The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 3, 1941, Page 1

< HE DAILY ALASKA IKMP1 \Ul l\ll' NO. 8870. ALL THE TIME” “ALL THE NEWS FOUR ARMY PLANES IN CRASHES e = == MLMBbR AbSOLIATED PRI:bb PRICE IEN CENIS RUSSIANS ROUTED BY NAZIS IN CRIMEA FDR Tells Nation ffShooIing Has Starfed” s 5 D Neaian Surrcunded by his aides and Secret Service men Day address from the Navy Leazue 1 dece ) and Asso WASHINGTON — Inner America First circles are churning over ret | ports that Senator Burt Wheeler plus cronies are thinking of climbing off | the wobbling isolationist band | wagon. | The other two are Republican Senators C. Wayland (“Curly”) Brooks, of Ill, and Raymond E Willis of Indiana. Publicly, the three are still la]k» ing isolationism in calliope over- | tenes. But what gives significant | color to the inside word that they are looking for a way out was their | stand on the last lend-lease bill. This bill was vigorously opposed | by America First. But none of them | took any part in the debate. Willis | wasn't even in Washington. Brooks | finally voted for the bill. And Wheeler didn't vote at all. ! All the other redhot isolationists | lined up against the measure. According to word reaching wor- | ried America First chiefs, Wheeler is | disturbed over the type of el(‘memsi ing to the front in the isola- tionist movement, particularly in local America First units. Close intimates say he was shocked by the groups he encountered at Am- | erica First rallies during his recent | trar ontinental speaking junket. ! The big hitch on Wheeler’s sWitch- ing over is his vendetta with Roose- vell. If a way could be found to| bring the two together, the Montana | Senator might take the leap and | desert his present cronies. But get- ting the two men together is a big order, as feeling between them is | very bitter. Wheeler has long hated Roosevelt and the feeling is heartily reciprocated. —— | POLITICAL PRESSURE 4‘ Behind the undercover wobbling | of Brooks and Willis is plain political | pressure. Both are under plenty of | it in their States. ooks comes up for election next | and already several prominent | 1llinois Republicans are squaring off | vear to ism Committeeman, who vigorously sup- ported Wendell Willkie's militant | demand that the GOP abandon its | " (Continued on Pnn Four) tions he said that the “shooting has star te Justice Hugo Black (ight); AN run against him on his isolation- | tricity One is Bill Blackett, Chicago | | ber business leader and former National | { County J *dividend.” D) President Roosevelt broadeast to the nation in a Navy Standing bencath the President’s flag On the stage with him were the First Lady nner in-Washin gton. and “Cruiser Juneau Launched Her bow bedecked with bunting, the new 6,000-ton light cruiser Juncau slides from thc ways at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock yards at Kearny, N. J. Mrs. Harry 1. Lucas, wife of the Mayor of Juneau, Alaska, christened the craft and Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond was one of the speakers at the launching. ‘The cruiser will carry 12- and 5-inch guns and is l'\pcl.ted to do 43 knots an hour. (GERMANS IN ATTACKS BY LAND, AIR Split Red A;my', According | to Communique Is- sued at Berlin SIEGE OF MOSCOW | STILL MOST GRAVE One Importani City Is Re-, ported Captured-In- vaders Caught, Fire (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Germany today proclaimed tr umphantly that the Russian Army in Crimea has been split by a' scourge of lightning assaults by land and air and is trying to leave the peninsula through -the Black Sea ports of Sebastapol and Kerch | in a double Dunkerque ' Hitles High Command the Russian retreat as near rout declaring the German forces have! ptured- 53,000 -prisoners,. - 218 can- | non, 230 tanks and several armored Itrains with vast supplies of war material Far from the Crimean the Donet River Valley, the Ger- mans claim gains and have cap- tured the industrial city of Kursk on the railway running north from Kharkov through Orel and Tula to Moscow. Although the Russians readily admit the siege of Moscow is be- coming most grave, Red Army dis- | patches report the recapture of Kalinin, in the northern sector The Russian communique asserts that thousands of Germans were buried under the flaming debris of Louses that were blasted by the defenders before evacuating the city the first time. Half of the recap- tured city is now in ruins. | The capture of the Crimean Pen- insula gives the Germans new jumping off places for attacks on, the Red Fleet if not actually a new approach to the rich oil Caucasus, PHILANTHROPIST OF NOTE PASSES AWAY, HOSPITAL Simon Guggenheim, Once Senator from Colorado, Dies in New York NEW YORK, Nov. 3—Simon Gus- genheim, 73, former United State Senator from Colorado, internation- jally known philanthropist and in dustrialist, died last night at Mount Sinai Hospital Simon Guggenheim, Lrothers who built up what prob ably is the world's most extensive mining and smelting business, was | former United States senator from Colorado, head of the family con- cern in succession to his brother | Daniel and, like all the partners |an outstanding philanthropist Six Term Senator | He served in the feceral senatc for the six-year term beginning in 1907 then terminated 25 years' res- pictures | front, in one of the idence in Colorado to resume his WELCOME B'lls DOG—FISH affiliations with the mining and |smelting concerns from which he ihad resigned upon his election. He CRAFTON, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Elec- NOWATA, Okla., Nov. 3. — Jim |5a8id at that time that he had ac consumers got their Octo- Simpson and wife ran out of bait|CePted the senatorship to represen bills as usual in this Lorain while fishing. Simpson said his 2! the people of Colorado and no village — but all were wife thought of the weiners [hev‘the