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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Pershing Advises Full Peace Time
Strength for Army as Preparedness

WASHINGTON. Sept 13 up
Gen. John j. Pershing, who led
the American forces in the World
War, said today that congress
should profit by the costly les
son" of unpreparedness in 1917 and
swiftly boost the regular army to
full time strength.
Pershing, known as "old Black
Jack" to the thousands of officers
and men who served under him
in 1917 and 1918. broke his usual
custom of refraining from COM
ment on world events by issuing
a statement on his birthday.
Pershing urged immediate stren-
gthening of national defenses.
His statement. released through
his military secretary, Col. George
E. Adamson. gave hearty support"
to President Rooseyelt's recent Or
der boosting the personnel of the
regular army, navy and marine
corps by 100000 men. The general
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
U.S.WouId Fight
Canada Invasion

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. CUP)
President Roosevelt has prepared
his assurance that the people of
the United States would not be idle
if Canada were invaded and the
British government cites that state
ment as putting the dominion to-
day in special position
The British government appar-
emily regards Mr.. Roosevelts state
ment as a factor in defense against
invasion of the dominion sector of
the empire.
Developments in the first fort
night of the European war directed
attention to the Monroe Doctrine
and Mr.. Roosevelts speech on Aug.
18, 1888 at Kingston. Ont, in which
he said:
The dominion of Canada is part
of the sisterhood OF the British en-
pire. I give you assurance that the
people of the United States will
not stand idly by if the domina-
ton of Canadian soil is threatened
by any other empire
He reiterated tina; sentiment yes
terday, explaining that it was moth
ing new not extension - of the
Monroe Doctrine. Examination of
previous interpretations supports
Mr.. Roosvelt's contention that the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Waterfront Truce
ParIey Summoned

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13 up
Peaceful settlement OF the water
front dispute here was foreseen to-
day as representative of the Wa
terfront Employers Association
Ulanned TO meet this afternoon.
The meeting. suggested by Harry
Bridges ILWU president is an
attempt to break the month long
deadlock in negotiations for new
contracts. Bridges propoJed that
DS. Louis Bloch. federal media
tor. be present at the negotiations.
Bridges letter was regarded as
removing a steadily mounting ten
sion On the waterfront where oper-
ators had feared a strike might
result unless a settlement was
reached before the END of the
month. K
F. p. FoiSie. president of the
Employers Association. accepted
Immediately Bridges proposal.
That's exactly what we have
desired TO do for months" he said.
Foisie telephoned Bridges that the
4 p. m appointment would be kept.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
japan Soys War
Is Last Resort

Tokyo. Sept l.. Up Japan vii
go 10 war with Soviet Russia only
as last resort but her prettige must
be upheld, Gen. Qoshijiro Umezo.
commander of the japanese Kwan-
tnne army in Manohukuo said to-
daY
Gen. Umezo. who became chief
japanese military authority in Man
chukao under a military shakeup
ordered by the cabinet yesterday.
sad that Japan did not initiate
hostilities with Soviet forces Oh the
Otter Mongolia frontier. They we're
provoked oy the Soviets. he said
Because vaguely defined bound
aries caused strife between japanese
and Soviet forces Japan proposed
appointment OF demarcation COM
mission. Umezu said. but a changed
attitude on the part of the soviets
made the plan unworkable.
Japan now has adopted a policy
OF regulating relations with Russia
Il possible. Umezu said. and war
should be only q last resort Butt
Japans good" must be considered
before deciding for war or regulat-
ed relations and japanese prestige
must be upheld Umezu stated
Gen. Nobuyuki Abe. new premier,
by an important change in govern
nent policy became the cabinets
sole contact with the emperor to-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
n Valley Youths
Ask to Join CCC

