The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 27, 1939, Page 1

EMPIR MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NOW RAGING INFERNO CITY IS VIRTUALLY RAZED AS SHELLS SETBUILDINGS AFLAME: | THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKZ\ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1939. VOL. LIV., NO. 8218. PRICE TEN CENTS WAR Nazi ombs Brltzsh Naval Units " Allied S Supreme War Council WAR STARTS INTENSIFIED, TWO FRONTS Cannonading—ls Reported Along German Sieg- fried Line SOVIET SHIP SENT DOWN Action Off Estonia Coast BYTORPEDO Unidentifie?Sflbmarine in| — o, BULLETIN — BERLIN, Sept. 27.—Late tonight the German High Command announced that “Warsaw has capitulated un- conditionally and handing over the city will probably occur September 29.” CIVILIANS SLAUGHTED; NALZI FORCES ONLY BENT ONMURDER a IR A AL B kept up uninterrupted since last Saturday. At 8:30 o'clock this morning, the radio announcer said: 500 FIRES BURN “More than 500 fires are now burning. About all that is left to burn is now blazing.” The announcer said all pub- g 7 | BUDAPEST, Sept. 27. — The lic buildings not previously de- NAVAL BAIILE FOUGHT Sepk Slerthn Foviet Warsaw radio station, return- stroyed by the German shells rnment announces e & already afire and flames o air after a lapse of are ly n steamer Mettalist Tig to, the ale AN & SN | are leaping high into the sky. YESTERDAY, ADMITTED has been an unidentified submarine near Es- torpedoed and sunk by | nearly two days, today reported the Polish Capital City “being destroyed a raging inferno” o Hundreds of horses have been killed, butchered to feed the populace. . . tonia. Germans Claim fo Have Hit gl S e vwenileth day of the Ger- prePEI A S | Bay, on the northern coast of Es- man seige. In a special broadcast mes- British Ships—Eng- The European war, mount- ing in intensity at sea and also en the Western front, has ap- parently entered the final stage of its starting point. ON WESTERN FRONT On the Western front, Ger- man dispatches report that French positions on the Ger- man Seigfried line have been wiped out by heavy artillery fire and the entire frent is blazing with cannonading. The French communique how- ever, said the front is “com- paratively calm.” Swiss dispatches declare that the French have launched an attack in the Wissembourg sec- tor but the German communi- que reported “only minor skir- mishes,” SHE'S PERFEC T —Judges at Virginia Beach, Va., decided that Mary Rose Cooper, 17, got their votes for the title, “Miss Perfect Figure,” at a pageant. Her home is in Jasper, Ala., and she attended school i» | Winter Haven, Fla. | submarine problem, | the tonia. | pedoing and sinking of the Soviet | news- papers published sharp attacks on the | also accusing | nation with pro-| foreign | vessel came as the Soviet Estonia in the handling of little Baltic viding naval bases for powers, FIRST BRITISH WAR BUDGET IS 8 Billions - Income GIVEN COMMONS Governmenf Levnes Almost| The famous Allied Sup: the strategy. They are Great Britain’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, t: Gen. Marie Gamelin, commander-i COMMUNISTS IN EMPLOY OF GOVERNMENT T0 BE reme War Council of the World War has been revived with these four men directing Admiral Lord Chatfield, minister for co-ordination of defense, left; op center; France’s Premier Edouard Daladier, below center; and in-chief of the combined French and British armies. NATIONAL GUARD FOR ALASKA GETS URGE BY LEGION| The radio announcer declared that “more than 3,000 civilians” said and “have repulsed all Ger~ man land attacks.” The announcer also said: “Warsaw is virtually razed but the morale of the population is excellent and we will never give in while one of us is still alive.” HURL FIRE BOMBS Speaking at 5:15 o'clock this morning, the radio station an- nouncer reported that German bembing planes are throwing in- cendiary bombs in the center of the city. Communication within the Capital City is described as im- possible “because of fires and universal wreckage, The food situation is tragic. Our last hos- pital, The Hospital of the Child Jesus, was destroyed by German