The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1940, Page 8

THE DAIEY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 1940. A !"‘;'.::‘i:;;,:: e READY 10 HGH - 22 “\IHP Oct. 25 TEALY EXPLAINS . AFRICA FAILURES 'Mussolini's Spokesman Makes Excuses, Blames British Supenonty ROME, Oct. 25— Premier itorial spokesman, Virginio pointéd out today to what « the enormous difficulties y Italian troops in North Af- said, in an article in his Giornale D'Italia, that have a quarter million “But even so, and is not satis- oing to send yet more reinforcements. Thirty thousand men are on Egypt. and Ausiralia is equipping |three divisions for Egyptian ser- | newspaper the Britis Gayda said 18 for large scale will not bhalt the be launched by Marsha believed nded for Aln ernational observers Gayda’s article advanece excuse ures in Africa, e, — (ONVOY ATTACKED . BY BRITISHER IN U. 5. BUILT PLANE LONDON, O(‘( 2') The Air Min- istry announces that an American built Lockheed Hudson plane sur- prised a German supply convoy yes- terday off Trondheim The communique said the gunner of the British plane poured four thousand rounds of machine gun fire from 100 feet into three ships faintly decernable in the Arctic twi- light, The Nazi vessels were believed to have been heavily damaged. R - Whew —-—— Dive Bomber ringham Ball Costumes — Favors — Special Numbers — Prizes Flks Hall, Oct. 7-Piece Orchesira S Al {u PROFESSIONAL “DUCATIONAL BALL ADMISSION—Everybody 50c Tax S cents 26 was in Canada at the ume of the official Oregon, was _founded: The wpaiy Alasku mpire has the a fur-trading post by largest paid circulation of any Al aska ncwsnlmr Astoria, in 1811 as John Jacob Astor. e time | ilent acki tered for the N THANKSGIVING DAY is net far cway BUT now is the time to see that yowr home is ready for guests. 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Complete Set $9.95 Ask for Priced aslowas $35.00 KNIFE that STAYS SHARP! Juneau-Young Hardware Co. Musso- | their w to | is ‘The Brit- |2 Y Il\l'x\l ..... 5 |JAPAN READY FOR WAR WITH - UNITED SMIES Tokyo Newspaper Com es‘ Out with Statement Di- ‘ rected at Thls Nafion | TOKYO, Oct. 25. The leading Japanese commercial newspaper, , declared today th ed States and Japan are head- ed toward war, unless there i reversal of present trends Said the publication: ‘All re jons show that the Un'i- g war prepara- . While Japan | ed Stat tions 3 P hesitate to pick up the gauntlet a war based on misunderstanding and unnecessary friction should be led in the interest of both na- power alliance with Germany and Ttaly is designed for peace. and not war, and is rot aimed at the United any other ~17' ific nation d Chugai: s this point correctly, ause for war between atioms--unless America I*:nl)m'~ ill designs against the Far - BRITISH lOSE DESTROYERBUT | WIN ElSEWHERE Nazi Torpedo Boat Sunk— Italian Supply Vessel Also Sent to Bottom by JONES-STEVENS, Inc. and clear our shelves —— $1 SWEATERS- S 10§11, 50 | KNIT suns THE RELOW BARGAINS are offered Juneau citizens at the GREATEST REDUCTION OF PRICES for a long time We must make room for our new stock of Christmas merchandise. We must sell SO YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THIS MONEY-SAVING EVENT! BLOUSES$1-$1.50-$2 Slips 51 1.50 and $2 $2.50 Values Scarfs S1 519 50 values for 4. 50 % | JONES - STEVENS Inc. LONDON, Oct 25. — The British Admiralty announces the loss of a British destroyer, victim of a Ger- man mine, and also reported the -—— ——8 ——————— ———— of a torpedo boat and an oy o v moaien - | CLIPPER DUE The Royal Navy submersible HERE wn‘“ 'I'wo Swordfish is credited with sending a Nazi torpedo boat to the bottom | A2 on the French coast, while the de- The Alaska Chpper is due in Auk struction of an Italian ship of 6,000 | gay this afternoon about 3:30 with tons credited to the Regent two passengers, while three Elec- The lost destroyed is idenfified as |y, were to fly back to the In- the Ver ving a normal com- terior. RSSO it l Two Electras went north this af- ternoon about 1 o'clock with one | passenger; O. K. Anderson, and the other was to. go north after the taking the straight NENANA WINNER RUSHING FROM SUIT TO SUIT .o, :Mrs Lila Palm Going fo MRS. WOOD HElD Seattle Before End ON STAB CHARGE of Divorce Case o ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 25.— Mrs. Marie Wood was bound over Without waiting for completion of to the Grand Jury today under $2- her divorce suit here, Mrs. Lila 000 bond after preliminary hearing | h, who won $41,000 in the 1940 before U. S. Commissioner Felix | Nenana ice pool, left for Seattle on Gray on a charge of assault with a |the steamer Alaska to appear in a |deadly weapon. Superior Court action by which her | Mrs. Wood is accused of stabbing husband, Oscar, is seeking to obtain ‘h(l husband, Fred Wood. | management of her prize winnings.| Witnesses at today's hearing in- Attorneys will present closing ar- | cluded Babe Hackley, Pauline Hayes, h,um('n'.s in the divorce action at | Louise Chase, Jackson Rice, Emmett | the court’s convenience. Bolelho and Kenneth Junge. RUSS-TURK ALLIANCE ‘ GERMANY U. S. S. R. arrival of the clipper, ;‘ two clipper passengers through to Fairbanks Aboard the clipper are Vilhjal- mur Sll'l;\n sson, Arctic explorer, and Reports that Turkey and Russia were near agreement on a military alliance (1) spread through the nervous Balkans as massed iiussian (2) and German (3) troops faced one another on the Russo-Ruman- ian frontier, concentrated at Galati. Turkey was said to have chart- ered three ships to remove nationals from Rumania (4). Reported |. landing ef German troops; ln;“mh (5) caused speculation on the possibility of an intended Axts thrust at the Dardanelles ‘through Greece, 223 SEWARD ST. TELEPHONE 193 ————— e LARGE D'ANJOU GRAPES | PEARS Pound - 10c FRESH CO-OP. RANCH EGGS GRADE A LARGE “None Better” DARIGOLD BUTTER . Dozen 89¢ H E l N l JUNI(DR FOOD . 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