The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1941, Page 1

| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL.'LVIL, NO. 8731. URGES HIGHWAY FOR INVADERS STRIKING WITH FURY Parachutists Effect Landing Fifteen Miles South of Capital City LANDING* CONVOY IS UNDER ATTACK British FleeTEngages 30 Vessels-Disperse or Send Them Down (By Associated Press) Germany'’s aerial invaders, strik- ing with unabated fury have “se- cured a temporary foothold” on the Isle of Crete. This is acknowledged today in a communication by the British Middle' East Division. The Nazi sky troops, the state- ment said, gained a foothold in the Malemi sector,,15 miles south of Canea, Crete Capital QCity, where King George established his Gov- ernment when the Nazl juggernaut swept through Greece. The official British statement late this afternoon said however the the British Fleet has broken up the German attempts to lana (Conunugg 7on _l;age_ibur) WASHINGTON—TE takes no pro- NAVY CRAFT Broadcast Reveals Further Air Borne Strength of German_; Indicated (By Associated Press) Asserting that a luftwaffe aided by Fascist torpedo planes damaged one battleship, six cruisers and found expert on international rela- tions to see cogent parallels between this country today and. that of cer- tain European countriés yesterday. For instance: Five years ago this column gave the inside story of the French dilemma on March 7, 1936— the date Hitler sent his troops into the demilitarized Rhineland. All that fateful day, the French Cabinet deliberated. Whether to send the French army into the Rhineland to destroyers in the eastern Mediter- ranean, a British radio this morn- ing said the Germans might now be drawing on a second air borne division, making 14,000 Nazi troop- ers involved in the momentons struggle in that section of latest battling. The broadcast admitted the pos- sibility also that the Germans might be attempting to land tanks from boats on the Island of Crete. ———eo—— stop Hitler's very small, very inex- perienced, young army was the ques- tion. Chief of Staff Gamelin notified the Cabinet that to oppose Hitler might not actually mean war, but it meant the risk of war. Hitler'’s new young army might fold up and retreat. But if it teok a stand, it meant war. The Cabinet debated this all day long. Finally it decided that the country could not risk war. The political reaction would be bad. Also the defense program was not com- plete. b Later it was disclosed that Hitler had given the troop commanders double marching orders. One order was to advance. The other order was to retreat-in case of French re- sistance. NOTE: One year later, when Hit- ler took Austria, France was better prepared. But Germany was even more so. And far more important, Germany now had protected her great industrial area of the Ruhr and moved into the strategic Rhine valley, for which an attack on either . France or Germany is absolutely essential. U. 5. A. AND WEST AFRICA |* On Thursday, May 15, 1941, it be- came known that France had signed a deal whereby her colonies in West Africa (and elsewhere) were turned “something must be over to Hitler's uses. IS JITTERY ON BATTLE OF ATLANTIC Rear Admiral Glassford of Yangtze Naval Patrol . Larg&st Transport for Says Allies Losing SHANGHAI, May 22.—Rear Ad- miral Glassford, Commander of the United States Yangtze Naval Pa- trol, declared today the Battle of the Atlantic “at this moment is being lost by the Allies and we are not only facing inevitable defeat of England and the collapse of the British Empire but also defeat of the United States unless something done.” The declaration by Glassford was made at an audience with Chinese and American business men. The Commander also added that done to stop the sinking of “Allled ships on the| On Friday, May 16, 181 the [, yanc which is going -on faster (Oontinued oo Page = “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1941. ALL THE TIME” MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS . g World’s largest twin-motored airliner, the new 36-passenger Curtiss-Wright transport plane, is shown in flight. The plane, to be used for t’roop movements, ean lccohnmodltg 40 yeye Kk y equipnient. The plane averaged better than 215 miles- per hour on the 933-mile Louis to New York. .3 BIGGERS AND BETTE OPM production director, views new type fragmentation bomb | held by Virginia Mervine at E. Bomb has been called more effective than similar bombs made. U. S. Army in Flight : : liers and their full test flight from St. R BOMB_John Biggers, G. Budd plant in Philadelphia. TWO CABINET OFFICIALS ATTACKNEUTRALITY ACT; KNOX, STIMSON HIT OUT WASHINGTON, May 22—Secre- tary of War Henry ‘L. Stimson to- day assailed the Neutrality Act as the “violation of our most sacred mportant tradition of foreign pol- icy and freedom of the seas.” Like Secretary of Navy Frank &nox, who yesterday termed the Neutrality Act as barring American shipping from war zones a “terrible slunder,” Secretary Stimson stressed that he was speaking as an individual rather than as Sec- retary of War. Stimson added however, what he described as a conflict between the Neutrality Act and freedom of the seas principles, will have to be ‘very carefully considered” in de- ivering munitions to Great Brit- ain. ———.