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ARMS EMBARGO
FACES CONGRESS
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member Of the house rules commit
tee.
No isolationist was invited and
none present will be In q position
to speak for the senators, largely
Republican, who oppose Mr.. Roose-
velt's embargo repeal plan as iirst
step toward war or at least inter-
vention In Europe's trouble.
Sen. Gerald P. Nye, r., N. D, who
says Mr.. Roosevelt's program would
lead toward war, revealed O new OPP
position maneuver In asserting that
the war debt controversy would be
revived on the senate floor II the
administration persuades the foreign
relations committee to report neu-
tralily legislation for action.
Nye described Mr.. Roosevelt's lin
tied national emergency as o "self
made emergency" and said that II
the Republican party fell for II the
G. 0, p. might as well fold It's tents
and permit the gallup poll to con-
duct the 1910 election.
No Delay Expected
There Is small likelihood that SEN
ate committee action will be long
delayed. The committee voted 70
pos tpone consideration on Aug, J.
but the administration Is hopeful
that from one TO three OF those who
voted then for postponement are
ready now to speed the issue TO the
floor. Sen. Frederick Van Mugs, D..
Ind, generally Is counted among
those whose views have shifted.
Nye told the United Press that
the isolationist group would have
several amendments TO offer to any
proposal to repeal the arms EN-.
barge. One he said, would be te
impose O 20 to IS per cent sur.
charge on every purchase OF arms
ammunition or implements OF wal
by a war debtor. That would bt
aimed at Great Britain and France
The proceeds Of the surcharge, Nyt
said would be devoted to the inter-
est now In arrears on the British
and French debts. Great Britain
Is In default OF a debt OF approx
mately $5,342, 900, 900 and France o.
a debt slightly greater than $4,l4l,'
900, 000
Reports reaching Washington
were that popular opinion general,
favors repeal OF the arms embargo
The practical effect Of repeal woult
be that Great Britain md France
could buy here but Germany woult
be unable TO directly because OF hel
inability 10 transport her purchases
through seas controlled by British
and French navles,
Isolationists Contention
II popular opinion favors embarg,
repeal, the isolationists contend tina
O war debt adjustment attached I,
any revision OF the neutrality &C
also would be popular. The tendenc,
Of senate Republican isolationists 1
to discount the significance OF Ian
don's and Knox presence at today
conference and 10 depend on senat,
minority leader Charles l., McNar,
and House Minority Leader JOSEPH
w. Martin, Jr, TO express opposition
to the Roosevelt program.
obviously" Nye said, "the presi
dent has called q conference OF thos
whom he thinks will support him.
hope one or two Of the prosperity
objectors (McNary and MARTINI vii
make themselves heard In no uncer
tain terms"
Nye described Mr.. Roosevelt
limited national emergency as
self made emergency" and said tina
II the Republican party fell for 1
the q. o. p. might as well fold II
tents and permit the gallup poll I,
conduct the 1910 election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

