The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL. LVIL, NO. 8802. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1941. <MPIRLE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS U. 5. WILL HELP CRUS H GERMANS SOVIETS CLAIM 3RD NAZI RUSH STOPPED The Army’s Champ Movie-Goer NAZI UNITS CRUSHED IN NEW ACTION | L 1 Eleven Divisions of Tank Corps, Also 13 Regi- ments Are Routed GERMAN COMMAND CLAIMS BIG SUCCESS Declare Schnell Truppen | Slasbing Southward Across Ukraine (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Adolf Hitler's headquarters is- sued a special communique early today reporting that the Nazi| Schnell Truppen (Speed Troops) are slashing southward across- the heart of Ukraine and have cap- tured the big mining center of Krivoi Rog, in the southern Dnieper River Basin, about 80 miles from Dnepropetrovsk. While the Germans pictured the Red- Armies as reeling in retreat, (Continued on Page Seven) ~ihe - B - Private First Class Kenneth Wilkinson of Fort Lewis, Wash., the army’s champion movie-goer, is rewarded with a gift dear to his heart. | He is shown with Alice Ludes, film singer, on his arrival in Hollywood as | guest of the movie industry. He has seen 300 pictures since October 4the { Soap Box Derby Champs | Are Arriving af Akron; . Greaf Race Next Sunday | | { Np WASHINGTON—It is no secret that the most anxious diplomacy the United States has attempted in Eur- ope for some time has been the ef- fort to keep France out of the Axis; for complete surrender of Vichy to Hitler meant that vital African bases would become Nazi stepping-stones to South America. i But it is a secret that the chief | influence the State Department | wielded over Vichy was through Bob Murphy, counselor of the American | Embassy, who went to mass daily with Marshal Weygand. Murphy was transférred from Vichy to North Africa especially to nurse Weygand. Ardent co-religionists, they became good friends; and it was upon Mur- phy's recommendation that vitally important U. S. oil and aviation gasoline was sent to North Africa. Unfortunately, this oil and gas— sent despite British protests — now arrives just in time for use by the Nazis when they take over the French bases. While the State Department and Bob Murphy were, right that Wey- gand and the French Catholics have been the strongest opponents to Hit- ler, they were wrong in one other vital respect. They overlooked the strength of the Nazi espionage sys- tem in France and the underground terrorism established by Hitler to sway Prench leaders, “SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS” This began some time ago under the direction of Alfred Rosenberg, famous Nazi philosopher and Jew- baiter, Marshal Petain fought this organization from the start, but many of those around him cooper- ated. Most active were Jacques Doriot, the former Communist; and ‘Methonier, a sort of KKK leader who wore a hood and who became famous after the bombing of the French Union of Faetory Owners. Under this French -Communist- Nazi supervision, secret agents called “commissionaires speciaux” were ap- pointed, and cells were formed to eliminate forces opposing French cooperation with Hitler. Even high officers of the French Army were (Continued on Page Four) | [ Hit By Gas Blackout | axrow, onwo, aug. 14. — an arrangements are now completed ! for the greatest annual youth clas- sic, the All American Soap Box Derby, the greatest amateur racing event in the world. Kids and more kids are arriving here, ‘the majority accompanied by | newsmen from the newspapers the soap box derby champions are rep- resenting. Some “kids and their| sponsors arrived yesterday, others! are due today with more coming| tomorrow. It is estimated that 250 . newspapermen will be here wita! over 118 kid racers from as many | cities in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Alaska, at the gremf climax to a nationwide racing pro- gram. | The program now outlined for the three days is as follows: i Friday, Aug. 15 A—General committee meeting: Mayflower Hotel, 12:15 p.m., ball-| room. | DIZNEXZT 2P RIOTERS IN FRANCE ARE ment Made, Demonsira- | fions Against Nazis | VICHY, France, Aug. 14, — News- papers arriving here from Paris print articles disclosing that the police \fired on demonstrators at Porte St. | Denis, wounding many of them. Six- | teen were arrested. | \ This announcement is the first| made regarding reported uprising of | the French in many sections against German domination. | Sirike Ends | InCaldwell, N.J. Fadoryi‘ F.D. | | - MachinisIsVVofl,te Unani- mously fo Return fo Work -Other Strikes Pending (By Associated Press) Striking American Federation of Labor Machinists voted unanimously to go back to work at the Curtiss Wright's Caldwell, New Jersey, pro- peller