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Evening star., 1939-10-21
Revenge on Raider,
Believed 5cheer,
Seen in Report
Officers Rumored Token
Prisoner, Reach Sofety
Of Cape Verde Isles
BY the Associated Press.

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 21.-
Owners of the British steamer
Clement, sunk Sept. 80 in the South
Atlantic by a mysterious German
raider, announced today that two of
the ships officers, taken prisoner by
the raider had safely reached St.
Vincent, Cape Verde Islands.
In some quarters this was taken
as indicating that vengeance had
overtaken the German vessel. which
a few Clement survivors said they
believed was the pocket battleship
Admiral Scheer.
Speculation on Schwabenland.
Another ship entered the specula-
tion as to the identity of the Ger
man raider, however, when British
censors passed a Reuter- dispatch
quoting the Buenos Aires CORE
spondent of the New York Times as
saying the attacker of the Clement
had been identified as the German
ship Schwabenland, converted
German merchantmen.
The dispatch said the Schwaben-
land, an 8,631-ton ship, had in turn
been sunk by British cruiser.
However, there was nothing in the
first announcement, by Sir Alfred
Booth of the Booth Line, to bear out
the theory the raider had been
caught. How the two officers were
freed was not disclosed.
Two Taken on German Ship.
When the Clement went down of
the Brazilian Coast Capt. F. P. c..
Harris and Chief Engineer w. Bry-
ant were taken aboard the surface
vessel that sank her.
Sir Alfred said he had been ad-
vised both Capt. Harris and Bryant
were safe and we'll.
When members of the Clements
crew reached Brazilian ports, some
in hfeboats, they reported Capt.
Harris and Bryant had been taken
aboard the raider.
I'VE have just received message
that they (the two off1cers) are
coming home on the next available
steamer and we understand they
are quite WELL" Sir Alfred an
nounced.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Soviet Paper Izvestio
AssuiIs Triportite Pact

MOSCOW, Oct. 81 (P.-The gov
ernment newspaper Izvestia today
assailed the new British-F French
Turkish mutual assistance pact,
asserting it drew Turkey into the
orbit of war"
In its first comment on the pact,
which came after failure of Soviet
Russia and Turkey to negotiate a
similar agreement, Izvestia said the
tri-pOWer treaty was an ''unsuccess-
full attempt to drive wedge be-
tween Germany and the U. S. S. r.;
also to draw the U. S. S. r. into
combination which is chiefly
directed against Germany and
eventual enemies OF England and
France in the Mediterranean (pre-
sumably Italy)."
This agreement the paper con-
tinued, cannot be evaluated as an
instrument of peace. 1t drew Turkey
into the orbit of war"
Denying Russia would lose from
such an alliance, Izvestia said the
Soviet state maintained freedom
OF action which cannot be said
about Turkey-Turkey has assumed
responsibility which cannot fail to
be reflected on Turkish policies
within the nearest future"
In any case, the U. S. S. r. has
no reason to be sorry for what hap
pened,' 1ZveStia said.
Propaganda, meanwhile, was going
500 A hMK
Evening star., 1939-10-21

Fighting of big air battle
over the North Sea in which
German planes suffered some
casualties in being driven off, was
announced by Great Britain. A
communique said that the enemy
planes appeared over a convoy
and British fighting planes were
dispatched. Earlier an air raid
alarm over Northeastern England
was announced. page AID
Hints that Turkey may be
confronted with the same fate
as Poland as the result of the
Turkish British French mutual
assistance pact were given by
Nazi sources in Berlin. Russia,
it was said, now has cause for
taking mastery not only of the
strategic Dardanelles, but of
Turkey itself. The peace initia-
1--WE is now up 10 the allies, ofh-
cial sources in Berlin declared.
page AID
In Ankara military authorities
of Britain. France and Turkey
completed plans for extensive
military cooperation under the
new treaty when and If it be-
comes necessary to apply its pro-
visions. The military leaders
were said to have decided on
closest coordination of their
staffs in Asia Minor. page A-1D
The Russian government news
paper Izvestia assailed the tri-
partite pact, asserting 1t drew
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Sailor Tells How Ship
Put Hole in German Sub
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 2l.-a story of
sea duel in which an armed British
merchant ship put hole in a Ger
man submarine and left her to be
sunk by destroyer was related to-
day in ministry of information
communlque
The tale was attributed to An
tonic Cutajar, Maltese seaman
who returned to England after a
voyage as fireman of British
freighter bound from Bristol Chan
mel to South America.
The ship, he said, was attacked
by the submarine at an undisclosed
location and at once brought her
gun into action, putting a hole in
the submarine.
Before long the merchant ship
had a reinforcement that quickly
decided the battle" the account con-
tinued.
"A British destroyer came over the
horizon at full speed and the U-boat,
unable to submerge with a damaged
hull, was at the warships mercy"
The destroyer. said Cutajar, who
returned to Cardiff after his short
and exciting voyage, had no diff
flculty in finishing the U-boat off,"
Evening star., 1939-10-21

