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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
Size nf Graft

The Achilles and Ajax are 554H feet long, beam of 55 feet with complement of $50 officers and men: eight 6-inch guns, four 4-inch, 4 three pounders, l2 smaller guns, eight 2l-inch torped otubes.
 The Exeter is 575 feet long, 55 feet beam. complement of 600 officers and men, with guns similar to those on the Achilles and Ajax.
 The Admiral Graf Spec is l0,- GOO ton naval craft with comple- ment of 826 officers and men. has six 1l-inch guns, eight 5.9 guns, six 4.l-inch guns, eight 3-pounders, IA smaller guns, six 2l-inch torpedo tubes and two aircraft with cata- pults.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
Washington Looks Down on E. Dufresne

Executive Officer Frank Du- fresne of the Alaska Game Com mission hung a new picture on the wall of his office today.
 It is a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington inscribed: For my dear friend Frank Dufresne from Frank w. Boykin, Congressman from Alabama"
 Representative Boykin was a member of the fisheries commit tee which visited Alaska last sum- mer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
FINLAND MAKES FINAL
 PLEA FOR SU5pENDING
 H05TILITIES, NEGOTIATE

ion of Finland, recalled that Russia lent support to this principle and recalled also how the Moscow gov ernment broke off diplomatic rela- tions with Finland and also refused to mediation of the United States, rejected Sweden's offer of concilia- tion and rejected the League of Nations mediation in the dispute.
 However, the way is still open, y was the concluding statement in Tanners broadcast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
ACTIVITY |5 INDICATED,
 NORTH SEA
German Sea and Air Forces Evidently Planning
 New Attacks

LONDON, Dec. 15.-German fore es in the North Sea, near the scene of the great World War battle of the Jutland, are reported in accel- erated activity, both water and air craft.
 The report is brought back by British scouting planes which indi- cate some new attack is possibly planned.
 Several German naval craft, bat tleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines were sighted in some unexplained activity and German war planes were making flights, then returning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
3RD TERM TALK;
 OPINIONS GIVEN

ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. l5.-Sec- retary of Agriculture Henry Wal lace again predicts that President Roosevelt will be a candidate for, a third term. The las time Wallace made a third term prediction he was rebuked by the White House. The President said at the time that the Secretary should have consulted the victim first.
 Democratic Senator Burton Vince Ter of Montana, who spoke on the same program, expressed the belief that the President will not run for a third term.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15

HELSINKI, Dec. IS. = Finland's Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner has appealed in radio broadcast to Russia's Foreign Minister Molotoff for suspension of hostilities and re- sumption of negotiations on the ba- sis of the principle that small na- tions have a right of self-determ- ination.
 Tanner, who took part in the long drawn out Kremlin negotia- tions that preceded Russia's invss-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
German Ship Sent Down.,
 patificCoasi
Cruiser Dispatch Make! Successful Attack on
 5. 5. Dusseldorf

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 15.- Sinking of the German freightcr Dusseldorf, 4,900 tons, by the British cruiser Dispatch is reported by the Chile State Telegraph Service.
 The Dusseldorf left Valparai- so two 6ays ago and went down this morning off Caldera, Ata- cana Province.
 The crew is being picked up by a Chilean destroyer.
 The Dispatch recently refueled at San Diego, Cal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
NAzI BASES ARE BOMBED
 BY BRITISH
Air Forces Maks Successful Raids During Night.
 Early Today

LONDON, Dec. 15.-The British Air Ministry announces that Brit ish war planes have bombed the German seaplane bases on the Bork- um, Norderney and Sylt Islands.
 The actions took place during the night and early this morning.
 The fliers report that German warships played their searchlights over the scene but did not hinder operations and there was no anti aircraft firing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
R Russia n
 Destroyer
 Sent Down

HELSINKI, Dec. 15.-Destruction of a Russian destroyer by coastal batteries is reported by the Finnish command tonight.
 It is also announced that 20 tanks have been captured from the Rus sians and others damaged in "A hours of fighting in which the Films defeated the Russians in the region of Suomussalmi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
By Associated Press)


