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Evening star., 1939-09-29
; Norwegian Vessels
Sunk in 7 Days Raise
Total Losses 10 81
One Ship Hits Mine,
Two Are Torpedoed
In the North Sea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The sinking of three Norwegian
freighters in the North Sea today
and yesterday raised the total num-
Der of known ships lost to 81 and
the gross tonnage in losses to 238,-
995.
The crew of the three ships were
saved. Previously neutral Norway
had lost only one ship-the Ronda
which sank September 13 after
striking mine off the coast of Hol-
land. Seventeen persons. including
two Americans, were lost in that
disaster.
The Takstaas, a 183O-ton craft,
loaded with woodpulp, which the
Germans regard as contraband, was
torpedoed off Marstein on the Nor
wegian coast early today. The crew
got ashore in lifeboats.
The 875-ton Jern. also carrying
woodpulp, was sunk by a submarine
yesterday afternoon off Kristian-
sand. The crew, said the sub COM
mander gave them Is minutes to
get into their lifeboat before he
fired torpedo. The Swedish
steamer Caledonia picked up the
crew and later transferred the men
to Norwegian coast patrol boat
which put them ashore.
The third ship, the 2,000-ton Sa-
laas, struck a mine in the North
Sea. Its cargo was not disclosed.
Besides these 3 ships and IL other
neutrals. 81 British ships. 2 French
and 9 German have been reported
destroyed.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Rising Cost Complaints
Swamp Arno|d's Office
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GEARHART. Oreg., Sept. o.
Thurman w. Arnold, head of the
Anti Trust Division of the Justice
Department, said the department
had so many complaints on rising
food costs that it could not handle
them.
These complaints cannot be
taken care of because they come
as an unexpected war time demand
for which personnel is lacking" Mr..
Arnold said in an address prepared
for the Oregon Bar Association.
"The Department of Justice must
either get additional personnel to
handle these complaints in an or.
derly way or admit. that it cannot
carry out its functions under the
law"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Britain and France today gave

Britain and France today gave
every indication of refusing to
be intimidated into accepting the
partition of Poland by the threat
of Russian military aid for Ger
many contained in the German
Soviet agreement concluded at
Moscow. Britain's big nine"
inner cabinet met for a close
study of the German-Soviet ac-
cord and London was reported
to have consulted the French
government on the German
Soviet overture. page AID
Determination to continue the
war against Germany in spite of
Adolf Hitler's new agreement with
Josef Stain was expressed in
Paris. Premier Daladier sum-
moned his advisers, including
Gen. Maurice Gustave Gamelin,
to a conference on the Moscow
agreement. It was claimed that
British and French forces on the
seas had sunk IL German sub
marines. page AID
In Berlin the German-Soviet
agreement was regarded as the
cue for Premier Mussolini of
Italy to come forward with pro-
posals for the end of the war.
The German-Soviet agreement,
according to a DNB ofncial Ger
man news agency, communi.
que. provided for possible meas
ures" If the allies turned down
/CO7nDlete In
Evening star., 1939-09-29
The War Situation

the peace overture, delineation Of
the German-Soviet frontier in
Poland and economic co-opera-
ton. page AID
Hope that the Russo German
agreement would lead Britain
and France to settle their war
with Germany was expressed by
Italian officials in Rome. The
German-Russian overture, it was
said, was in line with the desires
of Italy for termination of the
conflict. It was said, however,
that Italy would take no formal
initiative unless requested to do
50. page AID
The sinking of three more neu-
trail vessels raised to 81 the num-
Der Of merchant ships lost 80 far
in the war. Gross tonnage losses
have risen to 238,995. Three Nor
wegian ships were sunk yester-
day and today, two of them by
submarine torpedoes, the other
by mine. page AID
Chairman Pittman of the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said today that the adminis-
tration's neutrality bill would
modify the johnson Act foroid@ I
ding loans to nations in default
on World War debts. He was re-
ferring to the new bills provision
permitting 90-day credits to bel
ligerents. The committee for
mally approved today last-min-
ute changes in the bill. page AID
z, PAGE A.2J
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Italy Seconds Move
OF Moscow and Berlin
For Peace Now
Sees Herself as Power
Which Might Help End
War on Their Terms
BY TIE Associated Press

