The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 10, 1940, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS S ALL THE TIME” — ] V()L. .A\/l NO 8436. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY JUNE |0 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRI(‘Q' TEN CENTS WAR IS DECLARED BY ITALY U.S. TOEXTEND AID TO ALLIES SAYS F.D.R DEMOCRACIES AREFORALLIES DECLARES FDR Material Resources Will Be Tendered Opponents of Force ATTEMPT FAILED TO KEEP ITALY FROM WAR Mussolini Umlling fo Ac- cept Procedure fo Prevent War CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June President Roosevelt asserted in his national radio broadcast from Charlettesville tonight that TItaly| had scorned “the rights and secur- | ity of other nations.” | He said that the United States would extend its material resources “to opponents of force.” Mentioning nations specifically in discussing the war abroad, the President said at the graduating ex- ercises of the University of Virginia, “The people and the government of the United States have seen with utmost regret and grave disquiet | the decision of the Ttalian govern- | ment to engage in the hostilities now | raging in Europe.” The President said that the sym- pathies of the American Republics | lie with those nations which are giving their lifeblood in the combat | awgainst the gods of force and| | | | 10, Tried To Swerve Ilaly brushed aside the secrecy his communications with Mussolini to relate that his government had tried to swerve Italy away from war. He said he| had proposed that if Ttaly would4 refrain from going into the war, he| would be willing to ask assurances| from the agreement made to ef-| fect readjustments desired by Italy.| “Unfortunately the chief of the| Italian overnment was unwilling to accept the procequre suggedted,” | the President said. Tremendous applause followed the President’s announcement that the‘ sympathies of the American repub- | lics lie with the Allies. He surrounding DECLARATION EXPECTED | WASHINGTON, June IO—Imlys\ entry into the war was expected toA being from President Roosevelt m‘ his address at the graduation exer- cises of the University of Virginia | at Charlottesville tonight a new appmlsal of the place of “democ- racy” in the growing world con- flict. This hint was given reporters by Secretary Stephen Early after Pres- ident Roosevelt had been notified over the telephone by Ambassador Bullitt in Paris of Italy’s declara- tion of war. Early said that President Roose- velt is making a “very important( | announcement” at his University of | Virginia address wnich will be broadcast tonight. The President is in Charlottes- | ville to make an address at the Uni- versity of Virginia, where his son Pranklin, Jr. is completing his law | course. The broadcast was received in Ju- nean between 3:15 and 3:30 this af- ternoon . BRITISH WILL TREAT ITALY SAME AS NAZIS LONDON, June 10.—Authoritative | sources describes Italy’s entry into the war as a “treacherous blow” and the declaration is made that the “Italians must now be treated by us in the same way as the Ger- mans,” . ) FRENCH PREMIER ANSWERS ITALY AS WAR GROWS France MayTe Ailing But| Is Not Downed Pro- claims Reynauld PARIS, June 10. — Premier Paul Reynaud, in a radio ad- dress to the French nation said: “Our armies have retreated slowly after destroying all points they gelinquished. This is the moment Mussolini has chosen to declare war on us. France has nothing to say. Pos- terity will be able to judge.” Premier Reynaud proclaimed France's strength in the Medi- terranean as her answer to Italy’s entry into the war. “The Allies are stronger in the Mediterranean than any- where else. France may be ail- ‘ing but she is not downed. There has never been any time during the past when France has not been able to negotiate peacefully and settle all differ- ences in queslinn with llaly NAVY SHIPS OF BRITISH SENT DOWN Aircraft Carrier Glorious, Transport Orama Sunk by Germans BERLIN, June 10.—The German High Command claims the sinking of the British aircraft carrier Glor-; ious, a destroyer, tanker and also troop transport in the North Sea. BRITISH CONFIRMATION LONDON, June 10.—The British Admiralty announces the 22,000-ton aircraft carrier Glorious, also the British transport Orama have been |sunk by the Germans in the North| Sea. The Glorious carried a normal | complement of 1216 men including | Royal Air Force pilots. The actual |crew was before the war about 748| officers and men and pilots. The Orama was formerly a liner| in the Far East service. PRumania Calls Up 100,000 BERNE, June 10.—One German | bomber has been forced to land and a Nazi Messerschmidt fighting plane has been shot down out of the sky | by the Swiss Air Patrols. The landing and the shooting down of the Nazi plane occurred in widely separated parts of Switz-| erland. Two Swiss pilots are reported to have been killed when a plane was shot down by the Germans over the Jura mountains, German Tanks AreinParis PARIS, June 10.