 The Allies have mounted re- inforced guard and placed death watch over the trapped, battle-rid- dled German sea raider, the Ad- miral Graf Spec, which is repairing the wounds received. under an ex- tended Uruguyan sanctuary.
 Refueling of the battler Admiral Graf Spec began early today in the harbor of Montevideo amid growing expectations the war vessel will put to sea despite increased strength of British warships lying off the coast in wait for her.
 oil is being loaded from the Ger man freighter Tacoma.
 Shelled in Day Battle
 The warship's crew worked hard since arrival at Montevideo to re- pair the great damage caused by Wednesdays day long smelling from three British cruisers off the Uru- guyan coast following which the Admiral Graf Spec sought shelter.
 While preparations are being made for dash to freedom, Ger man officers, three of them, and over 8 members of the crew killed in the sea battle, were buried on Uruguayan soil.
 36 Men Killed
 Thirty six men were killed on the Admiral Graf Spec in the first ma ior naval engagement of the war.
 Two of the British cruisers before which the NaN warship fled, the Ajax and Achilles are keeping a pa trol out at sea off the port of Mon- tevideo.
 British quarters indicate that the 10000 ton British cruiser Cumber- land will be added to the patrol off Montevideo.
 French Join BIockaders
 Argentina official sources also indicate that the 26,000 ton French battleship Dunkerque is steaming toward Montevideo to join the block ading force.
 The impression grew this after noon that the Admiral Graf Spec. whose crew is celebrating escape from shells which threatened to turn their ship into tomb, will attempt to run the gauntlet of both British and French warships.
 The British cruiser Exeter. the third of the Admiral Graf Specs antagonists in Wednesdays sea bat tie, has steamed for the Argentina naval base where 100 beds are pre- pared for the Exeters wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
BRITISH TRAWLER
 HITS MINE, ELEVEN
 MEN ABOARD LOST

LONDON, Dec 15.-The British Admiralty announces that the traWler James Ludford has been sunk by a mine and it is feared that two officers and IS men have been lost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
CHAMBERLAIN's HOPES

Chamberlain's speech sounded for a paragraph or oas if he had his eye on Secretary Hull.
 Tn such Europe" said Chamber lain, speaking of the new Europe" he hoped would grow out of the war, "it would be recognized that there can be no lasting peace unless there is full and constant flow of trade between the nations, for only by in- creased interchange of goods and services can the standard of living be improved"
 Continuing in the same vein, he said:
 Tn such a Europe, fear of ag- gression will have ceased to exist, and such adjustments of boundaries as would be necessary would be threshed out between neighbors sit ting on equal terms around a table, with the help of disinterested third parties if it were so desired"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
HAGERUP TO BOWL

Irving Hagerup has joined the Jewellers team in the Elks bowling league replacing Oscar Eliason who has gone south, Ray Ward, chair man of the bowling committee, an nounced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
Canadian Parliament
 Will Meet January E

OTTAWA, Dec. 15.-The Prime Minister announces that the Can adian Parliament will open on Jan uary 25 This will be the fourth regular session of the 18th Parlia- ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
RiddIed German Graft Ex- petied 10 Try to Run
 Blockade
BRITISH, ALSO FRENCH
 SHIPS, LYING IN WAIT
Repairs Being Completed in Monfevideo as
 Dead Buried

BULLETTN--LONDON, Dec. I5.-The British Admiralty an- nOunces that four members of the crew were killed and three wounded aboard the British cruiser Achilles in Wednesdays sea battle with the Admiral Graf Spec. No other casualty figures of the Ajax or Exeter have been given out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15
OFT TRIED IDEA

OF I- htED IDEA
 Europe has been looking for a federation of some sort for a dozen generations. The Catholic Church tried for several hundred years to fend off the break up into tight little nationalities. The Holy Roman Empire with far less noble motive, sought this, too.
 Louis XIV of France tried two hundred years ago to make Europe a nation of one mind his own. England shook him down
 The enthusiasts of the French Revolution thought they had found the one-and-only type of govern ment and tried to butter all Europe with it. Napoleon, with the same machinery but fewer of the ideals, dreamed for time of sort of United States of Europe-under him. Waterloo ended that.
 At the Congress of Vienna in 1915, Prussia, Russia and Austria set out to preserve the status quo in Eur ope and even in the Americas by the Holy Alliance" South Ameri- can nations, and in turn, Greece,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-15

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La gaceta., 1939-11-17
F~EItcTrACIoNEs AL tETE
D~ELNEJERCITO PoR LA
IMPARCIALIDAD DE LAS
ELFCCIONES