that Britain was responsible for
the war.
But there was no tendency In
either Of the allied capitals to min
imize the difficulties they were
facing now that Soviet Russia
troops had taken over the eastern
third OF Poland, spread out along
the Lithuanian frontier and thrust
to the Rumanian frontier and the
city Of Lwow In the south.
Attack On Lwow
NaN troops also were attacking
Lwow, where the Poles appeared to
be holding out as strongly as at
Warsaw, but Berlin said the Ger
mans would withdraw from the
Ukraine and White Russian sectors
as the Red army entered because
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
WE SHALL ENDURE
IS WARSAW APPEAL
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NCOntluueu LEOIu EhkS ~
ward smygly-Rydz, COMMANDMENT.
chief Of the army, and his stair, had
fled. He spoke principally, however,
for the city making an historic
stand against Germans who had
been bombing 1t from airplanes In
cessantly for two weeks, raiding It's
suburbs with tanks and other mo.
tor!zed forces, and already had laid
the suburbs and much Of the bus
mess district to waste.
British Replied
The British Broadcasting COM
pany replied to the mayor with u
message OF admiration, including,
I'VE, your allies, intend to continue
the struggle for the restoration OF
your liberties" Then the BIO an
nouncer asked the Warsaw station
to reply II 1t could.
Mayor starzynski's voice quickly
was heard again.
IT feel entitled TO make o new
appeal to you" he said. when will
effective help Of Britain and France
come to relieve us from this terri.
BILE situation9 We are waiting for
IT,"
Then his voice broke. He was una
BILE to continue and the Warsaw
radio went silent.
The same voice, earlier In the
morning, speaking as II II were the
last voice Of the PROSTATE Polish
republic, had informed the world:
I'VE shall endure"
1.-THE Allies cannot come yet" the
Warsaw broadcaster said, but I
know they surely will come"
The suburbs and much OF the
center OF the city had been bombed
TO ruins and many hundreds OF ci-
villains repeatedly killed, but voice,
represented as that OF Warsaw'S
mayor, and speaking as II II were
the last voice Of the Polish republic,
informed the world:
I'VE shall endure"
Again Came Cry
A defense army communicate"
was optimistic.
I'm the east, repeated attacks on
the suburb OF Praga was repulsed
with heavy losses 10 the enemy. In
the south our troops elected an
enemy detachment from their posi-
lions, In the west, units OF our army
carried out O successful counter-of-
fensive inflicting sanguinary losses
on the enemy"
The mayor OF Warsaw. the high
est ranking civil official left In Po-
land replied early today TO the
farewell message OF President Ig-
macy Moscicki, given out as he and
the rest OF the government leaders
crossed the border Into Rumania.
He salutes President
I'm the name OF the people OF
Warsaw I salute you In this hour OF
trial." the mayor said, land ! am
proud 10 be able TO report that we
are enduring and shall endure, for
titled by our invincible faith In O
final victory.
through roofs are collapsing over
our heads, though our sacred affairs
are falling one after another
though thousands OF Our women
and children have been slain, wa
shall fight under the sign Of the
crosb.
I'VE know our sacrifices will not
be In vain and we know our blood
will weigh In the scale Of victory
over shameless violence"
One communique OF the Warsaw
defense army command" appealed
10 ell Warsaw women 10 sew ian.
other 100000 sandbags from any
material you can lay your hand
lon"
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Warsaw Holds Out, AS
Allies Say War Goes On
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Hitler had promised that "there will
never be q conflict" between Ger
many and Russia.
Although Scandinavian reports
said the Russia was blockading
the Esthonian coast on the grounds
that government had aided Polish
ubmarines-thus creating fear OF o
Soviet invasion OF Esthonia-direct
cables from Tallinn, Esthonian ca.
pital, denied there was any block
ade and Moscow officials declined
to discuss the situation.
Soviet Troops Spread
The Soviet troops were rapidly
extending and consolidating their
vne from the East Prussian frontier
through Bialystock, Brest-Litoysk
and Lwow TO the southern frontier
Of Poland after exchanging greet
ings with the German troops that
had pushed eastward TO those points
A group OF German officers flew
from Hitler's war front headquar-
ters TO Moscow to work out details
OF the front Of each power In Po-
land and perhaps TO establish O
buffer state between them.
Germany's high command On.
nounced that one OF the greatest
humiliation battles OF all time" had
been fought In the Kutno district OF
Poland, 90 miles west Of warsaw
where Polish defenders were crush
ed and 5000 taken prisoner. Po-
lish casualties were not indicated
definitely but appeared to have
been tremendous.
On the western front, artillery
fire from behind the German lines
continued to pound at the French
forces east Of the Blies river after
further Nail counter attacks had
been thrown back. II was believed
that preparations were underway
for another and probably greater
German onslaught.
Firm Neutral Bloc
From Rome, II was indicated tina,
italy was working vigorously to
create O firm neutral bloc In the
Balkans. The Rome radio an.
nouneed that Italian troops were
being withdrawn from the Greek
frontier Tin Albania), and tha'
Greek troops on the other side O.
the border also were withdrawing.
There had long been fear In somt
allied capitals that the ftalianl
planned O thrust through Greco,
toward the AEGEAN sea, establishing
bases dominating the eastern Me
diterranean. That fear appeared /,
have been relieved by the Italian
action.
British sources also were under
stood to be negotiating with 1tal!
for commercial exchanges, such o.
British coal for Italian airplane mo-
tors. That would help italian In
dustry and British war preparation
and would do no harm TO the oil
lied efforts to split italy away from
Berlin.
The problem Of Turkeys attitude
now that her ally, Russia, has In
vaded Poland, also occupied Brit
ish diplomats, but II was reported
that the military clauses OF
stronger, formal alliance between
Britain and Turkey already ha,
been completed.
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or another Of the many languages
Of eastern Europe.

