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

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” o Y()L. LVI, NO. 8519. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940. _ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HELL LONDON, LONG DISTANCE 4 L4 ong L & Ra SECOND NATIONAL GUARD SUMMONS ISSUED TODAY; 357,000 M I WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — The War Department today made the seccnd National Guard call, summening 357,000 men to service en October 15. The units summoned include Naticnal Guardsmen of New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wiscon- <in, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. COMMUNISTS ARE KEPT OFF OREGON TICKET PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 17.—Com- munist leaders blamed war hysteria today for the fact that Communist candidate won't appear on the No- vember election ballot in Oregon. The Communist candidates were prevented from having their names on the ballot because the required number of electors failed to appear at 2 nominating assembly. > - JH.S. COACH IS ON STEAMER DENALI Frederick Lindenmeyer, newly elccted coach for the Juneau High Schoeol, sailed from Seattle tnd.ly' on the steamer Denali. WASHINGTON —Jim Farley was | in exuberant good humer when hei attended his final Cabinet meeting two weeks ago. But he didn't do an‘ the laughing. g Clad completely in brown, his' faverite color, Jim strode into the| Cabinet chamber beaming and bow- | ing. He had just spent an hour| lunching amicably with the Presi-| dent and appeared tickled pink with | everyene and everything. | After shaking hands warmly all' around, the Postmaster General, | who has joined the Coca Cola com- | pany, sat down—to find .on the table directly before him a shiny sign which read: The biggest and best PEPSI COLA 5 'cents NOTE—Jim still has White ‘House generalissimos on tenterhooks over | whether he will make any speeches | for the Roosevelt-Wallace slate in the campaign. So far efforts to schedule him have met with evasive replies. Jim hasn’t said no, but neither has he said yes. Closest to a promise was his word to Senator David 1. Walsh that he will make a speech for him in Boston and to Senator Jim Mead to put in some campaign licks for him in New York. WILLKIE & COCA COLA Farley may not know it but his/| new bosses seriously considered of- | fering Wendell Willkie a big Coca Cola job last spring. The GOP standard bearer's entry into the presidential arena shelved the plan, but the Coca Cola rulers weighed the matter carefully. Their interest in Willkie was aroused by his dynamic aggressive- ness in battling the TVA, which made him, in their opinion, just the kind of a scrapper Coca Cola needs. Coca Cola has been facing increasing competition from rivals using the word “cola,” and even the Life Saver company, headed by the recently resigned Undersecretary of Com- merce Ed Noble, has adopted this | name, To combat these competitors Coca Cola has started a large-scale legal war, and Willkie, the slam-bang anti-TVA fighter, appealed strongly to “Coke” executives. The matter (Continued on Page Four) N CALLED UP ~ SEEKS DIVORCE In a complaint studded with sen- sational accusations, Mrs. Emily Hall Spreckles sought to terminate her 13 months’ marriage to Adolph B. Spreckles, sugar fortune heir. In Santa Barbara, Cal, Mrs. Spreckles, herself a former baron- ess with a German origin title, al- leged her husband had violent pro- Nazi sympathies and consorted with Nazi sympathizers. Keels Laid For TwoBig Battleships Craft Will Be Largest Fight- ing Vessels in World Today PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17.—The keel has been laid in the Navy Yard here for the second 45,000-ton bat- tleship to be called the New Jersey. The keel for the 45,000-ton Iowa was laid in the Brooklyn Navy Yard several weeks ago. The two battleships will be the largest fighting vessels in the world. ————— CHAMBERLAIN BACK IN SEA LONDON, Sept. 17.—Lord Presi- nge Guns Firin ¢ BOARDS ON DEFENSETO COMEWEST | ¢ American aifli Canadian Groups fo Examine Pa- cific Northwest, Alaska Death of CEE CTTAWA, Scpt. 17. — Amerizan and Canadian defenses on the Pa- cific coast are to be inspected by the | permenent Joint Beard on Defense | cf the two nations. | Chairman O. M. Bigar of the Can- ;admn section announces that sev- eral members of the board will leave jtoday for the Pacific coast. The United States members will join | their Canadian colleagues in Van- couver, B. C, and the joint com- mittee will make an examination of the defenses of the Northwestern States, British Columbia, and Alaska. JAPANESE ARE BEING WORKED UP Closer Relations Between [ U. S. and Brifain ; Causing Alarm TOKYO, Sept. 17.