Habana, ncviembre 17.-En
la ciudad militar Sc ha recibido
un cablegrama del DR.. Pedro
Martinez Fraga, Embajador de
Cuba en- Washington, expresar-
do al Coronel BatiSta Su felicl,
taci6n y haciendole Saber Ell &C.
mentar!o de los periodicos de Ia
capital americana, que hacen e.
logios de la unprecedented de-
moStrada en- las el~eccioneS &C.
lebradaS para elegir Delegates
a la Asamblea ConStituyente.
Ell Coronsl BatiSta tambien ha
recibido telegramas de felicita-
cion, en- igual sentido, del Parti-
do Revolucionario Cu5ai ;.
Ell Coronel dijo a los Periods
tas que viva las horas mas fell
ces de su existencia por haber ell
pueblo expresado su voluntad
libremente.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
~pRoTEsTA poR 81 CON,
troll DE LAS MINAS

Belgrade, Nov. IT Los a.
gentes dipiomaticos de Francia
e Inglaterra protestaroi. ante e!
eobisrno de Yugoeslavia con
motive del decreto creando un
somisariado de minas, adscr u
all ministerio de Ia guerra. Esta
alarma de los diplomaticos, sin
embargo, no es compartida por
los ingleses y franceses propie-
tarios de minaS. La creaci6n del
eomisariado convierte la mine
ria Y la fundici6n en- un mono
polio del gobiarno y Sc hizo inc
liable por las frecuentes de-
mandas de material hechas por
Alemania. La production de las
minas inglesas y francesas re
presentan un valor annual de l5,
O00, 900 de d6lares.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
UN AVOCADO DECLARA
QUE NO B Ell DINE
RO QUE APARECE EN-
LAS N DE KUHN

New York, Nov. 17.-Decla-
rando en- ell juicio de la causa
contra Fritz Kuhn el jefe del
Bund, el abogado D.. c. Murray
dijo que este no lie habia paga'
do, como aparece en- las cuentaS,
$500 por servicios de abogado.
Ese dinero no lego a mis- manos
-afirm6 ell letrado.
Benjamin Blattner, un per-
to agregado a la oficina del
fiscal, revel6 que los libroS del
Bund muestran la cantidad de
$3,678 sin que aparezca justifi-
eada su inversion. AdemaS de
esos $3,67S, estan los $500 que
Sc d:cian pagadOs a Murray y
SIT para mudar los muebles de
la Sra. Florence Camp, y $50 a
La gaceta., 1939-11-17

Toxic, Nov. 17.-LoS hom-
bres educados del pals empie-
zan va a exteriorizar su inqule-
tud con motive de la firme acti-
tud de los Estados Unidos en-
cuanto a "un nuevO orden" en-
Asia. Todos los consultados Sc
expresan en- un tono pesimista
porque saben que la fuerza del
Jap6n descansa en- la p0itica
Continental.
en- e. peri6dicO "Economista
dsl Or.en.e', un 6rgano del libe-
ral.smo, Sc afirma que las re
cientas palabras del embajador
americana Grew revelan que no
han mejOrado en- NADIA las rela-
clones entire ell Jap6n y EStados
Unidos. America sc opone a al
gunas de las cosas que Ell ejerci
to esta hacienda en- China, alta
cando darechcs establecidOs.
Ell pueblo jtpon6s quiere ST.
gerencia practica para obtener
81 mejoramiento de las relacio-
mes entire los dos paises.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
Actda 81 Soviet o mas cautela +
en- cuanto al apoyo a AlemaMa
Litvinoff no ha pcrdido la gracia de Stain.
Ell Padre Nazi Tiso congratuI6 a los boIaevique

Moscu, Nov. 17.-Los jefeS Ia information polftica extranj'
del Soviet, maestros en- oportu-' ra del parido Comunista russo
La gaceta., 1939-11-17

la information politica extranJe
ra del partido Comunista ruSo.
Esto hace suponer. 81 Ell nonl-
bramiento es cierto, que los pun
tossde vista de Litvinoff seran
tenidos en- cuenta, 81 pareciese
convenience realizar otro cam
bio. Debe recordarse que la rea
parici6n de L~itvinoff y la eXhi-
bici6n de los retratos de Dimi-
troff y Thaelmann, tiene una
significaci6n de hostilidad ia.
cia ell nazismo, aunque ell gobier
no hubo de estimarlos como acct
denies sin importancia.
Con motive del aniverSario &c
la revoluci6n de octubre Sc deci-
cibiaron mensajes de congratu-
lacion de Jose Tiso, ell cura pre-
sidente del nuevo eStado Eslova
CO.; del lider cat6lico fascista SC
lovaco Durcansky; de China,
Turquia, EstadoS del Baltico,
Iran, ETC.; pero no de Alemania,
por 10 menos en- cuanto a las nc
ticias oficialeS, Sc refiere.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
EA,QACBrA

