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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB 10. 1s3e
T Q D 4 Y
 in the H Q U s K
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 Introduced

House bill No. 56, by Walker, ap- propriating $14,4O0 for dissemination of facts and information over radio station in Territory.
 House bill No. 57, by Committee on Judiciary, redefining duties of Superintendent of Public Works.
 House bill No. 58, by Anderson, qualifying non-citizens for old age assistance.
 House bill No. 59, by Smith, ex- tending unemployment compensa- tion law to all employers of one or more persons.
 House bill No. SO, by Lyng, setting maximum interest which may be charged on contracts.
 House joint memorial No. 25, by Smith, asking a commission of en- gineers to survey possibilities of op- erating Copper River Railroad.
 Passed
 House bill l6. by Davis, requir- ing calling of bids on all purchases by Territory amounting to over $50.
 House joint resolution No 4, by McCutcheon, authorizing purchase of a plaque to mark the Edward w. Griffin Memorial Hospital at Kod- iak.
 Senate bill No. l6, by Sullivan, changing registration of reindeer brands from the Auditors office to that of the General Reindeer Super intendent at Nome.
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FLU, PNEUMONIA
 WAVE SWEEPING
 OVER ONE STATE
Five Thousand Reported Stricken in Epidemic,
 Illinois Section

CHICAGO, III. Feb. l0.-Wide- spread outbreaks of influenza and pneumonia and other respiratory maladies, as the result of the cold wave, has confined thousands of Illinoisans in homes and hospitals.
 Many schools have been closed as the sick wave increases.
 In the northern part of the state reports indicate at least 5000 have been stricken with influenza or mild cases of pneumonia.
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T Q D 4 Y
 in the SE W 4 TIE
Introduced

Introduced
 Senate bill No 39, by Cochran, al- lowing liquor dispensers to sell to- bacco products and non-alcoholic beverages
 Senate bill No 40, by Holman, en- abling the Territory to foreclose on mines to collect mining taxes. Senate bill No. 41. by Roden, irl- structing the Department of Public Welfare relative to use of records and files.
 Senate bill No 42, by Committee on Mines by request, establishing a mining tax.
 Passed
 Senate bill No g, by Roden set ting up Territorial standards of weights and measures.
 Senate bill No. 28, providing $780, 900 for construction of an addition to the Pioneers Home at Sitka. House bill No. l2, by Davis, ap-
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giving rise to fears of new interna- tional friction in the Far East.
 The action is announced in Tokyo by hte Japanese Admiralty and War Office.
 The occupation of the island ex- tends the Japanese controlled areas far to the south of their mainland territories and into the American. French. British and Dutch spheres
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HOUSE PASSES $ MEMORIALS;
 GETS } BILLS
Changes in Placer Claims Laws Asked by Repre-
 sentative Rogge

In addition to the introduction of a bone dry measure in the House today, elsewhere reported in this issue of The Empire, the House at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon had witnessed the introduction of two minor bills and had passed six memorials.
 Representative Rogge introduced two measures of interest to placer miners.
 House bill 62, by Rogge, would make association placer claims not to be located in excess of forty acres nor have greater length than 2640 feet.
 Also, a power of attorney given
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COMES AS SHOCK

PARIS. Feb. 10.-The landing of Japanese forces on the island of Hainan came as a shock to France
 French observers said the landing will undoubtedly lead to sharp diplo- matic exchange between Paris and Tokyo.
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Defeated

propriating $80,000 for transporta- tion of pupils
 Defeated Senate bill No. AZ, py Committee on Mines, establishing a mining tax
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{. G0LDSTEIN BACK
 TODAY ON PRINCESS

Charles Goldstein, owner of the Goldstein Building destroyed by fire Wednesday, who has spent the past several weeks in the south, returned to Juneau this afternoon on the Canadian Pacific Princess Norah.
 MT. Goldstein has been on a fur buying trip and has spent a great deal of time visiting with relatives in California and is now returning.
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When serving a game dinner, a light dessert should conclude the meal. This can be fresh or canned fruit light gelatin dessert, melon or a tart sherbet-no cake, how ever is needed with the latter. If a rather substantial fruit or vegetable salad is served, really no dessert is needed.
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PEACE NEAR
 IN SPAIN IS
 BELIEF NOW
Double Victory Is Seoree by Fighting Forces of
 Gen. Franco