by tFe associated PreSS.
ROME. Sept. 29.-Italian officials
said today they hoped that the
German-Soviet Russian accord Just
announced ip Moscow would lead
Britain and France to settle their
war with Germany.
They said the announcement Ger
many and Russia would seek a set
tlement was in line with the already
expressed Italian desire for such a
termination of the conflict.
They regarded Italy as among the
friendly powers" which the Ger
man-Russian declaration said might
aid in bringing about a settlement.
but expressed doubt that Italy would
take any formal initiative unless re-
quested.
Official sources said Germany had
supplied Italy with an official report
on the new Moscow accord.
An Italian report from Berlin that
Germany would refrain from start
ing an offensive on the western
front, but probably would try to
break the British blockade with air
attacks, was widely published in the
Fascist press.
Stefani, Italian news agency, said
while leaving the "honors and risks"
OF a land offensive to the British
and French, Germany intends to
rely mainly on her air force, which
is developing new types of planes
and bombs from war experience.
The agency said: There is a con-
Vlctlon widespread among the Ger
man people that at a given moment
a counter-offensive to the English
blockade will be started by German
aviation and that the German COM
mand is getting it's electives ready. /"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
j. ). Wartime Plans
To Remain Secret,
Roosevelt Says
chortine Of Emergency
Measures Held to Be
Entirely Precautionary
By JOHN G.. HENRY.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt drew con-
elusive veil of secrecy over Americas S
wartime military and industrial mo-
blllzation plans when he told his
press conference today that the
charted programs already prepared
by governmental agencies will not
be made public
In explanation, the President re-
marked that all such advance plans
were based on the condition of our
being participants in hostilities.
circumstance which he repeatedly
emphasized he believed unlikely.
The plotting of emergency measures
Is entirely precautionary. he said.
and in view of the improba bility of
our becoming embroiled in conflict
or being forced to marshal our re-
sources, it would do little good to
make public the plans on hand.
Discussion of these wartime prep
aratlons arose from a question as to
whether the War Department mo-
bilization program, revised yearly,
was to be made public. Mr. Roose-
welt said he had not even seen one
OF these since the 1886 version. but
that he saw no reason for disclosing
details. He gave the same answer
for the pending report of the War
Resources Board.
Study Covers Many Months.
For the past several weeks, the
War Resources Board has been
studying the necessity of wartime
industrial expansion, the adequacy
OF transportation facilities if pro-
duction should be stepped up sharp
ly, the availability of power for in
creased production needs and kim
dred problems in connection with
industry at war.
Having said at a previous con-
ference that he expected to dis
charge the board on submission of
its report, the President was asked
today if he would recall it in an
emergency. His answer was that he
expects no emergency.
Tied in closely with this whole
problem of keeping a reliable inven-
tory OF the Nations resources. Mr..
Roosevelt said in answer to a ques-
ton that retail prices are being
watched in hopes of keeping them
from going through the roof"
Likewise, he said, the Navy De-
partment is trying to keep up to date
on the availability of shipbuilding
facilities and presumably is studying
the possibility of shortage of such
facilities in an emergency.
Silent on Legislation.
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to COM
ment on the neutrality legislation
approved yesterday by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. He
refused also to discuss last weeks
suggestion by ALT NJ Landon, 1896
Republican presidential candidate,
that he make his position known on
the third-term issue.
On Republican Chairman John
Hamilton's criticism last night OF
any adjournment of politics, the
President said he had no comment
other than to point out that his
previous utterances on this thought
speak for themselves.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he knew moth
ing about. stories attributed to
Chairman Dies of the House Com
m1ttee on Un-American Activities
that the Government planned to
discharge $500 Communists and
Fascists, adding with smile that
he was waiting to learn where the
chairman got his reliable informa-
ton" or to see list of the potential
purReeS,
Evening star., 1939-09-29
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Partial responsibility for the tor
rent Of neutrality kilograms which
have drenched Capitol Hill appears
to lie with the telegraph companies
themselves. At least one of them
the Western Union-in spirit of
competitive enterprise and strict i'm
partiality offers customers the choice
of overnight form kilograms, pro and
con, to be sent to members of Con-
gress. You may select one of three
types Of messages opposing embargo
repeal or any tampering whatever
with the Neutrality Act. These
"anti" kilograms read as follows:
Strongly against repeal Of
arms embargo in Neutrality Act.
Hope you are, too"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
French Reaffirm
Allies Determination
To Continue War
Stond Reiterated in
Face Of Implied Threat
Of Soviet-Nozi Accord
BY the Associated Press.

