The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 28, 1941, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT SIBERIAN. RED ARMY ATMOSCOW Rain, Snowflr;ling Battle- ground fo Quag- mire in Places The Ru s from Siberia LONDON, Oct sian | s from Siberia, | thrown back 10 mile source r dispatcl L ector aid today said bad we mans, rai i some places ground to quagmi ¢ German drive on Rostov w kening before mxb\mm ness section to swell the fund to| lengthening and e and ymmunication CLOTHES that are CLEANED OFTEN—Wear Long Send YOUR GARM o Triangle Smart a men present arg looking appearance when they have clothes cleaned here! Phone (me Seattle) 3 el a mile. 140 Ibs. nlyae ance. United planes Fares o + baggage Alow! only sleeper e R Cal el s hotels, Pan American .(u; ways,orAl-nk-blnmah:.p ';', or wire ahead 10 United Seattle office for reservalions. UNITED Air Lines St h Ave. and Union | gls Seatile Building. Germans as| ather | Chilkoot and | end of this week, a joint eommittee | | back on the job supply ' | eliminate giare from N FUNDFOR OUR BOYS JUST GIVE AS YOU CAN FOR HELPING MEN FROM JUNEAU AT CHILKOOT BARRACKS TO | HAVE BETTER R E CR EATION | FACILITIES ... | With prespects thdt“the melrc fund for recreational Barracks will close the of the Chamber of Commerce and | Rotary Club got busy today in a| canvass of the entire Juneau busi-| | more than $1,000 by Suurdny Contributions in cask [totaled $14 and brought toml Iund lup to $63150. Today's donations also brought ln "’0 cribbage boards for the Juneau | | boys at Haines, made by the manual| ‘(xamnm classes at Juneau High | School under direction of Prol‘ ’Hank armon, and a stack of late phon aphic recordings which are {being sent to the Barracks by the | Juneau Melody Shop. A question being asked these days by Juneau citizens who wish contribute to the fund is: ‘How do {T make out my check?" | Any check made out to “Empire |Chilkoot Barracks Fund” brought to the Empire office will be added to the fund and sent toi {the Juneau company at Haines. |lows: Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick, $2.50 Dr. A. L. Rowland $5.00 U. 8. Deputy Marshal Walter Hellan, $5.00 T. F. Dryden, $1.50 —— DEFENSE DINNER RESERVATIONS CLOSE AT NOON A one hundred percent response from all organizations concerned with civil defense has been received tional Deefnse Committee for | take place tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock in the Lutheran Church. Reseryations for the affair, which will be open until tomorrow it was announced this afternoon. For res- ervations anyone interested is asked to call Mrs. Mel Martin, Mrs. R. B. | Lesher or Mrs. Henry Larson. Decorations for the dinner will bc carried out with a theme of National Defense The committee in charge | is composed of Mrs. John McCor- mick, chairman, Mrs. R. B. Lesher, Mrs. M. J. Haas, Mrs E. L. Keithahn | and Mrs Doris Guillian. —— RAYBAN goggles cut haze and sun, water. — Dr. adv. FRESH RAW MILK DAILY 1§c qt. From George Bros. Dairy Watch the Cream Line FRESH GOLDEN CREAM 25 half pt. 13¢Gill Fresh Local Eggs Brought in Daily GEORGE BROS.| 95--PHONES--92 IN ARMY to| and | Contributions today were as fol-| by the Juneau Woman’s Club Na-| the | National Defense dinner which will | will have many interesting speakers, | {Report Say;lféining Now snow, | Carlson, Blomgreul FLYING WEDGE % BREAKS PLANT PICKET LINES| A. F. of L. Leads Men Back to Work at Shipyards, Lake Washington huge “flying wedge,” American | Federation. of Labor men today led Lake: Washington shipyard workers | | through. welders’ picket lines to .| reapen the closed plant. The plant employs 1,400 men on| | $32,000,000 worth of ‘naval mine 'layer contracts and yard manage- facilities at| ment. AFL leaders reported aLlen.suuhm, he called “strong views"” \90 petcent of the employees were lEGISlATION 'OVER STRIKES ISLOOMING |President Indlcafes Drastic| Adtion May Now Be Expected WASHINGTON, Oct. 28— President Roosevelt late this afternoon declared he is consid- ering drafting general legisation to deal with the problems of strikes in defense industries. The President would not dis- cuss methods with which the proposed bill may deal with the strike problem at his press con- ference, however, nor would he | indicate what the government might do about the strike of 53,000 men in captive coal mines. Roosevelt has already made three appeals to John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Work- ers Union, CIO; to call off the coal mine walkout. RUSSIANS PREPARING RESERVES | Taking Place in East- ern Siberia KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Oct. 28.