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I THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” EMPIRE VOL. LVIL, NO. 8577. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PR PRICE TEN CENTS FURIOUS AIR ATTACKS BY RAF, NAZLS Italians GREEKS KEEP UP ADVANCE Italian Miliia'ry Base in| Southern Albania Is Threatened ARGIROCASTROA MAY FALL DURING NIGHT | Full - fleng Offensive Is | Underway - Capture of Islands, Next Move (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) hens' military sources declare he Greck forces are hurling a ‘full fledged offensive” against Musso-| lini's Ttalian invasion forces in a| drive to wrest Albania from Fas- cist control. I'hese same sources said the coun- {cr invasion of Albania might also| be linked to a joint plan of Greek- | British seizure of Italy's Dodecan- ese Island Dispatches from the Balkan war front said the Greek advance troops have reached the outskirts of Ar- girocastro, Italy’s main base in southern Albania and the city is expected to be captured be- fore Heavy fighting is reported south of the city and Greek troops are there threatening to smash through the Adriatic coast and isolntv‘ gt to large numbers of Italians. facts reaching here in the diplo- matic pouch indicate that British | cities are taking a far worse beating | than the public realizes. The de- struction of Coventry was just one | eye-opener. * One friendly. observer just back | from England describes London — | probably quite accurately — as the 1 Verdun of the present war. | London is the battle on which the | outcome of the war may depend. But the difference is that the pun- ishment at Verdun was borne by seasoned troops, while women, chil- dren, civilians and supply factories remained far behind the lines. In Lonaon the situation is just as if women and children, hospitals and munitions plants were right up in the front line trenches. Under this bombardment, all ob- servers report, the courage of the British people is heroic in the ex- treme. Watchers remain on the roof- tops while bombs rain around them at the rate of one a minute. The watchers are supposed to spot bombs as they fall, since more and more bombs are now of the delayed- | action variety, and have to be car- | ried off to an isolated place before | they explode. | The watchers laugh, joke and cgll | out from adjoining roof-tops, but they never leave their posts. During the night many people cannot sleep, so they take cat-naps | in the daytime. You see London | stenographers sleeping in strange | places, sometimes at their desks, | sometimes in corridors. And there is complete tolerance on the part of | employers toward sleeping em- ployees. ENGLAND LOOKS TO U, S. A. Despite this heroism, the Amer- jcan public might as well look thei facts squarely in the face—namely, that few people in Great Britain would continue this suffering if they | were not confident that very vigor- | ous, major help was coming from | the United States. In fact, most of the British peo- ple. much as they are suffering, do ! not have any full idea of the danger (Continued on Page Four) " military | evening. t pl'illCGKimanll | years spanned the whole period of \ TWinSeaIstSenale /4 Willizin Yanges | | | | INerd o Wigore Abe Murdock Here are some of the new faces in the U. S. Senate, following their victories over incumbents in the national election. Murdoek, a Demo- crat, won in Utah. Kilgore, a Democrat, won in West Virginia, Me- Farland, a Democrat, defeated Carl Hayden in Arizona. Willis, a Republican, unseated Senator Sherman Minton in Indiana. Butler, a Republican, beat Gov. R. L. Cochran in Nebraska. Burton, a Re- publican, won in Ohio. Tunnell, a Democrat, defeated Senator John G. Townsend in Delaware. Langer ,a Republican, edged his Demo- cratic and Independent foes in North Dakota. Brooks, Republican, nosed out Senator James M. Slattery, Democrat, in Illinois. . , Prince Kimmochi Saionji, whose 91 | Japan's efergence from medieval insularity to rank among the great economic and military states of the Saionji Die Ji Dies, Japan modern world, died here yesterday. v | BULGARIA UNSIGNED WITH AXIS. Little Kingd?nflas So Far | Scorned Pressure Brought | by Germany and lfaly | STATEMENT IS MADE | BY BERLIN AUTHORITY | Soviet Russia "“Advised” | Nation Nof fo Line Up | with Tofalitarians (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Indications are seen today that little Bulgaria, whose 200 mile wide tingdom