The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 18, 1941, Page 1

o THE DAILY ALASKA VOL. LVIL, NO, 8754. “ALL THE. NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESI ALL THE TIME” EMPIRI JAY, JUNE 18, 1941. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS et - British Counter Attack Smashe " TTACKBOMBERS ASSENBLED OUTDO0RS NAZIS (LAIM ESCORT T0 MOTHER ENGLISH ARE RETREATING Middle ast Troops Forced o Fall Back fo Form- er Positions 200 ALLIED TANKS | PUT OUT OF ACTION Move Has Forced Germany fo Disclose Strength in Africa (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Germany and Italy today re-' ported a “complete overwhelming victory” of a smashing British counter offensive after a violent three-day battle in the deseft around Salum, Egypt. The German High Command said “the enemy is overwhelmed and retreating.” An Ttalian war bulletin declared the British have thrown “ponder- ous masses of tanks, supported by the best part of the Middle Eastern Air Force” into the conflict only to be crushed by the “averpower-' ing impetus” of Axis counter at-, tacks. } Ttalian press dispatches seid. ap- proximately 1,000 British ‘tanks in two armored divisions were en- gaged in the battle. About 200 tanks, it was said, were put out of action, British headquarters acknowl- edged that British advance forces which knifed as deep as 40 miles into Libya were ‘withdrawn “to forward positions” on the Libyan Four of her five sons proudly escorted Mrs. William D. Byron to the House Chamber at Washington for ceremonies in which she took oath ,as Maryland’s first Congresswoman, succeeding her husband, who was killed in an air crash last February. At left are Louis, 3 (front) and David, 8. At right are Goodloe, 11 (front) and Jamie, 13, NOMINATED, CONFIRMED 10 HIGH COURT RUSSIANS MOBILIZE QUIETLY ;Greafesl Possible Precis- | ion Said to Be Under- way in Soviet Union ‘ MOSCOW, June 18.—No eifort is being spared to keep the Soviet Un- ion in constant mobilized prepared- (ness although there are no signs hat a general or even partial mobili- ation in this intensive drive 1s be- ing conducted. i | Underneath it all however, there i lis the greatest possible precision in a4 | the drive embracing workers, farm- \ | 1 | " (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON — ‘Uncensored | NEARBEIRUT diplomatic dispatches indicate that this time more is taking place be- tween Russia and Germany than the usual Nazi sport of Russian bear- baiting. It now looks as if 1,500,000 | German troops concentrated along the Soviet border mean a real show- down and the possible invasion of Russia. For a year Hitler has followed the strategy of alternately bullying and coaxing Russia in order to get the oil. wheat, and raw materials the German army needs. Sometimes Russia was bribed with chunks of Poland or Rumania, sometimes threatened by concentrations of Nazi troops. i As a result, various agreements have been worked out for supplies, even for the use of German experts to aid Russian industry. But these have been largely paper ngreement_& In terms of concrete results Russia has coughed up little. She has with- drawn recognition from such con- queerd couptries as Greece and Yugoslavia; made other political gestures . But when it came to ship- ping oil, there were always excuses. Now diplomatic dispatches indi- cate that the showdown may be just around the corner. Within the past few days Hitler has told his ambassador to demand the return of that part of Poland given Russia in September, 1939— the bribe which really touched off the war. Hitler also has demanded that Russia turn the Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia over to Germany. DRIVE TOWARD INDIA He also wants the return of Bess- arabia, given Russia as g bribe when Germany took over Rumania. Fin- ally he is demanding part of the Russian Ukraine, as well as the sta- tioning of Nazi experts in the Rus- e Senator James Francis Byrnes (D- SC) (above), whose nomination by President Roosevelt to be a Justice of the Supreme Court was con- firmed by the Senate 11 minutes after his appointment had been sent to the Chamber. 