PERPIGNAN, Feb. 10.--Peace in Spain within a few days is foreseen by supporters of Gen. Francisco Franco after the double victory in reaching Frances eastern PyreneeS frontier and the taking of the Med- iterranean Island of Minorca.
 Surrender of the Madrid and Val encia zones, the last of the territory left to the Spanish Government. is confidentially predicted.
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HELEN ALLEN COMING

Miss Helen Allen, former employee of the Columbia Lumber Company, is on the Princess Norah. Miss Allen has spent the past few weeks visit ing with her parents in Bremerton, Wash
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TO LOAN vIOLINs

LONDON-The Education Com mittee of the London County Coun- gil has decided to loan violins to school children. Fifty violins will be bought for about $500.
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Acquitted;
 Dead|otked

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 10. A Federal Court jury has ac- quilted IA of 25 persons charged with political manipulation of the New Mexico WPA and reported it. self hopelessly deadlocked on the remaining eleven persons.
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AIR FLEET HEADS FOR
 NAz| SOIL
Dutch Sees High Flying Graft Go Over, Fly
 ing Eastward

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4-Military observers here reported last night seeing a large fleet" of high flying aircraft over The Netherlands.
 The planes were flying at an ex- tremely high altitude so that their nationality was not learned.
 Observers said the noise of en- zines was first heard from vest erly point of the compass and dwindled out in the east, giving rise to belief the planes were flying to- wards Germany.
 On the supposition the planes were either British, or possibly French, The Netherlands dispatch ed vigorous protests to both Paris and London, asking that hereafter the neutrality of The Netherlands must be respected.
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PRESIDENT NOTIFIED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-Stephen Early, Secretary to President Roose- welt, said here that the torpedoed Athenia was carrying mostly Canad- ians, and few Americans, according to a dispatch received from London by President Roosevelt.
 The Presidents official report, re- ceived immediately after the tor pedoing, said the ship was rapidly sinking.
 Early said: "I would like to point out that, according to official in- formation, the ship had come from Glasgow to Liverpool, and was bound for Canada, bringing refugees home"
 Early also said to newsmen: Point this matter out to show that there was no possibility the ship was car rying any munitions or anything of that kind"
 Secretary Early said the report was received in the White House with obvious horror. especially when it was learned there were reportedly nearly two h hundr ed Americans aboard the sunken craft.
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ROOSEVELT TELLS AMERICA
 NATION WILL BE NEUTRAL;
 N0pEA(EB EBLA(k0UTS HERE

American neutrality, but did not disclose the date on which the proclamation will be given out.
 The President blamed the use of force for the unfortunate in ternatiOnaI situation of recent years. He said the United States had consistently thrown it's weight on the side of peace. He added: And it seems to be clear, even at the outbreak of this great war, that the influ- ence of America should be con sistent in seeking for humanity a final peace which will elim- mate, as far as it is possible to do so, the continued use of force between nations" The Presi- dent said that the outbreak of war anywhere endangers peace everywhere. He pointed out that every word coming through the air and every ship sailing the sea brought the effects of the European war into American homes. Said Mir. Roosevelt: "The overwhelming masses of our people seek peace-peace at home and the kind of peace in other lands which will not jeo- pardize peace at home."
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Nippon csc Ambassador Goes Into Conference with Moscow Heads EDEN, CHURCHILL
 REENTER CABINET
Heavy Fighting Is Taking
 Place on Pomorze Froni in Corridor
By Associated Press)