Continued interest in the CCC
was indicated in Imperial county
Wednesday in survey showing %
youths had signed applications for
the Oct. enrolment.
This followed the trend of last
year, Director Phil Hoffman of the
county welfare said. From July l,
1888 to July 1, 1899 a total of 126
boys had enrolled from Imperial
county.
Boys interested in enrolling in
the CCC," Holman said, need not
fear being inducted into the army
if war should come"
In spite of rumors and published
reports, he was informed in a let
ter from Washington officials,
there are no official plans afoot
for injecting military training into
the CCC. Nor can the CCC youths
be inducted into the nations fight
ing forces if the United States
should enter the European war. he
said, except as individual citizens
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
End Storm Passes
Without Damage
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tConDnuea from Page i
at Ashfork. AriZ., over a spur track
U. S. highway into Arizona from
Blythe, Cal. was open only to
light traffic" because of washouts
near Blythe. Greyhound and Santa
Fe buses We're using the southern
route over U. S. Highway 80 thru
Yuma and El Centro.
The Arizona highway patrol said
state roads were dangerously wet"
and obstructed by earthslides at
several places
Skies over central and south
western Arizona remained cloudy
today after another evening of in
termittent rainfall. PlDoer1x receiv-
ed 40 OF an inch of precipitation
during the night to bring the sea-
sons total to BIT inches as COM
pared with normal figure of 518.
Yuma received 10 of an inch,
Tucson a trace. Flagstaff, 20 and
Kingman, 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
H. 6. Wells Sees
Results of War

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13. up
H. G.. Wells. en- route to London
from Malmoe, Sweden, said today
that the present war is simply a
continuation of the World War
no. !.
Regarding the worlds future,
he said.
The road l see in the future is
not one of communism, fascism or
democracy, but what I have called
collectivism, based on better un-
derstanding OF humanity and the
spirit Of mutual sacrifice"
The novelist believed Russia
would not participate in the war
because its interests lie to the far
east. He regarded Italy's neutra-
lity as a disadvantage to the allies
since it closed the door to the
Brenner Pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

doctrine long has extended to all
parts of the western hemisphere.
North as well as South America.
Point No. in an analysis of the
doctrine by former Undersecretary
OF State j. Reuben Clark published
II years ago emphasizes the hemis-
phere-wide scope OF the document.
Clark's first point was:
The American continents were
not subject to colonization by any
European power. This in terms GER
tainly includes north and south
America. Impliedly, colonization is
considered antagonistic or detri-
mental to the free and independent
conditions which they. the Ameri-
can continents. have assumed and
maintained. The rights and inter-
ests Of the United States were in
volved in this principle
After the British government Of
ficially interpreted Mr.. Roosevelts
Kingston speech as placing Canada
in special position" with respect
to defense, he was asked about it
yesterday at his press conference
Mr.. Roosevelt said his speech was
nothing new in relation to the Mon
roe Doctrine but was a re-statement
OF policy which had grown up
with that document in the past
100 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
French in Major
Push Against Line
In Saar Section

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still better strategic positions on
both sides of Saarbruecken which
was virtually a no mans land, al
most surrounded by the French.
German artillery pounded at the
Saarbruecken area to prevent
French occupation of the city.
The French are now firmly placed
ON the Saar rivers west banks from
Saarlautern past Volklingen and
Saarbruecken to Bubingen.
With the French seeking to DOM
mate the entire Saar industrial
district. the German forces were
reported in two lines:
/. A thin band of recently COM
pieted pill boxes and tank barriers
on the wooded heights not far
across the Saar river These were
built in the last Is months.
2. In the fortified main Siegfried
line, running from Karlsruhe to
Kaiserslautern and Kunsel, behind
Saar province, and to Prier in the
Moselle Valley. Military observers
reported that this line was solid
but not wholly completed
How long it would be before a
major French British thrust could
be made toward the line depended
on further advance operations to
feel out the weak spots.
1t was reported that the French
had attacked again in the sector
west of Sierck, near the Luxem-
bourg border at the left OF their
lines, where strong German counter
attacks had been repulsed Accord
ing to these reports. the French
gained several thousand yards with
mechanical units and heavy artil-
lery which paved the way for the
infantry.
Advices received here said that
the French now had almost every
important German town and stra-
tegic position in the Saar Valley
under the range of their light and
heavy artillery
For that reason, it was said, the
German military authorities ordered
the evacuation of the civilian popu-
lation to interior points.
Netherlands sources reported that
the Germans had ordered the COM
plete civilian evacuation of AK La
Chappelle, in the Rhine province
opposite Belgium, beginning today
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Windsor to Fight
In British Forces
As Exile at End

