The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 17, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LVL, NO. 8416. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDA Y, MAY 17, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATI;D PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ALLIES FALL BACK ON 115-MILE FRONT & 04 4 German Mechamzed Forces A re Smashmg On AMERICANS ARE ADVISED T0 LEAVE GREAT BRITAIN May 17.—The United States Embassy here was instructed today vise American citizens in G n to return home if pessible and that the United States is sending ships to meet them on the west coast of Ireland. Many Americans called at the Em- bassy seeking advice on what to d2 LONDON, in the It is estimated that there are stil impendingly serious situation | MORE PLANS FOR DEFENSE 3500 Americans in the United King- dom. Authoritative sources this mornin caid the military situation “thov very serious, may be regarded as v (i slightly better than yesterday or on | Wednesday.” I( » Skating Ac Wed: Drinking a toast to future happiness after their Sun Valley, Idaho, wedding are Audrey Peppe, Olympia figure skating star, and David Benner, assistant manager of Sun Valley Lodge. Mexican honeymoon the pair will Mrs. Benner, former European ice Following a New return to the Idaho resort, where review star, will teach ice skating. SENATOR GETS HAIRCUT, THEN SPILLS THE BEANS * Australians Reach Front, Eqypt Seclor Second Config—]ent Disem- barking — Proceeding to Palestine Areas LONDON, May 17.—The British| War Office announces that thesec-| ond contingent of the Australian Imperial force has begun to dis- embark in Egypt. The units are proceeding to their specified area in the Pales- tine. The soldiers are in excellent spir- its, port. TWO CAPTURES ASSERTED MADE BERLIN, May 17—The German High Command claims Brussels has | been taken, also the university city | of Louvain. Children Are Removed fo Safe Place LONDON, May 17.—Authorit- | ies here announced today that children who had been removed frem London to Suffilk County, the commanding officers re-| | Farley By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, May l7.-—Capital, barbershop: Barber: Good afternoon, Senator. Looks like spring's here. Senator: May be. Leave it long.| Got to go back home and make a | speecch next week. Don't want the | folks to think I'm trying to bhe| another political glamour boy. Representative (from next chair): Heh, heh. Howya, Senator. What you got against glamour boys? Sen.: Not a thing, not a thing. But one in the limelight in each | party is enough, Barber: You mean McNutt and Dewey? Sen.: Know anyone else who could wear that shoe? Barber: Well, I guess . . Rep.: Say, what a race for the ladies that would be—McNutt vs. Dewey. Any chance of such a thing happening, Senator? How about a little round-up on the way you see things now. What hap- pefied to that so-called Roosevelt- split? How about Taft dodging Dewey in Maryland? How | about Sen.: thm‘ One thing at a time, Congressman. There's always a chance of anything happening in politics. You know that. McNutt's still in the running. If he comes out of that Indiana business with his boots shined and no mud on his britches, he’ll be somebody to | figure with. The boys who are really ,practical think a McNutt - Farley would be the biggest vote-getter the Democrats could put in the field—that is, if, of course, FDR| steps down. Rep.: But would Farley take . . Sen.: Not only would, but will I don't care what Jim says, I'll bet a hat that's not in the ring he’s playing for second place. Why, way back there months ago, when he made a junket to the on the east coast of England, were moved again Sunday to Wales in west Britain. west coast and talked to old po- (Continued to Page Three) about this thing, | ticket | 35 World War Destroyers Are fo Be Placed in Commission 'PRODUCTION PLANTS " WILL BE SPEEDED UP “How Germany’s Dive Bombers Work MADE PUBLIC Goal of me Ihousand‘ Fighting Planes Is Being Set WASHINGTON, May dent Roosevelt disclosed today at a conference with newsmen that the Government commissioning World War of all remaining destroyers, 17—Presi- | including | is considering the re-| thirty-five more of them which are| yet in service. He said that a study is also being made on the question of government financing of plants for expanded production of defense materials, per- haps with plants privately operated | but government owned. The War Department has asked Congress to completely remove the| existing 6,000 plane limit on the Air Force so that military officials may work more swiftly toward a goal of 50,000 planes. ROOSEVELT ~ ENDORSED ~ BYHOOVER rmer President Supports| Chief Executive’s De- | fense Program NEW YORK, May 17. — Former | President Herbert Hoover toduy‘ | unqualifiedly endorsed Prefldem} ',Roosevelt‘s defense program. “There can be no partianship up- on the principle 6f National De- fense and President Roosevelt 1s iright in his point that defense armea- ment should be revised,” said Hoover. | Juneau' Visit |Cancelled