—Marauding Ger- man tanks are reported tonight to have reached the Paris region it- self while combats raged furiously | in the Seine Valley to’the west| and Ourco anley to the Tiorth- | west. NORWAY GIVES IN Complete Surrender Is An- nounced-King Haakon Is Now in England (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) All of Norway has surrendered to | Germany. The surrender took place Sun- day midnight after a fight of ex- actly two months against the Nazi | invaders. The capitulation was announced by the Government shortly after !King Haakon and his chief offic- |jals arrived in an/ Engiish port laboard a British warship. The Norwegian Government news agency at Thomsoe, in announcing the complete capitulation of Nor- way, said Allied help had been withdrawn because of the “necessi- ties of war” meaning Allied soldiers are needed on the Western front and the Norwegians could not con- tinue alone. In England, King Haakon an- nounced the Norwegias would help | the British ad Prench on the West- ern front. i ke o i e Canadalsfo Declare War OTTAWA, June 10—The Cana- }dlan House of Commons tonight | voted approval of Canadian declar- nuon of war agamst naly | Yugoslavia Forfifying LJUBLJANA, Yugoslavia, June 10. —The Yugoslav Government to- | night called up technical troops in large numbers and ordered further fortifications on the Italian-Ger- man frontiers. This is despite Mus- solini’s announcement from Rome that the Balkan States need have no fear as no neutral neighbors will e molested. | | Stock QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 10. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4!z, Bethlehem Steel | 66%, Commonwealth and Southern 7/8, Curtiss Wright 7%, General Motors 38%, International Har-| vester 39, Kennecott 25 3/4, New York Central 9%, Northern Pacific| 5, United States Steel 45'%, Pound | $3.70. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 111.84, rails 18.03, utilities 22.39. —— ., — MERCHANT ON ALEUTIAN Sol Silverman, Anchorage mer- chant, is a through passenger for Seattle on board the steamer Aleu- tian, Silverman will be in the South for several weeks on a business trip. " Tie Weather Forecast for Juneau and vi- cinity, beginning at 4:30 pm., June 10: Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with showers in afternooon; minimum tempera- ture tonight about 45 degrees; gentle to moderate variable winds. | | | ! | { T0 NAZIS ‘Gas Masks MISS MOTSCHMAN VISITS IN JUNEAU OVER WEEK-END Margaret Scott Accompan- ies ""Miss Alaska™ on First Trip fo Stafes “I like Juneau and wish I could stay longer,” so spoke beautious Miss Alaska (Miss Minnie Motsch-, man) as she boarded the steamer Aleutian yesterday afternoon for her first boat trip enroute to her “debut” in the States. Thrilled with the Capital City, Miss Motschman, wide-eyed and smiling, exclaimed over the many beautiful homes and gardens and expressed surprise at the well layed-out residential section of Ju- neau. Guest at Governors Probably her greatest “thrill” came Saturday evening when she was guest of honor at & dancing party given by Gov. and Mrs. Er- nest Gruening at the Governor's House. Miss Motschman greeted about fifty members of Juneau's‘ younger set and notables during the evening. In the afternoon she was guest at a tea given-by Mrs. Rod Dar- nell and Miss Jane Alexander at the G. F. Alexander residence and later was interviewed by commen- tator Tommy Greenhow over radio station KINY, At 6:30 o'clock Miss Sybil Godfrey, “Miss Juneau” at| the recent Fairbanks Ice Carnival,| was hostess at an informal dinner | party in the Iris Room of the Bar-| anof Hotel. Sunday afternoon Miss Motschman enjoyed a trip to Men- denhall Glacier and way-points. Miss Margaret Scott Accompanying Miss Motschman is Miss Margaret Scott, who repre- | sented her town as “Miss Nome” | at the carnival last March. Miss| Scott, radiant daughter of Tolbert‘ Scott, former member of the House | of Representatives, and Mrs. Scott, was in Juneau three years ago during the Territorial Legislature. She is making her first trip to the States in several years. During thelr stay in this ‘city| Miss Motschman and Miss Scott | were guests at the Baranof Hotel. Two-Month Trip | Miss Motschman and Miss Scott | | will act as good-will representatives throughout the States for the next two months. They will visit both the New York and San Francisco Expositions, with stop-overs in Washington, D. C., and hicago. Traveling by plane between states, ! the two “queens” plan to return to Alaska early in August by clipper ship from Senttle i Are Issued British FleemAlexandria Strips Down for Action ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 10.| —The Government tonight ordered free distribution of gas masks to the civilian population. British battleships, destroyers and other craft, cleared decks for ac- tion. | HELP NEEDED T0 RAISE FLAG POL George Gullufsen, commander of the Alford John Bradford Post of | the American Legion, the Legion Dugout tonight before the regular meeting. The Commander asks that mem-| bers come to the meeting early | s i S S X { to assist in the raising of the pole.