The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 12, 1941, Page 1

- v THE DAILY ALASKA E VOL. LVIL, NO. 8826. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” IREK MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1941. F.D.R. WARNS GERMANY, ITALY ¢ (4 4 $ 4 (4 L4 & & (4 S 14 4 L4 NAZIS MAKE REPLY BY SUB ATTACKS REDS ASSERT NAZITROOPS DRIVENBACK Battle Enfers 83rd Day with ' Napoleon's Mark Unbroken RUSSIANS TELL OF DRIVE T0 SMOLENSK Germans Saystnnounce- ment of Victories An- icipated, However BULLETIN — BERLIN, Sept. 12—~The German High Com- mand admitted tonight ' that 1ain and mud are making the Nazi invasion of Russia most difficult but insisted opera- ticns nevertheless are “progress- ing well” and stronger Russiin troop concentrations in the Central Sector have been taken under “effective fire.” BULLETIN—MOSEOW, Sept. 12—The Battle of Leningrad “has assumed such a character and of such dimensions that the Germans cannot conduct it long,” Vice Foreign Commis- sar Lozovsky said tonight. He also said the Germans want a quick decision but can’t obtain. it. (Continued on Page Five) Drew Pearsce B WASHINGTON — Former King Carol and his companion, Madame Lupescu, currently domiciled in Mexico City, will not visit Wash- ington, They would love to more than anything else. But it's out. Authority for this interesting item of social news is Mrs. Evie Robert, Leauteous blonde wife of the former secretary of the Democratic Nation- al Committee. Evie has good grounds for her information. She got it straight from Carol himself. This is the way it happened: Evie and her husband, “Chip”, were dinner guests of -Carol and his famed friend. Evie, seated next to the former Rumanian monarch, asked him why he didn’t come to ‘Washington. “The one place I want to go more than anywhere on this hemi- A huge coast defense rifle, weighing 145 tons, is shown being trans. ported from Tiverton, R. L, to Fort Church, near Compton, R. L, for installation in the fort’s coast defenses, The 68-foot-long rifle was Rebel Spirit NEW IncreasesAs ~ Norway Fumes WidespreatTS?rif e Seenj Within Few Days- Unions Lead STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12.—Reports from Oslo today said that the spirit | of revolt against the German-sup- | ported Quisling government is grow- ing rapidly in Norway and that a gigantic conflict is indicated within the next few days with the loyal trade unions leading opposition to the Nazis. The unions number approximately 350,000 members. A great many persons were report- ed arrested throughout the country yesterday, although it was announc- ed that Ludvik Buland, Vice-Presi- dent of the Norwegian Labor Fed- eration, seized in connection with plans for a general strike and sen- tenced to death, had been par- doned by Joseph Terboven, Nazi gauleiter of Norway. Official accounts today claimed “labor peace has been restored with DEFENSE BOARD! and Dcnald Nelson, executive director. hauled on a double trailer by a tractor, mounted on 88 huge pneumatic- tired wheels, over the state’s automobile roads. Average speed of the haul was two miles per hour. President Rcosevelt's new supplies, priority and allocations board holds its first meeting in Washington. Seated, L.-R., Harry Hopkins, William Knudsen, Vice-President Wallace, who is chairman of the board, Standing, L.-R., Navy Undersecretary James Forrestal, represent- ing Secretary Knox; War Undersecretary Robert Patterson, representing Secretary Stimson; Leon Hen- " derson, OPA chief, and Sidney Hillman, OPM Associate Director. Up Defenses to Keep the U. NSESSION S. Free |22 SUPPLY SHIPS ARE SENT DOWN ‘German U-Bo?ts Reported | Successfully Raiding in North Atlantic CONVOY OF 40 (RAFT " REPORTED ATTACKED iReich Tim;; Announce- ment in Answer to "Shoot’ Order | | | | | (By As:ociated Press) Germany anncunced, hard on the | heels of President Roosavelt’s order | to shoot at sight in defense of Am- | erican warships on the approach of ttlesnake” Axis raiders, that Ger- | man U-boats torpedoes even now are slashing out in the waters of the | North Atlantic in one of the greatest | attacks of the war. So far 22 ships “ITive: been’ Wik of more than 40 | vessels heavily guarded by convoys. | Hitler's High Ccmmand said in a | special bulletin this morning that | the submarine assault is proceeding | presumably on a convoy bearing j American war supplies to Great Bri- | tain. Early this morning there was no comment from London regarding the purported submarine attack on convoyed ships. | Acticn—Not Words | It is significant that Germany’; | timed announcement of the convoy |attack came almost in answer to | President Roosevelt’s warning, ac- cording to correspondents in the Reich, and the Reich is trying to answer the President’s warning by action instead of words. Hardly a foreign correspondent in Berlin reached their offices empty handed after the noon conference of German officials with the news- men when the Berlin radio in a fan- fare of trumpets informed the world that convoy sinkings had started in earnest. 