The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 23, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR THE, NEWS ALL THE TIME” e “ALL VOL. LVIL, NO. 8835. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1941. PRICE TEN CENTS 'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS U. 5. NEAR TO WAR, NAZL CLAIN 0 RED DIVISIONS SLAIN, BLOODY TRAP ]AP A("ON] Nazi U-Boats Hold Rendezvous in T YA NAZIS CLAIM CAPTURE OF 380,000 MEN Italians Report Russian Armies in Chaotic Re- freat in Ukraine | SOVIET AMBASSADOR | GIVES NEW FIGURES Diplomat in London Says{ One-third of German Army Annihilated (By Associated Press) Hitler’s High Command today re- ported the destruction of 50 Soviet army divisions totaling about 756,000 troops and the capture of 380,000 | prisoners in a bloody trap 125 miles | east of Kiev, while Italian dispatches | depict scenes of chaotic retreat among the Russian armies in the | Ukraine. | The commander-in-chief of the | Soviet Fifth Army was listed ameng | the German prisoners. [ In London, Ambassador MankyJ declared that inh three months of | the war Germany lost three million " | | | men, cither killed, wounded or miss- ing, and representing one-third of the entire Nazi army. Maisky de- seribed the German Command’s re- port last week of minimum German losses as “utterly ridiculous.” i The Germans place Nazi losses in (Continued to Page Tw0) WASHINGTON — For 29 long years Henry Fountain Ashurst rep- resented the State of Arizona in the Senate, was the Senate’s most dis- | tinguished orator, most polished gentleman and the Judiciary Com- miitee’s most powerful member. When he was defeated the Senate mourned, felt he never could be re- | placed. G The man who defeated him has sat in the Senate for eight long months completely mute. Ashurst, always a gentleman, 'called him a fine Senator and a fair opponent; but other Senators said nothing. Even in the press gallery few knew who he was. No one could say definitely where he stood. He had voted for defense measures, but lin- ed up with the isolationists against the draft extension bill. Undoubtedly this was why Sen- | ater Wheeler made Ernest W. Mc- | Farland the fifth member of the 183lationist-packed committee to in- vestigate Hollywood. He was count- | ed on to be a mere figurehead, non- troublesome window-dressing. Little did Wheeler realize he was to become a Fifth Columnist. Secret strategy of the isolationists was to launch a barrage of scorch- ing attacks on the movies by Sen- ators Nye and Bennett Clark, co- authors of the investigation, and other hand-picked sharpshooters. And with no critical questioning anticipated from the hand-picked committee, the isolationists were counting on a big publicity jamboree all their own way. But the man who took Ashurst’s place in the Senate completely fool- ed them. Out of a clear sky and to the goggle-eyed astonishment of the four isolationist probers, rookie Sen- ator McFarland subjected Nye and Clark to a grilling that had them (Continued on Page Four) Reds Torpedo a Nazi Ship | e e These spectacular pictures, released by the Moscow ¢ensor, show the torpedoing of a Nazi ship in the Baltic sea. ‘The phiotos show the torpedo on the way, striking the ship, and the ultimale result, the sinking of the vessel. Note members of the crew seeking safety in a lifehoat in one MRS. D. L. MacKINNON, CHILD ARRIVE FOR VISIT HERE Mrs. Donald L. MacKinnon, wife of the assistant manager of the Standard Oil Company at Wrange!ll and daughter-in-law of Mr. and | | | | | | | . - News of the Day Newsreel | Manchoukuo is of the pictures. Mrs. Lockie MacKinnon of Juneau, IN SIBERIA MAY DEVELOP |- Nipponese mps Report- [ ed on Move in Man- | chukuoan Cities NEWSPAPERS FORESEE | VICTORY FOR GERMANS Even Nazi Citizens Hif by Travel Restrictions. | in Manchukuo 3 PEIPING, Sept. 23.