bS tIle hSSOCidleu ffeSS.
PARIS. Sept. 29.-French spokes-
men today reaffirmed the determi-
nation of France and Britain to con-
tinue their war on the Nazi regime
despite the implied threat Of the
Moscow accord of joint German
Russian action to make them sue for
peace.
The nation awaited peace moves
by the two great Eastern powers,
moves which were considered in
evitable sequels to the Moscow
agreement partitioning Poland, de-
claring for an end of war on Ger
man-Russian terms, pledging Rus
sian-German economic cooperation
A statement by Havas, news
agency with close government con-
nections, keynoted the French re-
action:
France and Britain entered the
war to malt the realization of Ger
man hegemony They are fighting
for their security and for the Sc
curlty of all civilized states which
Germany wishes to dominate and
MANAGES"
Premier Daladier summoned his
advisers for a conference on the
Germans pact. Gen. Maurice
Gamelin, commander in chief of the
allied forces, was among those
called.
New diplomatic developments were
expected in informed sources within
48 hours. Diplomatic activity fol-
lowing the announcement Of the
German Soviet accord overshadowed
military action for the moment.
Activity Near Saarbruecken.
The general staff reported a calm
night along the entire western front.
with some activity by advance
French guards, particularly west of
Saarbruecken, German industrial
city.
Military dispatches reported French
and British aviation units were con-
tinuing reconnaissance flights deep
into German territory. In prepara-
ton for possible German air attacks
Paris underwent daylight AFRAID
alarm for more than a half hour,
the first since September II.
ean-Michel Renaitour, president
of the Chamber Of Deputies Naval
Commission, told the Chamber last
night the British Navy had sunk 10
German submarines and the French
2. Military observers said the rate
of destruction was faster than Ger
many could replace the undersea
craft and train new personnel.
Future Conflicts Seen.
The Havas statement on the Mos
COW accord quoted informed quar-
tiers as emphasizing that after hav-
ing protested with so much violence
against the Versailles treaty and
against pretended violations of the
rights of peoples, Germany now
considers as the basis for lasting
peace the destruction of the Polish
nation.
How can it be maintained that
this destruction of Poland can elm
mate all causes for conflict in the
east? What future would this per-
NIT for other nations?"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Britain to Probe Escope
Of Interned WorpIune

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The air min
lstry announced last night an in
vestigation would be conducted into
the escape of British flying boat
which had been forced down in ter
ritorial waters off Iceland.
The ministry said the inquiry
would be held as soon as the flyers
are available. The warplane and its
nine crew members returned to Eng
land yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

ton by prolonged strikes of building
tradesmen here, cannot possibly be
completed in time fol. housing neces-
sary census employees early in jan
uary.
A decision is expected to be
reached within a few days as to
whether Washington will be able
through some means to keep these
5000 employees and the huge pay roll
resulting or will be forced to lose
them to other cities.
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins
has been fully informed and has
been conferring with officials on the
problem. Involved also in trying to
find some solution are officials of the
Federal Works Agency. whose Divi-
sion of Planning and Space Control
takes care of space and whose Public
Buildings Administration supervises
construction.
At the building site, bounded by
d street, Virginia avenue, Second
and Third streets S. W., today only
few trucks and a comparatively
small number of workmen were
tSee CENSUS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Reody-Mode Neutrality Views
Offered Those Wiring Congress