———— COULDN'T TAKE IT AUBURN, N. Y.—A radio stolen from a music store last Christmas has been returned in perfect con- lition. - A note accompanying it STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, May 22 — Closing | Quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 4, American Can 81%, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem| |Steel 70, Commonwealth and| | Southern 5/16, Curtiss Wright 3. ‘General Motors, 37%, lnt.ernatiuml} | Harvester 46%, Kennecott 36| | New York Central 12, Northern Pa- cific 6%, United States Steel 52':. Pound $4.03 3/4. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow. Jones averages: industrials 116.81 rails 2776, utilities 17. — e OPTIMISM CUSHING, Okla.—Mrs. Charles Foster had a flat tire on a nearby highway. She stopped 15 cars he- fore she wound one carrying a jack in condition for use. ~~.—————— The Tennessee Valley Authority employs some 20,000 men and’ wom- CHURCHILL " CONFIRMS - BIGATTACK 'Declares in House of Com- mons One Crete Town i Occupied by Enemy LANDING. OF TROOPS IS NOW INDICATED “Convoy of messels Re- ported Nearing Island Early This Morning | LONDON, May 22.—British Prime | Minister Winston Churchill told the House 6f Commons this afternoon that German parachutists are in | possession of the town of Candia, Crete Island, but that British troops still held the airport there. Churchill said -fighting is con- tinuing with intensity, the Germans using a large number of parachutists xxt}.,m;re being increased almost | The Prime Minister further stated | that this is somewhat of an inter- | mediate moment in the battle nnd} he could only give a very provisional account although he believed the “situation is well in hand.” | ! Churchill declared the Germans had gained some local successes but only at heavy cost. He further stat- ed that early this morning the indi- | cation was that troop landings | might be attempted as a convoy of | ¥ 30 vessels was discerned approaching | the island of Crete but he presumed J the British forces would make an | attack. | DENY HEAVY LOSSES " BERIN, May 22.—The military spokesman this afternoon challenged Churchill’s statement that big Ger- man losses have been the toll of the invasion so far of Crete. I | The spokesman said: “We will tell the whole story so the world then may judge what actually has been | | accomplished in the region of the | Mediterranean.” | | The spokesman also referred to| Cairo dispatches stating that 1,000 | Nazis were killed or captured in the | | first .dny of fighting on Crete Island. : EDEN GIVES WARNINGTO VICHY GOVT. | ! | Declares Gre? Britain Will Strike Enemy Wherever | Found—and How | LONDON, May 22—British F~r-| eign Secretary Anthony Eden today warned the Vichy Government tnat | Great Britain will strike the “enemy wherever it may be found.” Some qualified sourcés immed- iately took the warning to mean that undeclared state of war against France is now affective. Many members pressed Eden for a direct statement by he scrupu- lcusly avoided further interpreta- tion on his statement in the House of Commons. ASK RESURVEY OF HARBOR, SKAGWAY WASHINGTON, May 22. — The House Rivers and Harbors commit- tee has approved of a resolution asking'the Army Engineers to make 1 new: survey of navigation facill- ties at the Skagway, Alaska, harbor, Caribbean Is Feared; | Ihrefl)n Martinique VICHY, May 22—According to dispatches received here, reports av2 given publicity in German occupied Paris that defense forces on the French Caribbean Island of M: tinique have received orders to pre- pare for an American attack. Today, the newspaper Le Matin, published in Paris, said the defense of Martinique is centered around the fortress holding #he goid re- serves of the Bank of France. Le Matin says the defense forces Former King Carol of Rumania, exiled ruler of the Balkan country, is pictured alorg with his companion, Mme. Magda Lupescu, as they arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda, on the liner Excambion. The two have been