shells shortly before noon to- 17 sage at 9 o'clock, the message being addressed to the the Pol- i 2 : Soviet Patrol boats rescued 19 | lish Version members of the crew. Five others | have been killed during the DSt | 11 A basendiors fn London And 1 are missing. | 24 hours. Paris, the announcer said: (By Associated Press) | The announcement of the tor- Polish troops are defending “Tell the British and French the Capital City, the announcer Gorernomstt s e RN out. “We expect aid from our allies. Ihe city is razed but we live on. “The Nazi invaders, enraged at our resistance, are systemat- ically burning, bombing every living human being or animal. “The Nazi invaders are mak- ing this an inferno on earth, apparently intending to wipe us out to the last man, woman and child. RIBBENTROP IN MOSCOW day, causing the death of nuns, three physicians and, it is believed, all patients.” | ® . | ON THE SEA ! On the sea, Germany asserts ego Ia Ions that Reich’s air force units yes- Tax 35 Percent ,’ "PURGED’ DECLARES DIES ‘Prom ptStrengthening of FOR PARLEY terday “successfully attacked . " LONDON, Sept. 27.—Britain today | British naval units’ in the (on'l nue In levied on. 1ts citisens the heaviest Bl EPIDEMICS FEARED North Sei taxes ever known to meet an esti- | _— Territorial Defenses The announcer added that The German communique mated $7.920000,000 outlay in the| WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, — | to cither resign or renounce | there are now fears of epidemics said: “Besides one airplane, current financial year. The sum was| Chairman Martin Dies of the ‘ party membership. | Asked because of the water shortage. which was destroyed, several swelled by the costs o War dbm,,,ti unAmerican Activities Commit- s said the list has been During the time between the Repofls of Military Pact L il announcement of the horrors in y months Coast Dispute terials and maintain an Army and Navy of 1,000,000 men for at least one year. The report -\ was adopted. It was made by cause of the breakdown of all transportation and communica- tion facilities, Fires are raging unchecked the Communist Party which K for a spy severe hits were scored on a Germany. | tee said a “very authoritat cked during many British battleship.” Changellor of the. Bxihequer source” has informed him of secret investigation, CHICAGO, 1ML, Sept. Warsaw, the station played Still Going Around . Winston Churchill, First Lord I. h E | John Simon, presenting the first war| Administration has asked the | Chairman Dies also said his Deleg to. the Amer hymns, g of the British Admiralty, Longshoremen, tmployers e ol Commons. | Department of Justice to “purge” | committee will probably ask gion demanded that the (o< S A g e Un(onfirmed 20 German planes attacked B | Afe Meefifl in San announced the standard income tax| %850 “known Communists” | Congress to “outlaw” the Ger- Government adopt immediately announcer said, are still lying ish Naval units in the North Sea | g rate for the rest of the fiscal year| helding key government posi- § man-American Bund and also a program to provide raw ma- on the Capital City streets be- MOROOW et o | yesterday, but the British ships | were not damaged. | Churchill declared one Ger- man plane was shot down and ending March 31 will be 35 percent| tio and for 1940 and 1941 will be 37% | Chairman Dies said the Com- | munist employees will be asked | Minister of Germany, Baron Von Ribbentrop, arrived here today to take up talks with the Russian Francisco | percent, called a “masquerade system.” Mistier | @amaged SUE pECS | '?‘;\cl:‘ Euri?v.?nim(c;on?rlrlrL;‘]xn ;z: GU(;:;c(;;ttga g(z;;t\hd;:xgli.:(hlcvms " the National Defense Commit- because the water mains are |Covernment amid unconfirmed r.