—Premier Konoye warned his nation today that Japan faces a situation of increasing grav- ity in her international relations. | The Premier made the warning in a speech to members of the com- mittee working out details of Japan’s new nationalist policy. Konoye did not make any statement on the na- ture of the international crisis, but he warned that it is more important |than at any time in history, that Japanese veople be united. Meanwhile, the Japanese press re- garded with alarm the closer ties between the United States and Britain. The newspaper Hochi de- clared that the joint defense azree- | ment between the United States and Canada and the exchange of American detroyers for leases of ! British territory for United States | air bases are indications of the front being built up against Japan, The newspaper said that the state- ments by Secretary of State Hull and British Foreign Minister Lord Halifax, expressing concern over maintenance of the status quo in French Indo-China, show the ap- parent intentions of Britain and the United States to intervene in Far Eastern affairs. ' RENOMINATION, HAMILTON FISH, | oo These pictures show the the French African naval base at attempt to gain sea power. ships sunk or badly damaged. Bottom, the 22,189-ton I a terrific bombardment at close guarters. the French Fleet actual sea battle between British and French warships at Mers-el-Kebir, o‘fl The fight wrecked the French fleet, thwarting Hitler's Top, the battle in full progress, ending with seven of France's crack war- Oran, Algeria. rench battlesl British sources describe this as a view of Thames River dock shed wrecked in one of the German air raids. Only the uprights outline the skeleton of the ruined building. At left is another structure, damaged by fire; in background, a listing ship. Picture was cabled from London to New York. | Represse:::i—g :AF:::S ‘ HGH“NG Sharp Fightin Fepub- | IS SH ARP IN EGYPT lican Primary (British Prinw_Minister Ad- NEW YORK, Sept. 17—An at-' tempt to defeat Representative mits Clash with Ifal- ian Forces Hamilton Fish in the Republican primary enlivened the election today LONDON, Sept. 17.—“Sharp fight- ing™ is taking place between armored lin New York State. vehicles of the British and Italian NAZIS JUMP ON SWEDISH PRESS FOR "INSULTS" Concerted Attack Begins, with Hitler Paper Leading Pack | | { | | BERLIN, Sept. 17.—The German | | press today launched a concentrat- | ed attack on the Swedish Govern- | ment press, charging certain news- |papers in Sweden with deliberately insulting Germany. | | | WARNING GIVENBY CHURCHILL Tells »Briiofio Prepare| | for Attempfed Invas- | | sion by Hitler Forces PRIME MINISTER " MAKES HIS REPORT |Says Brifish Strength De- ' veloping in Air, on Land, at Sea (By Associated Press) at Oran Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, disclosed to the House of Commons today that the Germans are continuing to deploy barges and ships in preparations for an invasion ! of Britain. | Churchill warned: “We must ex- pect Hitler to make an attempt at | | invasion when he judges the best | opportunity.” | The British leader spoke before | the assemblage of Commons began, «, at 8:45 P. M, but the fact it was in session was kept secret for two hours because of repeated ailr raids on London. Stained glass windows in the | House have been removed and plain glass substituted. | Interrupted Session The House of Commons adjourned | shortly after assembled when sirens sounded the third alarm since dawn, but reassembled before the all clear signal blew. Churchill’s statement is the first in nearly two weeks and ranged from capitulation of air raid casual- ties at home to a terse announce- ment that “sharp fighting” is taking place between armored vehicles of the British forces in western Egypt | and those of the Italian invader. Raid Casualties It is disclosed that 2,000 persons have been killed and about 8,000 wounded in the first half of Septem- ber air raids on Britain. The Prime Minister asserted this bombardment was carried out with the silly idea it would force the British Government to make peace, | ‘ and added: “We can await a de- cision of this prolonged air battle | hip Bretagne slowly sinks after (Continued on Page Two: NEW RAID " ON LONDON BY NAZIS | Exclusive Wair District — Bombed-Also Smart (on*l;;d_{“ | West End Distric | (By Associated Press) | | Air raid sirens screamed warn-| or anes |ings twice during this morning at| |London and the Air Ministry u\-l . nounces Nazi bombs wrought con-| !sidenble havoe in London's exclu- Iven “ |sive Mayfair District, and the smart | West End shopping streets bore the brunt of the attack, including Bond, | Regent and Oxford streets, Picca- Purchase of Over 4,000 du. Park tene and Berkeley Aircraft In One Award | Is Announced The London newspapers and semi- official circles remarked that Hit- WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — The; | War Department announces letting ler's bombers were ‘“cultivating” of contracts for planes, the cost to- more expensive tastes. The shopping district streets are carpeted this afternoon by glass, thick as snow. ,Lhrough the