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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
TYD0L ROMANS
 DON'T HAVE 10
 BECOME NAziS
ItaIian-G German Pad Is An nounced Regards Old
 Austrian Soil

ROME, lJrr. zI.-Italian authori- ties today formally assured inhabi- tants of the Italian Tyrol they could remain on their ancestral soil for Italian rather than Ger man citizenship.
 An agreement between Italy and Germany was published today cov- ering migration to Germany of all former Austrians who prefer Ger man citizenship.
 The announcement quieted fears of many that they would be com pelled to quit their native noun tains even though they chose to remain Italian
 This new agreement supplements an earlier -Italdian pact relative to repatriation of Germans in the Tyrol which Italy gained from Austria during the World War
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
DUTCH AIR
 FORCE HAS
 ENCOUNTER
Invading Planes Coming from East Driven Off
 Unidentified

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21.-Nether- lands planes fought an air battle today with aircraft of undetermined foreign nationality in full view of hundreds of persons in Utrecht and surrounding country.
 The engagement started about noon today.
 The invaders are reported tc have come from the East, where The Netherlands borders Germany.
 A smoke curtain was dropped by the foreign fighters who escaped un- der this protection.
 Heavy firing was heard and smoke plumes of bursting anti-aircraft shells were. plainly seen.
 A short time earlier, three foreign military planes were sighted over Veluve in the border province of Gelderland, north of Essen, Ger many
 Netherlands anti-ancraft batter ies fired on the planes. and the craft we're chased by Netherlands air patrols, officials said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
LIBERALS MAY
 HOLD MEETING
 ON PRESIDENCY
Secretary of Interior Says Farley Viii lncIude
 Both Parties

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Secre- tary of the Interior Harold Ickes today said that liberals among the Democrats and Republicans might call a national convention some time before the 1940 Presidential cam paign to organize support for which ever party is named liberal head of it's ticket.
 Ickes said he has discussed such possibility with Senators Norris and LaFollette, and that decision to call a conference might or might not depend upon whether or not Roosevelt has decided to try for a third term.
 Ickes said, however, the conven- tion will not be aimed at setting up a third political party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
UNITED STATES BUDGETS
 LIKE YOURS; CAN'T BE CUT
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.--Out of a contemplated national budget of nine billion dollars count 'em), it seems as if Congress ought to be able to chisel off a couple of billion at least But when you begin look ing at the budget-item by item you can't escape the conclusion that there will NOT be much trimming
 The Congressional heart is prob ably as hard as any other heart in the mass. But the Congressional heart is never confronted by the budget in the mass. It is confront ed by it peacemeal. And the Con- gressional heart, section by sec- ton, melts The long odds are that in the coming session of Congress, the mass heart will m cit again, piecemeal, and there will be no cut ting down of appropriations,
 Congress can always make a show and demonstrate that it cut the bud get-but that claim is always a pub licity cheat. The budget is what the various departments ask for. As matter of established prac- tice they always ask more than they expect to get, although they will de- fend every dollar as essential to the continued national existence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
Two Planes Forced Down
 On FIights
One Makes Landing in Bad Weather = Other Has
 Broken Oil Line

NOME, Alaska, Dec 21 = Pilot Cutley Martin of the Mirow Air Service, reports by radio he was forced down Tuesday in bad wealth CT on a flight from Hamilton to St. Michael
 Another plane has left to take a new ski shock absorbing unit to replace the one damaged in Mar tins landing.
 Another plane, with three pas sengers aboard. has been forced down because of a broken oil line near Nulato on flight from Fair banks. Dog teams with oil have been sent out to give aid.
 Deep snow covers interior of AL aska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
Details of Scuiflinq
 Given Out
Captain of Luxury Ndzi Lin CT Columbus Down
 at Sea, Talks

