The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1940, Page 1

I , made THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LVL, NO. 8527. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,,1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BERLIN AREA SET AFIREBY RAF RAIDERS SPAIN WILL FIGHTWITH | AXIS FRONT Backdoor Invasion of Gib- ! raltar by German Troops in Offing BRITISH WITHDRAW FROM DAKAR FIGHT Royal Nafigquadron ‘ Takes Severe Blows from French (By Associated Press) Events shaped rapidly today to- wards the entry of Spain into the war on the side of the Rome-Berlin axis, apparently to permit attack on the British citadel of Gfbraltar by German troops passing through Spain. Berlin reported the Mhclusion of Japan in a globe girdling axis pro- gram as also in the offing for a counter to possible closer British- American collaboration, making a four to one combination against Britain’s lone stand. The Fascist press spoke openly of Spain’s present role as “pro-bellig- erent” as Count Ciano left for Berlin to conclude diplomatic negotiations (Continued on Page Elght) Cthe Drewg'wsol a5 TS RobertSAlles 1 'p 'P/:GQ_@ WASHINGTON—It was Senator| Arthur Vandenberg, a rival for the presidential nomination, who had| a big hand in Wendell Willkie's abrupt shift on the “draft indus-| try” issue. Vandcnberg himself voted against the Russell-Overton amendment but on the entirely consistent round that he was opposed to ipting both men and prop- erty. He was dismayed, therefore, when Willkie blasted the conscript| industry amendment, after endors- ing the conscription of men. Previously, Vandenberg had tried| to get over his isolationist views to| Willkie — unsuccessfully. So this; time he wrote Willkie, saying| frankly that he thought he had| a mistake, which brought an invitation to come to Rushville for a personal talk, Before leaving Washington, Van- denberg told Republican colleagues he intended to advise Willkie to climb off the shaky limb on which he had got himself. They author- ized the Michigan Senator to say that they agreed heartily. So in the two and a half hours he was closeted with Willkie, Van deliv- ered the message with some straight-from-the-shoulder words of of his own, Six hours later, after Vanden- berg had departed, Willkie issued the statement revising his stand. ROOSEVELT'S HOROSCOPE The White House has received an astrologer’s forecast about the election. Unsolicited, this forecast; gives “an interpretation of Mr. Roosevelt's horoscope” to the ef- fect that “he cannot help but be elected.” Also, “Mr. Willkie’s horo- scope ‘is spotty, and not strong enough to hold up against Mr.| Roosevelt’s strong planet.” The astrologer .is Mrs. Julia S. Hotchkiss of Westport, Conn. She throws in for good measure the prophecy that Germany will be de- feated between January and April, 1941, by England, Turkey, Russia, the Balkans, and indirectly the| United States, FRENCH POLITICS The French Ambassador has re- ceived instructions from Vichy to present a demarche urging the re- turn of Bill Bullitt as Ambassa- dor to France. He ‘hag"fiot yet pro- sented the demarche, and probably will leave tHis little tdsk fo his —_— (Continued .on’ Page Four) IFYOU GET A LETTER LIKE THIS, WATCH OUT! MAME OF ADDRESSEC saLcTed Dear Sir: Mexico, Distrito Federal May 9, 1940 Lhrough the confidence of a person who knows you and p =y on which depends the future of my dear daughter, trenquility of my very life. a person that could bs trusted, in you a very delicate subjsct ell as the Unfortunately 1 am in jail, senteced for fraudulent bankruptcy and I beg of you to i help me save the amount of #185, nform me if you are willing to 00,00 dls, in bank notes, which 1 posess within a cedar chest in a custom house in North America. After 1 send you undenis h to cal t AP Feature Service SAN 1SCO, 1, Sept. 26. p; i o i e FRANC. Cal,, Sep hide them in a trunk, and ship the ocqpility of Great Britain and —If you get a letter from an im- prisoned Mexican banker, offering you a chance to make $100,000 or so in a few days’ easy work -— well, just skip it. , You are being lured into the historic “Spanish prisoner racket.” Only this year a San Francisco| | clergyman flew to Mexico City/ and handed over $3,650. | Victor EIl Borden, a Moclips, Wash,, swered an identical was relieved of $3,750. The scenario of the swindle is as follows: A Mexican banker is imprisoned for fraudulent bankruptey, but he has had time to convert his for- president of cannery, an- appeal and ble evidence, it is necessary ibe the court bas de~ ns tune into American bank notes, trunk to Texas. The baggage claimn checks, to- gether with a bank check payable to “bearer,” are in his suitcase. | But the suitcase has been im- pounded by the Mexican court pending payment of a fine. In a letter supposedly gled out of prison, proposes that the American come | to Mexico, pay the fine and thus | obtain the valuable suitcase. | The fine is where the swindlers | get you, i When the original letter gets a | nibble, there is an elaborate fol- | low-up, including a copy of the | judge’s sentence, all faked. