The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 6, 1941, Page 1

TH VOL. LVIL, NO, 8664. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE ’IIU[" DAILY ALASKA E MP A A PRI \,h TL"J (.thB | lNTERlOR HIGHWAY RECOMMENDED NOW PROJECTIS FORPURPOSE | NAT.DEFENSE Interior De;El_menl Makes | Request for Military Requirements ALASKA RAIL SYSTEM (OULD BE SABOTAGED War Departmeni s Testi-/ mony on Present Con- ditions Made Public WASHINGTON, March 6—Cor-! struction of 145 miles of highway in Alaska to give the Army an alter-! nate port at which to land supplies | for the great bases at Anchorage and Fairbanks, is recommended by the Department of Interior. Testimony of Army officials, just| made public, said that the only, present way of getting supplies to Anchorage and Fairbanks is by rail- | rocad from Seward, 114 miles away| over trackage dangerous from a Na- tional Defense standpoint. Col. Stephen Sherill, of the War Department’s General Staff, said the railroad from Seward to Anchorage is dangerous because half of it “con- sists of great high trestles of wooden (Continned on Page Seven) “The ‘ sfi,‘%‘“@% i | } & lcbed&AlIel %60 WASHINGTON — Inside of the Hitler-Jugoslav conference, as told in the diplomatic dispatches, was that der Puehrer did not stage his usual show of scolding and storm-| ing the two Serb statesmen, but/ tried flattery instead. He (alked a great deal about the! “new order” in Europe, to bc formed under German plotecuon after the war is over. All the coun- tries were to be together in a United States of Europe, with Ger- many preserving law and order. In this picture, Germany need- ed a sort of deputy sheriff in| the Balkans, and Hitler went on to say that this deputy sheriff could be Jugoslavia, if she coop- erated with Germany, would be made in effect the real ruler of the Balkans. Hitler also promised the two Jugoslav statesmen the Greek port of Salonika, with the surrounding Greek Macedonia, He also promised that their country could chop off more of Albania, and finally he| hinted—though he made no defi-| nite promise—that Jugoslavia mmm, get back Fiume and perhaps even Trieste at Italian expense. Fiume is the famous Croatian seapork( over which the Jugoslavs and Ital-| jans nearly went to war as a re- sult of the Versaflles peace treaty. These Hitler promises were tempt- ing, but the Jugoslavs are under no delusion that in the “new or- der” Hitler could not move in on them immediately—deputy sheriff| or no deputy sheriff. What really counted with Jugo- slavia was Turkey. BAIT FOR TURKEY The Yugoslavs and Turks havel been working closely together for some years, and the Jugoslavs knew (Continued on Page Four) ‘Attention! Yes, You, Corky, police dog, is the mascot of the San Diego, Cal., reuullmg station. So, why shouldn't he, like all good marines, come up with & snappy “Attention!” when the colors pass by" ~ Soldiers Being Turned Out in 12 Months; It Is Seledtive Slreamlmmg Scul plor Borglum | PassesOn Infernationally Famous! Designer, Born in West, Dies Suddenly Today CHICAGO, IlI, March 6.—Gutzon Borglum, 69, internationally famous; sculptor, died suddenly after a hrxen illness at his home here today. His wife, son Lincoln and daughter were at his bedside at his passing. Internationally famous as a de- signer and sculptor, Borglum was perhaps best known for his love of gigantic figures. The bigger the job on which he was engaged, the better he liked it. Thus it was real glory for him when he was called upon to carve a great figure of General Robert E. Lee on the side of Stone Mountain in | Georgia. That was in 1916. After inspecting the mountain side, Mr. Borglum de- termined that a single figure would be inadequate and he designed a Confederate memorial to include 1,200 figures. The work got under way, but was interrupted by the en-| trance of the United States into the | World War, and was not lo\nmpdl until 1924, Trouble Arises After the head of Lee, 20 feet high, had been carved on the face of the mountain and progress made on other figures, dissension arose among members of the commiltee and between the committee and the sculptor. These controversies final- ly resulted in the discharge of Borg- | a veteran army sergeant trying to |certain what kind of soldif lum and the engagement of another (Continuea on Page Four) Too! i PR o 5 s i By JACK STINNET’I‘ WASHINGTON, March 6.