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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
JAPANESE AIR ONSLAUGHT
ON HANKOW BRINGS TWO-DAY
DEATH ROLL TO AROUND 1900
Formal Sealing Of Russian
Truce Brings Major
Drive in China
(UNiTED PRESS)

Japan today formally sealed the
battlefield truce with Russia and
Immediately opened major Of
fen%iye against the Chinese provi-
Siomal capitol at Hankow.
Forty-tive Japanese bOmbers
unloaded explosives on Hankow,
boosting the two-day death toll to
about 1900, thus inauguratlng
what is certain to be the greatest
if not the decisive warfare phase
between Japan and China.
Danger Of a Japarcse-Russian
war was aIleviated Tor the mo-
ment, al least, by an agreement
to bury the dead Oh Changkufeng
battlefield, and to hold the pres
ent front lines pending the efforts
Of commission to settle the ST.
IBERIA ManchukuO frontier dispute.
I'm the Hankow bombing, blocks
of Yangtse riverfront buildings
and crowded huts were destroyed
Chinese anti-air gunnners fired
IOtIOS DuL
was unsuccessful.
More than 100000 Russian
and japanese soldiers faced each
other along the borders Of 81
IBERIA, Manchukuo and Korea, sui
lenIy accepting terms of truce
reached by diplomats Of the two
great powers but ready to fly al
each others threats again at any
moment.
The Japanese war office an
nounced at noon today that it es.
timated Russian casualties during
the month of border fighting al
5000 men. The spokesman die
not ditfcrentiate killed and
wounded.
There was no fraternizing and
no sign of joy in the trenches
when the "armistice" went into
effect yesterday and observers re-
ported that hatred between the
two forces, which had been in spo'
radio clashes for years, was un'
abated.
Tokyo was confident, however,
that the Japanese commanders on
the spot would follow scrupulous'
" the governments instructions
and merely retain positions they
hold when fighting stopped at noon
yesterday. The war office believed
the Russian army had enough, for
the time being, and would obey
orders from Moscow.
At Hankow it was announced
officially today that Chinese bomb
ing planes twice raided Japanese
warships anchored near Klukiang
Yesterday morning, damaging III
of them.
Twenty Japanese transports
have landed thousands of addi-
tional soldiers near Kiukiang to
participate in a grand japanese
offensive" on Hankow starting
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
GEORGE, ROOSEVELT
GREETING FRIENDLY
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
ID. p. White House Correspondent

u. p White House Correspondent
GAINESVILLE, Ca, Aug. -.
CUP).-PreSident Roosevelt yes
terday called upon Georgia Demo
Gratis to end the political life OF
Senator Walter F. George, con-
servative. anti-New Dealer, who
will seek denomination in the Sep
TENDER Ia primary, as necessary
tep to purge" congress of yes,
but" statesmen.
In two-fisted attack on
Georges candidacy, Mr.. Roosevelt
lauded the senator as u gentle
man and u scholar" but urged
that the voters nominate Law
renee Camp, L. S. district attor-
ney and ardent New Dealer. The
Democratic nomination is tanta-
mount to election in Georgia.
The president openly endorsed
Camp at Warm Strings, Ga,
foundation luncheon Wednesday
and carried mis- fight directly 70
George yesterday. The senator
was seated on the speakers plat
form and listened intently to the
chief executives castigatiOn. The
president also flayed Former Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge, another
senatorial candidate hostile to the
New Deal, as "perSOn who
would contribute little To practical
government
At the conclusion of the preSi-
dents address, George walked
over to him and shook his hand.
saying:
Mr.. President. ! regret that
YOU have taken this occasion to
Continued on page sIX)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
NAH PLANE MAKES BERLIN
TO NEW YORK HOP, Is HOURS
Preparations Made for Re
turn Nonstop Flight
Probably Saturday
(Photu by David Hcrn&, New York;

NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-(UP)
4 constant police guard is being
kept on the German tranS-Atlan-
tic airplane, Branden5urg, which
landed here yesterday after a non
stop flight from Berlin and will
take off tomorrow for the return
trip. The guard is Il precaution
taken against anti-Nazi demon
STATIONS.
The plane made the trip in "a
hours, SO minutes, the fastest
westward Atlantic flight ever
made.
NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-(UP)
Four German mystery fllers,' ="
taking off from Berlin amid such
secrecy that they were half way
to New York before the world
knew Of it, last night completed Il
25-hour flight across the Atlantic
the first Berlin-tO-New York hop
in history.
The tight-lipped Nazi airmen
brought their plane into Floyd
Bennett Field at 3:49.37 p. m.
(EDT-24 hours, Sc minutes, 81
seconds out of Berlin and imme-
diately made plans for the return
flight, probably Saturday.
The crowd at the field was mi
nus the usual No. greeter-
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of
New York City. The chunky little
Jewish-ltalian mayor. u bitter and
outspoken critic of the German
government, was in EndicOtt. n.
Y, attending an American Legion
meeting.
The four German fiiers-three
clad in cleaning white uniforms
and the fourth, Captain Alfred
Henke, leader Of the flight, in a
dark suit-were greeted by Amer
lean and German officials as they
stepped out of the plane.
The purpose of the 3,942-mlle
flight was as mysterious as II was
unexpected, put it was generally
accepted that it was a new bid OF
the German Lufthaasa Airllnes,
which have been experimenting
with transatlantic flying boats,
for mail and passenger service
between Berlin and New YORK.
Although Henke made no an,
nouncement as to when they would
take off for Rome, preparations
for refuelling the plane were be-
gun shortly after landing, The
plane was moved into a hangar
and it was announced it would
remain there overnight.
The flight was accomplished
with as much precision as there
was secrecy. Except for an ap-
parent fuel leak in one motor at
ter the landing, the filters expert
enced no trouble as the big Die
sel-powered monoplane roared
through rain and fog along the
Great Circle route.
In addition to the two pilots, a
flight engineer, Paul Dierberg'
and radioman Walter kober were
aboard the big monoplane.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
FRS PURGE Address Shocks Washington
INVESTIGATOR
STATES BUND
TROOPS in US.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL
An Investigator for the commit
tee investigating un-American
activities testified today that as
4 member of the German Amer
lean bund he was told that the
organization opposed democrat
ic form Of government.
John Metcalfe told OF spend
ing six month"; investigating
Naxi activities in this country.
he said ne became social
member Of the organization,
then became = member of the
storm troop. He said the whole
thing is patterned after the
German army and all commands
are given in German. No Eng
lish is used. lie said his tram
inp consisted Of studying liter
allure from both the United
States and Germany, concern
my Na4ism.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
H,S.BAND To
CIVEPROCRAM
Free Concert Marks End
of Six Weeks Training
Under New Leader

The llenderSonvillc high school
band under the direction Of Julian
Helms will present a program OF
music in the high school auditor
ium Saturday night, August IL,
at 8 o'clock. There will be no add
mission charge to the concert and
the public is invited.
The program will present sew
eral SoloistS in addition to the
regular band program. As nov
city the students who began Their
musical training this summer Will
give Il demonstration Of instru-
mental class instruction. 1t is be
lieved that this phase Of the pro-
gram will be particularly interest
ing as well as instructive.
Mr.. Helms, who has been dl-
recting the band this summer, will
be director of instrumental music
in the high school next year.
Supt. F. NJ. Waters said today
that the school feels unusually
fortunate in securing the services
of Mr.. Helms for next year due
to his training and experience. He
has served as drum major of the
Charlotte high school band, lO5th
engineers band of the national
guard, Oasis Temple band, and Of
Davidson college for four years.
He was also baritone soloist of
the Charlotte high school band
for four years and of the David
son college symphonic band for d
similar period. He served as cap
tain Of the Davidson R.O.T.C.
band and president of the David
son college symphonic band last
school year. He was a trombonlst
with the Charlotte Symphony or
cheStra for three years. He has
been assistant director Of the
Charlotte Summer Music school
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
PRESIDENT WILL
BROADCAST NEXT
MONDAY, $50 P. NJ.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ~. (UP)
President Roosevelt will make a
l5-minute radio broadcast to the
nation Monday night on the third
anniversary of the enactment of
the social security law. The White
House announced he will speak
from $3.50 to GAS p. IN. (EST).
The treasury disclosed the gov
eminent has collected SSSl,946,-
27l in social security taxes during
the last three years and expended
1892. 558,598.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
LIE SAYSJAS.
ROOSEVELT OF
INCOME STORY
Reveals Best Year Was
1886 When He Receiv-
ed $44,668