COLMAN'S HATCH. Sussex. Eng.
Sept Is. (UPl - The Duke and
Duchess of Windsor. obviously hap
py to be back in Hngland after
nearly three years 6f self-imposed
exile. arrived here today to begin
new life.
The duke still boyish in appear
ance despite few more wrinkles
around his eyes. had come home
from France to serve his country
in the war against Germany. The
Americana born commoner for whom
he abdicated the British throne was
bat his side as they were driven to
the country home here of Major
Edward Metealfe. the dukes old
friend and best man at his wedding
June 8, 1887.
They ended their exile yesterday
when they crossed the English
Channel in a British destroyer
They spent their first night at
Portsmouth at the residence of Ad-
miral Sir William James.
The London Evening Standard
said today that it was expected that
the duke soon would join the army
and that that was the chief reason
for his return. The duke retains
three titles in the armed forces,
admiral of the fleet. army field
marshal and royal air force mar
Shal
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Germans TO Bomb
Open Cities Says
All Command

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pound a week for the next two
weeks and confiscated rubber tires
from all vehicles except those ex-
pressly permitted to operate.
The meat rationing applied only
to the Berlin area. The rubber
decree requires that all vehicles be
submitted to the department for
rubber and asbestos in their present
condiuons. Extra tires must be
surrendered. Exchange payments
will be made ranging from the price
of a new tire to the price of old
rubber. For vehicles permitted to
continue operating, psw tires may
be obtained only with ration cards
and on surrendering the worn out
tire.
The economic requirements of war
were becoming daily more stringent.
An acute labor shortage, made
more pronounced by the mobiliza-
ton of millions of men, necessitated
the drafting of members of the
youth organizations for agricultural
work.
Hitler youth aged Is to l8 and
Hitler maidens aged Is TO 16 will
be sent from cities TO assist farmers
in harvesting. Several contingents
already have. left Berlin for rural
sections.
Another measure designed to re-
duce the labor shortage was an
order that hencaorth all girls be-
tween the ages of II and 25 must
belsng TO we Nazi women's labor
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
SIoyaks Refuse
ToFight Poles

NEW YORK, Sept. 13. UP)-A
London radio broadcast picked up
here today reported from Bratis-
lava that a Sloyak battalion had
refused to entrain for the Polish
front.
The report said that the troops
refused to fight the Poles and were
disarmed and interned by German
soldiers. Germans have refused. the
radio said, to permit Slovak pilots
to fight against the Poles on the
grounds that they are unfamiliar
with the terrain. The broadcast
asserted that the real reason wss
great number OF desertions by
Sloyak airmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Poles, Turn Back
German Advance:
Recapture City
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Britain would. he said feel he. :
self completely free to take such
action as may be deemed appro-
pirate" in order to retaliate.
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain. speaking in the House of Com
mons. said that as result of yes
terday's meetings in France of the
allied supreme war council the two
powers are determined Ito put an
end on.e and for all to the
menace of Hitlerism.f
He said that far raching steps
toward that goal already had been
taken. with British airplanes oper-
ating from France and the British
navy attacking German submarine
with success" While also cutting
Off Nazi war supplies from over
seas.
Britams war aims, he said, in
clude liberation of the CZechs from
German rule. He said the Poles
were holding out strongly.
The Polish forces reported trap
ped west of Warsaw were reported
by radio to have turned on the
Nazis, fought their way out of the
German encircling maneuver and
attacked the invaders from the
rear.
Fhe unexpected Polish military
comeback thus encircled part of
the German troops outside War;
saw. the radio communicates broad
Cast from Warsaw and Lwow LEM
berg reported. The big city of
Lodz was reported recaptured by the
Poles. The one message said that
the Polish Pomorze army, which
had been lost" west of Warsaw
since the start of the conflict, had
made contact with the defenders
of the capital.
Whether the Polish radio re-
ports meant merely that the Ger
man lightning war had advanced
too rapidly and was being checked
until supply lines were fully es-
tablished remained to be determin-
ed, but in any event it was obvious
that the Nazis had been given a
severe setback in the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Horace Simms
Hurt in Accident