The sub didn't hit us with a single
shell.
We had been protected by a Brit
ish Warship convoy to point about
300 miles off Ireland We were on
our way to Montreal.
At $50 pm, only few hours
after we had left the convoy. we
came upon the submarine as it was
sinking the big French oil tanker
Emile Miguel.
The submarine was firing shot
after shot at the tanker. and We
started running at once, hoping to
get away unnoticed.
The sub saw us, however, and
started for u.s.
We had only one gum can't tell
YOU what size because it's against
British admiralty orders-but we
'See HERONSPOOL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-10-21
British Ship Sinking
| In China Sea Sends SOS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Oct. 21.-An sos from
the British ship New Mathilde say
ing she was sinking and required
immediate assistance was picked up
today by the Manila station Of
Radio Corp. of America.
The New Mathilde said she was
in the China Sea in the Hong Kong
area. The message gave no further
details.
The ship was built at Kiel in 1906.
She is 230 feet long and OF 1,410
tons, net.
The New Mathilde is operated be-
tween Shanghai and Hong Kong
by the Pang Kock Sui Co., Chinese
shipping hrm. It was estimated the
ship carried . crew Of 10 10 20 men,
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Finland Acts 10 Float
$9,300,OO0 Arms Loan
As Showdown Nears
Mission, Leovine for
Moscow Today, Plans
To Stund Firm
e, the Associated Press.


HELSINKI, Oct. 2l.-Finland
moved today to float a defense loan
of 500 million markka (about SO 300, !.
00O as she neared a showdown in
her relations with Soviet Russia.
Apparently morally strength
ened" by the recent Stockholm con-
ference, in which she participated
with Norway, Denmark and Sweden
Finland ordered her former premier
DR.. Juho Kusti Paasikivi, back tc
Moscow to resume talks expected te
reach turning point in two OF
three days.
Paasikivi planned to leave Hell
sinki this morning with proposals
believed to reflect the northern ma
tons desire to preserve strict neu-
trality in the European conflict. He
is scheduled to reach Moscow Mon
day.
Mission Enlarged.
Added to the staff accompanying
Paasikivi will be Finance Minister
v. Tanner. A government spokes-
man said the addition would give
the mission more authority"
Foreign Minister Elias Erkko, who
gave the mission its final instruc-
tions, said the addition of Tanner
did not mean, however, that any
new questions were to be brought
into the discussion.
II believe a solution may be found
with respect for the vital interests
Of both parties" Erkko declared
$50 far the discussions with the
Soviet have been on friendly terms
There has been no pressure.
Finland to Stand Firm.
At the same time he indicated
Finland was fortified by the back
ing of other northern countries anc
was ready to stand firmly to hel
viewpoint.
Our line is clear" he said. 1--WE
want to stand for neutrality. That
means we are ready to discuss ques-
tions that are not contrary to oul
neutrality"
I'VE feel more confident" Erkkc
declared. THE demonstration oil
loyalty, not only of the Northern
countries but of the whole American
continent is a great satisfaction tc
us, and it is very difficult to thank
them. 1t shows a perfect under.
standing of our position every.
where"
Five-Year Loan Urged.
Referring to Finlands extensiv,
defense preparations, the minister
said they are due to happenings il
the South Baltic which forced us tt
take steps to guard our neutral DO.
sition." He said the morale of Fin.
lands armed forces was very high.
The current defense measure!
caused the administration to pro.
pose a flve-year loan, to be nego.
tiated through sale of bonds.
Beginning Monday 1t will be i'm
possible to travel in Finland's from.
tier districts without a military pass
Some of these frontier areas alread;
are under strict military control
Included will be the Aaland Islands
strategic archipelago between Fin
land and Sweden, and certain har
Dor districts along the Gulf Of Bos
l MIA.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Mother Burned SAVING
Boby; 2 Girls Die in Fire
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOclated Press.
MULLENS, w. Va, Oct. 21.-Two
children burned to death and their
mother suffered serious injuries in
rescuing another infant child from
flames which destroyed their log
cabin home near here last night.
Six of Mrs. J. c. Lawson's nine
children escaped besides the infant
she saved by dashing into the burn
ing house. Clothing was burned
from the mothers body. Victims were
Glessie. 3, and Tessie, 4.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Swedish Steamship
Reported Torpedoed