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS, SELECTIVE . TRAINING LEGISLATION SPAIN NEAR ENTRANCE IN EUROPEWAR Spanish Newspaper Com-| ments on Situation- Gives Out Hint MADRID, Sept. 26.—The Span- ish newspaper Pueblo that the most decisive hour for Spain will arrive following reports that Spain will enter into the war on the side of the Axis Powers, The newspaper made the state- ment in discussing the second con- ference at Berlin betweeen Span- ish Minister of the Interior Suner with Chancellor Hitler. Suner, who is the brother-in-law of Spanish Dictator Franco, is con- sidered by many to be the real strong man of Spain. = The newspaper failed to com- ment whether Spain would soon enter the war but said that all sorts of possibilities are now open to Spain, including sections of ter- ritory in Africa, CONFERENCE IN BERLIN ROME, Sept. 26.—Foreign Min- ister Count Ciano left Rome this morning for another visit to Berlin Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop, where he will confer with German Chanoellqr Hitler and Spain’s rep- resentative, Suner. 3 Suner conferred with von Ribben- trop at length yesterday. Following the conferences there were guarded statements by high Nazi officials which hinted that Spain would soon Jjoin the Rome-Berlin axis, and that during the coming week-end new tactics would be put into use in the assault against the British Isles. ANOTHER SUB IS REPORTED SUN ROME, Sept. 26. — Semi-official Italian sources claim that another British submarine has been sunk by a Fascist bombing plane in the east- ern Mediterranean. The report said that oil patches appeared on the water after bambs were dropped, indicating that the submarine had been_ destroyed. : comments | The peacetime conscription legis- lation has been signed by Presi- dent Roosevelt and the proclama- tion for registration.day has been set for October 16, The registra- tion day for the territories will be announced later, it is said. The law reaches into virtually every American home, requiring all men from 21 to 35 years old, in- clusive, to register for a year's compulsory military service on a selective basis. Citizen and alien alike will be affected by the law, which draws no distinction as to | race and color. Registration will give the government a list of 16,500,000 from which to choose the first contingent of 400,000, who will be called to the colors late this fall, For five years thereafter, the government may call up 900,000 men annually. Lottery To Fix Sequence Selection—The cards of regis- trants will be numbered and about two weeks later a lottery in Wash- ington will determine the sequence in which the numbers are to be called up. Classification—Men whose num- bers are drawn in the first lottery will fill out questionnaires, setting forth their home responsibilities, employment, financial status, etc., which will be used by local draft boards to classify the registrants as to their availability for induction into the armed forces. Men with dependents, or who occupy jobs es- sential to the national interest, will be deferred—that is, excused from immediate service, Induction—Class A-1 men, those without dependents or other ex- emption and who are physically fit, will form the reservoir from which the conscripts "will be se- lected. Four hundred thousands in the A-1 class will be called up be- fore January 1, 1941, and a like number next spring. Not more than 900,000 may be called up in any one year during the law's five years of existence. ° $30 After Four Months Pay—Conscripts will receive $21 a month for the first four months and $30 monthly thereafter. Extra compensation may be paid to men with skills valuable to the Army. Return to Civil Life — The law provides that men who leave pri- vate jobs for service are entitled to get their jobs back afterwards, whenever possible. When an em- ployer refuses to rehire a-drafted man, the employee may: seek re- course in the courts. Here is a- section-by-section an- alysis of the conscription bill ap- proved by Congress and” as signed by the President: (Continued on Page Seven) { At the same time Japanese forces smug- | continued the banker| French Indo-China. Heavy fight- }JapanMay ~ [Enfer War - With Axis 'Expect Alliance with Ger- many, ltaly Will Be Made Spon | (By Associated Press) | The Far East held the stage| early today as rumors continued | ‘,lhat Japan would soon enter into |an alliance with Germany. Unof- ficial reports were that Japan was | being urged by Germany and Italy | to enter into the war on the side of the Axis Powers to close out the | United States cooperation in the, Far East. The rumors came as it was also | reported that Spain would soon join the Axis cause in return for a share of Africa. into their advance o e EN GET FIRST LESSON |ing centers around the vicinity of | Lang-son. Superior Japanese forces| |with the aid of Japanese planes| encircled the city and forced the | French troops to withdraw, it is claimed. 