| Trading Is Suspended On Bourse Paris Banks Plan fo Move- | Government May Also Qui t Capital PARIS, June 10.—Trading on the Bourse, the world famous exchange, | was suspended today. The Government might be moved | from Paris during today. This is according to indication; .- SALMON DERBY TAKES OUT OVER 200 FISHERMEN Nimrods Fish from Mar- mion Island fo Eagle River for 23 Hours Several hundrvd Juneau fisher- men donned hip boots and other apparel yesterday to participate in the first salmon derby of the 15}40l 23| season, which was open for hours and registered catches from Marmion Island to Eagle River. Over 190 king salmon were caught, 500 pounds of which were given to the Salvation Army for distribu- tion among the needy. The derby was sponsored by Ju- | {neau merchants. 39 Pounder Wins Wwinner of the derby and collect- ing prizes for the largest king sal- {mon in the men’s division and a the largest fish caught | iwas L. E. Witt, who arrived from | Eagle River late last night with a| prize for 39 pound king. Witt fought the fish for almost an hour before land- ing it. The winning nimrod will receive‘ approximately $80 worth of mer-| chandise for his fish, the prizes ranging from $20 cash to a trout| line. Of the 48 men weighing in in the division, seven others will re-| ceive prizes. They are Art Beau-| din (32% pounds), Harry Lucas,| Jr., (28% pounds), Lou Hudson (24% pound salmon), Art Burke, (24 pounds), R. L. Thorne (23 pounds), Dr. Carl Buck (22% pounds) and George Hutchins, (21% pounds). Prizes for the seven run- ner-ups range from a Kirsten pipe to an Eversharp pencil. Women's Division Mrs. Ethel Belshaw landed a 26| pound king to collect prizes valued at approximately $30. The other five prize winners were Mrs. B. Caro (25% pounds), Mrs. R. Cowling @3% pounds), Ellen Scott (33| NEWTONVILLE, Ontario, June 10. pounds), and Mrs. E. L. Stewart| _Norman Roers, Canada’s Minister | (227 pounds). Courlyne Smith, in the children’s division for children under 14 years | iold, collected all three prizes with a 7% pound king salmon. Special prizes as announced by the Juneau Merchants Derby are Ethel Westfall with the largest cod (20 pounds), T. S. Parks with the largest halibut (27 pounds), Mrs. | Pred Axford with the lagest Dolly Varden trout (4 pounds), Mike Gavril with the first fish weighed in, Thelma Bodding with the small- est salmon and Arne Shudshift with the most fish, Whale Interferes Stanley Jekil claimed to have the biggest fish hooked yesterday, but said that he lost him when a | whale becametangled in the line. With the light line wrapped about his tail, the whale viciously slapped |the water of Tee Harbor until he was free. But then, says Jekil, so was his winning salmon. Judges for the contest were I. announczm»c,o]d‘um J.B. Burford, Vern Soley,|Mrs. Scheiblberger has many erection of a flag pole in front of |Dave Paterson and Wellman Hol_:rrlends in the Capital City. With brook. The winning 39 pound salmon | is on display at Goldstein’s and the second prize fish is at the Thomas Hardware, NAZIS MAKE ' MORE GAINS, WESTFRONT Germans Use Mechanized Forces, Parachufers in Paris Drive 'BRITISH RUSH JSH TROOPS TO HELP OUT FRENCH Encirdling Movements Are Reporte d -Weygand Makes Statement (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) | | | | | | | | | | Great Britain rushed fresh troops | into France in her darkening elev- | enth hour as 1,800,000 Allies tackled | the German troops which have | plunged forward in new successes and reached two points within 35 | miles of Paris. Millions of Italians at the same time rallied around loudspeakers throughout, Italy as Premier Mus- solini announced Italy's declaration of war against Great Britain and France. The German High Command said German troops are moving to the lower Seine apparently in sharp encircling movements around the Rouen sector of the western road | to Paris and also toward the his- toric Marne in the Soissons-Rheims area northwest of Paris. Prime Minister Winston Churchill | has informed Premier Paul Reynaud that an unspecified number of British soldiers have already landedf in PFrance and “further extensive | reinforcements will also be avail- | able.” | Gen. Weygand, in an official morning statement, said the French are sacrificing ground only “when covered with German dead. The| enemy has suffered heavy losses| and will soon come to the end of | their efforts.” The Germans rushed mechanized | Blitz troops to the region north- west of Paris late Sunday and also launched a massive parachute aL— | tack on the open Champagne coun- \ | try to the northeast of the French | Capital City. In one area, French forces were reported to have surrounded a large force of parachufers. e ———— (CANADIANWAR MINISTER DIES IN AIR CRASH of National Defense, was killed to- | |day in a crash of a Canadian Air Force plane which was speeding |him to Ottawa and Toronto to speak on Cangda's war effort in | the air. Two Air Force men and a civil- ian were also killed. | The plane crashed in swampy, | wooded ground near the Provin- | clal Highway and burst into flames. o - MOTHER OF JUNEAU WOMAN PASSES AWAY SUNDAY IN SEATTLE Word has been received here that Mrs. Joseph Scheiblberger, mother of Mrs. Percy Reynolds, passed away at 9 o'clock yesterday morn- |ing in Seattle after a lingering ill- | ness. A Juneau visitér two years ago, | her at the time of her death was Mrs. Reynolds, who has been in 'Benme for the past several months. Funeral services will be held in Seattle this week, No Demonst_r—afions Will Be |no other loyalty.” ‘arms program that might lead the Turkeyfo Give Aid To Allies, Mutual Assistance Pact| with Britain, France Holds Good ISTANBUL, June 10.