— The Russian, Army, even while bat- tling to hold Moscow, Leningrad and Rostov, is also preparing for {future training of a reserve army far in the rear in Eastern Siberia, according toxa dispatch from the Trasbalkal Military District. These reserve troops are bemg‘ taught under actual war conditions how to fight their way out of en-| circlement, how to meet peycho- logical attacks, how to destroy parachutists, and how to cooper- {ate’ with tanks, in short, how to| meet all special problems lnvolw.d in war with the Germnns TRANSPORT, FERRY HITIN DENSE FOG David W. Branch lllahee Collide on Puget Sound Today SEATTLE, Oct. 28—The Army transport. David W. Branch, in- bound, and the Puget Sound ferry Illahee, eollided this morning in a heavy fog off Marrowstone Point. Both vessels were able to pro- Ceed'to port under their own steam although the bow of the ferry waa nearly severed. Luckily none aboard either vessel was injured. TURNER SERVICES PENDING ARRIVAL OF SON FROM NORTH Funeral services for Harley J. Tyrner, who passed away in his home early yesterday morning, are pending the arrival of Robert Tur- ner, his son, from Anchorage. Robert {left Anchorage for Fairbanks today, |and will tak the next southbound | plane from Fairbanks. | No funeral arrangements will be made untdl his arrival. \CK, FROM ‘SITKA.. Steve uiwtch returns today by Mahe; Q{yf ® sinéssalp 10 Sitka, | £ | German | nounced today that .the. execution| |of a hundred hostages still being !ington, Idaho, Montana ‘and the !as United States citizens ~having {port by October 31, {order can be obtained from any THE DAILY 'ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA STATEMENT OF KNOX IS 'SURPRISE i ments on-'Inevifable’ War with Nation TOKYO, Oct. 28~The Japanese Government spokesman. this after- noon: expressed hope that “Wash- ington will deepen its understand- ing” with Japan's position, despite ex- | pressed by American Seeretary of Navy Frank Knox that “war with Japfln is inevitable.” Koh Ishii, the spokesman, said| he is “frankly surprised” at Knox's| assertion that a clash with Japan | is “Inevitable,” if she continued her pmgram of expansion. 2 Asked to comment on the, United States might invite a Japanese Mission to Washington to discuss Pacific problems, Ishii Isaid: “It is a good idea. It is a| {most honorable idea, but it would! !be better if the United States would send a mission to Japan. e Hitler Halts Execution of WarPrisoners Offers Release of 100 at Nantes, Bordeaux If They Will Tattle PARIS, Oct. 28 — General Von Stuelpnagel, commanger, ~of forces in France, the! an- | held at Nantes and Bordeaux has! been suspended by a persohal order; from Adolf Hitler. Hitler was said to be holding out| a tempting -offer to relgase war pnsonen and . their families . if | they will come across with lnlorma llon concerning terrorists. PROPERTY, romfiu "OWNEDINU. 5,, f BE REPOR now His Britannic - Majesty’s, Consul | at Seattle wishes to ad all British subjects, resident within his Consular District. (states. of Wash- Territory of Alaska) of the:neces- sity of complying with U. S. Ex- ecutive Order No. 8389 which re-! quires all foreign nations, as well | charge of foreign property, to re- all foreign- owned property (both real amd | personal) subject to the: jurisdic- (tion of the United States on June 1, 1940, and June 14, 1941 Particulars regarding the above | | | |bank, or the nearest Federal Re- | ‘serve Bank, with which the repart» | must be. filed, {Nippon Sp@man Com-| reports | | special agent ,Mussilini gold his Black Shirt fol- - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1941 LARGE LAURENCE PAINTING T0 BE HUNG IN MUSEUM One of the |rence’s best paintings McKinley, a large hanging in the Palaca Hotel |San Prancisco, soon will hang in |the Territorial Museum, it was announced today. late Sydney Lau- of Mount for of play at an Anchorage Hotel {many years, is the property |chorage Electric Light and Power | |Company, and Mrs. Read. The seum indefinitely. Arrangements for the loan were made by Mr. and Mrs, Read over 4zhe weekend when they visited here enroute to Seattle. Shipment of the pected within two months. - Haas Going To Washington Conference Territorial Commussloner | of Labor fo Confer with National Chiefs Michael -J. Haas, Territorial Com- missioner of Labor, will go to Washington, D. C., to attend a na- tional conference of labor com- missioners early next month and to confer with officials of the Department of Labor regarding matters affecting Alaska labor. Goy. Ernest Gruening, following a telephone conversation with Haas, who is now in Seattle. Late last week Haas was named in Alaska for the wage-hour division of the Depart- ment of Labor. His expenses on the ‘trip to the national capital cmmcnt Gov Gruening said. MUSSOLINI - CELEBRATES ROMEMARCH Dldalor Clalms Ironllke Faith in Victory Has " Struck Bolshevism ‘ROME, Oct. 28—Premier Benito| Canvas now in| The painting, which was on dis-| ‘Frnnk Read, manager of the An-| | painting will be loaned to the mu-| |canvas from Sah Francisco is ex-| will, be paid by the Federal Gov-!! PROPOSESTO PROSECUTE |Senator B;l;y Believes Amendment Would Al- leviate Labor Tieups (Continued from Page One) énd of the Captive Coal Mine strike. Heavy fines and imprisonment would be imposed on leaders and| participants in strikes under Bai- |ley's proposal. Urges Firm