Hope you vote against any
change in Neutrality Act"
Repeal of arms embargo un-
wise. Fear it will draw us into
war. Hope you will vote against
any change in present act"
People who favor the Roosevelt
Hull-Pittman- Bloom proposals may
take their pick of one of these pro
Arms embargo unfair, should
be repealed, and cash carry sales
permitted. Hope you will vote
accordingly"
Strongly for repeal of arms
embargo and for cash-carry sales
to ALL"
Hope you will vote to amend
present Neutrality Act"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Soldiers Held on Choroe
OfTrying to Sell Bullets

By the Associated Press
:. PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 2e.-Carl
H. Fraley, 29, of Wise, Va, and
Joseph H. Burrow, %, of Greenville.
Tenn, soldiers stationed at Fort
Williams, were turned over to mill
'tary authorities today by Portland
police, who said the pair had tried
to dispose of 10000 rounds of am
munition described as Government
property.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Ex-Premier 10 Head Army
Of Poles on West Front
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 29.-Gen. Wladys-
law Sikorski, former Premier Of
Poland. today was named head of a
Polish Army being formed in France
to fight with French and British
troops against Germany.
Born in 1881, Gen. Sikorski was
one of the leaders of the World
War nationalist movement in Po-
land. During the war he was a
member of the National Committee
and head of its military depart
ment.
Imprisoned by the Austrians in
1913 he was later released and be-
came a general in the Polish Army.
He was chief of the general staff in
1922, Prime Minister and minis
ter of the interior in 1923 and
minister of war the next two years.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Threat Of Armed Aid
By Soviet 10 Reich
Seen Implied in Pact
Russia Coins Hold Over
Northern BoItic in
Estonion Agreement
(Tert OF SoUiet-Estonian dgree-
ment on page 49,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 29.-In a new
treaty of friendship with Germany,
signed early today, Soviet Russia
promised economic support in war
and at the same time committed
herself to consult on joint "measur-
ures" with Germany unless Great
Britain and France agree to peace.
Observers took the reference to
measures as an implied threat of
possible military aid against Ger
many's enemies in the west.
Shortly before the Russian-Ger-
man treaty was signed, Russia an
nounced conclusion of sweeping
military and trade agreements with
her little Baltic neighbor, Estonia,
once part of the Russian Empire.
Thus Russia gained a firm military
and economic hold over the North
Baltic and greatly increased her in
fluence over the Gulf of Riga, where
Latvia's port is situated; the Gulf
of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia,
vital commercially to Sweden and
Finland.
Russia won the right to fortify
two strategic Estonian islands
Saare Maa (OeseD and Hiiuma
Dagoe)-and the mainland port of
Paldiski as naval and air bases.
The ties with Estonia gave the
U. S. S. r. the right to create naval
and air bases and maintain a "lim-
tied number of troops on Estonian
territory, along with economic privi-
leges which, it was estimated, would
increase Russian -Estonian trade by
four and one-half times.
ct was reported in Riga, Lat
via, that Russia gained conces-
sions sufficient to garrison $4,000
soldiers on Estonian Soil.)
Under this bargain with Estonia,
Moscow and Tallinn pledged mutual
aid in case of direct aggression or
(See MOSCOW, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Britain and France Undeterred
By German-Soviet Peace Move;
British Planes Raid He|qo|and
Five Shot Down in Attack
On Base, Germans Claim
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN Sept 29The high command today
five six British warpanes attempting to attack
unit off Hgoand shot by German pursuit planes
The announcement said the British attack frutless
Hegoland Germanys island naval base the
The communique said that when the six British planes
asSaing warshps without flew west
fighters attacked them
I'm planes shot down and
plunged into the sea- the high command declared
The battle it said, occurred this morning.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Mrs. Ernest Simpson
Gives Birth to Son