WASHINGTON, Aug. ~. (UPj
James Roosevelt, eldest son and
secretary of the President, has re-
piled with charges of liar, rather
cowardly liar" to the recent init
nation that he obtained large in
surance premiums as the result of
his connection with the Roosevelt
administration.
He said he had not solicited, NOR
attempted to solicit and had not
accepted a single dollar of in
surance from anyone on such
grounds.
In an interview granted to Col
hers magazine and released to
the press, Roosevelt made public
his income tax statements of the
past five years, disclosing that his
income in that time had ranged
between $21,714.3l (made in
1889 to $40, 1871 lin l934
Recently he has been employed as
his fathers secretary at a salary
Of $4,000 a year.
Since ! have been my fathers
Continued on page three.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
TROPHIES ARRANGED
FOR NET TOURNEY TO
OPEN HERE MONDAY

The Hendersonville city tennis
tournament will open on Monday
at Boyd Park. Coach John Steph-
ems will be in charge of the event.
Play will be in mems singles
and doubles and also in women's
events, juniors and mixed events
if the entry list permits.
A three-year cup will be pre-
scented to the winner of the singles
for men and appropriate trophies
presented to other winners.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
TOMORROW, AUG. Is,
FREE DAY AT BOYD
PARK, HONORS DONOR

Tomorrow, August -, will be
a free day at Boyd Park in honor
Of Bert A. Boyd, donor Of the
park.
Mr.. Boyd is a firm believer in
the number l3 as a lucky number
and the policy of the Chamber Of
Commerce is to open the Park on
the 18th of each month without
charge.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
hebron MASONIC
LODGES MEETING
NIGHT is CHANGED

J. G.. Morrow, worshipful mas
ter of Kedron lodge, A. f. and A.
NJ, today announced that the reg
ular meeting time has been chang
ed from the fourth Friday night
to the third Thursday night in
each month. This will cause the
next regular meeting of the lodge
to be held the night Of August
Is.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
Sylvia Sidney 10
Marry In London

LONDON, Aug. 12.-(UP)-
Sylvia Sidney, motion picture and
stage star, and Luther Adler,
Broadway actor, today filed notice
of intention to marry. This will
be Sylvia's second marriage.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sat.
orday; slightly cooler tonight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
GOOD AFTERNOON

Todsy's fairy tale: Once there
was q man who, on the occasion
Of hi. Tooth birthday, attributed
hi. longevity to good luck.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
|F. D. R. AND HULL
WAIT TENSELY;.
WON'T COMMENT
No Official Report Of
Invasion Made

The White House. the State De
partment an! the diplomatic corps
today waited anxiously for the
latest word from European CAPT.
tails following the electrifying re-
port that the German army had
started to invade CzechoSlovakia.
No official word Of the invasion
was sent to this Government, and
at the State Department it was
said they are closely watching
the situation"
All inquiries at the White House
were referred to the State Depart
ment.
The charge d'affaires Of the
German embassy, DR.. Hans Thorn
sen. said he had received no Off
cial word from Berlin, and de-
clined to comment on the Situa-
ton until he has received inStruc-
tionS from the German foreign
office.
Notified of the invasion, one
diplomat said:
"If the German army moves
In, I do not see how another
world war can be avoided"
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
PLANE EXPLODES
over n. Y,TOWN;.
FIND PILOT ALIVE.
Craft Is Believed to
Belong to Army

HUDSON, N. Y, Sept. % 0N.SD
An unidentified plane. believed 70
be an Army aircraft, exploded
over this city today and crashed in
wooded land a mile and a half TO
the south.
The pilot. unconscious. was
found near the railroad tracks.
He was taken to the Hudson hos
pital. where his condition was re-
ported critical.
The plane wreckage was scat
tered over half a mile. Albany
airport officials said an Army
plane, piloted by Capt. M. C. Har-
per. left early this morning for
Mitchell Field. 1t should have
passed over Hudson, however. 'ong
begore the crash. One wing of the
wrecked plane bore a yellow sta-
the insignia
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