—Despite the lateness of the season, which for- eign military men say should make a Japanese invasion of Siberia un- | likely, advices from Manchoukuo | today indicate that the Japanese | are continuing preparations there | for possible hostilities. | These advices mention fresh Japanese troop movements [rom Harbin and Shinking toward the Russian - frontier,” espacidiily west ‘pf Vladivostok., Air raid precautions also are reported stepped up in the principal cities of Manchou- kuo, | Tough on All | Shanghai sources said anese ban on foreign travel being enforced stricely that even Germans are un- able to leave. The Hungarian min- ister was reported refused permis- sion to go to Shinking to present his credentials. | Unconfirmed reports from Kal-| gan said the Japanese recently re- the Jap- m 50 '|inforced their guards on the Outer Mongolian border road near Orga after the appearance there of So- viet planes. Comment on War The Japanese-controlled press in both North China and Manchoukuo appears to have completely re- versed its previous dubicus atti- tude toward the German-Russian war, the Chinese language news- papers now asserting that a Nazi victory is in sight. Observers said that Japanese pro- tests against the alleged appea - ance of drifting mines in the Sea of Japen could provide the pretext for Japanese naval action if a pretext were desired. The protes's apparently have gone unanswered by Russia. WINDSORS IN MIAMI, U.S. TOUR Duke, Duchess Going fo Washingfon, Calgary- Purposes of Trip . | MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 23. — The Duke and Duchess of Windsor reached Miami today by plane on the first leg of a tour of six weeks in the United States and Canada. The two were greeted with chee's Ioom several thousand Miamians. The Windsors plan to entrain tomorrow for Washington, D. C, where the Duke will discuss means of transportation for tourists fo Nassau, the winter resort of the Bahama Islands. ‘The Duke said the object of the and Lorna Dee MacKinnon were|trip from Nassau is to attend the arrivals on the Denali last night for a visit here, ‘The length of their stay is indef- inite, and while here they are stay- ing at the MacKinnon Apartments. business affairs at his ranch near| Calgary, Canada, which he has not seen for 14 years. | .- BUY DEFENSE BONDS L1y CLAIM - I N. Radiophoto German submarines meet In the Atlantie, coming to the surface to permit their commanders to map further attacks on British shipping. A small rubber boat is shown going from one U-boat to the other, Note some of the men wear shorts. This might indicate a South Atlantic location. ‘These U-hoats are the “rattlesnakes” President Roosevelt aimed the U. S. navy at in his dramatic radio ad~ JAPSFISHING OUTSIDE OF CLOSED AREA Hull Declares Nipponese Floating Cannery Not in Bristol Bay WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Secre- | tary of State Cordell Hull today told | Senator Mon C. Waligren that the | Japanese floating cannery Kosei | Maru, reported fishing off the Bris- tol Bay area in Alaska during June, | was operating outside the area from which Jap fishermen are barred by their government. Wallgren previous\y reported the | vessel had been seen frequently fish- | ing at latitude 56-15 north, longi- tude 167-12 west, due west of Bristol | Bay. Hull sald the Japanese had voluntarily restricted their fishing beats from operating in the Bristol Bay area. Thirty-eight Coast Guard reports | indicated no salmon fishing Japan- ese nationals in the Bristol Bay area since the conclusion of the arrange- | ment. They said it appeared the operation of the Kosei Maru was | | “outside the area covered bysthe| | Japanese undertaking.” ————————— WANTS BILL PROVIDING SOVIET AID | | | WASHINGTAN, Sept. 23. formed memkters said Edward Stet- tinius, Administrator of the Lend-, Lease program, today urged the) House Appropriations subcommitte: now considering the Lend-Lease appropriation bill, to reject any prohibitions that will bar aid (o Russia. Members of the 0 said Stettinius explained it is not the policy of the Government now | 84%, o through the Lend-; Steel o aid Russia throug | Southern 7/16, International Harvester 54%, Ken- | necott 36, New York Central 12, | Northern Pacific 8%, United States | steel 573, Pounds $4.03%. Lease program but he emphasized that in view of the uncertainty of the future restrictive provisions are especially undesirable. oy The International Airport at| Douglas, Ariz, has a runway‘ of which is in Mexico. dress recently. "Undue Hardship™ May ' Get Seleciee’s Release From Services in Army Bc‘;uty Challenge Mrs. Ruth Licklider Crowned “Mrs. America,” queen of the married women, Mrs. Ruth Licklider, 19, of New York City, above, now issues a chal- lenge to “Miss America,” Ros mary LaRlanche of Los Angeles, to match charm and measurement with her. Mrs. Licklider was se- or lected in a contest held at Pali- sades Park, N. J [Sroor Gvommmm | NEW YORK, Sept. 23. — Closing subcommitt=e | quotaiion of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4%, American