STOCKHOLM. Oct. 81 LP).-Tor-
pedoing and sinking of the Swedish
steamer Gustaf Adolf was reported
to her managers today by a Nor
wegian vessel which rescued the
crew of 10.
The report said the Gustaf Adolf
sank north of the Shetland Islands.
The vessel left Gothenburg, her
home port, last Tuesday, for Eng
land.
Lloyd's Register lists the GuStaf
Adolf as vessel of 925 tons operat-
ed by A. Bratt & Co.
The name of the ship which res
cued the crew was given as the
BiSca.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Freight Truins Collide

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 R.-An
mainline passenger trains on the
New York Philadelphia route of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were blocked
for more than an hour today when
two freight trains collided on .
siding east of the New Brunswick,
N. j., station.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
British Transports,
Three Each Night,
Shuttle Channel
Thousands Of Additional
Troops Are Landed to
Strengthen Front
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Oct 21.-Semi- Official
sources reported today that British
transports were shutting across the
English Channel at the rate of three
each night, landing thousands of
additional troops to augment the
French on the western front.
Little activity was reported from
the zone of hostilities except for the
skirmishing of small patrols. The
French and Germans were said to
be jockeying for position on isolated
heights and in small wooded areas
to strengthen their lines.
The regular morning communique
Of the war ministry spoke of the
patrol raids and 'harassing fire of
artillery"
Cabinet is Summoned.
Meanwhile Premier Daladier sum-
moned 10 members of his cabinet to
a special meeting at the war min
istry. The meeting lasted three
hours. Afterward M. Daladier said
that only that economic problems
had been discussed
Military dispatches indicated that
a muddy no-man's land about a
mile wide separated the rectified
mainline positions of the opposing
forces. The patrol operations were
said to be confined largely to the
areas where the Germans attacked
in force early this week-just east
of the Moselle River and between
Saarbruecken and Zweibruecken. in
the center of the northern flank.
Military sources said the French
advance guard was still on German
soil except for a strip near the Lux
embourg border and north of Bitche
100 Landings Made.
Semi official military quarters said
that about 100 landings of British
troops had been made in the first
month of the war which started
September g. British War Minister
Leslie Hore- -Belisha announced on
October IL that $4,000 men had
been landed.
Despite the British reinforcement,
IlluIdly OOSClNCIS ChpSCGcu tlic
French to sit tight and await de-
velopments of the allied naval block
ade of Germany
The French navy assumed large
share of the duty of guarding the
trans-channel troop movements and
engaged in mine-sweeping and anti
submarine activity.
Many French observers expressed
belief that German air and subma-
rine attacks on Britain would in
crease as rains and approaching
winter make land operations in
creasingly difficult
Believe Attack Is Prepared.
However, Henry de Kerillis, men,
ber of the Chamber of Deputies For
eign Affairs Committee, declared in
the newspaper L'Epoque that "the
French general staff tends to believe
that very violent and powerful
enemy offensive actually is being
prepared"
De Kerillis wrote that some quar-
ters believed that the signal for a
big scale German attack was "only
question of days, even hours
He reported that German troop
concentrations extended to the
southern flank of the line-that
which parallels the Rhine-where
there had been hardly any action
since the war started.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
French Blast Span
Over Rhine After
Warning Germans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BASEL. Oct. 2l.-French mill
tary engineers, after politely
warning German sentinels on
the opposite bank of the Rhine,
today dynamited small steel
footbridge spanning the river
near the electrict plant at
Kembs. II miles north of here.
The bridge was used in peace
time by German workers who
crossed daily to the Kembs re-
gion. 1t has been little used
since the fall of 1898 when these
workers were discharged and
replaced by French employees.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Nozis Soy Russians
Have Reason for
Striking Now
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, Oct. 2l-Informed Nazis
intimated today that Turkey may
become another Poland.
The intimation-and it was no
more than that-Was based on the
fact that Izvestia, Soviet Russian
government newspaper in Moscow,
said Russia had no reason to regret
Turkeys action in signing mutual
assistance pact with Great Britain
and France
Izvestia's editorial will be repub-
lished by the entire German press
today or tomorrow.
Commentators pointed out that
Russia throughout her history had
resisted British attempts to control
the Dardanelles, strategic gateway
to the Black Sea. They said that,
as long as Turkey remained neutral,
Russia could be satisfied to leave the
Dardanelles in her friends hands.
But now that Turkey definitely
had allied herself with Great Brit
ain, they asserted, cause was given
for Russia herself to assume mas
terry not only of the strategic
gateway but of Turkey.
They said they believed Turkey
probably would be carved up as
Poland was by Germany and Russia.
Weakening Report Combatted.
Meanwhile, a release yesterday by
DNB which said that the challenge
OF Britain and France in the Eu-
ropean war had been accepted was
described authoritatively as intro
duclng no new element into the ex-
listing situation.
officials said it was intended
merely to combat constantly re-
curing reports Germany was on
her knees begging for peace.
Adolf Hitler made a peace offer
ance. 1t was said in sources close
to the foreign Office. and if the
hatchet is to be buried now the
initiative must come from the other
side.
Both DNB, official German news
agency, and spokesmen in high
places cautioned against assuming
on the basis of the Thursday war
communique that Germany was
making conciliatory gestures toward
France.
The communique said the Ger
man Army had refrained from STEP
ping across the French border at
a moment when conditions seemed
ausplcious because Of the with
drawal of French troops
Admit French on German Soil.
The communique today ecknowl-
edged that French troops still held
two heights close to the border in
the Warndt Forest region west of
Saarbruecken. but it said these were
the only French holdings on Ger
man soil.
The Thursday communique was
said to have been interpreted in
some neutral and enemy newspapers
as sign that Germany hoped to
deal with France and was hesitating,
therefore, to launch an impressive
offensive.
Informed sources, however, said
Germany contemplates no conces-
sion to France and. the French
British-Turkish mutual assistance
treaty notwithstanding the Ger
man attitude is unchanged.
Weakening Is Denied.
Commentators and the DNB de-
clared that the German high COM
mand was not weakening and that
to interpret the armys reserve as
such was absurd"
England and France have re-
jected the Fuehrer's outstretched
hand" DNB said. They threw
(See BERLIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-10-21
HeronspooI Evoded Subs Guns
But Was Sunk by Torpedo
Radio Operator Describes Four-Hour Fight
After Nuz Raider Sunk French Tanker