Measures | Senator Harry Flood Byrd | Virginia told the Senate that the IALL SOVIET ALL STRIKES =4 of | GUNS INUSE NAZIS CLAIM All-Out Defense Crumbling on Cenfral Front Mos- cow Front, Report | | | | | | BERLIN, Oct. 28—Soviet thrusts |of the past few days in the central sector of the Moscow front have {been supported by “almost all the artillery they still possess,” accord- ‘mg to official reports here today. Numerous tanks have been cap- |tured and several thousand pris- loners taken, D.N.B., official Ger- man news agency, reported. NOTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. ——————— BUY l)l'l"'ENbE AMPS TYP]IO(IN SUITS Ideal For Hunters and Fishermen Sizes Small, Medium, Large Extra Large All in Stock HEADQUARTERS FOR MEN H. S. Graves The Clothing Man | President could end strikes in de-! fense industries by taking | measures”, Moreover, Byrd it ought to be obvious to anyone that Congress could do nothing about work stoppages until the Ad- ! ministration put weight behind cor- rective measures. Byrd stated has written “three humble pleading “firm !letters” to Lewis, who is head of| | United Mine Workers, end the strike at Captive. | mines underscored the appeal Lewis to call off the strike. Vast Machine The President‘.declared in his .Elecch last -night that.‘our nation |Will and must speak through every |assembly line; yes, from every coal asking to to mine, in our vast industrial mach-i ine,” When Lewis replied yesi*rday to President Roosevelt, he told the President that “this fight is be- tween the labor union and a ruth- less corporation, the U. S. Steel Cor- poration.” Lewis declared further (that J. P. Morgan, director of U. S. uance of the dispute. York, Morgan exclaimed, utter rubbish.” Armisfice Day Is Proclaimed WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.— President Roosevelt today pro- ; claimed November 11 as Armis- . tice Day. + In issuing the proclamation, . the President called upon the : American: people to pause on " that date and “show gratitude .~ for the past. and to rededicate " the nation’s fundamentals for human liberty and to defend our 5 future.” In New “what lowers today as they thronged be-| fore his balcony in celebration of; the Fascist march on Rome that “in spite of all coalitions we will smash every obstacle.” In response to cheers from ms] followers, he said “we are facing 'the dawn of the twentieth year of |the Fascist era, and our ironlike faith in victory has struck the; heart of Bolshevism, against which we bezan our first battles twenty i RS 1E ON A.CAA. TRIPS While Pilots Alex Holden and| Shell Simmons made. eighit flights w Tulsequah, B. C. today, Deéan | Goodwin took a third ‘Alaska Coastal Airlines plane on ;.n sland | flight. Passengers with Goocl:dn were J. M. Hill and F. Norton, both to Hoonah. Simmons made a trip to Sitka later in the day with Max {Lurz and Lieut. J. M. Harding as passengers, returning with Don Smith, Steve Vukovich, E. A. Elwin, | Dave Fenton and H. B. Largent.. E e HUNTER LEAVES Dr." Ivan Allred, of Great Falls, Mont., sailed south on the Co- lumbia . this afternoon, after sever- al- days of bear hunting @around Admiralty Island. Alired reported the shooting .of four black bear by his . party but failure to"sight a, brownie. | B — T — WIRTANEN SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW Funeral services for John Emil Wirtanen, who passed away Octo- ber 22, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Charles W. Carter Chapel, it was announced today. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. SRR, CAPT. CURRIE SAILS Capt. A. J. Currie, master of the Taku River towboat, Taku Chief, sailed south this morning on the Princess Louise to spend the winter in the States. The Taku Chief has been moored fc the : winter in Auk Bay. FLIES TO blTKA Lieut. J. M. Harding, ke rival in Juneau, flew fo finemoon with Shell Simmons. pt ar- thls years ago.” A placard depicting President |Roosevelt as a clown was carried during the demonstrations, while | Bascist political circles accused mm of lying to get the United States into war. TAFT TAKES OPPOSITION, Proclaimed Ly resi- dent Roosevelt ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Senator Robert A. Taft this afternoon start- ed his reply ‘to President Roosevelt's condemnation of “hamstringing pro- visions” of the Neutrality Act. Senator Taft made the declaration | that repeal of the legislation willl give the President authortiy to “car- ry on an undeclared war.” The Senate galleries were crowded as Taft took the floor to state the| opposition’s case. — MONAGLE ACTING CITY MAGISTRATE Attorney M. E. Monagle will act as City Magistrate during the ab- sence of Grover C. Winn, The ncement is; made by Acting HenryMederschmid g { *@W su-rsl N}m Zzfl‘v F.D.R. PLANS' Unded.ared_\T’ar Could Be/: that the President | The | | L e Washington’smel' is responsible for the contin- | | trip were announced here today by said, | 8: p. m. w ROLL CAL Tomorrow Entertainment! Refreshments!