By Roosevelt WASHINGTON, May 17— President Roosevelt announced at the conference with the news- men today he has virtually can- celled his plans for a western trip including a visit to Juneau, Alaska, because of the war prob- lems and necessity of increasing the American defenses. KEYNOTER I FOR ROOSEVELT | TWIN FALLS, Idiho, May 17— Senator Worth Clark keynoted the Idaho Democratic State Nomination Convention by uyging that Presi- dent Roosevelt be give a third term nomination by acclamation. Senator Clark told the Democratic Conven- |tion that there was nothing in che |law or anywhere else to give rise to criticism of a third ierm. Said the | Democratic Idaho Senator: “The President should have the nomina- | tion by ncclamnlmn if he wants it,” AIR LINE OFF BUENOS AIR!S, May 17. — The Argentine Government announces that it has annulled a law passed | last March authorizing the estab- Government rsays United States Ambassador Johi |Cudahy, with several other neutral Here is how Germuny’s dive-bombing planes are taking a deadly toll of Allied warships. The huge planes, earrying a one-ton bomb, power-dive from over 16,000 feet, attain speeds of 600 m.p.h. during the descent, { - 0f Belgium Has Moved Officials Ou? Brussels—Go to Ostend on North Sea Coast (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Belgian Government moved from Brussels yesterday to Ostend on the North Sea Coast. At noon today, a Reuters dispatch |said a Belgian communique declares the “Belgian army remains intact and morale is high although the army and Allied supporters have moved into new positions. A Havas dispatch from Ostend diplomats, are remaining in Brus- sels although the Belgian Govern- ment moved to Ostend, on the coast. ALLIED WAR COUNCILIN PARIS MEET Prime Minister of Great Britain Flies fo and from Session LONDON, May 17.—A meeting of | the Allied Supreme War Council in| Paris was held today. Newly appointed Prime Minister | Winston Churchill flew to the meet- | ‘The Admiralty has sent a message | to all ships operating from Norway to the Belgian Coast: | “You are helping your country to broken over here.” A TR 600D GRIEF ABILENE, Kan, May 17. A waiter claims this is what mem- bers of a grade school basketball team ate for lunch just before they participated in a tournament: ham- lishment of an air iine between ]mmmm burgers, meat sandwiches, baked beans, ice cream and soda pop. and release the bomb when less than 700 feet from the target. plane up away from anti-aircraft fire last night, two hours after suffer-| The bomb V. RALPH E. WILLIAMS PROMINENT REPUBLICAN IS STRICKEN National Committeeman from Oregon, 32 Years, Dies Suddenly PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 17— Ralph E. Williams, 70, for 32 years National Republican Committee-| man from the state of Oregon, dmu ing a cerebral hemorrhage. | The selection of Williams as Na- | tional Committeeman from Oregon | in 1908 provided the Republican Party with an enduring balance wheel, Thirty years later he boasted a| record of continuous service un- the Republican or Democratic or-| ganization. | He returned as Committeeman | regularly every four years. After primaty election ballot in his state.| He adhered religiously to party pol- icies and principles, and claimed never to have supported a candi -‘ date for the presidential nomina-| tion prior to the party conven-| tion, | Born in Oregon | Williams was born September 14, wao in Polk County, Oregon, where | is grandfather had settled nner‘ (Continued on pege SI) release mechanism pushes the “ Dulch Queen Faced Death Fleemg Land Nazus Miss Hitting Flight Ship with Mine by Forty Yards LONDON, May 17.-—The destroyer on which Queen Wilhelmina of Hol- land fled to England last Monday had a narrow escape when a Ger- | man plane dropped a magnetic mi |40 yards ahead of the vessel, it was disclosed today. An authorized source said the ex- plosion was terrific but the destroy- er swerved to one side and escaped undamaged. Said a British Naval Officer: “I have never seen a woman so com- pletely calm in all my life.” The warship also brought fortunes in gold, diamonds and securities, Princess Juliana, heir to the Dutch throne, was along with the other re- rugee.s aboard the dcstroyel OREGON STATE VOTINGTODAY IN PRIMARIES 'Roosevelt Opposes Garner -Both Parties Elect Delegations PORTLAND, Oregon, May 12— The Primary election is on today in ing in Paris and returned by plane. paralleled in the history of either the state of Oregon. Roosevelt is opposing Garner. Senator McNary is unopposed. Ten delegates are to be chosen by both the Democrats and Republicans weather as black a storm as has ever 1914 the office was placed on the|to their respective National Conven- tion. It is expected that 275,000 will 2o to the pull.s todxy DI, DONT 60 BACK PARIS, May 11.