This graphic story of the tor
pedoing OF the French tanker
Emile Miguel and the British
treighter Heronspool By a Ger
man submarine wds told to the
Associated Press by George Hare
shape. radio operator of the Brit
ish ship, on his arrival in Nep
York today ,Uith IS other MEM
berS OF the cre1D uho surrired
the attack.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Planes Are Fired On
In Nancy, France, Alarm

NANCY. France, Oct. 81 F.-
Anti-aircraft guns fired at planes
during an air raid alarm which
lasted from 1915 to 10:45 am. to-
day. military sources disclosed.
The planes were reported flying
north at high altitude.
Warning sirens excited the resi-
dents of Nancy. but the alarm end
eG without an air attack.
Nancy is 10 miles west of Stras-
bourg, which is on the Rhine
frontier.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Pheasant Injuries Driver

WHITTEMORE, Iowa, Oct. 81 (P).
After taking IL stitches to close
the cuts in Delbert Johnson's face
and head, a surgeon worked seven
hours removing particles of glass
embedded there. A pheasant crashed
through the windshield Of Mr.
Johnson's car, losing its life and
lacsrating the driver.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
BY RADIO OPERATOR GEORGE
HARESNAPE.

NEW YORK. Oct. 81 R.-The
German submarine that sent the
freighter Heronspool to the bottom
with torpedo october II off the
Irish Coast did so only after we
had battled it in a four-hour night
fight.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Pope to Return to Vuticun

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Oct. q (E9.
Pope Plus XII, who established his
summer residence here July "a, will
return to Vatican City October q
after receiving the Mayor Of Castel
Gandolfo and giving his blessing to
the residents, It was announced
today.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Flood Forces Germans
From BIockhouses

LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 81 lP.-The
German side of the Moselle Valley
was flooded today as bright sunshine
followed heavy rains which sent the
river over its banks. In some sectors
German troops were forced by the
high water to leave blockhouses.
Residents of Mondorf and Evrange,
who left their homes yesterday, said
the towns were emptied to provide
quarters for troops.
Ten of Is furnaces in the Luxem-
bourg steel mills were reported
operating despite the exodus of 1000
steel workers and their families
mostly German returning to their
own country.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Rumanian Ship Reported
Sunk Near Gibraltar
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PIeSS.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 21-The 6,394-
ton Rumanian oil tanker Oltenia
was reported today to have been
sunk near Gibraltar while carrying
. cargo of oil to England. The
vessel belonged to the Steaua Ro-
mana Oil Co. and her home port
was Constanza.
Meanwhile. four British freighters
and two tankers were being loaded
with wheat and oil for England
at Constanza, Rumanias s Black Sea
port. They are the first British
ships to call at the port in several
weeks.
The freighters have guns mounted
on their decks and it is believed
they will leave in a group to be met
by a warship convoy at Gibraltar.
Rumanian oil exports to Germany,
which before the war averaged
$500 tons daily, have dropped to
1000 tons-the lowest in years.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Reich Tanker Sails