or another Of the many languages
OF eastern Europe.
Soldiers Are In Crowd
Polish troops were supposed 70
have been interned when they cross
ed into Rumania but the crowds
were sprinkled with the brown uni
forms OF the Polish infantry and the
blue OF Polish air force officers. !
even saw one sailor from 0dynia,
Poland's former Baltic port, In uni
form.
Moving along with the civilians
were minor Polish officials and army
officers. In dirty little restaurant
I saw the wife OF O high foreign
office official. She had operated q
portable kitchen for the foreign Of
Ace during III two weeks OF flight.
Everyone was tired, dusty and
stained with grease. Few OF them
had seen bed for 10 days, Whole
families were sleeping under trees
and haystacks In the fields, some 50
exhausted they didn't notice that II
was raining hard.
There we're few groups OF Polish
soldiers chatting with village girls,
but most survivors OF the defea ted
army kept to themselves, refusing
TO talk OF events OF the past two
weeks.
Would Fight In France
Many OF them, especially the
thousands OF air force men now
across the forder, would like TO fight
In France, although many spoke Bit
terly OF France end Great Britain,
believing that those countries should
have gone 10 their aid BY assaultins
tho west wall In full force and
bombing German towns In retata-
ton for the German bombing In
Poland.
The roads over which the refugees
moved were about the most ill-tend-
cd ! have seen In the world, woite
even than E'hicpia's. Cars were
begged down In dust. Others were
.Tecked and abandoned Many UNI
damaged cars had been abandoned
when they ran out OF gasoline and
the drivers had no money 10 buy
more.
The vehicles were as nondescript
o. their occupants. There were
wagons and carts, limousines, little
sports cars, taxis, delivery wagons
from warsaw department stores, fire
engines, ambulances, field kitchens
and radio b:oadcasting cars.
Battered, Scratched
| Ali were battered and scratched
Many had been crudely camouhaged.
Every one was loaded TO capacity
Their license plates showed their
points OF origin-Warsaw, Lode
Cracow, Posen, Lemberg, Katowice-
every part Of the country. Their goal
was all the safne-anywhere south
Most OF them were being halted al
Bazau, 90 miles from Bucharest
They had been lucky enough 70 get
that far.
Rumanian officials said that the
Polish government was now In Mol
dova, o little mountain town, but u
was believed that Ignacy Moscicki
the Polish president, and most o.
his associates would soon fly X
Malta In Britain airplanes, af,t
from there 10 France.
Moscicki wal o guest OF KIM
Carol at his hunting lodge neai
Bicaz In the Carpathian n1ountaina
Marshal Edward Smyiiy"Rydzi
had been given quarters IN the man
sion Of o deceased Rumania mil
llionare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

bubmuFiue from Ahhtnu hsuEpOT'
ROME-Fascist newspapers hint
possibility Of new peace move but
officially Italy continues neutral
ity. Pope Plus Mi and Vatican
secretariat Of state continue di.
p!omatic activity, Pontiff plans
conference with Polish Cardinal
Hlond.
WASHINGTON - Roosevelt
holds national unity conference
and writes special neutrality mes.
sage for Congress; indicated nd
ministration planning new cam
palgn for labor peace, Secretary
Perkins says war emergency
makes II more necessary and
more wise" that labor get TO-
gether.
OTTAWA-Canada seeks vOlun.
teers for expeditI0nary force,
prime minister shuffies cabinet.
MOSCOW-A group OF German
army ana dir officials arrived by
special aIrplane from Adolf Hit
ler's headquarters today 10 con.
suit on German.Soviet problems
In Poland.
Whether the Germans and 80.
viets would decide 10 establish o
buffer state or o comman front.
Ter In Polish territory remained
uncertain, but there had been In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
SCOTLAND PROUD
OF WATER USE

Edinburgh tUP)--More water per
head OF population Il used IN Scot
land than In England, declared Col
John Colville, Secretary for Scot.
land, In q recent speech. mot only
will this fact give our neighbors TO
the south some idea Of on: clean
Illness; II will answer libel about
our national beverage" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

The speed record FOR light planes
over the i00-kilometer te2b mile
course Is now l73 miles an hour
This record was recentlys ct by Misi
Jacqueline Cochran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
ton, has won the high praises OF
Police Supt. william J. Roach.
Failed To Stop


Through his efforts, John Kas-
przak, rs, OF 30 Camp street. a pas
senger In the Zukauskas car, was
brought to headquarters. His testi-
mony was 10 the effect that zukaus-
kas had hit the Solomito youth and
failed to stop. Despite the statement
OF Kasprzak, however, zukauskas.
until last night held 70 his denial
OF any knowledge OF the act.
Kasprzak said that zukauskas had
been drinking prior TO the accident.
Louis Mucci OF North Main street,
who was walking with Solomito, sup
piled description Of the hit-and-
run car which Patrolman Magner
used In his rapid and successful In.
vestigation.
Arrangement In city court and In.
stitution OF specific charges against
zukauskas will follow the issuance
Of a finding by Deputy Coroner Nc.
Niff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

American tobacco valued ct a.
406, 1895 was received into China be-
tween January and June 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

VOUHJIIUVu EEVIU EWBu ~
OF the city manager charter. II was
apparently these remarks that
angered the good government presi-
dent.
Later, at the meeting, Attorney
0ruskay made several disparaging
remarks about the city manager
charter and the campaign for its
adoption at the referendum next
month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