1S UP TO U. 8. TOKYO, Sept. 26.—A qualified in- formant said late today that it is | expected that Japan will actively | support Germany if the United| States should enter the Europenn} war. | " This informant said the Japanese | overnment is finally convinced the | | United States is unalterably opposed |to Japan’s “legitimate” expansion in | | the Orient. | 1 This same source said the| “strengthening” of a Comintern pact | with Germany, Italy and Japan |has become one of the main ob- | | | jectives of Japanese diplomacy for | the past year. Meanwhile, the in- formant said, a nonaggression pact | | with Russia is not unlikely. | Japan’s Position | “Japan has always opposed Com- | | munism but this does not mean that |a working agreement with Russia icannot be effected,” this informant | | said. | | Recently, Japanese newspapers | | have urged rapproachment between | iTokyo and Moscow and Japan re- | cently changed her ambassador to Moscow for that ostensible purpose. The qualified informant, returning to the question of the United States, said, “Japan has consistently sought only peaceful economic penetration in the Far East. Our sphere of ac- tion lies here. We prefer not to send troops or warships to corners of the Far East to guarantee that | penetration. However, the United States has consistently attempted to block Japan even during the times when the British offered concilia- tion.” Army Plans Equipment, Large Force ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. — The United States Army, it is dis- closed, plans to have clothing and personal equipment for 1,400,000 men by next June 30. Major Edmund Gregory, Quar-| termaster General, made thisstate- ment at an executive meeting of the House Appropriations Com- mittee in seeking $165,000,000 for this purpose. MIGRANT WORKERS CAN 60 70 POLLS WOODLAND, Cal. Seept. 26. — Migrant workers in California were granted the right to vote today, under a ruling by Superior Judge Bruton. ¢ The Judge ruled that workers liv- ing in temporary camps are legal residents of California, if they have fulfilled other qualifications for voters. . The Yolo County Clerk last July prohibited three migrant workers from registering for the California State primary in August. ——eeo— Sergeant Robert Logan (left) lost no time lining up new recruits of Company A, 116th medical regi- ment in a vacant lot for a salute drill in street clothes when Seattle National Guardsmen reported for training. ~ Bombs Fallin Oxford The John Lewis store in Oxford Street, London, presented this bat- tered and blackened front after a German air raid. It was one of three famous stores in the fashionable shopping thoroughfare to be hit. Picture cabled from Londoen to New York. LYNG INLEAD | IND DIVISION: CROSS IS FIFTH Official Count, Including| Absentee Vofes, Two Precincts Missing NOME, Alaska, Sept. 26. — The | grand total of the official count of | the Second Division, including ab- | sentee votes but with 2 small precincts yet to come gives Howard Lyng al lead for first place in the Demo- | cratic race for the Legislature by’ one vote over W. Leonard Smith and | with Frank H. Whaley third, and | Stuart L. Stangroom, Republican, in | fourth place. Elizabeth (Bess Magids Cross is in fifth spot. | The grand total is as follows: For Delegate—Dimond, 722; Cole, For' Attorney General — Roden, 643; McCain, 398, | For Auditor—Boyle, 703; Humph- | eries, 336. For Highway Engineer — Hesse, | 642; Miller, 399. For Senator — Cochran (Demo- crat), 675; Egbert (deceised), 165; Gillette, 220. For Representatives — Lyng, 586; Smith, §85; Whaley, 577; Stang- room, 561; Cross, 479; Ball, 404; Ost, | 320; Anderson, 245. Liquor store referendum—For, 530; | against, 563, | A 21-pound platinum nugget was unearthed in Rassia in 1843, e - i Sirius is the brightest star inj the heavans. - Turkey Is Preparing For_[rouble Government Orders Air Raid Defense Drills in All Cities ANKARA, Sept. 26.—The Turkish government has prepared for pos- stble warfare by ordering air rai defense drills held in all principal cities during October. The government ordered 150 air raid alarm sirens installed in Is- tanbul and smaller numbers in lesser cities. About 1,500 persons will be em- ployed in various preparations for the air defense drills. *© -, — SUDDEN DEATH 10 BE PROBED MANILA, Sept. 26.