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 81 tP).-The
German tanker Emmy Friedrich
was reported today to have left
Tampico, loaded with oil and bound
for an unknown destination. In
formed sources said she would try
to run the allied blockade and reach
Germany.
The ship loaded the Oil at Calves
ton, Tex. before the outbreak of
the war and had been taking refuge
at Tampico since.
Evening star., 1939-10-21

tSee ANKARA, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1939-10-21

From the United states Weather Bureau report
Full details on Page A-2
Cloudy preceded by showers tonight;
tomorrow fair, slightly cooler. minimum
temperature tonight about 48 degrees.
Temperatures today-Highest, 70, at
pm; lowest, 54, at 6 am.
Evening star., 1939-10-21

(See HARDING, Page A-3D
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
$500 in $4,000
Suit Against
Officer

Walter Hampton, 1856 Ohio St.,
was awarded four hundred dollars
damages against Patrolman Her.
man Westoyer and the officers
bondsman, Lloyd of London, by a
jury In District Judge Leslie's
court late Friday. Hampton sued
for 20 thousand dollars for assault
and battery and false arrest.
He claimed the officer hit him
with a night stick, causing a dis
figured nose. The alleged assault
dcured, Hampton claimed, while
he was on a WPA job near West
overs home. The officer said he
only slapped Hampton while he
vas arresting him on a drunken
ness charge. In police court, Hamp-
ton was discharged
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
OUTLINE OF PROGRAM DUR
ING VISIT OF WILLIAM A.
PINCKENS IN OMAHA

Arrive late Thursday March 10th,
Friday morning Radio Stations,
(Hours and stations to be announc-
ed).
Friday after-2 p. m.-Sympo.
SUM on 1.-The Problems of the
Race as A Minority in the Ameri-
can Social Order" At the Urban
League Community Center-Free
Open to the public.
Saturday-Luncheon and after.
noon Meeting in Lincoln, Nebr.
Center-Free Admission-Open to
tho public.
Friday night-Bingo party at the
Sundays P. Mig Mass
Meeting-Zion Baptist Church
Open to Everybody.
Wesley Jones, president.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
FIGHT ALL GAS TAX
DIVERSION BILLS rs
PLEA
HEARING ON TWO BILLS FRI
DAY
Opponents of L. b. No. 235 Urge
Ncbraskans To Contact Their
Legislators and ask them
to oppose measures
Passage will mean loss of labor,
highways and Feneral Aid
Funds

Lincoln, Nebr. March 8 Especially
With L. B. N. 235 and N. 377
set for hearing before the public
works committee of the Nebraska
Legislature Friday March 10,) OPP
ponets of these gasoline tax d.
version bills today voiced a fervent
plea to Nebraskans to "please
help defeat these measures SO that
Nebraska can have good and safe
roads
George M. johnson of Beatrice,
president of the Nebraska Good
Roads Association, called upon Ne
braskans to do their share in the
fight against gasoline tax diver
sion bills by writing, wiring, or
calling their representatives in the
state legislature TODAY and urg-
ing them to vote AGAINST these
bills.
"If these bills are not defeated,
Nebraska will lose millions of dol
lars in federal aid, money. thou
sands of persons will be thrown
out of employment and forced to
go on Nebraska's already-overload-
ed relief POLLS adm several hun
dreds of miles of highway will be
lost" Mr.. Johnston said.
"The cost of contracting your
legislator Is small-but the losses
will be great unless full cooperation
is received" he warned.
Mr., johnson pointed out that
the public works committee will
meet at 2 P. M. Friday in Com
mitteo Room No. $50 of the State
Capitol Lincoln, to hear arguments
on these bills, and that wires and
calls should be directed to the COM
mittee members and other legisla-
tors as much before that hour as
possible.
Members of the public works
committee are Senators r. M. Ho-
ward, Chairman; A. C. Van Diest
vice-chairman; Tom Lambert, secre-
tary: and Ernest Adams, aMrtin J.
Mischke, Leland R. Hall, E. M.
Neubauer, A. M. JOHNSON. and M.
f. Wesley. Messages sent to these
and other members of the legisla-