— The other night at a dinner attended) almost entirely by men from vari- ous branches of the armed forces, a little skit was produced. It showed get a little fundamental drill work| out of trainees. Every time he would get started, there were in- terruptions and someone popped in to take the trainees away to a jlecture or drama course. It was all in good fun. The army men lnughed, uproariously when the sergeant in a final paroxysm of exasperation started tearing out his hair. A few days later, I heard a sup- posedly well-informed private citi- zen hold forth for some length that with all the frills and furbelows the trainees gre getting, there would be little time left to turn out a good soldier. Since it will be many months yet before the first trainees are ‘graduated,” nobody can y for they will be when their year is up. But if you have any WS l‘l: the pri- vate citizen above and go airing them around Army headquarters here, be prepared for guffaws from the Army men because they'll in- sist you are just trymg to put on another skit. A YEAR TO TRAIN The problem the Army faced when the selective service law was passed was turning out soldiers in 12 months when they had always considered it took at least 18 to make an ace fighting man out .f a raw rookie. They set about it in the only way possible, Army spokesmen here will tell you , . by “streamlining” the training . by cutting out frills, net by put- ting them in, And Army people RESTRICT |U ITALIAN OFFICIALS United Stafes Serves No- fice on Mussolini's Gov- | ernment of Action | TWO CONSULATES WILL BE CLOSED | Representahves Must Con- | fine Themselves fo Cer- | fain Areas, Duties | WASHINGTON, March The United States notified Italy that mcveme of Italian Consular officials . throughout the United States will be re- stricted. The United States Govern- ment has asked the Italian Con- sulates at Detroil, and Newawk ta close, The State Department this af- terncon made public the note to the Italian Government request- ing its Consular officials con- fine their movements to these areas in which they may exer- cise only their recognized duties of their offices. The action followed the re- quest cf Italy in closing the Am- erican Consulates in Naples and Pzlmere. The restrictions impos- ed by Italy on movements of American diplomatic officials, the State Department says and clesing of Consulates in Naples and Palmero, was requested for “reasons of national poli and the United States has taken similar a,cuon‘ Sitka, Kodiak Harbors Will Be Improved \Projects Are Reporfed in Program Marked ‘Ur- | gentNational Defense’ WASHINGTON, March 6.—A $30,- 000,000 emergency navigation pro- gram labeled as “urgent National Defense” will be undertaken by Army Engineers as soon as Congress appropriates the funds. Among the improvements are in|{Landfall lights, NEW LIGHT STATIONS IN NORTHLAND mended by Commitiee- Portage Turned Down WASHINGTON, March 6. -— An appropriation of $750,000 for three {major light stations in Alaska and navigation aids for National De- fense has been recommended to the House by its Appropriations Com- mittee. PRACTICALLY MACHINE GUN | now are convinced that it can be done. Even a sample list of what the trainees are getting in their first three months will demonstrate (Continued on Page PFive) most 11 birds per shot in a recent| hunt. The hunting ground was Main| the Sitka, Alaska, harbor, to pro- |fog signals, seaplane operalions to cost smsooo for the Coast Guard on Catton Is- and in Kodiak, Alaska, harbor, to| |land, cape Edgecumbe and Bm)th serve the Naval Base, Lo cost $70,000:/ In the statement filed by the Cum< - - {mittee, the Coast Guard said’ the - . Rumania | ir, QR Lavicotion 9¢ AL | fense developments. { quest for $20,900 to mark the water- | way approach to the proposed new o Portage on Passage Canal. The Com- 'Ima'um | mittee said Congress has not auth- | added that should it do so the “Coast {Guard would be justified unlmm, Government quarters in Bucharest | time does not permit of obtaining a acknowledges Rumania has receiv-|special allocation for that purpose.’ Moscow. The message according to high mand that Rumania cede naval| bases on the Black Sea to Russia.