is all that separates Nazi roops from Greece, may absolute- scorn the German pressure to join the Axis ruled “European bloc against Great Britain.” Informed quarters in Berlin made his surprising discloseure today. Signatures of Hungary, Rumania and tiny Jugoslavia have been made to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo pact and s ended the present series isitions to the Axis. It is recalled that last week, a high source in Sofia announced that ' Russia ‘advised” Bulgaria not to| join the totalitarian bloc although both Nazi and Fascist quarters widely heralded Bulgaria an imm nent signature to the Axis pact SR ERNLT (A Senator George Honored Named Chaifian of Sen- ate Foreign Relations | Committee WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—United | States Senator Walter George of | Georgia has been selected by the Democratic Steering Committee to be Chairman of the important For- eign Relations Committee, succced- ing the late Senator Key Pittman. Senator George is understood to| be opposed to any revision of the Neutrality Act and also against repeal or revision of the Johnson Act prohibiting loans to nations which defaulted in World War debts. . . e — lfalian | Fleetls | OnMove | Quits Basefiaranio Fol-| lowing Disastrous RAF Bombings LONDON, Nov. 25, — British naval sources said the RAF's bomb- ings of the Italian fleet at Tar- anto, naval base, has forced the Italian Navy to withdraw the ma- jor portion of its fleet from the badly damaged port. Several warships are on the beach, damaged, and spars of two are showing above the water where the bombs did such damage that they sunk. Pictures taken by RAF observers show great damage to the naval base itse!f, heaps of masonry piled up, deep craters made by bombs and gun displacements destroyed. | | | | Ll ittt OKITSU, Japan, Nov. 25.—! Some wood-burning ‘locomotives Japan’s Genro or elder statesman,|are still in operation in Floriaa The destination of the fleet now Retreat in Fascist Held Alb ania Women Who Will Serve in the 77th Congrees Here are six of the eight women who will serve in the next session of Congress. Top (left to right) are re-elected New York Democrat; and | Jeannette Rankin, Montana Repablican and first woman ever elected to Congress, returning after an re-elected Illinois Republican; Mrs. Frances P. Bolton, Ohie re-elected Massachusetts Republican. Mary T. Norton, re-elected New Jersey Democrat; Caroline O’'Day, absence of 22 years. Lower, Jessie Sumner, Republican; and Edith Nourse Rogers, brogram for Syndicate of Card Sharks Rounded Up; Prominent Sportsman Under Arrest New Congress Is Taken Up Senator Be;k[ey Confers for Long Time with Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 —Senator Alben W. Barkley expressed the up- inion, following a conference with | President Roosevelt this afternoon, QU|I (ABINET that the question of British cn:(’-i its will not be taken up at the ctr- # IR % ' 'White House Denies Re- rent session of Congress. Other sources however, said thal| the'possible repeal of the Johnson port that Secretary of Act, which prohibits further cred- its from defaunting nations, was| Labor Has Resigned discussed at the hour and one-half | conference with the President. | b s Senator Barkley asserted that the | WAS“]N(’ION[N,U\ 8. ek conference concerned chiefly “pro-| Wit House today said that Fran- Icm Perkins, Sec of Labor. jecting on the future, and discuss- 1 B itted h resignation and ing the whole program for the newlffil ‘;m\;:(|l m: not discussed Congress which convenes on Janu- | the Fresicent e o ary 3. /the resigna with her. e { This assertion came from Stephen ———.——— | ‘Early. President’s Secretary, when . . asked to comment on a story in to- Viscount Graigavon Passes Away, Belfast i [days New York Times saying the BELFAST, Ireland, Nov. 25. — President Roosevelt for a third term Viscount Graigavon, 69, first Prime| 1t Was reported that three members Minister of Northern Ireland, bn_\ol the Cabinet were to resign and ter opponent of the proposals fw:'heusecre'-flry of Latgg was a union with Erie, died at his home of wm'_g_ a union with Eire, died at his home here. | OFF FOR KETCHIKAN submitted her resignation and the President has accepted it. Shortly after the election of SUCCESSOR -NAMED | Ketchikan aboard the Baranof. BELFAST, Nov. 25—John Miller | - - Andrews, Deputy Prime Minister of| MAKE CONNECTIONS Northern Ireland, has been elevat- the Baranof. they