Russia remains in the roster of neutral nations but nevertheless kept an attentive ear cooked to the sound of cannon beyond her Eur opean frontier where she is bound by non-aggression pacts with Ger many and Poland.
 Reports came out of Moscow that negotiations are under way for settlement of the Soviet Un- ions own undeclared war with Ja- pan.
 SOviet-Japanese War
 The negotiations were said to have gotten unofficially under way when the Japanese Ambassador called today on Premier and For- eign Commisar Molotoff.
 Nations in Southeastern Europe charted courses they hope will keep them out of war, as did the Scan dinavian countries and other small Ter powers.
 RO0seveIts Problem
 Meanwhile, in the United States, President Roosevelt wrestled with problems of American neutrality af- ter making a solemn personal pledge in a radio speech to the nation to prevent a blackout of peace in the United States.
 Invocation of the neutrality act is expected to be held up until af- ter a special cabinet meeting.
 New British Cabinet
 One of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's first acts af- ter declaring war on Hitler, was to reconstruct his cabinet, bringing Winston Churchill back to his old World War post as First Lord of the Admiralty.
 Former Foreign Secretary An thony Eden was also called into the Government as the Dominion's Secretary.
 Eden's Task
 Eden's task will be to hold the firm bonds of loyalty to Britain emanating from even the remotest corners of the royal lions far flung empire, most components of which have already indicated sup port for the mother country.
 The Canadian Parliament is ex- pected to act Thursday, with im- mediate entrance into the war with Great Britain a foregone conclus- ion.
 Germans took the news of Great Britains and Frances declarations of war on Germany calmly as a German communique reported ad- yances on Polish fronts.
 Poland reported severe fighting on lal of her war sections, with particularly heavy engagements oi both land and air forces taking place in the Pomorze sector in the Polish Corridor.
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DU(E ASKED
 FOR STAND;
 WAR INTENT
Reported MussoIini Given A Hours Notice by
 London, Paris

LONDON, Sept At was unof- ficially reported in diplomatic quart CTS here last night that Italy had been given "twenty-four hours mo- tice" to declare it's position in the current conflict.
 The news source, who declined to be quoted, said the British Govern ment is believed to have sent Pre- mier Mussolini a demand that with in the "A hours allotted time, he declare himself on the British French Polish side, or the side of Hitler.
 It was further understood that Mussolini had been informed he "cannot remain neutral"
 Mussolini is still an unk n O W n equation in diplomatic figuring of the balance of power. He has called up reserve classes of soldiers to place him close to, if not fully, at com plete mobilization.
 Previous indications of Musso- lini's position gave rise to belief he was seeking at least temporary neu- trality.
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NAzI FEELS ATTACKS
 WEST FRONT
France Filings Forces Info Action 10 Relieve
 Polish Armies
(By Associated Press)

After twenty years of silence the western front echoed anew today to the sound of warning guns as Great Britain, France and Poland made war on Germany.
 This morning, the tiny Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, wedged be- tween France and Germany, heard the ominous sounds of battle so reminiscent of 1914, soon after dawn.
 In an official statement on the sinking of the British liner Athenia by a German torpedo, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty, said the ship was tor pedoed without the slightest warn ing"
 A rescue fleet reportedly saved all 14OO of the passengers, including 311 Americans, except few per sons killed in the torpedo explo- sion.
 France opened broad drives on Germany by land, sea and air, the War Ministry announced, without disclosing exactly the theatre Of hostilities, designed to relieve Ger man pressure on Poland.
 Reports circulating in the French Chamber of Deputies, said the French offensive was concentrated in the Belfort region where famed Burgundy is the gate to valley that cuts transyersely across the Rhine, not far from the Swiss from tier, directly into Germany.
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Fatal Blow Struck Graft Which Has 1400 Pas
 sengers Aboard
S0S GALL GIVES FIRST
 WORD, GREAT DISASTER
Heavy Loss of Life Feared as Vessel Is Hif Dur
 ing Night
BULLETIN-BELFAsT, Sept.

BULLETIN-BELFAST, Sept. 4. Radio messages received here early this morning state that nearly all passengers and crew members have been saved from the torpedoed Britis h steamer Athenia. The dead are those killed as the result of the exploding torpedo.
 LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Brit ish Admiralty announces that the Cunard- White Star liner Athenia has been torpedoed, presumably by 8 German sub marine, 200 miles east of the Hebrides Islands. The liner was bound from Glasgow to Mon- treal with 400 passengers and crew aboard. Most of the pas sengers are Canadians although there are 300 Americans aboard returning home.
 The first word of the disaster was when the Athenia flashed out the sos and that she had been torpedoed and was sinking fast.
 It is believed all aboard have been lost.
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SLING TON, Sept. A. President Roosevelt, speaking to "the whole of America" in a nationwide radio broadcast last night, said: "As long as it re- mains within my power to pre- vent, there will be no blackout of peace in the United States
 President Roosevelt, speaking in the wake of EngIand's and Frances entrance into war with Germany, further said: Tt is impossible to predict the future, but nevertheless, this nation will remain neutral nation"
 The President added: How ever, I can not ask every Amer ican to remain neutral in thought as well. Even a neutral has the right to take account of the facts. Even a neutral can not be asked to close his mind on his conscience.
 T have said, not once, but many times, that I have seen war, and I hate war. say that, again, and again"
 Further, the President in- formed the nation he had pre- pared proclamation relative to
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DECLARATION OF WAR IS MADE BY GREAT BRITAIN
 AND FRANCE ON GERMANY