- The German communique and wa‘mrmm‘ cmpd}y‘.h i e The national cenvention, the Gormaa b | tary pact is under consideration. s twenty-first, also asked for the BOMBERS DOWNED Ribbentrop comes to Moscow af Churchill's statement absolutely ) confirms Associated Press dis- | Sovitt declaration invitation, but no official has been made here | shoremens’ union yesterday. The two | groups attempted to reach a basis formation of a National Guard in Alaska and for the prompt Polish anti-aircraft guns, the announcer said, brought down SAYSBREMEN patches yesterday that a maval |, "0 cooiations. The present con- ; ryzagcmenl was reported in the | .o ’;wm_ S‘:\\xx'c}n’ Biaht strengthening of all defense in ecight raiding planes yesterday, |&5 o the purpose of the confer- Necth S The dock workers demanded and the. northam Sesriiory. More than 100 German seige | C1ce. —-—— |the employers refused a provision T g R guns, the announcer sald, are Russlan seoipe. for fhie/Dast: ki that any possible pay increases pouring shells into the heart |days have been steadily Increasing | of the city, the stream of |the number of Soviet forces along agreed upon will date from October 1. Existing contracts will probably continue on a day to day basis after Saturday. There is almost no possibility of | reaching new agreements before that time. The dock workers have indicated that they have no intention of call- ing a coast wise strike. e e et 'Missionaries OrderedHome NEUTRALITY BILL ennan orrv. s, s [NTRODUCTION IS 27.—United States Undersccmtarv nH a s Ies State Sumner Welles has pxopu\(‘d\ DUE THURSDAY at the Inter-American Neutrality Announcement, House WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Oppo- ence here a sweeping program | to keep the European war away from | re o ln he Western Hempisphere. ition to prompt approval of the of Commons ] This is to be done through conp-udmmmm,on-, Neutrality Bill by eration of the American nations nn“m Foreign Relations Committee of | LONDON, Sept. 27. — Winston| l F h| Churchill, First Lord of the British | o n g lg Admiralty, asserted in the Hoi program provided through six|the Senate apparegtly faded when nain points, which are as follows: |Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, of Commons today that the Ger-| man liner Bremen is believed to 1—Safety zone tor merchantship- | and one of the most adamant oppo- be in a north Russian port. deuth-dullng mkulles having |the wide Rumanian frontier, giv- _.|ing rise to fears that a new Ger- man-Russian putsch is in the making, OH, YEAH! BERLIN, Sept. 27.—The German Propaganda Office today denied flatly that any effort had been made to keep the people in the dark about the war being conduci~ SURRENDER OFWARSAW NAZI (LAIM ed on Poland. PO"Sh cap”al Ci'y A“'I The office sald that it was to | their advantage to keep the peo- BERGDOLL GOES ON TRIAL; GOT BURIED $105,000 Draft Dodger Reveals fo Court Martial He's Been Back Twice NEW YORK, sept. 27.—Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, World War draft ARCTIC PORT Winsfon Churchhill Makes| mng which will be patrolled by the nents of the bill, said he expected l'vuled States and other American |the measure will be reportes d to the BOSTON, Sept. 27.—The Canadian i vies in an All(‘m])l to prevent Senate r]rx)x tomorrow. Sir Frederick Banting, of | dodger, testified today he had re- - ;SFR'HUS'- { 1 1d turned to the United States twice The $20,000,000 liner sailed from!the University of Toronto predict rches and seizure and would ex-| ———— : f | /. ple posted on the actual develop- from his self-imposed exile in Ger.| SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 27. New York City on August 30 and | ihat the allies will win the war ater | tend to both coasts of the Western | nouncer - § ..u‘,d,.,,,‘Alaska Measure er Says Defend- | nent e var —The Mormon Church has ordered all of its missionaries in Europe to return to the United States as soon as posb)ble LABOR DISPUTE IS OVER, LINER SAILS The statement was evidently a direct answer to statements pub- lished abroad saying that the Ger- man army and citizens in many cases had not yet been informed that the Reich was at war with France and Britain. The com- munique denied that the majority of their fighters were youths of no definite word of her where- abouts has been ‘received, but Churchill said unconfirmed reports are that the craft reached Mur-| | mansk, Soviet Russia Arctic port.