plant which is engaged in $100,000,000°' worth of defense orders. The dispute was referred to the Defense Mediation Board by Secre- tary of Labor Frances Perkins. | Strike threats continued in the huge telephone and aluminum in- | dustries. i TAKES SHOT | AT JAPANESE | CABINETMAN Baron Hiranuma Gravely Wounded by Nippon ;‘ to all taxpayers Russian sources said this wreckage was that of a Germax The picture was radioed from Moscow. R. Buys First Tax Note i President Roosevelt hands Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau a check for the first income tax anticipation note. The notes are offered who want to set aside regularly the funds with which to pay their income tax next year. —Seeks Autograph | /Y&'SD@ |eration, staff in charge. B—Ball game: League Park, tor[ TOKYO, Aug. 14—An assassin, champions. | posing as an autograph seeker, shot C—Champions’ ciub room in op- |and gravely wounded Baron Kiichiro |Hiranuma, 75-year-old Minister in | At fy. Genéralship Vacancy D—AIll Detroit personnel on committee will be in Akron this morning, | . E—Inspection of cars completed | |if possible. | Saturday, Aug, 16 { A—City flag raising and program | The shaded area on this map shows the approximate zone where Secre- tary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, in his capacity as oil administrator, ordered no gasoline should be sold | dedication: City Hall, 10-a.m. | from 7 P. M. to 7 A. M. each night and none at all on Sunday. | PETROLEUM T0 RUSSIA B—Safety test runs start 10:30| C—Champions’ luncheon, 12:15] p.m. Drivers’ meeting will coincide with luncheon. Mothers’ party, Wo- | man’s City Club, 1 pm. | D—Band concerts: area, 2:30 p.m. E—Press party: Portage Country | Club, 4 p.m. g F—Champions’ dinner and pro- gram at Camp Y-Noah following test runs, F—Saturday night program: civ- ic program in Rubber Bowl, 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 A—Parade: start at 1 pm. B—Race: start at 2:15 p.m. C—Broadcast of finals: 4:30 to, downtown WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Petrol- eum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes an- | nounced this afternoon that the first | shipment of aviation gasoline to Russia is now aboard an American tanker and will leave late today for Vladivostok, Siberia, ————— 5 pm. 5 Pirates still infest the isiand-|, > c”‘““’““;'m banquet: - Akron Armory, 7:30 studded waters off ‘the coast «f > Kwangtung province, South China, ! There are an estimated 3,000,000 soldiers in European prison camps.; ‘and occasionally attack junks in the vicinity of Hongkong Island. the War Councll without port-| folio. | The shooting took place in the Baron's home, | The gunman was captured as he | attempted to flee from the grounds. By JACK STINNETT ——————— AMER'(A“ | WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Only |twice in the 71 years of the De- ‘pnrtmnnc of Justice have there been M I I o N such long periods as the present when the United States has had no Attorney Genera_l. i The reasons for President Grant's | 56-day delay in filling the office |and for President McKinley's wait- L WAL ing nearly six months to appoint il Yoot e @ successor to Joseph McKenna are PhYSI(IanS, M'sslonanes pretty much obstured in political | history. Also R;p_oned Held ; The reason for President Roose- as Pr Isoners cessor to Attorney General Robert SHANGHAI, aug. 14—In rv-“H,'Jukson. whom he elevated to ports received by the Presbyterian| the United States Supreme Court, | velt’s long delay in naming a 'suc- | Mission executives, it was charged are almost as obscure—but not be- that the Japanese seizure of the cause there hasn’t been plenty of Presbyterian Mission Hospital and speculation. Official Washington other properly of the Mission atiand the politicians have been won- Tsainkiangpu constituted virtual dering out loud. and " 20,000 em- imprisonment of American physi-|ployees of the Justice Department cians and missionaries there. have been parked on those pro- Runs On and On; Observers In Washingfon Jusi Guess verbial pins and needles for weeks }Some are asking whether the ap- pointment will affect their jobs. Others want to know how the new appointment will affect Department of Justice policies. The result: D. J. business has been almost at a standstill ever since Attorney Gen- eral Jackson was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court on une 12. A FEW NUG Trying to sift fact from rumor a little like panning for gold where there isn’t any—but there are a few nuggets worth considering. For example, it is a foregone con- clusion in most speculative circles that Francis Biddle, the deep- browed, mustachioed, tweedy Solici- tor General will get the post and that Charles Fahy, his assistant, will