is at war with Germany.
 You can imagine what a bitter blow it is to me that all my long struggle to win peace has failed. Yet, I cannot believe that there is anything more, or anything differ ent that I could have done that would have been more successful.
 up to the very last it would have been possible to arrange a peaceful and honorable settlement between Germany and Poland, but Hitler would not have it. He had evidently made up his mind to att tack Poland, whatever happened and although he now says he put forth reasonable proposals which were re- jected by the Poles, it is not a true statement"
 Immediately afterwards, or d err S were issued for mobilization of the man power of Great Britain.
 Later in the day, King George officially signed the declaration of war proclamation.
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British and French Launch Combined Forces
 Against Hitler JOHN BULL SENDS
 OUT NAVY GORDON MussoIini Believed Press ed 10 Enier Europe's
 Conflict
(By Associated Press)

The combined forces of Great Britain, France and Poland wera making war today on Germany.
 The first maritime casualty ia the new European conflict was re- ported in the case of the British liner Athenia, which was torpedoed and sunk off Herbrides Island. north of Scotland during last night.
 Nearly all of the vessels 1400 passengers, 311 of them Americans. were reported saved.
 Master of the ill-fated craft re- ported the only casualties suffered were those of persons killed or wounded by the explosion that re- suited when the torpedo struck
 Swift war measures were put into effect when France announced that her entire land, naval and air forces" have begun action against the Germans.
 Naval Blockade
 Great Britain imposed a naval blockade immediately after Prime Minister Chamberlain had declared the empire in a state of war with Germany.
 Hitler ordered his legions to hold the western wall of Nazi fortifica- tions facing France, then departed to join his eastern troops as if dis dainful of the British French threat.
 Hitler's eastern troops struck into Poland four days ago. Berlin said substantial advances have been made on three Polish fronts.
 Poland's Courage Spurred
 Heartened by the entry of Great Britain and France into the war as her allies, Poland's courage was spurred by c1a i'm from official sources tht Polish troops have pene- trated into German territory north of Breslau.
 A police communiqne said. how- ever, that Polish troops had with drawn from Czestochowa in soutf- west FOlduu.
 Killed in Air Raids
 The official Polish news agency declared today that between l.5o0 and 1 TOO persons had been killed or wounded il German air raids made on Polish cities lacking military significance or concentrations.
 The villa of United States Ambas- sador Anthony Drexell Riddle, in suburb of Warsaw, was damaged in an air raid yesterday. but the envoy and his family escaped un- hurt.
 Italy remained neutral, but there were freely voiced predictions in Rome that Mussolini will be unable to preserve neutrality long in tho conflict involving his military ally. Hitler.
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INDUSTRIAL CENTER HAS
 BEEN TAKEN
City of Czestowthowa Cap fured by Ndzis-
 Fires Sci

BERLIN, Sept 4. - The city of Czestochowa, close to the Upper Sil- esian industrial rgion, has been cap tured by German forces, according to official Nazi announcement.
 The communique said Germany's troops advanced swiftly at all points in the attack.
 The town is in flames at last re- ports, fires set by the defenseless citizens.
 An important railway center on the Warsaw route to Vienna, the city is famed for the Black Madon- ma, which annually attracts 00,000 pilgrims.
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LONDON, Sept. 4.-British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Sun day morning, in brief statement that will go down in history, pro- claimed that Great Britain is at war with Germany after expiration of the British ultimatum to Germany to withdraw her troops from Poland. The deadline expired Sunday morn ing at o'clock (Pacific Coast Standard time).
 You can imagine what a bitter blow it is to me. The actions of this man Hitler shows convincingly that he will never do otherwise than use force in the attempt of his will consequently we are at war with Ger many. I am certain right will pre- vail"
 The Prime Minister made his fate ful message in a fifteen-minute ad- dress from his residence, No. 10 Downing Street, which was broad cast and wildly cheered throughout England.
 Prime Minister Chamberlain further said
 "This morning the British Am bassador to Germany, in Berlin, handed to the German Government a final note stating that unless we heard from them at Il o'clock, Brit ish time, that they were preparing at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us.
 q have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received and in consequence this country
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Public Amusement Places Are Ordered
 Closed in England