15 KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE Rumanian Airliner Smash- es Shortly After Take- off-No Survivors NEW YORK, June 18—A Berlin radio broadchst picked up here this afternoon, quoting a Bucharest dis- patch, says 15 persons were Kkilled when a Rumanian airliner crashed shortly after leaving Bucharest to Sofia. The broadcast says there are no survivors. Among the victims are Albert Gorgas, German Consul to Sofia; Werner Voss, newspaperman at- tached to the German Legation in" Bucharest, and Alex Mossinoff, Bulgarian Consul General. - — BUY DEFENSE STAMPS ers and women. | Moscow is going about the daily | tasks, working and shopping anc he stores are well stocked. The peo- ole are attending football games and rothing in the behavior of the Rus-| sians indicated the imminence of | he Soviet-German conflict, which| the ofifcial attitude suggests. The' Soviet Union continues firmly and | complétely independent in its fore-! ign policy. KETCHIKAN CHARTER | FLOWN BY GOODWIN, Returning from a charter flight to Ketchikan with Col. R. Parks and | Major Ernest Gorz, pilot Dean Good- | win landed in Gastineau Channel this afternoon and is preparing for| another charter later this after- | ncon when he will take Morris Sha- | piro to the First City. Pilot Alex Holden made two trips to the Coast this morning carrying three cannerymen to Hawk Inlet,| jand L. E. Robinson to Pelican, W. A Gallemore and A. G. Crystal and L.| Watson to Chichagof. ‘ Shell Simmons made two flights to‘ the Polaris-Taku mine this morn- ing and is scheduled to make two more this afternoon. GAMES TODAY The following are final ‘scores of | baseball games played this after- Inoon in the major leagues as re- ceived up to press time: National League Brooklyn 1; Chicago 5, American League Chicago 3; New York 2. Detrait 5; Boston 2. . Cleveland 14; Philadelphia 2. | | | | 'FIERCE DRIVE PUTS ALLIES jVi(hy-Frendl__CounIer At- tacks Repulsed by , British § 'FRENCH, 700, CLAIM | VICTORY IN SYRIA, !English Endfiered asDe- | fenders Slash to | Palestine 1 | CAIRO, June 18. — British and| | Free-French forces in Syria, making | further headway south of Damascus, are now within 20 miles of Beirut| despite strong oppesition of Vichy| troops, the British announced herz today. i The communique said the central area southwest of Damascus near | Palestine borders is subject to “heavy counter-attacks by our forces which! are now in progress against Vichy elements which have temporarily affected lodgements at Merdjayoun and Kuneitra.” | At Djezzine, east of Sidon, de-| termined French counter attacks, - have been repulsed, “leaving many | Vichy infantrymen and several arm- ored cars in our hands,” the British | said. 4 COUNTER OFFENSIVE VICHY, June 18—The French today declared their counter offens- | ive in Syria has driven through the’ British lines so far that it has reach- | ed the Palestine frontier. | The dispatch said their forces, slashing in behind the British in southern Syria, have reached the ! Palestine border in South Syria. The | town of Merdjayoun is threatening ithe entire British communications system on the central front. S il o solafion ~ OfRussia ~ NowSeen New Agreem:fl Between Germany and Turkey | Is Said to Be Near l LONDON, June 18—Well in- formed foreign sources report the| signing of “some sort of an agree-| { ment” between Germany and Tur-| key is imminent. More than 30 attack bombers, A-20-A Force, undergo final assembly outdoors after coming off the preduction line at the CONTROL OVER ALIENS TIGHTENED BY U.S. pany plant at Santa Monica, Calif. This type of plane has been used AFTER NOMINATION T for the U. S. Army Air Corps and Havocs for Britain’s Royal Air Douglas Aircraft Com- as a night fighter by the RAF. 'STAND BY' ORDER FOR ~ RESERVIST Navy Depafifiém Reveals New Move-Recruiting Also fo Be Speeded WASHINGTON, June 18 — The Navy Department today disclosed i “stand by” orders for the last re- maining reservists has been launch- led and an intensive recruiting drive | has been started to assure adequate | man power for the expanding sea service. p Reservists not yet called to duty | include 6500 officers and 14,000 d By Axis NATIONNOW TAKING NEW PROTECTION ,S|renglhenm—g_of Immigra- tion Laws fo Be Effect- [ ive Affer July 1 'GERMAN NATIONALS DEPARTURE HELD UP 'Board of Review fo Pass on All Applications for Quitting America WASHINGTON, June 18.—Sharp- er control of immigration by the United States will be instituted af- |ter July 1, authoritative sources de- clared this afternoon, just a few |hours after the Government barred departure, “pending further instruc- |tions,” of any of the 330,000 German Nationals now living in this coun- try. | To effect a new strict control over the movements of aliens, the Immi- gration Board of Review has been established to pass on all applica- {tions for immigration visas and af- |ter each application has been thor- | ~ughly investigated, an order will be gration seryices.