Can Anaconda 28%, Bethlehem 68%, Compgionwealth and Curtiss Wright 10, DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, i three-fourths of a mile long, Part|jones averages: Industrials, 128.03; | rails, 29.13; utilities, 18.61. } By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. — An- swering the mail orde; G. A. K, Lockport, N. Y. — Re- | ferring to the phrase “undue hard- ship” as a cause for letting men 'out of the Army is about as in- |definite as anything can be. It |was not specifically defined in the |law extending the selectee service | training period. The War Department’s policy is very broad in this matter. Decision (in all cases of alleged “undue hari- iship” is left up to the commanding iomcers. I can give you an illus- , tration. If since a man’s induction, {his father has died (leaving nis (mother without support); or his 'wmz has died or divorced him, {leaving a child to be cared for— “mem would be pretty clear-cut cases of “undue hardship.” | There could conceivably be hun- |dreds of similar cases. That, ac- { cording to the War Department, is (Continued on Page Eight) Adanic |5, 0WNED - VESSEL IS - SENT DOWN | German Spo—kesman Says Ship Destroyed in Ac- cordance, War Laws | DECLARES CORDELL HULL MAKING CONFLICT NEAR | Observers Int{mate Out- come Is Challenge to FDR's Order (By Associated Press) The German authorities today de- clared that whatever happened to | the United States owned Pink Star in the waters adjacent to Iceland was “done in accordance with the laws of war.” The Pink Star. former Danish ves~ sel of 6,800 tons deadweight, re- | quisitioned by the United States Maritime Commission, was sunk in - the waters near Iceland on Septem- | ber 19, baving salled from New York \ with'a cargo on September 3. The | ship was flying the Panamian flag fat the time. U. 8. Advances Step The German spokesman asserted that United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull drove America to another step nearer war by his com- ment that the United States Nen- trality Act should be changed. ‘What Secretary Hull actually told the newsmen in conference in Wash- ington was that he and the Presi- dent said the Neturality Act will be as likely to get the United States into war as to keep it out. The Berlin spokesman said no German subs or other overseas raid- |er have specifically reported the | sinking of the Pink Star but mes- sages have been recelved in Berlin telling of sinkings on the Atlantic of ships out of a big convoy. Open Challenge Observers in Washington see in the incident, the first sinking of an American owned vessel since Presi- dent Roosevelt’s “sink on sight” order as a possible open challenge to America’s newly defined doctrine of | the freedom of the seas. The Nazi spokesman said the “ship was sunk in waters of a clearly de- fined German operations area.” SRS AN LS The United States Forest Service is using a portable radio transmitter smaller than a loaf of bread. Is Just a | | i | By MAX HILL AP Feature Service TOKYO, Sept. 23.—The foreign- er, a bit uncertain as to which way he should go because the only signs were in Japanese, went down the stairs into the Ginza station of the subway, there to be en- gulfed by the mass of Japanese pushing their way into the cars. He bowed politely to the man in the next seat and asked whether and how many stations away it was. . He was the only foreigner in the car. Around him on all sides were cold glances of suspicion. Why was he there? The Japanese, unable to cast |aside the traditional courtesy of his race, responded that yes, this was the train for Shibuya. Then [A Foreigner in Japan the train were bound for Shibuya,| Spy Until He's Proved Otherwise he hurriedly got up and moved fto another part of the car. There are many Japanese these troubled days who report fellow citizens who talk with foreigners. Many Germans Evident Japan today is decidedly spy conscious. Strangely enough this development coincides with the ar- rival of hundreds of Germans, some of whom have definite official | Places in the business of censorship |and allied matters. | Another foreigner, this time a | newspaperman, invited a Japa- |nese friend to have lunch with | him, and the next day stern pelice | were on hand to warn the Japa- nese against such associations. They wanted to know In detail whal the two had talked about. The vernacular and even thegsv- |ernment have two favorite terms — i (Continued un Pige ShO