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Capt. Wilhelm Dahen of the German liner Columbus stepped ashore at Ellis Island last night and told a detailed story of how he scuttled the luxury liner to keep it from falling into the hands of the Brit ish.
 Capt. Dahen disclosed that the British Warship that steamed over the horizon off his starboard quar- ter Tuesday afternoon, had fired two shots across his bow and sent him a radio message to halt.
 The Nazi skipper settled the con- troversy over whether the Colum- bus was scuttled inside the 300- mile American Territorial waters. Capt. Dahen gave the position of the Columbus as latitude 38.2 north and longitude 65.22 west, which is about 400 miles east of Cape May New Jersey.
 Capt Dahen said that at that time the United States cruiser Tus- caloosa was only a few miles astern of the Columbus. The Tuscaloosa came up alongside later to find the scuttled liner sinking. The Tuscaloosa rescued 579 members Of the German ship. Two crew mem bers lost their lives when the liner went down
 The German captain revealed that the Columbus had been es- corted by United States warships, sometimes one and sometimes two. all the way from Vera Cruz, Mex ico, up the Atlantic coast.
 He said that shortly after 3 O. clock Tuesday afternoon, the Brit ish warship appeared some miles east of him. He said he waited 30 minutes until he was sure she was flying the British flag, then gave orders to prepare to scuttle the 32,560-ton liner and abandon ship.
 The captain said the seamen went quietly to their boat stations except for two crews which were detailed to open sea valves and set the fires.
 Capt Dahen declared he didn't know why the two firemen who perished failed to get into their
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
NAzI CLAIMS ON
 S!NkINGS GIVEN
 POSITIVE DENIAL
High Allied Officials Meet in London-Confer-
 enee Report

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The Allies war against German air raids and mines was discussed last night at a meeting of high Allied officials at the British Admiralty. Th2 high est ranking officials of the British and French navies attended the conference. The naval meeting was held as a dispute ragged between London and Berlin over the suc- cess of Germany's intensified air attacks on Allied ships.
 The German Admiralty claims that Nazi planes have sunk g ships of the British outpost units in the past three days.
 The British Admiralty issued a formal statement which said: Dur ing the last three days 35 vessels, including two neutrals, were at tackled by German aircraft. Only three of the vessels attacked were naval units and all three of these attacks were unsuccessful. One coastal steamer and six fishing trawlers were sunk. The methods used by the German aircraft in at tacks upon defenseless merchant ships and fishing vessels are marked by senseless inhumanity."
 Meanwhile the British navy claimed another valuable German prize when the 13,600-ton freighter Cap Norte was brought into an English port. British officials said the ship had been captured in the South Atlantic.
 The small Swedish freighter Mars struck a mine and sank in the North Sea last night. A Dan- ish vessel landed in Norway eight members of the crew of the Brit ish trawler Trinidad which was sunk by German planes off the coast of Scotland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
NO CONCESSION ON COPPER, NEW
 CHILEAN TREATY
State Department M dkes Announ(emenf-Good
 Feeling Created

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. = The State Department announces no tariff concession will be made on copper or copper products in the trade agreement being negotiated with Chile.
 Tn view of the widespread in- terest in the question, it is de- cided to make this decision known publicly at this time" the an- nouncement says.
 Representative Charles H. Leavg, Democrat of Washington, said he believed the decision will create a better feeling in Congress toward the reciprocal trade agreement program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
STocK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 65s, American Can 1l2la, American Power and Light As, Anaconda 307s. Bethlehem 82is Curtiss Wright 10h, General Mo- tors 54, International Harvester 60h, Kennecott 38ss, New York Central Is, Northern Pacific Ss United States Steel CTS Pound s3.93 3I4, Canadian Commonwealth and Southern Is.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
LOUIS LEpkE lS
 CONVICTED FOR
 SMUGGLING JOB
Nine Other Indictments May Bring Him f68
 Years in Prison

NEW YORK, Dec 21-Louis Lepke Buchalter was convicted in Federal Court today of conspiracy to violate the narcotics laws as the top man in what the Government alled a "$10,0Oo,o00 international smuggling syndicate
 Lepke is accused of cutting himself in on widespread operations in many foreign ports.
 He faces a possible maximum pen alty of two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, while nine other in- dictments pending against him, if brought to conviction, might bring him total of 168 years in prison and fines totalling $180,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
NAVY OFFICE OPENS TODAY
 AT ROOM 32O
Lieut.. MaeKinnon Is 10 Be Assisted by Yeomdn
 in Liaison Work

