoon, became lost in the and fell exhausted. Mrs. Willis is the daughter of Mrs. C. Adams, also of Juneau. - - - | SANDERSON-BUTTON WEDDING TO BE HELD SATURDAY EVENING The marriage of Miss '/Aline Marie Sanderson and Mr. Howard Button will take place at 9:30 o' clock next Saturday evening at the Methodist Church with the Rev G. Edward Knight officiating, friends of the young couple learneq today. Miss Sanderson is employed at the Baranof Coffee Shop and Mr. Button is associated with the Thomas Hardware Company. Both are well known in Juneau and are popular. FELIX GRAY 7O RETURN TUESDAY U. S. Commissioner ¥Felix :Gray plans to leave .Seattle on Satur- day’s boat to return to Juneau after an extended vacation trip in the States. His son, Gordon Gray, left here on the Columbia today 'to meet Mrs. Gray in Seattle to continue the vacation by motor. R WILL MOVE 10 TOWN | | | Mr. and Mrs. John ‘Walmer will mcve in this week from their high- way home and locate for the winter in the Hillcrest. ——————— McKENNA SOUTH Phil McKanna is an outbound passenger on the stcamer . Colum- bia for Seattle, going out in con- nection with mining business. —— Empire Want Ads Bring Results. §i Cloudy, with winds. Wednesday; moderate southerly Forecast of winds Moderate southerly winds tonight trance to Cape portion Time 30 pm. y 3:30 a.m. today Noon today Harometer Temn 30.15 A8 29.79, 50 29.75 51 RADIO L te Max. tempt. last 24 hours | 51 32 48 52 60 56 Station Anchorage Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Portland an Francisco 57 67 50 54 62 59 EATHER Barometric pressure was abovi Gulf of Alaska with theihighest r latitude 46 degrees and longitude 1 normal pressure extended from t aska. Another low pressure arei situated about 200 miles off the ¢ prevailed during the past 24 hour: sections of Southeast Alaska and Rain has fallen in the Inter coast and Southeast Alaska. June excess of one inch in the past Juneau, Sept. 27.—Sunrise, 5:55 Forecast for Southeast Alaska: w. along the Hinchinbrook and moderate variable over 2t U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (BY the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 3:30 p.m., Sept. 26: showers tonight and Wednesday; moderate southerly Cloudy, with showers tonight and inds. coast of the Gulf of Alaska: and Wednesday from Dixon En- northern LOCAL DATA Humidity w.na Velocity 97 S 8 95 s 4 97 s 2 REPORTS Weather Lt. Drizzle + Mod. Rain Cloudy TODAY 3:30a.m. Precip. temp. 24 hours 47 22 [ .38 .09 -03 12 0 T 21 86 west mp. 47 32 45 3:30 am. Weather Fog Cloudy Fog Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Rain Cloudy Drizzle Rain Rain Ran Cloudy Clear Cloudy SYNOPSIS e normal this morning over the eported pressure 30.30 inches “t 42 degrees, while an area of below he Aleutian Islands to Interior Al- a with a center of 29.80 inches was oast of California. Cloudy weather s over a wide area, govering most Alaska ePninsula ior of Alaska and along the Gulf au and Sitka reported amounts in hours. 5 a.n.; sunset, 5:47 p.m ) WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. — Mili- | ‘ary strategiéts ‘heve say’ Italy has stayed out of the war because Ger- nany has asked her to—for these reasons: 1, Through Italy's Po. River Val- ey and the Brenner Pass, France ‘nd ‘England would have a route into rman Austria. With Ttaly neu- rnl this road is closed. 2. With Italy as an active ally, German might have to send a ‘arge German army into Italy w rotect the Po River route. 3. As a jeutral, Italy can be a source of supply to Germany—for a ime at least. Italy also could give valid rea- ons for staying out. Italy would 10 into the war only for what she | tould get out of it. And win or lose, | she could not get out of it all she‘, would have to put into it. | ON THE SPOT | First off, Italy would become one »f the first battlegrounds of the war. A French army would certainly ! weep down the Alps toward the Po Valley. It is a hard place for Italy | o defend. The rich industrial sec- ion of north Italy would be the ob- jective of the French and British bembing planes.from the first hours f the war. Ttalian planes, in return, | would have a much longer route to reach /French industrial centers for retaliation. Italy would be besieged at sea is well, and on that front Ger- many could offer her no aid, as| Germany's fleet would be bottled up in the Baltic by a small portion of the British fleet. The rest would be | available to take Italy's surface fleet out -of play early .in the war, al- though her submarines would con-| tinue to be a serious menace. | Almost at once, Italy might lose her .North African colonies, be- cause with the British fleet likely in control in the Mediterranean she could not send reinforcements. | Rich Libya might fall to French‘ and British forees attacking on‘ both sides. Ethiopia, cut off from all directions, might again be ruled by Haile Selassie. Just how rich a source of supply Italy turns out to be depends in large part on how strict the British choose to make their blockade—and that probably will be strict enough | if they follow World War patterns. In -those days England put all Germany’s neighbors on strict ra-! tions. For a time it was rich busi- ness for Holland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden to buy large quantities of lard, wheat, coffee, steel and other | war essentials and ship them on| into Germany at war prices. Then came the British rationing. England | allowed these neighbor countries to import only the amount they need- ed for themselves. All else was di- verted to England. | I WHICH WAY? It was strictly illegal in the light} of international law. And it would be strictly illegal to cut Italy off | from the same business. But cer- tainly England won't change her | plans in that respect. Italy could! still be of some aid, but not very| much. She has almost no raw mater- ial resources of her own. Further, ‘it is generally suspected here that Italy, as in the last war,| lwlu stay out until it is pretty defin-| jof Mr. and Mrs. OUTOFWAR FGERMANY REQUESTS itely decided which side has the | best chances. France and England undoubtedly will put the heat on Italy to make her decide, without too much delay, which way she is going to jump. There is no place for an important neutral in the middle of a mess like a Europenn war. High School Sweelhearts M&M Here Miss lomse Hyde Becomes Bride of Waymne. :Byington Today Culminating 'k ‘romahee which began when they were attending high school in Philomath, Ore., Miss Louise 'Hyde and, Mr. Wayne Byington were married by the Rev. John A, Glasse at 10 o'clock ‘this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William. Byington in the Spickett Apartments. The bride was given away bv her ‘aunt, Mrs. ‘Ruth ‘Hyde, who is a round trip passenger on the North Sea, eoming -north. for the wedding. Mrs. William Byington was ma- tron of honor and Mr. Ira Tunison attended the groom. For the ceremony- the bride wore a teal blue afternoon dress. She carried 'talisman roses. The bride who is the daughter Lloyd Hyde of Philomath, arrived this morning on 'the North Sea. She is a gradu- ate of the 1938 class of the Philo- math High School. The groom, who is ‘the son (of Mrs. Erma Bying- ton of Philomath, was graduated from the same sehool in :1937. Mr. Byington is employed by the Alaska Juneau Mining Company. The, newlyweds will liye. at, the Spickett /Apartments. They will be guests of honor to- night at a wedding dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William By- ington. e FOSS TRIPS A passenger on the North Sea from here to Sitka, Harold Foss expects to be in the ‘Historic City briefly in copnection with archi- tectural business. ————.— FROM WESTWARD / Two traveling men who came in from the Westward on the C)>- lumbia, are at the Gastineau. Tt ey are A. L. Vaughn and Jack Meil- quist. e . McCLEAN TO SITKA Kenyon (Spike) McLean is among those on the North Sea out- bound list for Sitka, going over in connection with sheet metal business. o The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1:00,