22 Ships Sent Down The German communique this morning indicated that the assault on convoyed vessels began at least a day ago and declared that U-boats have sent 22 ships, totaling 134,000 tons to the bottom in the North | Atlantie. German commentators intimated no episodes of any kind.” ——— Over Million Half Men in | ArmedForce War Depafl?enl Issues 558 BOMBERS OF RAF LOST IN 5 MONTHS Official Disr—los—ure Is Made sphere,” he replied with a sigh, “is the capital of your great country. I have heard so much about it, but, alas, I cannot do it. It is impossible.” “But why? We are a hospitable people.” “It is this way. Through certain sources an inquiry was made of Mrs. Roosevelt concerning Madame Lupescu. It was asked whether Madame would be received at the White House. The answer from Mrs. Roosevelt was no. Under those circumstances I cannot go to Wash- ington. Much as I want to see vour great capital city, I would not go without Madame Lupescu.” HOARDED DEFENSE MATERIAL The new seven-man Supply, Pri- orities and Allocation Board, headed by Vice President Wallace, was not just making talk when it warned that “materials hoarded in the cellars and atties of certain indus- tries will be routed out.” There is | . Today by Under Sec- Statement Regarding refary of War Strength of Army WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. — The ‘War Department issued a statement today reporting the total strength LONDON, Sept. 12—The Royal Air Force lost 558 bombers in West- ern Europe in raids and other at- tacks between April 1 and Septem- of the Army as being 1,589,090 of- |ber 8. ficers and men. This total includes| This is the \official disclosure 705,000 draftees. ————.————— NEW C. OF C. SETUP Secretary of State of Air. Loss of life is not stated. e——— All former members of the An-| FIRE—ALL TURN OUT chorage Chamber of Commerce have| A firé, which threatened to rage resigned to provide for a new set-|over a wide section, was finally up with a full time secretary. subdued at Lake Harding near Fair- —_—————— |banks when residents and Alaska KETCHIKAN DRUNKS | Fire Control service joined in fight- —_— {ing the blaze. ‘The monthly report of Chief of Police 8. S. Daniels of Ketchikan showed 100 drunks had been lodged | in the city jail during August. ——e— BUY' DEFENSE ‘BONDS CAA AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS Conferences are jin progress at Fairbanks for a contemplated ‘new CAA' field... The new site hasinot yet been definitely established. made today by Capt. Balfour, Underl Step UpRigh By SIGRID ARNE (Filling in for Jack Stinnett, now on vacation) WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. — For ! three years David H. Young could | have used his phone for a hat cause so few people were interes'- | designing cotton hosiery. Cotton? It was to laugh. Now the long distance calls pile ap in his office at the Department of Agriculture. Frantic hosiery manufacturers want to know what can be done with cotton. Young can tell them. He has a “dictionary of design” including 400 different ways to weave cot- ton mesh hose. He was hired three years 2go by the department to develop his ideas. Then there was no that Japan’s silk supply would be shut off. The Department certain- ly didn’t forsee tense women, three- deep at store counters, demandin: silk hose by: the dozen pairs, The WillSomeBeautyPlease | Cotton Hosiery Champion _ i thereby help rack. It practically never rang be- NOW IT'S COTTON ANYWAY ed in a master-weaver Who Was pought 43 million dozen pairs of and Ketchikan, before going back incication | broadly that Roosevelt's shooting orders will not swerve Germany from | the avowed campaign to destroy any | ships bearing aid to Great Britain. | | Dimond Plans fo ' Refumnfo Juneau {NowandBe Anthony J. “Tony” Dimond, Al- |aska’s Delegate in Congress, will| had only a wistful|P¢ back In Juneau before he re- | hope that some day American wo-|tWns to his duties at the natlon’s| men would take to cotton hosiery--|Capital, it was learned today from if they were fancy enough — and friends of the Delegate. use up the cotton Dimond left here yesterday morn-| ing on the McKinley for a trip) |to Seward, Anchorage, Kodiak, Val- |dez and Cordova. According to ' plans he outlined to Juneau friends, It seems that last year we women he will return here, then visit Sitka Department surplus. | hose. We would have used up 300,- to Washington, D. C. 000 bales of cotton if all those, On the other hand, at the time| hose had been cotton. |of his departure on the McKinley, Now it looks like well be wear-|Dimond was apprehensive about ing the cotton. |the reported call of House Leader It really doesn't sound so badlsa’“ Rayburn for all Represema-. to hear Young talk, and to see the|tives to be on h‘“:l" for an impor-| samples he has. He shudders at|tent session Monday morning. It important bills affecting Alaska are the thought of chiffon hose with | @ sports outfit. He thinks womea !0 be brought up, Dimond said he| 4 ht ask James Ryan, civilian de-| should develop hosiery wardrobes, Mg | S0 he has woven fine stripes ‘ol fense coordinator in Alaska, to wear with tailored suits, delicare iy him back to the capital. meshes for evening dresses, bolder b e s A meshes for sports clothes, herring- | SCHOOLS OPEN i cring=| OB the first day of school at .