going to the conscript How are treat you army? What ate they feed you? What give you to wear? See “this is the life,” start- ing today in The Empire. in going to will they is not given, l - 'I‘m‘i |woman member of the Cabinet lms\ one | Traveling man Ben Bellamy and | |N. A. McEachran are passengers for | Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Gillespie, of | ed to the position of Prime Minis-| Fairbanks, who flew here from the | |ter to succeed Viscount Graigavon,|interior, left for the south aboard | deceased. | ENGLISH ~ SEAPORT ~ ISFIRED | Bristol Is Arssévulied from | Dusk to Daylight-45 ‘ Major Blazes | HEAVY BLOWS STRUCK " BERLIN, OTHER AREAS Thousands of Tons of Ex- | plosives, Incendiary | Missiles Hurled | | (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) | Germany’s aerial armada smashed overnight at the west English sea- | port of Bristol in another “Cov- lentry” assault, Nazi quarters said, | setting 45 major fires amid a deluge | of 700,000 pounds of explosive bombs |and 10,000 incendiary bombs. | Bristol is described as the chief port of entry for goods from the United States, presumably includ- ing war supplies for Great Britain. Heavy Attack A British communique, without identifying the target, said a sec- tion in West England was heavily attacked from dusk to midnight, “almost continuously,” causing great jdamage to buildings, killing some resldents and wounding many. | 'The Bristol raid climaxed a week end of furiously intensified warfare in the air. Nazi Land Raided British RAF bombers struck a ser fes of heavy blows ranging from the heart of Berlin to the royal arsenal and the big Fiat shops in Turin, Italy. British airmen brought back re- ports of flaming destruction in the vast Krupp armament works at Essen and three Berlin railway sta- tions and freight yards as well as hitting blows at Essen, Leipzig, Duisberg, Ruhrort, Boulogne, Brest and Lorietn, the latter three ports Nazi occupied on the French in- vasion coast. Birmingham Bombed Hitlers command said Nazi war- planes by the hundreds attacked Great Britain's industrial cities and important ports, dropping more than 666,000 pounds of bombs on Briming- ham and . another 600,000 - pounds | of explosives and 12,000 incendiaries NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—Hymie Caplin, big time boxing manager, is enmeshed in what Brooklyn's| District Attorney William Odwyer| called a “cleanup of a nationwide combine of carg sharks,” respon-| sible for fleecing over $2,000,000 from poker playing business men | in the last 10 years. Caplin was arrested on a grand| larceny charge specifically in con- nection with a “friendly game” in a Brooklyn hotel in May, two years, ago when a clothing manufacturer dropped $5,000. | Caplin denied the charges. It is alleged however, he is one of a large syndicate that has| fleeced hundreds of victims for much as $150,000 aplece Thirteen men and women have| Southampton already been ar ed | Caplin, it is revealed, was ar-| rested as he left his home last Friday to see his lightweight| ~ Filipino Is - Sent,Prison Capt. Come?;Eonvided of | Champion Lew Jenkins work uut‘Hamburg before Friday night’s bout ! Caplin managed five world cham- | pions at one time or another, in- A“a(ked cluding Solly Krieger and went to| Seattle twice when Krieger fought Hostak. . mTaer s At Night Trait 'al orous ‘ LONDON, Nov. 25.—Heavy bomb« ers of the British, unloading “many | tons” of explosives and nearly 2,000 fire bombs, made a concentrated at- tack Sunday night on Hamburg's shipyards and German naval ves- sels, the British Air Ministry re- ports. This air raid capped a weekend |of revenge blows of Axis raidir plares. . When the RAF raiders were | Y pounding Hamburg and the Ger: | Conspiring fo Sell man naval ship yards, Nasi bomo ‘ ers were swarming over the easv | Afmy Se(re's English coast. | The British Air Ministry reporte RAF observers saw vessels hit and mx:r?rl‘?fie l:z‘illvnp ;5['19 siifi:..s S:;l bursting into flames and also many h v | fires started in the navy yard vieine today convicted at a general court| e | martial of conspiring to sell mili- tary information. | Capt. Comero was 1 sentenced to 15 years at hard labor in a military prison. 1 BRGNS TR AR P | | | immediately MRS. SPENCER LEAVES | Mrs. W. W. Spencer, rrom Good- | | news Bay, who has been visiting her | mother, Mrs. William Fromholtz, |for several days, continued south | |aboard the Baranof. I Pl