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Birth of a
son to Mrs Mary Simpson, wife of
Ernest Simpson, former husband of
the Duchess of Windsor, was an
nounced today Mr.. Simpson and
his present wife were married in
November, 1887. She is from Bal
timore and once was married to
Jacques Raffray.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Polish ConsuIotes
To Remain Open
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The Po-
hsh consulate here will remain open
"as usual despite the fall of the
Polish republic.
DR.. Sylvester Gruszka, the consul
general, said so far as he knew the
Polish Embassy in Washington and
all the other Polish consulates in
America would continue to function
in the belief the downfall Of Poland
was only temporary"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
D. c. May Lose 5000 Census
Workers Because of Strikes
Construction of New Building
Delayed; Other Space Inadequate
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Washington's building con-
Struction has been plagued by
strikes for nearly tiUo months,
1pith ne10 Census and Social Sc
cnrity Buildings most seriously
affected. Settlement of sand and
gravel ,Dorkers and plumbers
1ralkouts ,Das tolloued bv strike
OF dump truck drivers. Waqe
differences in this dispute pere
temporarily ironed out early this
10eek, but solution OF jurisdic-
ttonal argument ,Uith engineers
union still is sought
The National Capital today was
faced with danger of losing abou,
/ 900 regular Federal employees and
a potential 1000 more new temporar,
employees of the Bureau of the Cen
sus to the cities of Baltimore, Phila.
delphia and New York.
This crisis was reached when Off.
cials, long concerned over the prob
lem of the forthcoming 1910 census
found that the gigantic new Federal
Once Building, delayed in construc-
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Churchill to Broadcast
On First Month of War

LONDON, Sept. % R.-The Brit
ish Broadcasting Co. announced to-
day that Winston Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty, would broad
cast on "The First Month of the
War" at e:l5 pm. Sunday (3:15 pm.
e. B. T)>
Evening star., 1939-09-29
japanese Are Forced
To Retreat, Says China
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29.-Chinese
reports said today Japanese troops
driving toward Changsha, capital of
Human Province. had fallen back be-
fore a counter offensive by thou
sands of fresh Chinese fighters. The
japanese continued to report ad-
vances within 20 miles of the city.
At Hong Kong Chinese sources de-
MED earlier Japanese reports that
Changsha was in flames and her
defenders fleeing. They told of ad-
vices that the city was quiet and
her defenders were steadily resist
ing Japanese attacks" Chungking
spokesmen asserted the week-old
Japanese offensive had cost the at
tackers 10000 men and 60 craft used
in landing troops from Tungting
Lake.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Chungking Area Bombed.

CHUNGKING, Sept. 20 tP).-Sub-
urban areas of Chungking, where
the city's airfield and industrial
enterprises are situated, were heavily
bombed last night by Japanese war
planes.
Authorities declined to discuss re-
suits OF the raid. The city proper
was untouched.
Japanese bombers also attacked
Chinese centers from 100 to 200
miles down the Yangtze River from
Chungking after bombing suburban
areas here.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

(See MOSCOW, Page A-90
Evening star., 1939-09-29

tSee CENSUS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1939-09-29

(See BERLIN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1939-09-29

(See NEUTRALITY, Page A-30
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-23
$40 Electric
Outlets For
Vance Farms

Data recently compiled by the
North Carolina Rural ElectrificatiOn
Authority showed that in July of
this year there were 110.7 miles OF
power lines in Vance county, with a
total of $40 customers. This. compares
with two miles and only Is customers
four years ago in July, 1885.
The figures were made available
today as indicating the almost I'M
believable growth Of rural electric
lines in the county in the short space
of four years And the work goes on.
Growth of rural electric service in
this county is out of all proportion
to the expansion in the State as a
whole, where there were 1884. 8
miles of lines in 1885 and 1888 in
1899. with 1928 customers in 1885
and sc, 1866 in 1889.
Vance ranged 54th in the State in
number Of customers in 1889, while
Franklin county had 916 customers
in July this year, compared with 80
four years ago, and 212.4 miles of
lines, compared with 16 miles in
1885. In 1885 Warren county had 7.6
miles Of lines and 48 customers,
compared with 862 miles Of lines
and 422 customers this year Gran
vile county had II miles of lines and
SO customers in 1885, as against 87.4
miles of lines and 367 customers in
1899.
The compilations Of the State Au-
thority are reproduced in the cur
rent issue Of the University Of North
Carolina News Letter.