are threatening to march into
Czechoslovakia in the near future
unless their demands on behalf Of
their minoritieS in Czech territory
are needed.
Ready to Strike
The Poles are said to have In
creased their army to 600, 900 men,
most of whom are concentrated
near the Czech frontier. In addi-
ton, Hungary has formally do
manded cesSion Of CzechoSlo-
vakia's Magyar districts.
According to reliable informantS,
Hitler demands:
l. Prompt inclusion of the
3,500,000 Sudeten Germans
within the expanding frontiers
of the Reich. ,.
2. Polish and Hungarian de-
mandS to be met "in due time"
This amounts to complete dis
memberment of Czechoslovakia,
by stages.
Chamberlain, it was stated, is
seeking:
/. Establishment Of an inter-
national commission to define
the new borders and control
population transfers.
2. Unconditional demooiliza-
ton of Czech and German
armies to their normal levels.
3. Preservation of peace by
all powers concerned. a,-
4. International guarantees
for the new Czech state.
S. A general European settle
ment, including German adher.
ence to a 10-year peace pact,
coupled with solution of the
Spanish conflict and Germany'S
colonial demands.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
LONG WAR
Chinese POrtiG Sees
Victory as Result

A Chinese woman lawyer used
her logic to express a paradoxical
wish for long war in China at
the University Women's Club here
last night.
Miss Cecilia zung quickly ex-
planned that viewpoint by declar-
ing that long war would unity
China and would develop the long
neglected interior of the country.
Furthermore, she pointed out,
''if the war ends soon, it means we
are defeated. I want it to go on
until we lick Japan"
Miss Zung later addressed a
dinner of the Women'S Bar ASso-
citation also at the club. She prac-
ticed law for several years in
China but is now on tour of the
world. She was to return to New
York today.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Continued from Page u

(COntlnue0 from rage ~
prime minister after writing his
letter to Hitler. spent most of the
morning holding lengthy telephone
conversations with officials In
London
Announcement Of the postpone
ment caused Q sensation here.
Possibility was seen that it may in
dicate an entirely new situation
has arisen in connection with the
momentouS Hitler Chamberlain
conference.
The British move in bringing
about the delay in the negotla.
tions was entirely unexpected.
This was indicated by the fact that
the cars, which arrived at 10:31
q. m. TO take Chamberlain to the
ferry which was to transport him
across the Rhine to Hitler'S hotel,
were sent away empty nearly an
hour later.
It Is believed here that Hitler'S
hand has been strengthened by
the Eyer incident, causing him to
insist upon evacuation of the
CzechS from the Sudeten areas to
be ceded to the Reich.
Otherwise, he is said to have
threatened, the CzechS will be
elected forcibly.
Troops in Check
This attitude on the part of the
Fuehrer IS said to have made il
necessary for Chamberlain to con
tact London and Paris to bring
further pressure upon the new
government at Prague.
Meanwhile. General Wilhelm
Keitel, acting on Hitler's direction
is keeping the German troops
maSSed along the Czech border un,
der strict control so that the
Czechs will have mo excuse" foI
complaints against Germany.
Chamberlain had appealed tc
Hitler for peace along Czecho
slovakia's frontiers as a necessary
prelude to successful conclusion Of
the Godesberg conference.
Report Fighting
German reports of heavy fight
ing in the Sudeten areas between
HenleinistS and Czech forces
caused unconcealed anxiety here
despite denials from Prague thai
any fighting is in progress.
Chamberlain, as he issued his
appeal, was confronted with a de
mand from Hitler that the whole
Sudeten question must be cleaned
up within the next eight or nine
days.
This was regarded as an indi,
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Can Beqt Britqin and France, Says Hill

further negotiations If foreign
troops occupy an inch of Czech
soil in, the Sudetenland or else
where"
Chamberlain telephoned both
London and Paris from his
Godesberg hotel, the Petershof,
Immediately after the postpone
ment. 1t could not be ascer-
tanned whether Britain and
France planned energetic new
representations to Prague for
Czech evacuation.
Messages from Berlin stated
the postponement was inter
preted there as being due to
"purely technical reasons"
''Both parties found it neces
sary to clear up certain ques-
tions before the talks can be
continued" Exchange Tele-
graph said in a dispatch from
Berlin.
The postponement electri-
fled London when the British
capital heard the news today.
! In the view of officials here
the Czech crisis remains ex-
tremely grave.
Despite the gloominess of
the situation, and especially of
the report received last night,
authoritative quarters in Lon
don still professed to believe
that Chamberlain will be abl~
to "talk Hitler into a peace
agreement"
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
BRITAIN TELLS WHY
HITLER TALKS ENDED

