The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 28, 1941, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LVIL, NO. 8763. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1941. NAZI COLUMN NO GERMAN PORT OF BREMEN IS IN FLAMES FIRE RAGES SHIPYARDS, RESIDENCES| Royal Air Force Makes De- vastating Attack Dur- ing Last Night BRITISH BOMBERS ON NEW ASSAULT BY DAY Nazi Held Positions Along Glamor Girl to Wed Broker French Coast Being Swept Again Today LONDON, June 28. — Flames “all beyond control” weer left raging this morning at the im- portant north German port of Bremen. Not only were the flames raging in the shipyards but also in the business and ° residential sections. The raid was made last night, the seventeenth consecutive night attack by the Royal Air Force on northwestern Ger- many. The anhouncement of the night assault was made by the British Air Ministry during this afternoon as new waves of day- Brenda Frazler and Most publicized glamor girl in recent years, Socialite Brenda Frazier, is to marry June 30, according to an announcement in New York. ‘The bridegroom-to-be is John Simms (Shipwreck) Kelly, former football star at the University of Kentucky and now a broker. Miss | Wreziar is hairess to $5.000.000. ATTEMPT T0 STOP MONEY BILL KILLED Senate Defeats Effort fo | Take Devaluation Power from FDR f | | | | | WASHINGTON, June 28. — The Senate today defeated an effort to, strip the Presidént of his power to revalue the dollar. The action came in the amend- | ment of Senator Adams to eliminate ' the devaluation section in the' House-approved legislation continu- | ing for two years the President's | authority to cut the gold content of | the dollar and further operate the two billion dollar stabilization fund. ! ‘The vote against the amendment was 40 to 22. | Administration leaders contended that the monetary powers granted | originalliy in 1934 are mow more necessary than ever because of the | | world’s economic situation. The op- | | position to the bill argued it is dis- honest to depreciate currency and ! said the devaluation will cause suf- | fering to holders of defense bonds, | life insurance policies and frighten | business men engaged in defense prodsction. Earlier a_joint Senate and. House | | committee broke up in disagreement John Simms ‘Kelly LIGHTNING MADE interceptors, the P-38, awaiting R.A.P. Powered by twe Allison liquid-cooled engines of 1150HP each, the heavily-armed P-38 climbs rapidly, performs well in sub-stratosphere, surpasses 400 m.p.h. Jimmie Byrnes, Who Made BRITISH FREED Many Enemies, Had None FROMGERMAN . When Court Job Came Up PRISON SHIP By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, June 28—When the Senate confirmed the elevation BY M A N—Bad news for an enemy are fhese Lockheed “Lightning” army; they’re also im production for Britain’s delivery to the U.S. MIXED HIS MEDICINES It's not necessary to wag with the wags to admit the truth of = over the 935 million dollar relief bill of Democratic Sen. James F. this. Senator Byrnes has been the in level flight. Crews, Sunken Merchant- men, on Board Cap- | SOVIETS CUT INTOPOLAND INOWNBLITZ Red Army Counfer-atfacks from Old Frontier Fortifications OFFICERS OF PANZER DIVISION CAPTURED German Refienl Annih- ilated During Drive in Bessarabia (By Associated Press) The massive Red Army, standing on the old Russian frontier to bar the road from Minsk to Moscow, re- ported today its tanks, planes and artillery, fighting in bliztkrieg style, routed a German column and then cut deep into the Polish buffer zone. The smashing of this Nazi spear- head, the Russian said, took place somewhere west of Minsk, just a scant ‘20" mifles inside ‘of Russia proper, about 400 miles southwest of Moscow an dabout 150 miles from the nearest German border. The Russian Command claimed two other smashing victories: The annihilation of a German regiment e e which must be enacted by Monday | oo "t (ne 17.'S, Supreme Court, MOt potent shepherd of adminis- tured Nazi.Vessel in the Bessarablan sector and-cap- from English bases to attack the German held French coast. Albion is the ancient name of the British TIsles. Chhe WASHINGTON—During the Rus-| sian campaign against Finland, a representative of Amtorg (Soviet purchasing agency in this coun- 36 Brifish - PlanesAre ShotDown, AT JUNEAU Escapes from | BERLIN, June 28 —Informed Ger- |man sources place the total British |air losses during the preceding 24 hours up to noon today at 36 planes :azamst only one German bomber lost. GilbertMoe - Going South THREEL.S. NAVY SHIPS Destroye.rsfig 150 R.0. 