LONDON, Sept Following the issuance of the proclamation that Great Britain is at war with Ger many, orders were issued by the government closing all theatres and public amusement places until furth- CT notice.
 At the same time Britons were warned not to congregate in large numbers, and not to walk in groups on the streets. The precaution was taken as a safeguard against pos sible air raids by enemy planes.
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EXTRA GUARDS
 AT SHIP PLANT

CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 4-Extra guards have been placed on duty at the New York Shipbuilding Corpora tion yards after an unexplained fire broke out aboard the destroyer tend CT Prairie, under construction here. Officials, however, deny that sabo- tage is suspected,
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STATE DEPT. INFORMED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Ambas- sador Kennedy cabled the State De- partment from London this morn ing that the British Admiralty is as yet unable to determine whether the Athenia has sunk immediately. The American Ambassador also re- ported that more than 200 Amer jeans were on board Previously 1Ol United States citizens were re- ported to have boarded the Athenia at Liverpool. Kennedy said another 100 had boarded the ship at Glas- goW. Scotland, and that ten more
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GERMAN BOMBS KILL 1900 IN
 POLISH TOWNS
Official Count Finds Ndzis Guilty of Breaking
 Agreement

PARIS, Sept. 4.-A communique from the Polish Embassy said Ger man planes killed 1900 civilians in Friday and Saturday bombings in Poland.
 The Embassy said this figure was evidence of Germany's violation of their agreement to confine bombing to military objectives.
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AMERICAN SHIPS
 ARE TO BE SENT FOR NATIONALS ABROAD

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Within the last 24 hours. 34 ships have been ordered by the Federal Maritime Commission assigned to the emer- gency service in removing American citizens from the war zones. It is estimated that 10000 passenger ac- commodations have been provided by the order.
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NAzI BOMB FOR
 EMBASSY OF U. 5

WSHINGTON, Sept. 4.AOfficial dispatches received by the State De- partment said American Ambassa- dor Riddle and his family were in the American Embassy residence near Warsaw when a German bomb struck in the Embassy grounds. Later dispatches confirm the report that none of the Ambassador's fam ily were injured.
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AMERICANS JAM
 FRENCH STEAMER

PARIS, Sept 4.-The liner He de France has sailed for New York, carrying 1000 Americans home ward.
 Many hundreds of Americans are left behind.
 The steamer offices report emer- gency sleeping accommodations were already taxed beyond limit on the He de France,
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Turkish War Vessels Gel
 Home Order

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. A. Turkish warships in the Mediter- ranean have been ordered to return to home ports and prepare for war duties.
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CALLED TO COLORS

RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 4.--More men have been called to the colors and announcement is made the country will remain neutral.
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5CHO0LS ARE TO
 OPEN TOMORROW

Both the grade and high schools will open tomorrow. Doors will be open at 10 o'clock and registration will start then.
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FRANCE DECLAREs WAR

PARIS, Sept 4.-France has join ed Great Britain in war against Germany, the official declaration being made Sunday night at 2 o'clock.
 The French Government an- nounced that Germany refused to give a satisfactory answer to Frances ultimatum for withdrawal of the Reich troops from Poland automatically putting France at war with Germany.
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BRITISH LINER T0RPED0ED; SENT DOWN
Protest 10 Boys Under IS Being Sent 10 War Front

LONDON, Sept. 4. - Appeals have been made to the British Army officials not to send boys under IS years of age to the war front.
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BLACkoUT ORDERED

DUBLIN, Sept {. A complete blackout has been ordered for to- night. All reserves have reported for duty.
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