LONDON Sept, % GN.s.)-High official quarters
today gave to British political leaders the following
sion of the hitch in the Hitler Chamberlain conversations
at Godesberg:
At the same time that Chamberlain informed Hitler
of the Anglo proposals to Czechosovaka, he
quested assurances from Hitler that there would be no
precpitate military action pending settlement
Hitler informed Chamberlain that in view of Czech
military movements he unable to give such assur-
ances and if necessary German troops would be ordered
to march.
Chamberlain thereupon sent letter to Hitler stating
that their talk could only continue if Britain received
the which had been asked earlier the British
Prime Minister putting his request in writing that the
world could Judge where responsibility should rest in
the event of war.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
50 NAzIS KILLED WHEN CzECHS
FIGHT TO STOP SUDETEN March

Franzenbad, by a detachment from
Konrad Henlein's free corps"
which was rushing reinforcements
to the scene.
Before the reported Czech re-
occupation got under way, disor-
ders broke out in many sections IS
the Sudeten Nazis began taking
over control of the areas soon to
be ceded to Germany. /
The new Czech military move
ment was considered here as 0
possible retaliatory counter-action
as a result of widespread fighting
and disorders.
At Liebenau, one of the worst
clashes occurred when SudetenS
battled Czech soldiers and police
who refused to evacuate from the
customs house. Several persons
were reported killed and 70
wounded.
Another battle occurred at the
important frontier town of Laa.
The German customs house was
set afire.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Die
IN SPANISH WAR

SALAMANCA, Spain, Sept. %
Q.N.SD. Spectacular victories in
which thousands of Spanish gov
ernment troops were reported
slain were claimed by the ma
tionalist high command today.
An official communique said
1000 government troops were
killed and an "incalculable" num-
Der wounded in three days of fight
ing in the Javalambra Mountain
range on the Manzaneras sector.
On the Ebro River front in Cata-
lonia, it was claimed, General
Frances forces achieved all their
objectives in a battle in which
400 government militiamen were
killed.
Heavy government losses also
were reported in the Alto Del Ave
and Alto Del Buitre zones, where
1000 were said to have been
killed and numerous prisoners
taken.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

ficial word that the Czechs
were reoccupying previously
evacuated areas and rushing
new troops to the frontier.
then communicated
with Chamberlain, calling his
attention to this situation and
reiterating his warning that,
unless the Czech soldiers re-
moved themselves voluntarily,
his army would cross the
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
WeStO01eT'9S
Body On
WGag Here

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Sept. %
U.N.SO Accompanied by Lieut..
Col. Clinton W. Russell, of Hamil.
ton Field, the bodies OF Mai. Gen.
Oscar Westover and his aide,
Sergt. Samuel Hymes, both of
whom were killed in a plane crash
Tuesday at Burbank, were en-
route to Washington, D. c., today
The train bearing General West
over, chief of the United States
Army Air Corps, and Sergeant
HymeS was expected to arrive In
Washington on Monday.
The two lost their lives when
the Army attack plane in which
they were making a flight from
March Field. near here, to Bur
bank, crashed.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
FIRE MYSTERY
Home of BrOOkingS
Head Is Damaged

District Fire Marshall Calvin
LAUDER today is investigating a
fire of mysterious origin that last
night damaged the first floor of
the home of DR.. H. G. Moulton,
president of Brookings Institu-
ton, 300 Oliver st. N. W., al
though members of the family
are out of town.
Children who saw smoke curl
ing from rear windows and doors,
called the firemen. The fire had
apparently started in a pantry
adjoining a rear porch. firemen
said. Dr.. Moulton and his family
are enroute to the United States
from Europe.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
GOdeSbe1.g PNrIey
Abruptly Baked
Chamberlain Sends Letter and Gets
Reply From Hitler

cation that Hitler still believes he
may have to send his army march
ing across the Czech border to
clinch the victory he wrung from
the fallen government of Milan
Hodza.
At the same time, fears arose
in informed quarters here that
new complications may be forced
by the Poles and Hungarians, who
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
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The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Continued from Page II

marched back into the surren.
dered Sudetenland areas.
From Zittau, DNB reported that
Czech forces blew up railway
tracks near Grottau. where Cze q
military forces were said to be
engaged in a severe battle with
Sudeten Deutsche party storm
troopers.
From Egar, heart of the Hen
leinist territory in the Sudeten
region, the agency said that Czech
troops were reoccupying Sudeten.
land centers which earlier had
been taken over by Sudeten party
functionarieS.
According to the German re.
ports, the Czech troops had orders
to return to every Sudeten district
previously evacuated by Czech po
lice, government officials OF
troops.