—The Turk- ish government has resolved to ful-| ill the mutual assistance pact with France and Great Britain. This is the first reaction here of Italy's war declaration. Officials said Turkey is bound to| go to the aid of their Allied friends in event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Mediterran- ean. INREASE U.S.ARMY | ~ APPROVED Committee of House Ads Favorably on Pro- posed Legislation WASHINGTON, June 10. — The House Military Committee has ap- proved of legislation increading the authorized strength of the regular Army to 284,000. The legislation also permits of the President to call out the Na- tional Guard during a recess of Congress for any purpose. MAYOR OF N. Y. GIVES WARNING | Permitted in U. S. Metropolis NEW YORK, June 10.—A few min- | utes after Mussolini’s deciaration of war Mayor LaGuardia hurriedly ar- ranged a broadcast over Station |WNYC warning that he would not tolerate any “demonstrations for |or against” any foreign power by any group in this city. In a voice tense with emotion, the Mayor addressed himself particu- larly to more than 1,000,000 residents of Italian descent and “to those who are of American birth, being .one myself. I know there is no need for a special appeal for we recognize OPPOSE U. 5. WAR ASTORIA, Ore,, June 10. — The CIO Maritime Federation of the Pacific has opposed any national United States to war in Europe. The Pederation passed a resolution fa-! voring a national defense of what| were termed, the free institutions| of America, but opposed mmhry preparedness that might lead to a| repetition of the events of 1917 | The convention adjourned after| electing Radio Operator A. E. Hard- | ing of Beattle as president for the! coming year. .- Baseball Today NATION TAKING PLUNGE 'Mussolini S»e*nt_!s His Peo- ple Info Conflict on Side of Germany 'WILD CHEERING GREETS BOMBASTIC SPEECH \Premier Gives Reasons for Move-Allies Are Condemned BULLETIN—LONDON, June 10.—An official statement to- night says the British Fleet is “ghelling Germau troops on the coast” of ¥France aud then goes on to say that important con- tingents of new treons have al- ready disembarked in I'vance i reinforce the British who are fighting side by side with the French. Royal Alr Force de- tachments in Fruncc have also been ingreased in strength.” BULLETIN — RERLIN, June 19.—Xialian forces marched into French territory through the Riviera at approximately 6:30 o'clock tonight, authorized sources declare. Foreign Minister von Ribben- trop has been called into a conference with Italian chiefs at an undesignated place. WAR. DECLARATION ROME, June 10. — Premier Benito Mussolini has plunged Iialy into #he European . war on the side with Germany. The announcement was made in 3 bombastic speech from the balcony of the I"alazzo Veneszia before a wildiv cheering crowd of Fascists. ! Mussolini hroadcast to the nation: “The hour, important to the destiny of Italy, has now begun. “The Allies should not have repulsed the peace offers made by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler.” As the speech continued, in- terrupted by wild cheers, Mus- solini sald: “A great people are now ready to face its destiny and make its own history in the future. We want to break the chains that suffocate us, espec- ially in the Mediterranean. WAR ON STRANGLERS “This gigantic struggle is only one phase in development of our revolution. This asserts it~ self against the stranglers, the rich nations. The dies are now cast.” In concluding his declaration war, Massolini roared “People of Italy, run to your arms and take up the cause with all of your valor.” Before his declaration, Mus- solini said that he had in- formed the foreign representa- tives in Rome of his declara~ tion, especially the Ambas- sadors of Great Britain and Franoe. The French Embassy and consulur stafis hastily complet- ed preparations to leave for Switzerland. Rebirth of Roman Empire Rome iook on the atmosphere of a gigantic political rally. with the flags of the powerful Fascist na- of uons flying side by side. The conirolled press of ltaly te- nignt | the declaration of war and the invasion of France as the r-mrth of the mighty Roman Em- played this afternoon in the major|the color guasd which lead a re- leagues: view of troops movin; to the front National League this morning in which the Black Brooklyn 8; Pittsburgh 7. sShirts of Rome and the Brown American League. e Washington 4. (Conticued on 8ix) St. Louis 7;