—P‘nmuex Com- mander-in-Chief Gen. Gamelin told his soldiers tonight to die in their places rather than retreat farther. TROOPS OF GERMANY IN - BIG THRUST Are Reporled Deep in Northern France” This Evening BROAD OPENING IS MADE ON NEW FRONT Reich Officiels Announce France Now - Then Move fo England By LOUIS LO( HNER Asscciated Press Correspondent BERLIN, May 17. — German trocps tonight report that they are “deep in Northern France.” One scurce said, without con- firmaticn, that they are within 76 miles of Paris, and continulng the drive through a broad open- ing forced between Maubeuge and Montmedy. An authorized source said: “The events ¢f the next few days will show what it means to force this cpening” hinting that the German cal n is now aimed at France in general and Paris in particular. Officials also said: ‘After France, England is the next vic- tim.” According to the Nazi beliet varicus countries which have fallen befcre Hitler’s legions have been attacked because they fell in with British machinations anlnst Germnny LINER IS - ATTACKED BY NAZIS Fourfeen Thousand - Ton Ship Is Damaged by German Bombers LONDON, May 17.—The Belgian liner Ville de Bruges, formerly the United States liner President Hard- ing, which was sold to Belglan in- terests after the American neutrality regulations were proclaimed, has been beached after a German bomb- ing attack on Tuesday. The crew, arriving here, said the 14,000 ton liner was heading out from Antwerp, with 64 passengers, mostly women, when an aerial tor- pedo struck, the ship, killing four members of the crew and doing othex damage. The liner was then beached. The remaining members of the crew and the passengers reached shore safely. Profest Defense Program SAN FANCISCO, May 17.—The powerful CIO Maritime Federation move to involve the United States in the European War. A resolution adopted by the Fed- eration declared that the President’s request to Congress is a war budget, and not a defense budget. Said the Resolution: “This heigh- tens our drive toward involvement in the war. It will mean the speed up in industrial plants, scrapping of wages and hours, limitations and all the social legislation measures which would enable America to solve iis problems without going to war.” NAZI UNITS MAKE GAINS NEW FRONT | Sledge H ammer Blows Pierce Famous Little Maginot Line 'ARMORED FORCES IN ADVANCE IN FRANCE | British Are Warned that Situation Is of “'Ex- freme Gravity” BULLETIN—LONDON, May 17.—Allied troops are reported tonight to have fallen back along the 115 mile front from Antwerp to France's Sedan area. The British public has been warned that the military situa- tion is “extremely grave.” Military spokesmen said how- ever that Allied troops are still governing Brussels, sixteen miles east of there, and reports from the front said that British troops have stemmed German attacks. Press associations and news agencies said that authoritative quarters have ordered them: “Do not attempt to disguise the op- iens. The situation is of ex- treme gravity.” (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Germany's lightning mechanized troops have smashed to a point about 100 miles from Paris. (The Germans were within 50 miles of Paris during the World War and then driven back). | The PFrench High Command ad- mits that Paris itself has been plac- ed under rigid military control. Authorized German sources re- port the Nazi sledge hammer blows have pierced France's Maginot line which even “German optimists be- lieved to be impossible.” This means that perhaps both the little Mag- inot and main Maginot lines have been pierced, according to German sources, on the Belgian-French frontier. Allies On Retreat The Allied forces, according to the German sources are described as “in retreat everywhere” on the 115-mile Meuse River front. The French High Command, in & communique, says the swift striking Nazis armored units have advanced 30 miles into the environs of Prance, but the French War Ministry spokes- man said the thrust has been bottled up by the French mechanized col- umns supported by planes. All night fighting is officially called “extremely violent.” South of Sedan, villages changed hands as many as five or six times, Extended Thrusts Reporting success after success, thé Germans exultantly claimed a 62-mile wide break through the Little Maginot line, and an exten- sion of the thrust through the Bel- zlan secondary defense line along the Dyle River which protects Brus- sels. Additional claims are the cap- ture of 12,000 Allied prisoners of war in the Sedan Battle area, including two generals, and the preliminaiy occupation of Zeeland, tiny Island Province of The Netherlands which had alone Lommued the Dutch fight. 2 DESTROYERS ARE LAUNCHED BREMERTON, Wash. May 17— of the Pacific denounced President TWo sleek new destroyers slid down Roosevelt’s defense program as a|the ways Thursday afternoon into Puget Sound to give the U. S. Navy two new fighting craft. The Navy's two newest destroyers were christ- ened the U. S. S. Monssen and U. S. S. Charles F. Hughes. The widows of the men for whom the destroyers were named, Lieut. Mons Monssen and Rear Admiral Hughes acted as sponsors at the launching. There are 3,000 reefs in The Chautauqua Institution was established in, J§74. .