1.C. Here fromUpiver- | sity of Washington Veiled by a thin shroud of mist, | hree United States Navy destroy- | rs, the U. S, S. Brooks, U. S. S. Hat- ield and U. S. 8. Kane, under the cmmand of Commander R. W. "lemming, in charge of the 82nd De- | midnight unless the WPA is to be deprived of its funds. Gen. Gamelin iit did it unanimously and so quick- ly that no one had time to take lout a stop watch. | Last March, Sen. Charles L. Mc- ! Nary, minority leader, called at the White House and told the Pres- |ident that it was the unanimous lopinion of the Senate Republicans |that Senator Byrnes should have| {the vacancy created by retirement| 'of Associate Justice James C. Rey-| Imprisonment . | | This was, of course, a great tri-| bute to an able and respected ad- versary, but some politicians in- Former Head o' A”ied variably cast a fishy eye on tri-| . Forces in France Flees from capiors |among themselves, privately, voiced | T I their fears. ,butes from “the other side of the laisle.” A few suspicious Demo- NEW YORK, Juné 28.—A German | radio report received here today said _NOW: _some i {weren't pulling a fast one—and | Washington wags| |into the ‘craws wondered if their GOP foes a Vichy dispatch announced that try) came to an American builder| of tanks and wanted 'to buy his| designs. The builder was S. Bech-/ Gilbert Moe, chief of the delivery hold, President of Armored Tank Staff of the Signal Corps, United stroyer Division, steamed quietly UP Gerera] Gamelin, f 4 Sastineau Channel to Juneau and 'jcqmo of the Allied ror:ru(}:::r:;- jocked at 6 o'clock last evening at copeq from prison in s Two ‘he Government, wharf. | persons have been arrested on sus- Corporation. | States Army, in Juneau, is resigning The three 1,200-ton vessels, which | picion of having aided his getawnyf lained that effective July 1. Moe, who has been Russian tanks had broken down|Om the delivery staff for three years : _|and three months, is leaving next in the Finnish campalgn. The €X-| g oy ‘s ‘gan Diego where he wih tremely low temperatures had froz-| en them. He wanted Amo"d;enteramdio school. Tank's design for a de-treezmg{ The Amtorg agent expl - profit, and least of all Bechhold,! Stalin, but when he goes to war With a shower last evening by Mrs. oft Seattle on June 16, are on a| ’hrem weeks’ Naval R. ©. T. C. train- | ng voyage in Alaskan waters. Des- | ination and ports of ‘¢all are of 1aval secrecy. 1 Carrying over 150 University of Washington Naval R. O, T. C. stu- ients, made up of seniors, juniors; ind sophomores, the plan to remain in Juneau itil Sunday aight or Monday merning. Officers on the destroyers and also the R .0. T. C. personnel, are as; follows: ABOARD U.8.8. BROOKS Gamelin has been under arrest| since September 16, 1940, on an order of the French Government. Also held along with Gamelin, were the former Premiers Daladier, Rey- | |naud, Blum and others; all to be tried over their responsibility of the French declaration of war against Germany and the collapse of France. The German radio said Gamelin escaped from the prison of Bour- ' raso at 11 o'clock Priday morning. are saying that the President, in| removing from the political arena the cleverest liaison man he has| had in Congress has done one of| the nicest things he could do for| the opposing party. tration legislation in the Senate for at least eight years. I haven't found many who will agree that he has any formula—but in al- | most every case, it appears that|as the 3,000-ton German vessel Al- he has mixed soothing syrup with his bad medicine to such an ex- tent that not even the opposition came out of the ruckus with any complaints against the South Caro- lina Senator about what they had had to swallow. Even when “Jimmy” went against the home team—and he did, importantly, several