in Lisbon and plan to take up residence in Cuba. The ex- monarch fled Rumania during an Iron Guard uprising, climaxed with the ascension of Carol's son, Michael, to the throne. SKY TROOPERS GAIN FOOTHOLD IN CRETE 'American Atfackin | | | will blow up the fortress as a last' resort. | The defense works at Martinique/ are being strengthened,” Le Matin declares, and also asserts that the; French aircraft carrier Bearn and| cruiser Emile Bertain will remain’ in the Antilles. The newspaper says this latter is the official order is-| DEFENSE INVASION BYRUSSIA 1S THREAT Highway Commission Lays Full Report Before Sec- refary of State Hull CONSTRUCTION WANTED sued to the ctommander of the French Naval Command in Lhc’ Caribbean. HessiBaiIed | Out When He Was Pursued Brifish A_k_Force Plane, Gave Chase - Bullet Holes Are Explained LONDON, May 22—-Rudolf Hess, Number 3 Nazi leader, bailed out May 10 over Scotland after a hot pursuit by an RAF Defiant fighting plane. < Air Secretary Sir Archibold Sin- clair made this statement in the House of Commons today. . This statement was obtained} from Hess and 18 a possible ex- planation regarding the bullet holes found by the British examin- ers in the tail of the Hess wrecked Messerschmitt. —————————— AT HOSPITAL HERE J. Livingston was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital today and Is re- ceiving medical attention, Prisoli Break Foiled Four Life Termers Caught at Alcafraz in Attempt fo Saw to Freedom SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 22 —warden James A. Johnston of Alcatraz Penitentiary announces that four life termers were foilad in an attempt to saw their way %o freedom after they had overcome and bound three guards. Wwarden Johnston said the pris- oners were Lloyd Bardold, Oregon bank robber; Joseph Cretzer, bauk robber; Arnold Kyle, another bank| robber, and Sam Shockley, kid- naper. Cretzer and Kyle were McNeil Island escapees, who killed United States Marshal A. J. Chitty, of Ta- coma, Wash. —————— — LEAVES ST. ANN'S Helen DuPree was dismissed from 8t. Ahn's Hospital this morning after receiving surgical 'care. AS PRECAUTION MOVE 'Chairman Magnuson Goes (AROLINBERMUDA Into Defails Regard- ing Important Deal WASHINGTON, May 22—Imme- diate construction of the $25,000,000 | highway from the United States proper to Alaska, a distance of 1,600 miles, as a precaution against invasion by Russia from Siberia is recommended to Secretary of State Cordell Hull in the report of. the Alaska Highway Commission. The report is made public by l’%e'preunuuve ‘Warren G. Magnu- son, of the ,State of Washington and Chairman of the Alaska High- way C ission. The report says that Russia, if 50 disposed, could attack from the existing bases in Siberia. Maps and descriptions are attached to the | report and is intended to aid the State Department in negotiating a treaty with Canada for construc- tion of the highway. Japan-Russo Pact The report calls attention to the tentative understanding between Japan and Russia, In discussing the possibilities of an invasion from Siberia, the re- port says “Russia has been on many sides during the past year i |and today she has effected a ten- tative understanding with Japan and such an alliance, while im- probable, gives & possible chance that Alaska could be invaded from Asia, 50 miles away. Troops could invade Alaska from half a dozen existing bases in Si- beria and adjacent to that terri- tory, or proceed from Archangel by a newly determined Siberian-Ar:- tic coastal route. Naval Powerless “The United States Navy, with- out heavy ice breakers, would be powerless to prevent such an at- tack.” The report describes Alaska as extremely isolated and dependent altogether on outside resourcesand existence. The report says the Commission believes the highway can be built within 18 to 20 months. g “Alaskans feel that once cut off from the sea they will be powerless to resist an enemy. They feelsuch a catastrophe can occur and feel the full force of our navy may be deflected for defense of the At- lantic coast, Hawaii or the Philin- pines,” the report adds. HOLDEN MAKES COAST FLIGHT Local airways pilot Alex Holden roared out of Gastineau Channel this morning on a flight to the Coast with five passengers. J. Mas- sey and Mrs. William Saunders were bound for Hirst, and A. M. Knudsen, Mrs. Tom Sanders and Wwilliam Campen were bound for Sitka. Holden is scheduled to return this afternoon with three passengers from Sitka, one from Tenakee and one from Hirst. ———l The next freshman class ab Pennsylvania State College has been prohihited by the Student Tribunal . from smoking _anything but corncob pipes;