be named Solicitor General. If 1 dive bomber brovght down by a Soviet fighter. . er in Alaska for the Department of | “land vegetables,” BEEFHERDS INALASKA POSSIBILITY Heintzleman fo Make Rec- ommendations fo Ag- ricultural Dept. Alaska’s new flood of men in uni- | form and workers for defense base projects is spelling new markets for | products of Alaskan farms and may mean much in hastening the devel- | opment of agriculture in the Terri- | tory, it was pointed out today by | B. F, Heintzleman, Regional Forester and recently appoipted Commission- | Agriculture, - | Heintzleman returned yesterday to | Juneau after a month’'s trip| throughout the Territory, during which time he gave particular at- tention to problems connected with | agricultural developments in the vi- |einity of defense bases. | “Increased markets afforded by ! these defense bases are stimulating much more interest in agricultural | development particularly at this | time in the production of fresh milk | Heintzleman de- 'clared. ! To Make Recommendations | ! As a result of his trip, Hemt.zle-‘ man said he would make a number | | of recommendations to the Depart- %ment of Agriculture for promotion .0! agricultural develcpment in an | orderly manner in Alaska. | “From my observations, the in- creased production of fresh milk of- | fers the best opportunity for farm- | ers in the Territory at the present | time, Heintzleman said today. |hope that some assistance can be given to the study of problems that confront the expanding dairy in- dustry in Alaska. “Problems to be solved concern the best types of winter feed for dairy cattle and the best methods of producing these feeds. Beef Prospects “Also, T believe the production of | beef for local use is an industry that :oners possibilities in the Territory |and should be carefully studied. The lopen ranges offer excellent feed |during summer months and here |again problems of the beef industry |are primarily concerned with the production of winter feed. | “Experiment station people in Al- aska have made an excellent start in determining satisfactory types of cultivated forage crops for winter feeding and how they can be pro- !duced. The outlook offers encour- agement,” In connection with a potential cat- | tle industry in Alaska, Heintzleman (Coutinued un Page Six) |7 ccontiuuea on Page Seven) 15 . ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL AT PARLEY Plan Post-War Activities in Europe-Japan Not Men- tioned at Conference MEETING AT SEA LASTS 2-3 DAYS Lord Beaverbrook fo Come to U. S. for Discus- sion on Munitions (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) President Franklin D, Roose- velt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, dramatically meeting somewhere at sea, join- ed in a pledge to achieve “final destruction of Nazi tyranny and agreed on. an eight-point de- claration of common national ajms after the war,” it was dis- closed today by informed gquart- In London, commenting on the secret rendezvous, it was declar- ed the United States is now enlisted in plans for the recon- struction of post-war Europe and is supporting the Russian-Brit- ish cause on every front. JAPAN IMPLICATED A Japanese diplomat in Lon- don said the omission of any re- ference to Japan in the eight- point policy, “implies Japan was one of the main points of discus- sion.” High ranking United States and British military and naval air experts attended the confer- ence, which was said to have lasted two or three days. BEAVERBROOK COMING A synchronized London ac- count of the meeting said the two leaders, in addition to agree- ing on measures tq stiffen the war against Hitler, decided on Jjoint peace aims, embodying dis- armament and post-war econ- omic collaboration. It was further disclosed that Lord Beaverbrook, British Min- ister of Supply, who attended the conference, will arrive in the United States soon to discuss “the whole problem of supply of | munitions for armed forces in the United States and for those other countries actively engaged in resisting aggression.” Among the points considered at the conference was the de- claration that all peoples of the world should and must be able to select their own government and also freedom of the seas will be enforced. QUICK ACTION Shortly after the announce- ment of the agreement, Great Britain banned all exports to Japan and authoritatively im- plied that the recent London (Continued to Page Two) DarlanWill Lead French | In_V!arlare New Minister of National Defense Talks fo Land and Sea Forces VICHY, France, Aug. 14.—Vices Premier Jean Darlan, in his new role as Minister of National Defense, to= day told France’s land and sea forces that he will ‘lead them along the road designated by Chief of State Marshal Petain.