times— he was always welcomed back line-up with a lot of heartiness.” When he fought in the ranks. against the Chief Exec- utive, he seemed to be able to do it without acquiring or leaving any scars. He rammed the two-billion-dol- lar veterans’ bonus bill through over the President’s veto; he backed his senior colleague, Sen. E. D. “Cotton Ed" Smith, in the famous purge elections after the (Continued on Pue’géven); ROTC MEN GIVEN TOUGH TRAINING WHILE ON TRIP The 156 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps students from the University of Washington, who are on board the three Naval destroyers, Brooks, Hatfield, and Kane, now in hanism. i . mt:."' Mtxh“aT time, few Americans.| Dor IS Hegstad for a| - who is a naturalized citizen and| leen HOflOI'S an intense patriot. His answer to! against Hitler, then T11 let you have my tanks.” wanted to aid Russia, even the Soviet agent was: “I don't trust| Miss Doris Hegstad was honored That was a year and a half ago, but the Amtorg agent didn’t for-| get. On the first business day (Monday, June 23) after the Ger- man invasion of Russia, June 21, he showed up bright and early at the Armored Tank office. “Remember,” he said to' Bech- hold, “what you said about Stalin fighting Hitler? Well, the time has come. How about selling your tank designs?” NOTE—The fact that the Soviets are in the market for DESIGNS for tanks not yet made indicates that they, at least, expect to be able to hold ofi Hitler for a long time. | catherine Tyler. and Miss Lena Bardi at the Hegstad home on Gas- tineau Avenue. Approximately thirty guests were | present, and Miss Hegstad received | many beautiful gifts. The evening ;wa.s spent in dancing, music and cards and a feature was a large 'cake served at the buffet supper. \’rhe cake measured two by four | feet. Kathleen Kelley and Mrs. Ida | Museth assisted in the serving, and music was furnished by Mrs. Esther Christianson. Miss Hegstad is to be married July | 3 to Albert Withey. —_—————————— | PRINCE GEORGE DUE SOUTHBOUND 1:15 AM. Officers board the U.S.S. Brooks are: sommanding officer; Lt. Command- | T Chester A. Kung; Lieutenant (jg) | B . Parowel, aboad the Brocks, Dgfachment fo Be Sent o London fo Aid United i, H. Headland; Lieutenant - (jg) Juniors — Philip W. Brechtel,| Marines Commader R. W. Fleming, Com- 3. A. Weiss;. Ensign C. V. Allen; | Ensign I. M. Simko; Ensign M. N., Douglas G. Crane, George R. Dan-| gel, Robert N. Gates, Joseph H. Hey- | mander Destroyer Division 82; Lieu- | G oin g ' o Gantar; Ensign W. K. Chisholm. woed, William A. Johannésen, Rob- | ‘enant Charles T. Singleton, Jr., ROTC, in command of Lt. Comdr. ert A. Johnson, Frank R. Jones, John | Stafes Offices WASHINGTON, June 28 — The | Canadian National steamer STATE DEPT. DETECTIVES | Prince George will arrive at 1:15 In addition to its many other O'clock tomorrow morning south- duties, the State Department has bound, according to a radiogram now organized a. seeret detective received by Agent Shepard this P. McLean, Thomas W. Nicholson, Jr, John 8, Perrin, William C. Navy Department announced today Schermer, James M. Wenck. that a small detachment of Marines Seniors—Lyle E. Busby, David K.| will be sent to London to “facilitate Callow, Wallace R. Dowd, Jr., Rolfe'communications between the various port, are making the advanced three weeks cruise which is required of them during their four year Naval |course at the University. The R. O. T. C. men are only a {ew of the thousands who are train- ing at Universities all over the United States, Upon completion of the intensive four year course they receive com- |missions as Ensigns in the Naval Reserve. Their duties on board the de- stroyers are many and varied, com- prising everything from seamen, scrubbing decks, and firemen to nav- igation officers and officers of the watch. — et o——— GOES TO ANCHORAGE Mrs. John Keyser left aboard the Alaska for Seward enroute to An- chorage to join Mr. Keyser who is W. Eckmann, -Robert A. Felthous,| United States offices located there” now in charge of the Weather Bu- agency of its own. This leaked out 8fternoon from Skagway. " (Continued on Page Four) BUY DEFENSE STAMPS |Guinter Geismann, (Ned. 8. Holley, ‘The Navy Department said the Marine detachment will consist of three officers and 60 men. d reau at the Cook Inlet. metropolis. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS ADULANT FEVER CASE REPORTED, ANCHORAGE | The Anchorage division of the' Territorial Department of Health announced today that one case of undulant fever had broken out in that district. Undulant fever which derives its name from symptoms of fluctuating temperature and undulating heart movement, was originally known as Malta fever as it was on the island of Malta that it was first discovered. The fever is contracted usually from the milk of an infected cow. The patient having the affliction at Anchorage is a seven-year-old white chiid. 25,000 RAINBOW BEING PLANTED An additional planting of 25,000 eyed trout eggs was made today in Peterson and Windfall lakes by Forest Service personnel. The rain-| bow ' eggs were received from the! LONDON, June 28—Survivors of | |two sunken British merchantmen were rescued from Nazi hands today | stertor, supply and prison ship to Nazi sea raiders, was intercepted on the high seas, the British Admiralty announced today. A communique announced 78 of- ficers and men, including 46 from | the 5,100-ton Rabau land 32 from the 5,500-ton Trafalgar were rescued. Survivors reported that nine men lof the Rabaul and- 12 of the Traf- algar were killed when those vessels were sunk by a Nazi raider. ADMIT RAIDS NAZI REGIONS' 'Germans Claim Refaliation by Making Successful Attacks on England BERLIN, June 28.—The German High Command acknowledges Brit- ilsh night raids last night were most | |damaging but_that counter raids by German air forces on the English | coast were successfully excuted. > 'NEW SOLICITUDE SHOWN FOR MEN WITH DEPENDENTS Those Marryng Since Reg- istration Dafe Must Show Reasons WASHINGTON, Jung 28. — The Selective Service headquarters today instructed local boards to exempt | from the draft men with dependents whose support makes “any substan- tial contribution.” ARE MADE ON Ketchikan hatchery on the steamer | Afhska The order applies to men already Harold Smith and Anthonylooeg = "o o8 those not yet Thomas made the Peterson Lake Men who have married after reg- planting, making the total uwre’m,m will be required to show in recent weeks 21,000. Bob Duck- worth and Bill Fromholz planted : the eggs in Windfall Lake, married “in the ordinary course | ture of “large detachment of enemy troops and the entire staff of the 39th Panzer Corps.” The capture of the staft officers was said to have taken place in the Luck sector in Poland. The Soviet war machine claimed the capture of large quantities of | war material and numerous prison- ers. Red Army headquarters reveal- ed there are indieations for a smash- ing Nazi blits in the Luck sector, but sald comparatively small engage- ments are taking pla¢e there with the outcome still undecided. Meanwhile in Moscow British and Russian integration efforts against the common foe were speeded by the visit of Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador, with the Russian Por- elgn Commissar. Cripps arrived in Moscow yesterday with British mili- tary, air, naval and economic ex- NAZI TROOPS MOVE ON T0 ARCTIC PORT German Unif from Norway Crossing Finland Bound for Murmansk LONDON, June 28. — German troops from Norway are marching across Finland to attack the Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk, Reuters sald in a dispatch from Stockholm today. The British news agency dispatch quated Swedish press re- ports from Berlin. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 28. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 82%, Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem Steel 73%, OCommonwealth and Southen %, Curtiss Wright 8%, Gen- eral Motors 38%, International Har- vester 50'%, Kennecott 36%, New York Central 12%, Northern Pacific 6%, United States Steel 56%, Pound $4.03%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The. following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 123.40; utilities, 17.80. they m of human affairs” and not ‘to evade | Army tratning. Trvealing man B. F. Kane left on {he Alaska for Seward,