English Channel | last night, scattered Germany's in- | Luftwaffe dent of the Council Neville Cham- House-Senate conference. berlain sat behind other Cabinet; In various towns of the, twenty- | members on the treasury bench in sixth district various persons ap-| the House of Commons today for the peared this morning urging the vot- first time since his recent illness. | ers to write in another name on the e Mo ballot. - Many Republicans have Eight Presidents of the United threatened to support the. Demo- States did not veto a single bill, cratic neminee, Hardy Steelholm, if but Grover Cleveland vetoed -301. Pish is renominated, Hitler's newspaper, Voelkischer |taling $116,842,000. No delivery dates In Berlin, officials said the storm | Fish has represented the twenty- sixth Congressional district for the forces in western Egypt. This was the brief announcement past 21 years. Recently he offered an amendment to the draft bill pro- | made today in the House of Com- mons by Prime Minister Churchill, posing a delay in conscription of men for the national defense army. discussing the African warfare. ——————— | The amendment was adopted in the Texas leads the United States House but was eliminated in the in production of wool and mohair. Beobachter, headed the procession, | finding fault with a Swedish Gov- ernor+for reprimanding one paper which - asserted British oceupation forces in Iceland indulged in terror- ism and failing to reprimand an- other which charged terrorism is used in Germany, are announced. |over London has reached unparal- Placing of the contracts virtually |leled intensity and “for the past 24 completed the purchase of 4,247 hours Nazis have attacked and been planes for which funds were provid- countered by the largest forces of ed by Congress before the recent British planes in probably one of the | g S/;ots_ __-Nihetiy yile.; NEW ATTACK BEING MADE BY GERMANS Barrage ls—l{eboried Laid Down from Occupied Coast of France GALE IS REPORTED RAGING ON CHANNEL Nazi Invasion Fleet Scat- fered, Scurries to Sheltfllaces (By Associated Press) German long range guns on the French coast, firing a distance of at least 90 miles, have begun to shell London itself in a new phase of the ten-day old assault on the British capital. Informed Nazi quarters in Berlin made the announcement of this phase of the attack simultaneously with opening of the shelling bar- rage. Gale on Channel In Londen, the British Air Mins istry reported a gale, sweeping all vasicn fleet and sent her ships scurrying to shelter. A German report of the shelling of London from a distance of 90 miles was unverified in London itself. The Germans said the guns were super cannon, hitherto held in re- serve, and that the cross Channel bombardment is expected to in- crease dalily. Britons Warned Amid these rapid fire develop- mentd, Churchill warngi Britons against false hopes that Hitler may have waited too long to invade Eng- land this year. ‘The War Minister spoke as Lon- don’s millions underwent their third air raid alarm of the day. Earlier, Britons had taken hope that the chances of invasion were dimmed by the first autumn storm raging on the Channel. Skies Thick With Fog Elsewhere over Great Britain, skies were thick with fog, further hampering the Nazi aerial siege. Nazi quarters asserted the German launched the heaviest raids of the war on London during the night with dive-bombing Stu- |kas smashing the Empire capital’s traffic junctions, and subway sta- tions especially. Nazis Claim Disaster The Germans said many of these stations were incapacitated and re- ported also that many new fires are burning in London’s bomb-ravaged industrial areas. A British ‘communique acknow- ledged the fury of night long raids, “spreading to many parts of the country, but mainly concentrated on London.” NIGHT RAID MADE Swarms of Nazi planes roared over London last night in what was said to be the heaviest attack the city has received, since the start of the war. The Nazi planes swept across the channel and for six and a half hours dropped loads of high explosives over the city, The attack was the fifth raid of the day as the Nazis attempt- ed to prepare the way for an in- vasion of Great Britain. High ex- plosive and inecendiary bombs dropped in the central London dis- trict, British fighting planes engaged in dog fights with the invaders and anti-aircraft fire was so heavy that many buildings in the London area shook from the thunder of the guns. The intensity of the attack led to the theory that an invasion was imminent but military observers pointed out that the Royal Air Force is successfully meeting the Nazi raiders. ————,e——— The White House, Capitol Build- ing, Senate and House office build- passage of the $5,251,000,000 defense greatest mass air battles in his- appropriation which provides 14,394 | tory.” additional planes for‘the Army. All details are being withheld. ings in Washington, D. C., are air conditioned. 3