Roberto do Rothschild como pre-
sidente de honor. Albert Levy
IS 4 presidents, con la Sra. Lui-
ga Weiss y la baronesa Roths-
child como vice presidenta y NJ.
CheNrier como secretario gene
raj. Muchos judios que eran
"t6cnicamente" alemaneS han 81
do puestos en- libertad.
Las primeras medidas de ali
VIC Sc concentraran en- facilitar
ropas, frazadas y mejorar les
condolences sanitarias de los re-
fugiados. En- Paris estan siendo
alimentadoS, diariamente, entire
10000 Y $4,000 refugiadOs.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
ABRI UNA INVESTIGA-
CION LA COMISION ATLE
TICA DEL ESTADO

New York, Nov. liza Co
mission Atletica inicio una inveS
tigaci6n sobre las recientes de-
claracicones del pGgil Harry
Thomas, de Minnesota, que ase-
gura sostuvo peleas arregladas
de antemano y en- las cuales Sc
dej6 veneer por Max Schmel :
ing y Tony GaleDto. Sc halla
particularmente interesada la
Comisi6n en- el match con Sch
melting, por cuanto Sc libro en- 81
estado de New York.
La pelea de Galento con Tho
mas Sc verified en- Filadelfia.
Thomas fue interrogado va
por el general Phelan y sus CON
paneros de Comisi6n; pero Sc ne
90 a decir NADIA de importancia
hasta el pr6ximo martes. Para
entOnces Sc p~reSentara acompa-
nado de un letrado.
Phelan tiene pOca c~onfianZa
en- las palabras del pugil pero
dice que Te sometera a un seve-
70 interrogatorio.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17

Moscu, Nov. 17.-Los jefes
del Soviet, maestroS en- oportu-
nismo, vienen procediendo con
mas cautela en- cuanto a dar apo
yo a Alemania. Muchos influye-
ron en- eSta actitud la conducta
de Turguia, manteniendo su "a
LAMA co nFrancia e Inglate-
ira; la revision de la ley de neu-
tralidad en- los Estados Unidos,
con ell levantamiento del embar-
60; la indiferencia de los Ala
dos hacia las proposiciones de
mediaci6n de Holanda y Belgi-
ca; los firmes discursos de Wiz
ston Churchill y ell inexplica0le
fracaso de la campana alemans
de submarines.
La reaparici6n de Maxim Lit
vinoff en- las Tribunals de los IL
deres, eli dia 7 de noviembre Sc
sinterpreta como que la actitud
sovietica en- cuanto al apoyo a
Alemania, no es irrevocable. Lit
vinoff ha resurgido desde la obs
curidad y Sc lie ha dado un nue.
vo importante puesto-jefe de
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
"A AVIACI0N CANADENSE
PROTEGE A LOS BARCOS
EN- Ell MAR

Ottawa, Canada, Nov. IT,
Ia fuerza real canadense de a.
viaci6n realiza diariamente vue
los sobre el mar y recorre cen
tenares de millas para proteger
a la marina mercante. Opera Ia
aviaci6n de acuerdo con la ma
rina canadense y dispone de hi
dros de gran tamano y aparatCs
de una sola plaza. Los destruc-
torres no deScanSan Y vigilan 70.
daS las bahiaS en- las cuales pu.
diera intentar entrar un barco
enemigo. Frecuentemente la a.
yiacion lucha con la dificultad
de la niebla. Durante los vuelos
la telegrafia no funciona, de mo-
do que ell enemigo no pueda en-
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
SUBIRA Ell PREClO DEL
1ABACO

Paris, Nov. l7.-Los compr'
dores de tabaco aumentaron a.
yer con motive de que pronto
cntraran los nuevos precios a
CordadoS por ell monopolio del Ia
baco. La Subida fluctua entire.
un franco y 80 en cuanto a las
marcas mas populares. Los pre-
clos de los cigarrillos no Sc han
alterado aun.
Piden los periodicos que Sc
fume 10 mismo, porque fCman-
do Sc realiza un deber patriot
co.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
TORNADO UN GRUP0 PA
RA AYUDAR A LOS REFU-
GIADOS HEBRFOS

Paris, Nov. 17.-BaJo los
Auspicios del Comite Conjunto
Americana de Distribution Sc
realizan nuevos esfrerzos para
aliviar la situaci6n de $4,000 he
breos refugiados en- Francia.
I'm comite de coordination que
do tornado y 10 integran Qua
keros y cat6licos con Ell baron
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
LOS MILITARE