Horace Simms of Ell Centro was
scratched and cut early Wednesday
when his car skidded in the mud
at the south city limits of Ell Gen.
tro, moved down a wire fence. and
overturned in a ditch full of water.
The front of his car was damaged
and the interior filled with mud
and water, Highway Patrolman Paul
Brown said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

on the same footing as those out
side the CCC.
The CCC is not a part of the
armed forces of the country" Hof-
man declared The CCC BOYS would
enlist or be drafted into national
defense just as other boys of their
age
The Oct. l quota fV Imperial
county permitted applications of
still more youths. Enrolment must
be made during office hours in the
county welfare office on the top
floor of the county court house in
Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Small Presides at
Legion Meeting

C.H.H. Small, new commander of
Boyce Aten Legion post, was greet
ed by SO post members Tuesday
night at his first meeting since
installation
Policies and plans for the Legion
in California were outlined by State
Commander w. S. Dunn, guest of
honor for the evening.
Committee appointments will be
made by Small after an executive
meeting next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

day except fol the war and navy
ministers who will be able to seek
imperial counsel on military and
naval matters alone.
Gen. Abe obtained the consent
OF his cabinet colleagues to the new
policy. under which he assumes
additional power and, according TO
the newspapers. will be able hence
forth 10 aa in some matters on
his own responsibility subject TO
Emperor Hirohito's approval
Hitherto. cabinet ministers have
been privileged to seek audience
With the emperor to press their in
dividual views on matters of nation
al concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Athena Survivors
Reach Halifax

HALIFAX. N. S. Sept. Is. 1UP)-
The American freighter City Of
Flint. her decks jammed with 223
survivors of the Athena disaster.
arrived in this North Atlantic port
at 5:25 am, psf. today.
The blaek-halled rescue vessel led
by her conveys. the U. S. coast
guard cutters Bibb and Campbell,
nosed p1st Chebucto Head and into
the harbor several hours earlier
than expected.
Many of the survivors were re
ported near collapse due TO the
rough, nine day journey across the
North Atlantic on a ship built to
carry only eight passengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

Is IN Walter Reed hospital Tor a
physical check-up.
Pershing characterized the pres
ent army as mere skeleton OF
the peace-time force authorized BY
congress in 1920 and said he Sin
cerely hoped" that the special ses-
sion, If called, would Immediately
authorize an army at full peace
time strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
MOforist Carries
Her Own Fire

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Sept. 13
up Where db you think
you're going-to a fire."
To the motorcycle patrolman
VINO stopped her on the highway,
Marcia Schneider replied:
mo sir l have one with me"
The rear seat OF the car was
q abIa1a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

TO HUNCARIANS

LONDON, Sept. 13. fUP)-The
Budapest radio said today that 10,-
900 Slovak soldiers had crossed the
border into Hungary and had been
interned. The Sloyaks are fighting
with German troops Ia Poland
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
WEATHER

Southern California - Generally
fair "Wednesday night and Thurs
day but cloudy west portion We'd
nesday night; warmer east portion
Thursday; gentle northwest wind
off coast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28

won't be one bit better off. Possibly
they will be worse off. They don't fig
ure their people in Russia evidently in
terms of human beings. They figure
them in terms of workers.
When it comes to a choice, I'd much
rather be a human being with right
to think and work for myself, and so
would every other real American.
It's surprising how the pres
ence of children will bring out friend
illness from perfect strangers and APP
parently hardened city people, but it
certainly does. In restaurants, hotels,
at the Fair, in New York stores and
buildings and in the subway, people
just naturally became friendly. We
took it for granted the boys was the
cause. 1t couldn't have been that they
suspected l was fresh from the coun-
try and Oakland. Or could it?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28

tended the air show at Morgantown,
w. Va, Sunday The air program was
sponsored by the Morgantown Cham
Der of Commerce, celebrating National
Air Progress Week. Among the pro-
grams participants were planes and
pilots from Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia.
The completed Sang Run road eX-
tending west from Route PIG, to the
Youghiogheny river bridge here, can
no longer be classed among the secon-
Diary, lateral or feeder" roads. Having
been constructed entirely of crushed
native blue limestone obtained from a
quarry adjacent to where the road
terminates at the Yough bridge, the
road rivals Route PIG for durability,
width and smoothness. Both base rock
and smaller chips used in connection
with the tarring process, consisted eX-
clusively of native limestone crushed
and screened at quarry from which
hundreds of tons of stone have, and
are now being distributed to other
roads near here. The finished project
here was constructed by WPA labor
and under WPA supervision. Road
officials have stated that this is the
only one-hundred per cent native lime
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28
SANG RUN

Guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
V. c. Friend, Sunday, included their
daughters, Martha and Josephine, of
Frostburg; Jeff Hoye and Miss Ruth
Hoye, Glenn Suffer, Dwight Metheny
Friendsville, and Gordon Pryor, Thur
mont, Nd.
Wilfred Stolte, Pittsburgh, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Friend
Connellsville, Pa, motored here last
week for a short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Alvin Friend.
Misses Marie and Martha Jane De
Witt were shopping in Oakland Fri
day.
Miss Alberta Gobel, principal of the
Sang Run school, spent Wednesday
evening with friends in Kitzmiller
and the weekend at her home in Bar
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Savage, Acct
dent, We're dinner guests Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe De
Witt.
Mrs. Ellwood limbaugh, Oakland;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Alvin Friend, Mar
jorie Friend and Jack Hinebaugh at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28
Progress of Mankind

In my youth, looking at this man
and that, marvelled that humanity
had made so little progress. Now,
looking at man in the multitude, l
marvel that they have advanced so
far.-George Gissing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28
No Love Without Service

1t is as impossible for love to
thrive without service as for
plant to grow without soil. Love
feeds on what we give, not on what
we get.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28
Lesson for October l

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
iected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
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THE INFANCY OF JESUS

LESSON TEXT-Matthew 2:13-23.
GOLDEN TEXT-And they shall call his
name Emmanuel, which being interpreted
is, God with us.-MattheW 1928.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
FIVE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
REPORTED IN THIS STATE

Charlotte, July 3.-(AP)-At least
five persons met accidental deaths
in North Carolina over the week.
end
Malcolm James, IL, drowned while
playing in an indoor pool at Colds
boro. AT Whiteville, Avery Carroll,
p, died of a broken neck suffered a
week ago in dive into shallow wa
ter Mrs Melvin James Lamb, of
Thomasviile, drowned in High Rock
lake, near Townsville, when a boat
she and several companions were
riding overturned
Edgar Sumner, of Old Rural Hall
road, near Winston-Salem, was fat
ally injured at Winston-Salem when
the motorcycle in which she was a
passenger, and an automobile col
lided. A Negro man Coroner Roy NJ
Banks identified as Herbert Booker,
20, was found on railroad tracks at
Method, near Raleigh. Banks said
the man apparently had been struck
by train.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Survivor OF
Thetis Tells
OF Disaster

London, July 3.-(AP)-Captain
H. p K. Dram. one Of the four who
survived when the submarine Thetis
sank near Birkenhead June l, said at
a public inquiry today 'some major
disaster" must have happened to
those who died aboard to prevent
their using the Davis escape APP
paratus.
Ninety-nine men lost their lives.
He gave a vivid description Of the
last hours aboard.
When he made his way to the sur
face the morning after the test dive,
he said, it was necessary to take
"deep and distressing BREATH" and
in the submarine many men were
stretching and yaWning. One felt
great latitude and it required distinct
mental effort to coordinate mind with
action"
Dram explained that attempts to
use the Davis apparatus were delay
ed because the strong tidefloW would
have meant death if no rescue ship
had been in the area. Dram, how
ever, shot to the surface with water
proof packets of plans and instruc-
tons dashed to his arms in case he
died. He said two other officers pre-
viously tried to force their way thro-
ugh flooded compartments to close
the bow torpedo tube door, which
apparently caused the sinking, but
were kept back by the pains Of water
pressure.
The captain added that when he
was saved, he felt entirely hopeful
that all the others also would be
able to use the artificial breathing
device, as it gave him no difficulty.