| The harbor at Cherbourg, France, completed by Napoleon III in 1857, vide a sheltered reach for Naval| The stations will provide for a 22-foot channel u,‘ Island in Prince William Sound projects were necessary because of I The Committee rejected the re-| s Handed |terminus of the Alaska Railroad at orized the new terminus project but | (BY ASSOCITED FPRESS) | funds within their total in event| ed a sharp communication from - e e diplomatic sources, is a virtual de- ————————— was 74 years in construction. AppropriafibnA Is Recom- The stations will cost $250,000 each | and will be equipped with powerful | radio beacons and | be established | Despite the part machines play in modern warfare, hand-to-hand fighting technique isn’t overlooked by the youths now in training in the army’'s defense | | — «m—mm"—w program. ing (.Aupht the Sails for Britain Dr. James B. Conant President of Harvard University, |Dr. James B. Conant is shown |aboard the S. 8. Excalibur as he askan waters due to National 1)u~1mled from New York for Lisbon. A member of the Defense Research Committee, he is going to London | | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine| to exchange scientific information of importzmce to national defensey ALASKAROAD GETS MILLION WASHINGTON, March 6-—~The | first deficiency bill reported to the | DANVILLE, Va.—Detective Ser-| House contains $1,000,000 for the Al- geant Roy Thurston averaged al- aska Railroad. | > Today's 100-watt electric Edwards, Falmouth, Mass. light inch | Street, the game was starlings and bulp gives 37 percent more light | MED \tw used a shotgun with No. 10 xhol“ han the 100-watt bulb of 1921, [ U. S Army Trainees Take War Work Serlously 1WAR UN“s ~ ARE READY FOR ACTION | Soldiers Numbering 150,- 000 Poised Border " o Start South | BOMBERS, FIGHTERS These pictures were taken at Camp The trainees are be- tpchnique of bnyonel flghnng U.S.-Panama ' Reach Accord ~ For Defenses Little Repu'lilic' Gives Am- erican Government Bas- es fo Profect Canal WASHINGTON, March 6. — The United States has acquired, from |the Republic of Panama, rights | warning stations to protect the | | Panama Canal Zone. President Arnuifo Arias has of- ! ticially I ment has been reached under the 11936 treaty of friendship and co- operation. Details understood | for the bases or the land will be | returned after war usage, =t are withheld but it NEW YORK, March 6.—Closing stock today is 4%, American Can ‘84‘; Anaconda 25, Bethlehem Steel 1795, Curtiss Wright 8%, General | Motors 43'2, International Harvester | 47%, Kf-nnu.ot.l, 33%, New York | Central 13, Northern Pacific 6%,/ United States Steel 58'%, 184.03%, } DOwW, JO AVILRA(;IE- | he following are today's Dow, !Jmn~~ averages: industrials 121.63, rdllb 27.92, utilities 19, T A 18- maig York Beavers red recently felled an maple across a in central New state, | | Panama Canal Zone {rom the Re-, announced that an agrec-| 8| Panama will be paid)| Commonwealth and Southern' Pound | (OMPOSE AIR FLEET Brmsh Promlse Grecians Aid-Troops Rushed to Mountain Passes (By ASSOLIATED PRESS) With Great Britain pledged to fight at her side “until final victory is won” embattled Greece massed 60,000 soldiers in the mountain pass- es north of Salonika in readiness for the imminently expected assault by 150,000 German soldiers now polsed on the Greek-Bulgarian frontier. t+ Observers in Sofia, Capital city of Bulgaria, said the Nazis might start the invasion of Greece at any hour. | Huge Air Fleet | Waves of German bombers and fighting planes are reported arriving from the north reinforcing the Nazi Fourth Air Fleet totaling 1700 bomb- ers and fighters already based in Bulgaria. 1 Photo Defenses Sofia dispatches said ‘German planes have been and are photo- graphing both Greek and Turkish defenses. | A strict milivary censorship has been clamped down on all communi- |cations between Bulgaria and the | outside world. Help Is Pledged British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden and Gen. Dill, of the Imperial | Forces, left Athens last night. An | official communique announced that | the two British officials.and Greek leaders have reached a complete agreement on all aspects of the pending (‘ri.sls RUSSIA - ISURGED ~ TOFIGHT "Turkey Mak_es_ Appeal fo '~ Soviet Government fo i Stop German Now (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Turkey today pressed defense pre- | parations as the officially control- rled newspa; called on Russiz to | halt Germany's march ever deeper |into southeast Europe. | With Hitler's forces now massed | within 100 miles of the Dardenelles, ’mrkmx nempapers declareti today !that “unless Russia has declded to commit suicid# she will not let Germany come near her life giving arteries.” “The Dardenelles is as import- ant to Russia as Turkey,” the news- papers say, as it is the link be- tween the Black Sea and the Med- iterranean and provides Russia with an outlet to the western world. ———————— | N.C. MAN HERE | Ernest Whitehead arrived in Ju- inz*nu from Seattle on the motor- (ship Northland. Whitehead repre- ‘x»enls the Northern Commercial Company and is stopping at the | Baranof Hotel. R s ! Nebraska was styled “The Tree Planters’, State” by legislative act on April 4, 1895,