Berlin, Nov. 17.-Luego de
cuidadosos estudioS sobre las es-
peranzas en- cuanto a la ayuda
rusa, los jefes militares nazis
no sc hacen iluSiones.
Los diaries publican todavia
extensas deScripciones de color
de rosa y Sc refieren a las pro-
visiones que vendran de Polo
MIA y por las rutas del Baltico
O ell Danubio; pero los period
COS militares sc abstienen de pu-
blicar Y comentar esas prone
sas. No hay duda sobre que Ru-
La gaceta., 1939-11-17
Los miitares alemanes tIenen poca
confianza en- la ayuda de Russia
La Propaganda mantiene sus d~escripciOnes

STA dispone de grandes recur-
SOS, psro no Sc sabe como po-
dram ser Facilitates a Alema-
MIA, sobre TODD 81 la production
rusa decayese. Los que eSpera-
ban de Russia plomo, cobre, zinc,
miguel Y hojalata, estan ahora
convencidos de que 81 Soviet ne
costa TODD 10 que produce, da,
do su programa de industriali-
zaci6n.
La agriculture rusa esta CO.
lectivizada e industrializada de.
pendiendo por 10 tanto de 10:
t~ractores y de la gasOlina, Il
mismo que Alemania.
La gaceta., 1939-11-17

LOS HOMBRES EDUCADOSl
DEL JAPON APARECEN
INQUIETOS POR LA ACTI
TUD DE ESTADOS UNI
DOS
La gaceta., 1939-11-17

IN medico por stender a Virgil
MIA Cogswell, una mujer easada
nueve veceS.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Polish Authorities Release
German Party Leader

WARSAW, Aug. II [P).-Polish
authorities announced today that
Rudolf Wiesner, one of the leaders
of the German minority in Poland
has been released from custody. 1t
was understood however, that he
must be "at the disposal of the
Polish attorney general"
Wiesner was detained" as part of
a drive against alleged anti-Polish
activity in which a large number
of Germans of Polish citizenship
and several German citizens were
arrested Wednesday.
1t was understood Wiesner was
detained only few hours for ques-
tioning and no charges were lodged
against him.
An Official announcement said
several scores of Germans of
Polish citizenship and several Ger
man citizens also have been arrested
on charges of belonging to an espi-
onage and subversive organization
having its headquarters in the Ger
man part of Silesia.'
The grand total of these arrests
Is believed to be several hundreds,
including many at such prominent
Silesian cities as Katowice. Ger
man reports of 1000 arrests are
sharply discounted,
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Polish Commissioner
Back in Donziq Post

DANZIG, Aug. II (P.-Marian
Chodacki, Polish commissioner gen.
eral, returned today after a quick
overnight trip to Warsaw, and we'll
informed quarters anticipated an
other meeting with Danzig's Senate
President, Arthur Greiser.
The close secrecy which has sur
rounded the efforts of Prof. Carl J..
Burckhardt, League of Nations high
commissioner, to bring Polish and
Danzig officials together continued
today.
Chodacki and Greiser conferred
yesterday in what was described as
a friendly atmosphere" and Burck-
hardt's Office said the meetings
would be resumed, but set no spe-
cific time for further talks.
Observers said it seemed obvious
that Chodacki had gone to Warsaw
TO consult his government on some
phase of yesterdays discussions.
Free City police reported last
night that volley of shots was
hred over the Polish border near
Dlrskhao at an automobile on DAN
zig territory occupied by Danzig
newspapermen.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Harrington Places
Ban on Politics
For ". P. A. Workers
Commissioner in Letter
lnterprets Relief
Appropriation Act
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
w. P. A. Commissioner F. C. Har-
rington has interpreted the latest
Relief Appropriation Act to require
the discharge of any w. P. A. ad-
ministrative or supervisory employe
who gets in politics even to the ex-
tent of managing a campaign for
constable.
The act contained amendments
which were born in part of charges
OF undue politics among w. P. A.
personnel in political campaigns.
Col. Harrington ruled, in a gen.
eral letter published today, that q
w. P. A. administrative supervisory
employe would lose his job if:
Such person is a candidate for
any Federal, State, district, county
or municipal Office in any primary,
general or special election or who is
serving as campaign manager or
assistant thereto for any such can
didate.
Such person is holding an elec-
tive Office, the duties of which would
necessitate being absent from a
w. P. A. position during regular
working hours or to which a salary,
per diem, or other compensation is
attached, provided that under no
circumstances shall such person
hold any public Office through
which such person would be in
volved in political management or
political campaigns.
Such a person is a member of a
party committee or organization,
the duties of which are concerned
with political management or polit-
ical campaigns"