Lieut.. J. s. MacKinnon today opened a branch office of the 18th Naval District at Room 32O of the Federal Building in quar- ters used during the summer by the Bureau of Fisheries. The new office makes a service row" of the corridor. Room 316 is the Army Finance office.
 MacKinnon will be assisted by a Yeoman to be assigned here by the District.
 Another Federal Building move last night was that of the U. s. Treasury Disbursement and Ac- counts office to rooms 302-46.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
MANY INDICTED,
 COMPANY FAILURE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 2l--- Fourteen persons, including two state officials, have been indicted by Federal Grand jury on charges growing out of the collapse of the fifty million dollar Pacific States Savings and Loan company. The de- fendantS are accused of mail fraud, conspiracy and violation of the se- and exchange act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
CONGRESS RAISES F.D.R.

The President gets first chance at cutting the budget He too is a past master at doing it the skillful way. More than one Congressman will tell you that the President does his heavy trimming in items which he expects Congress will put back. The idea is that it leaves him a margin so he may be lenient with those portions of the budget for which he has shown special favor in recent years-notably the Army and Navy.
 As an example, he trimmed a slug off farm benefits a couple of years ago and suggested that Congress could put it back only if it was will ing to raise the extra money by tax- ation. The Congressmen didn't raise the money but did put back the ap- propria tion-and the President has been punishing them verbally ever since.
 Take individual appropria tions, then the point is clearer. For the old-time services of the Depart ment of Agriculture, such as exten- sion work, inspection, experiment stations, and the like, about $39l,- 100000 is needed. But the Depart ment of Agriculture appropriation last year was $1, 9,0O0,O0O. Where did it all go to, and why can't some be cut off?
 We'll, $654 4,560, ,000-two-th thirds of a billion-went out as soil conser- vation, and benefits or parity pay ments to cotton growers, tobacco growers, and farmers in general In an election year do you expect Mid- Western Senators and House mem bers. or those from the cotton and tobacco belt, c, the Mississippi wheat states, Co vote for cutting that figure? If you think so, you have never seen a Congressman in the flesh.
 Congress cut the emergency re- lief appropriation last session, but (COntinued on Page FiVe)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
CAROLS TO BE SUNG
 ON JUNEAU STREETS

On Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock members of the Christian Endeavor and those in the Junior Chair of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, will carol through the Ju- neau streets under the direction of Mrs. John A. Glasse. Tn the eYen- ing there will be caroling by the young people and adults.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
U. ]. LUMBER TO BE BOUGHT BY
 GREAT BRITAIN
Purchase Also Indicates American Ships as
 Cargo Carriers

WASHINGTON, Dec 2l - The Washington Post says British inter ests have offered to buy a large quantity of American lumber costing between $15 100000 and $30000,000, and purchase ten American ships with which to transport the lumber as well as American cotton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
CANADIAN
 AIR FORCE
 OVERSEAS
First Unit, Iofdl|ing More than 5000 Men, Going
 Abroad for War Duty

OTTAWA, Dec. 21.-Defense Min ister Rogers announced today that a Royal Canadian Air Force and Squadron and auxiliary units, to- talling more than 5000 n, Nn, will be sent overseas to support the First Canadian Division now over seas.
 The air squadron will also be equipped with the latest type of planes.
 The squadron, from Toronto, is the first unit of Canadian fliers to be sent overseas and will be in command of Squadron Leader Van Vliet of Winnipeg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
VARIED OCCUPATION

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 21. Phil Brubaker, heavyweight box CT known as the fighting parson. {" has given up both the ring and the pulpit He's an automobile sales man now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
IRON MAN

WAKEFIELD, Dec. 21.-Listen you Iron men: Center Al Benson of Wakefield High School, played every minute of the nine games or his teams schedule this year. Wake field won them all.>
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
GREET SNOW

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2l. -Ranchers of the Rocky Mountain region hope that snow that start\ falling late yesterday will continue as the mountain states are suffer- ing from severe shortage of mois- ture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
StaIin's Birthday Party Is New Air Raids Over
 Wide Area RUSSIANS MAY BE
 STOPPED, ARCTIC Soviet BditIeship Is Hii by Shore Batteries of
 Defenders
BULLETIN--HELsINKI Dec.