- e with herring-| - lenikan 738 enrolled at the two! T * !sehools, just four less than (Continued on Page Five) Iprevluus year. thz) Nazis Score F.D.R. Talk As'All Lies' Report of U-boat Convey Attack Is Considered Significant Reply BERLIN, Sept. 12.—The German High Command today countered resident Roosevelt’s “no trespass” speech of last night with an an- ouncement that U-boats recently unk at least 22 ships out of a Brit- 1in-bound convoy. An authorized Nazi ater declared: “All Roosevelt’s contentions are a Ae.” spokesman The U-boat attack, perhaps the | wreatest single submarine action against sea commerce in history, was taken in many quarters as an elo- quent answer in itself to the Presi- dent, A spokesman later asserted, how~ ever, that the President's reference to freedom of the sea reached a new “peak of hypocrisy,” and declared he must bear the responsibility for “all conseruences.” Subs Chase Ships There was no amplication of the High Command’s terse account of the submarine attack which has been going on for several days in an unspecified zone in the North Atlantic, but the High Command and Berlin commentators said the convoy was scattered and individual vessels pursued by the underseas raiders. / Late dispatches disclosed that the convoy was intercepted on its way from North America to England. The spokesman who gave Germany's first official reaction to President Roosevelt's speech contended that the Presidential order to the Unit- ed States Navy to fire on general craft was issued months ago. “What happens now?” the spokes- man asked. “Not Mr. Roosevelt, but we, will determine that.” { Deny Greer Charges The spokesman took up, point by | U.S. NAVY TO BE PROTECTOR OF SHIPPING ; & i {This Nation Will Not Wait | fo Be Atftacked, De- i clares President DEFENSE OF SHORES, SEA | LANES, NO ACT OF WAR Al Vessels;fl" Countries to Be Safeguarded | Against Raiders WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt bluntly warned Germany and Italy last ,night that their warships from now {on would enter American defensive | waters “at their own peril.” i . The President declared in a world wide radio address from the White House that “from now on, if Ger- ,man or Itallan vessels of war enter ;&he waters, the protection of which {is necessary for American defense, they do so at their own peril and ¢grders which T have given ds Com- mander-in-Chief of the United States Army and Navy are to carry out that policy at once and sole responsibility rests upon Gérmany. There will be no shooting unless Germany continues to seek it.” The Chief Executive of the United States eumerated a list of American warships and commercial vessels at- tacked or sunk in recent months and declared that an American battle- ship was followed by a submarine in the North American waters last July and the submarine “sought to man- euver itself into a position of attack. The periscope was clearly seen. No British or American submarines were within hundreds of miles of this spot at the time so the nation- ality of the submarine is clear.” Axis “Rattlesnakes” Reaffirming the historic policy of (Continued on Page Eignt) ’ (Continued un Poge Six) NAZI MOVES TO INDICATE PATROL AREA American N_a;y Shooting Depends on Germans, Says Secrefary Hull WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 — Secretary of State Cordell Hull teday indicated that Germany’s own actions will determine what areas the United States con- siders as “defensive waters” in which American warships will shoot first on patrols to defend shipping against Axis attacks. Asked to define the waters concerned, Hull told reporters it must be remembered that the EXTRA! U. 5. VESSEL IS SUNK ON WAY T0 ICELAND State Dep—a-;t_m ent An- nounces American-Own- ed Ship Is Torpedoed WASHINGTON, 'Sept. 12, — The State Department an- nounced late tonight that the American-owned steamship Montana, flying the Panamani- United States is confronted by a world movement force which has as its purpose, the conquest of both continents and seas. — e PETERSBURG SCHOOLS On the opening day of the sehool term at Petersburg, 122 children registered for the first six grades and 107 for the Junior and Senior High. - et GUARD HONORED The National Guard unit mem- bers at- Anchorage were recent guests of the Rotary Club at a swanky affair. s --0= BUY DEFENSE STAMPS an flag, has been torpedoed and sunk enroute from the United States to Iceland. \ All 26 crew members are be- lieved to have been saved. None are Americans. The State Department said that according to information received by the Navy Depart- ment, the Montana, named “Paula” before the vessel was requisitioned from its Danish owners by the United States Maritime = Commission, sailed August 19 from Wilmington, N. C, for Iceland with a car- go of 150,000,000 feet of lum- ber for the Icelandic govern- ment. The sinking was reported to have taken place yesterday.