metal interests exclusively marked paid. It was the third time brought along for lunch. They| ¢ became president of American in two years that the village Board came home with quite a catch. | Smelting and Refining when Public Affairs had declared a oo elder brother Daniel retired fron BUY DEFENSE STAMPS | (Continued on Page Seven) First U. S. Warship Sunk; Many lose‘ Lives LIEUTENANT COMMANDER H. L. EDWARDS of U. 8. De-troyer Reuben James Blggesl Squabble of Years Threatened Over Franking Privileges of Congressmen INN By JACK § WASHING' The peregrinations of the 'ON, Nov. 3. - 200 mailbags " is causing an awful fuss in Wash- ington and threatening to kick up one of the biggest squabbles of re- cent years over Congressional franking privileges, The facts of the from clear, although and counter - claims column after column gressional Record and apers. This much a grand jury investigating oreign propaganda had before it or guestioning Secretary-Treas- wrer Prescott Dennett of two iso- itionist committees. In conne ion with the investigation, the urors’ asked to see 20 bags of ranked, unaddressed mail and peeches made by are far claims tilled Coui- case the hdve in the local news- seems to be | clear Congressmen or reprinted Record It developed sional that the bags had removed from Dennelt's ¢ fices by a House Office mail truck, though structions it never The rand jury eight been Building on whose in has been chase was finally found them damped be stotase the offices isolationist made The mail on the of bags, fore one locker and of another committee congressman the rest in national How the bags got anywhere— even to the offices of Dennett in the first place—still is a mystery. All Congressmen whose names were on the franked envelopes or on the speeches deny they had anything (Continued on Page Six) ol The Navy announced Octob the loss of its first warship the Europcan war, the destroyer Reu- ben James, vietim of a torpedoing west of Iceland. First reports brought no word of possible loss of life, then later that 76 men were missing. The ship ordinarily car- ried six officers and 114 men. The Reuben James, pictured above, went to the bottom while on con- voy duty in the North Atlantic, unlike the U. S. 8. Kearny, which survived a torpedo blow amidships October 17 but lost 11 men. The Reuben James was an O-type ship, flush deck, commissioned in 1920. She carried four dinch naval rifles. She displaced 1,190 ton NOWORDOF MISSING OF REUB. JAMES "No News,T{d News,” Is Word Given Qut Over Weekend WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 Hope ebbed slowly today tne unre- ported crew members ol the Reuben James, some 70 or more, potentially the greatest number lost on a regu- lar Navy ship through belligerent action since the pattleshin Maine was blown up. foi Throughout the long weekend, the Naval Communications nerve center here, said: “No news, no news.” Officers explaine@ that any furth- or tidings of the missing will be released immediately to relieve anxiety of Navy wives and families throughout the country. - Repudiation, LaGuardia HYDE PARK, N, Y, Nov. 3 President Roosevelt asserted this afternoon there is not a vestige of truth in reports he has received from New York that he has repudiated his endorsement of Mayor La- Guardia, candidate for reelection for the third term as Mayor of New York President Roosevelt previously an- nounced that Mayor LaGuardia has conducted “honest and efficient ad- ministrations.” BOMBER BREAKS, STORM | Eight Men Aboard Leap, Reach Earth Safely, Minor Bruises THREE OTHER (RAFT DOWN INDENSEFOG Pilots of Two Are Killed But Third Escapes - Other Men Injured GEORGETOWN, Calif,, Nov. 3.— Eight men who leaped from a huge Army bomber that broke up in a raging snowstorm over the wild Sierra Nevada section Sunday are reported safe although only six of them were brought out of the wilder- ness. ‘Two others who leaped and reach- ed the ground safely set out to look for wreckage of the four-motored craft and their present whereabouts is not known but no fear is felt for their safety, however, One other man aboard, Second Lieut. M. H. Walker, pilot, has not heen found. At least three other fighting planes crashed in California on Sun- day after becoming lost in a defense fog. Pilots of two machines were killsd and a third pilot injured. Private Robert Mosely, of Co- lumbus, Nebraska, member of the bomber crew, who was reported seriously injured, has been found. He suffered only severe concus- sions, The other seven men escaped with minor bruises. WRECKAGE FOUND GEORGETOWN, Calif., Nov. 3.— Fragments of the shattered bomber have been'found scattered over a cattle ranch, according to advices received hue FINLAND 15 WARNED BY 1.5, GOVT. Told Bluntlifibiscontinue Offensive Operations Against Russia WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. The United States has warned Finland she must discontinue promptly of- fensive military operations against Russia if she desires the [riendship of the United States. | Secretary of State Cordell Hull disclosed this move by the United States in a reply to questions at a conference with newsmen today The retary of State was asked whether there was any basis in re- ports from London that Great Brit- ain was hesitating on declaring war on Finland mainly bec e of ob- jections raised by the United States. Secretary 8:”) said the United States has fi¥uently called the at- tention of the Finnish Government to American anxiety over the course Finland is pursuing. THAT LONDON REPORT LONDON, Nov. 3.—An authorita- tive source today said Russia has suggested to Great Britain that she might “with advantage,” declare war on Hungary, Rumania and Finland. The British Government said it has not yet reached a decision on }the suggestion and added “naturally the United States is being kept in- formed on that subject.” (Continued on Page Eight)