BULLETIN--HELSINKI, Dec. 21.-Finnish land forces were officially reported today to have wiped out two battalions of Rus sians in land fighting.
 An army c0mmunique said the Films either threw back the In- vaders with heavy losses, or continued their own advances
 Twenty Russian tanks were either captured or destroyed, the communique reported, also in cluding in the captured list, wide variety of arms and ann munitiOn and army equipment.
 In the days aerial operations, two Russian planes were re-
 ported shot down over Helsinki
 where the invaders bombed hospital d0rmitory and heavily damaged a school for the blind.
 In a report of casualties in the
 five blocks hospital area where seven hospital structures were hit, only two persons were killed and none were injured.
 Two trains were machine gum ned, but it is understood there were no casualties.
 tBy Associated Press)
 Russian warplanes again raided the capital of Finland, once beau tiful Helsinki, today as the Soviets started the fourth week of their invasion.
 Fifteen bombs fell in fiye-block hospital area in Helsinki, as the Russians celebrated Joseph Stalln's sixtieth birthday.
 Seven hospital structures were hit, but the extent of damage is not immediately determined.
 Residents of the capital re- mained in a state Of alarm over the raiders, who earlier visited towns for 25 miles around Helsinki. Bitter cold aided the Finnish forces on all battle fronts, where some success is reported in stavlng off Russian attacks.
 Tanks Stalled
 Reports reaching Copenhagen said scores of tanks are stalled in the far north by frozen crank cases.
 Russian troops are seen moving in Finland's Arctic Ocean corridor, but it is uncer- tain whether or not the main drive there has been thrown back or only some of the far advanced units are being pulled back.
 Although the Films said heavy losses are being inflicted on the Red forces. Russia continued to hammer the main war front on the Karelian Isthmus where Fin land has stayed off the Reds for three weeks.
 Finnish officials said one of their coastal batteries has scored a serious hit on a Russian battle ship.
 Laudatory articles blanketed the Soviet press in observance of Sta- lin's birthday. hailing him as the man who led the nation to Social ism and now leads to Communism. Hitler telegraphed greetings to Stalin on his birthday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

LATVIA consists of the former Russian province of Courtland, four southern districts of the Rus sian province of Livonia and three western districts of the former Russian province of Vitebsk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

STILL IN the wreck of the Fannie & Jennie, Confederate blockade runner lying off the beach at Wrightsville, N. C., is a gold and jeweled sword sent to General Robert E. Lee by British sympathizers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 149.10, gails 3l 20, utilities 24.92.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