- - - The move s characterized as a general plan to tighten control over 5,000,000 aliens now in the United States as well as over entrance of thousands more whom are describec by themselves as refugees from Ger- man cccupled territories. ! e — e EXPULSION ISPROTESTED ~ BYGERMANY | Closing of Consulates in United States Resent- \enlsi:ggulg,en(.)f Navy Frank Knux; ed e NOfe lS Selfl {last week issued instructions that | merchant, marine reserve officers| WASHINGTONY% June 18 — A might now be ordered to active This agreement, these SOUICES yn & Stone is shown, 3 short time after his nomination as Chief are informed, are expected to pro- vide mutual respect to the invio-! lability of integrity of the Turkish | nation. The pact, according to unofficial information will “leave Russia in still greater isolation and also en-| circlement by Germany and conse-| quently lessen her will to resist the German demands.” | | BANISPLACED BY BRAIIL; U. 5. FAVORED RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil, | Exporters this afternoon said Brazil had banned exportation of certain important defense materials, including rubber, | maganese and ore, to all coun- tries with the exception of the | United States. ———.—— Eastern oystermen refer to the small Pacific Coast oysters as; ‘whumbnall” oysters, Justice of the Supreme Court was announced, in the Manhattan law office of his son, Lauson, where he commented: “I don’t know whether one should feel gratification at assuming such large responsibilities.” WASHINGTON BUSINESS QUEEN BOOMING; ‘duty without their consent. Prior (to June 11 the reservists were or- | dered out on a voluntary basis. The Navy's present strength 264,798 officers and men. STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, June 18— Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine is | stock today is 4, American Can 85%, | {Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem Steel 13, Commonwealth and Southern 7/16, Curtiss Wright 8%, General | “Momrs 38%, International Harvest- er 51%, Kennecott 37', New York | Central 12%, Northern Pacific 6%, | United States Steel 56, Pound $4.04%. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES | The following are today’s Dow, Jones a es: industrials 123.50, | rails 28.29, utilities 17.96. DOZENS ARE CHOSEN Naval Air Bases By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, June 18—A year-old Minnesota miss steps out on the floor at a dance she didn’t want to come to. She is wearing her “oldest formal She is with- out make-up. After a while she and a number of other girls are tapped and asked to walk up and down the floor. Pretty soon, five judges go into a huddle’ and come out to announce that Bette Larson, only three months out of small-town Barnmum, Miun. {(although she has lived some 'time in Duluth), has been chosen| 20-! ss National Defens It's another chapter in the book “Life in Washington"—because the national capital is the most queen-conscious city in the world. of " OnAtlanficSoon ' . In Commission | | WASHINGTON, June 18.—Secre- strong protest against the expul- |sion of Nazi Consuls in the Unft- |ed States was today delivered to the State Department. The protest followed recent Executive Order of | the President in ordering the clos- ing of all German Consulates in the United States, as well as other German agencies and removal of all officials connected with them. The protest was handed to Act- |ing Secretary of State Sumner Welles by Hans Thomsen, German Charge d'Affairs. Welles declared that arrange- ments were being made for the de- parture of the Consuls neverthe- less. 5Halibuters - Sell, Seaftle SEATTLE, June 18—Only hali- buters from the nearby banks came in today and disposed of their catch- es as follows: Mariner 15,000 pounds, 12 and 10% cents a pound, Presho, 11,000 | pounds, Antler 15,000 pounds, both |selling at 12% and 10 cents; Bertha 10,000 pounds, 12% and 10 cents; Superior 7,000 pounds, 12 and 10 Once a year, every department and | tary of Navy Frank Knox announced | cents. many of the larger agencies take moonlight boat trips on the Po- tomac or assemble at dances and select, thel queens."” There’s a Miss Treasury, a Miss Labor, a Miss Government Print- ing Office (generally referred to as Miss GPO), a Miss Congres- sional Secretary, a Miss War De partment and dozens of others, (Continued un Page SO this afternoon that the Naval Air Bases in the Bermudas and New- foundland will be in commission | within the next two or four weeks. The announcement indicated in- stallation of those sites leased from the British are advancing to a point of completion. s It was |tur trade got into its stride. | not until the discovery of North America that the world RO T MISS TORKELSON HERE Miss Ruth Torkelson returned to Juneau today on the North Sea to spend her summer vacation with her family. 2 Miss Torkeélson has just completed her freshman year at Pacific Uni- | versity in Forest Grove, Oregon. e BUY DEFENSE BONDS