—United States | Naval officials ordered. an official inquiry today into the death of Lieutenant D. C. Crowell of thé de- stroyer Pope. Crowell suddenly col- lapsed and died at the Manila Army end Navy Club. t NOW OFF WAR ON DAKARIS 'Hosfilifies Cease - Brifish, Government Issues | Statement ‘ LONDON, Sept. 26—The attack| on Dakar and the “Free Forces” has ended. British naval units have been withdrawn and hostilities have ceased, BRITISH BOMBERS WORKING :German Ca}ifil City, Kiel Canal, French Ports Are Shelled NAZI RAIDERS BEATEN BACK FROM LONDON New Searchrghls, Antiair- craft Guns Prove Effective OLNDON, Sept. 26.—The British Air Ministry reported today that Royal Air Force fliers struck hard at Berlin, the importan: Kiel Canal | and French channel ports in a series of raids last night and early today. Meanwhile, German raiders were forced back from London by bril- liant searchlights and heavy anti- aircraft fire, The British Air Ministry com- munique said that RAF fliers staged the longest air raid of the war on Berlin, and did heavy damage with bombs dropped. Large fires were still raging more than two hours after the end of the attack. One RAF plane dropped a heavy bomb on a munitions plant neat Berlin. The plane was said to have been almost destroyed in the explo- sions that followed. Baltic, apparently did considerable - damage. Ammunition bases along the French coast were bombed so heav~ ily that fires started could be seen from the English side. ‘The German-held ports have been raided nightly, but the raids last night appear to be the heaviest of the war. ANOTHER NIGHT RAID LONDON Sept. 26—Nazi planes This is the substance of a 700-| word statement issued by the Brit-| ish government. , ! The British Ministry of Informa-| tion said the decision to stop fighting was reached “when it be-% came plain that only a major op-| eration of war” could wrest con- trol of the strategic capital on West Africa. “It never was the intention of His Majesty’'s Government to enter into serious warlike operations against those Frenchmen who feel it their duty to obey the Vichy , Government.” | | The communique added that | Gen. de Gaulle also was “most an- xious that he should not be the cause, of bloodshed to his fellow countrymen.” WITHDRAWAL RESENTED LONDON, Sept. 26.—This morning |British newspapers bewailed the withdrawal of British and French forces from the west African port of Dakar. British citizens had been lead to | believe that the occupation of Dakar | was a cut and dried affair and the | strong resistance offered by the | French authorities came as a dis- tinct shock to thousands. | British papers said that the set- back was not only shocking to the | British people but also created a bad impression with the rest of the |world and was especially unfortun- | ate in its effect upon public opinion in the United States. MGG L TALIAN FORT I UNDER ATTACK: " RED SEA RAID ROME, Seept. 26. — An official Italian communique this morning |admitted that the African port of |Sidi Barrani was subjected to a heavy bombing raid by British planes last night. ‘The communique said that one person was killed and at least ten injured. The Italian report said that at least four British planes were shot down during the attack. In the Red Sea, Italian planes attacked a British eonvoy and |8gain, according to the Rome dis- | patch, “seriously damaged several | heavy naval vessels. | e — | Canada is replacing Denmark Jas the source of England's bacon. circles over the London area last night in what was said to have been one of the largest squadrons of Nazi bombers sent in recent weeks. The' Nazi planes flew over north and south sections of the city as & new type of searchlight defense lit up the sky. The Air Ministry said that a large number of the German bombers were destroyed during yesterday, British planes shot down 23 German planes while only foug British planes were lost. ALASKASHIP SEIZES NAII CARGO VESSEL Prince Robert Captures Craft Off Mexico-To Be Taken fo Esquimalt OTTAWA, Sept. 26. — The Canadian armed merchant cruiser Prince Robert has cap- tured the German Express cargo ship Weser off Manzanillo, Mexico, according to an an- nouncement made this after- noon by Canadian Navy Min- ister McDonald. The Weser left Manzanille yesterday and was seized during the night. The captain and most of the trew were transferred to the Prince Robert. The prize ship is being es- corted to Esquimalt, B. C. The Weser is a 9,000-ton pas- senger liner of the North Ger- man Lloyd and was in the Pa- cific service before the war. The Prince Robert is owned by the Canadian National and prior to this season was operated on the Van- couver-Juneau-Skagway route dur- ing the tourist season. The ship is now a fully armed merchant cruiser. e Germany and Russia have o3- cupied- all or part of 13 nations since last September,