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Evening star., 1939-09-10
GERMANS COUNTER-ATTACK Under BARRAGE
Warsaw in Fumes Holds OUT Britain Prepares for 3Yeur War
|OfficiuIs Ponder
~. S. Reference
By Goering
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTeSS.
BERLIN, Sept. ga f1eeting ref
erence to the United States by Field
Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering
had the capital guessing tonight re-
garding its significance.
In his address to munitions work.
ers, the field marshal was explain
ing it was impossible to blockade
Germany because Russia was ready
to supply the Reich. while northern
and southeastern countries remain
neutral.
What about American" shouted
one of the workers listening to Mar
shall Goering's speech in a factory at
Tegel, near Berlin.
"Sie werden kommen!" theyll
be along later shot back Marshal
Goering, half laughingly.
Marshal Goering quickly followed
up his puzZling utterance with the
assertion that Britain had only the
United States left, while Germany
didn't need America.
"Only America remains for Brit
ain" he said. But look at our trade
figures. We can get along without
America. Just consider our posi-
ton during the World War and now
The only thing that is like 1914 is
the British attitude. Otherwise,
we are in an entirely different posi-
ton
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Soviet Calls More
To CoIors 10 Protect
Western Frontier
Puts Cash and Garry
And Other Restrictions
On Foreign Commerce
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 9.-Tass, Soviet
official news agency, announced to-
night the government had decided
to call to the colors parts OF several
military classes as result OF the
German Polish war, which ac-
quires a wide and menacing char
acter."
The news agency said the decision
was reached as a means Of further
STRENGTHENING the defense Of the
country" 1t said that reservists
called into the Red Army were
from the Ukraine, Byelorussia, Len
ingrad, Moscow, Kalanin and Orel
military areas.
The announcement came as RUS
sia was strengthening her western
frontier while at the same time
putting her foreign trade on a Vlr-
tual cash -and-carry'' basis.
War Materials Rushed West.
A new decree, which would affect
France and Great Britain partlcu-
larly, it was believed. reserved 1or
the Soviet government the right TO
restrict or forbid the export OF goods
and stipulated such goods must De
paid for in advance. 1t was not
clear what effect the decree would
nave on the August 20 trade agree
ment with Germany.
War and raw materials were being
rushed to the western border, where
there appeared the possibility OF
Germany's establishing a frontier
with the Soviet Union. Raw ma
terials, including foodstuffs, petro-
leum and other supplies, have been
sent to the west
Unofficial but unimpeachable
sources disclosed the government
had begun calling up reserves as
early as last Thursday, possibly be-
fore then.
Doctors, chauffeurs and nurses
were summoned along with reserve
troops. In some cases they were
recalled from vacations.
Reservists Leave Moscow.
A train jammed with reservists de-
parted tonight from the station
where trains usually routed west
ward leave. Some wore uniforms
and sang military songs. Wives
on the platform alternately wept
and smiled.
An unonicial report said the mill
tary classes of 1901, 1905, 1905, 1907
and 1911 were affected. There was
no indication Of the number Of men
involved.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Six Ships 10 Return
$500 Americans
From War Zones
Seventh, Liner Rex,
Soils From Genou With
1000 Refugees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-New
York Harbor waters tossed restlessly
today as commandeered ships
turned their bows toward Europe,
many of them under forced draft.
to bring home American nationals
from war zones.
The United States liner Man.
haitian. after several hours delay
attended by labor controversies and
confusion among passengers. sailed
at mid afternoon for Cobb, South
ampton and Leverdun, carrying 735
passengers, including but few Ameri-
cans. She will be available for ap-
proximately 1900 stranded Ameri-
cans, TOO more than normal ca
pacity, on the home voyage.
The Manhattan. left a day be-
hind the New York-Cuba mail liner
Orizaba, chartered by the United
States Maritime Commission, and
was to be followed as soon as haSty
arrangements could be made by
four other ships drafted from coast
wise service.
Will Return $500
They are the Shawnee. at its
pier after arrival from Florida yes
terday; the Iroquois. returning from
a Caribbean cruise; the Acadia,
which arrived from Bermuda yes
terday, and her sister, the ST. John,
expected from Nova Scotia tomor-
row. These, plus the Orizaba, will
return approximately $500 persons.
Floating safely in dock after an
anxious crossing through the tor
pedo-menaced North Atlantic lanes
was the French liner lie de France;
she brought 1901 passengers to
American shores, 1924 of them
American citizens. They touched
home soil early today.
The italian liner Rex left Genoa
yesterday with 1000 more refugees,
principally Americans.
Two United States Lines ships, the
American Importer and the Ameri-
can Banker, also were on the high
(See SHIPS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-09-10
(See LONDON, Page A-4)

The period of preliminary ac-
ton along the western front
appears to have ended with the
launching of Germany's first
great counterattack against the
French troops advancing through
the rich Saar region. German
planes and heavy artillery swung
into action. The French claimed
to be holding 200 square miles
of German territory. page AID
On the eastern front Warsaw
was under concentrated German
attack. A radio broadcast from
the Polish capital picked up in
Budapest said that the city is
filled with the roar of warplanes
and thunder of exploding bombs.
The city, besieged by German
troops on all sides but one, was
still resisting German attacks.
Flames were eating through the
city, and an appeal was made on
the radio for women to fight side
by side with the men. page A-1.)
Polish armies were attempting
to establish new defense lines
along the Vistula River as a ma
jor battle progressed which may
be decisive in the Polish German
war. German forces were re-
ported to be on the right bank
of the Vistula, which flows
through Warsaw. page A-4)
In Berlin, Field Marshal Her.
mann Wilhelm Goering, Nazi-
dom's No. 2 man, addressed the
German nation yesterday, hold
ing out the prospect for peace
with France. I'VE want nothing
from France" he declared, add
ing confidently that Britain
could not defeat Germany eco
nomically or mihtarily. page
A.1.)