| GREW GOES a long battle. Banting was in Bos-| ton to address a Masonic meeting. In an interview, Sir Fredrick said that Canada is considering how she can be of the greatest help. Said he “We do not feel that we are fighting the German people—rather we feel| that we are fighting for liberty, fr dom and the cause of Democracy man and recovered $105,000 in gold hidden before his arrest. Bergdoll went on trial on general court martial charges of desertion and escape from a military prison. The court consists of 13 high ranking Army officers, Bergdoll said his first trip back to the United States was in 1929, ers Will Die First (By Associated Press) waters. 2—Banning belligerent wuhm(umes‘ In'r°duted by from American ports. 4 bex.IDeIega'e Dlmond 3—Joint representations ligerents setting forth the neutral-| ity declarations and in‘entions, 4—Naming of an “Inter-American | | Advisory Committee” to study mone An unofficial annuoncement from Berlin today claimed that the War- saw defenses have agreed to sur- render. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. — Legistation was introduced in the House today by Alaska ; ‘ and c al| ’ Dimond to i when he returned by way of Mon- ety 1o belng thseatencd by cortain | (AFY. sabllization and commercial| Delegate Anthany j 0 s AT Bt R o T b treal under the name of Joseph| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.—The men rubning the Clermsn nation, |relationships, prevent seizure of boats and |5 morning, in describing the ter- high school age. 5—Preservation of liberal trade| gear of fishermen alleged to have | iri. German assault on the Polish | This war more than any other w A O - | policies of the Western Hemisphere to-hand combat.” | 6—Suppression of subversive ac-| liner President Cleveland sailed for the Orient late yesterday after being tied up since Sunday by labor dis- Mann, a hotel porter. He entered the U. 8. through Rouses Point, New York, immigration station. violated the fishing laws until Capital City, said however, “wi such proof of violation is estab- P 4 o o i never give in while one of us is still BACK, JAPAN First Lady Plans e putes over war risks. si a ¥ i | ties and neutrality violations| lished. alive.” . YEAR IN JAIL Each member of the crew will] SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 27.| o ’C:“;:dl';;k r:edol: lfufgz:xfx YOM which inelude arming of ships and Delegate Dimond, who pressed The German communique report- VB“ 'o Sea"le receive 25 percent wage increases|—United States Ambassador to Ja- . oope. | recruiting for belligerents. such a law several years ago, |eq the capture of fortresses both s s, Sy AR —r— said the seizure of the boats and | 10161 and south of Warsaw in its pan Joseph Grew has sailed for Tok- yo aboard the liner Tatua Maru after four months at home. Grew was summoned to Washing- | ton to report on the Oriental situa- tion to President Roosevelt and State Secretary Hull, and $1,500 war risk insurance for the trip if the United States State Department rules that the ship pass- es through any war zones. The same agreement will apply to all ships of the American President Line, WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. — Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt, at a press conference this afternoon, indicat- ed she iight visit her daughter. Mrs. John Boettiger, in Seattle, next month, equipment works a terrific hard- ship on many operators. - D - CLEARING AVIATION FIELD A road crew is clearing the avia- tion field at Eagle, William Paddy, Native, has been sentenced in Commissioner’s Court at Hoonah to serve a year in jail on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, according to word receiv- ed by U. S. Marshal William T, NEW PLANE FLOWN IN Flying a reconditioned Stinson tri- Clifford Shearer is in Fairbanks motored plane, Pilot Jack Jefford interesting the residents in a pro- recently arrived in Fairbanks after posal for free mail delivery to busi- a quick flight from Seattle, via the | ness houses and homes, loverland route. FREE MAIL DELIVERY twentieth day of the German seige. The German communique also| says German and Soviet troops are in almost complete control of Po- land, leaving to diplomats the fi- nal disposition of the territory. Mahoney.