RIGHT: Freshly changed
from civilian clothes to army
uniforms, French reservists
get a first sample Of army
grub as coffee is poured
at barracks somewhere in
France"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

TALLINN. ESTHONIA - Re.
ports that Russia had blockaded
the coast Of Esthonia In retalla-
ton for the escape OF q Polish
submarine from Talllnn were dc.
nounccd as untrue today. II was
said that sen traffic was unhind.
cred and that the land frontier
with Russia was quiet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20

PARIS--Gcrman troops have
Withdrawn from the Polish cities
OF Brest. Litvosk and Blaiystock 10
permit Soviet Red army troops TO
remain the sole forces Of occupa.
tiOn, the Agenee radio reported
from Riga. LatyIa, today.
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WAR SUMMARY
FROM EUROPE


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dicatlons that some sort OF buf.
fer state would be set UP.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
LAST DAYS OF
POLISH REGIME

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zUKAUSKAS HAS
ADMITTED GUILT

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HAROLD F. WHITE
in LIVELY SCRAP

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Evening star., 1939-04-02
Prison Fashion Revived

BUCHAREST R.-New fashions for
convicts have been decreed by the ma
tional prison administration. Life-term
prisoners will wear red-checked uniforms
and red fezzes Other convicts will, If
required to work, have uniforms with
black checks and, if compelled to serve
their time in cells. will have suits with
vertical stripes.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Fences May Rolf

like those of the Jews, may be stripped
Of iron fences around burial lots, undei
Nazi proposal The oficial monthly
organ for communal policy suggested
that churches be approached and urged
to hand over such iron material in
cemeteries as they can do without"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

With a historic stream of pro
cl2mations and significant state
ments, President Roosevelt told
the world of Americas neutrali-
ty Tuesday, clamped down the
neutrality's act tight embargo on
arms shipments to the bellige-
rents and disclosed that:
Gaps in the national defense
are soon to be filled by increas-
ing the personnel of the navy,
now at only IS per cent of peace
time strength, and arguing the
defensive garrison at the Pana-
ma Canal.
A flotilla of world war des-
troyers will be reconditioned and
recommissioned to take up the
dramatic task of patrolling
American territorial waters, pre-
sumably to see that they do not
become the scene of violations OF
neutral rights by belligerent war
ships.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
West Jefferson
Gym Is Improved
Work on Supplementary NYA
Projects is Expected To
Commence At Once.

Badly needed improvement
work on the West Jefferson high
school gymnasium is now near
ing completion.
For the past two or three
weeks group of NYA boys have
been busy cleaning out the gym,
painting it on the inside and out
and improving the grounds. The
gym now looks a hundred percent
better.
Work on a supplementary NYA
project, to build a culvert in the
branch: running under the gym
and to fill in the adjacent ground
with dirt so as to make more
room for parking and to drain
more rapidly a sluggish stream
and thereby improve sanitation,
will commence as soon as the
project is approved.
B. D. Barr has agreed to sup
ervise the work without charge
and when completed this will
mean great improvement to the
gym, the school and the commu-
nifty club house. The culvert will
extend the entire length of the
branch on the school property, a
distance of about 40 feet and
the Ashe Fair Association has
agreed to pay most of the spon-
sor's cost involved in the pur-
chase of cement, sand and stone.
The project was worked out
last Friday by Bruce Dent, coun-
ty NYA supervisor, B. D. Barr,
B. H. Duncan, Supt Hash and Lee
vern Johnson. All work should
be completed before the fair.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Post Is Conducting
Campaign In High Schools

The Skyland Post is now con-
Quoting a big circulation cam
paign and contest in the nine
central high schools in Ashe
county and requests everyone tC
cooperate with the students OF
these schools.
Liberal commissions on both
new and renewal subscriptions
to The Post are being given to
the schools and the school turn
ing in the largest number of sub
scriptions will receive a set OF
books. Large dictionaries will be
awarded as second and third
prizes.
Several of the schools are Of
fering prizes to the students Sc
curing the most subscriptions
while others are offering prizes
to grades.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Neutrality Statute Ordered
Enforced AS Safety Measure

Measures will be taken to COM
bat propaganda aimed at the
American form of government,
espousing communism, dictator
ship and the like, and to prevent
the United States from becoming
center for the gathering of in
formation useful to the bellige-
rents.
In all, there were three pro-
carnations, the first, in accord
ance with international law, mott
flying the interested nations that
America would be officially neu-
trail, the second invoking the
arms ban of the neutrality law,
and the third dealing with pro-
tective measures at the Panama.
Canal.
At a press conference held
Tuesday, President Roosevelt
left doubt in the minds of news
men the matter of summoning
Congress in a special session.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

In accepting the proposition,
the principals pointed out that
their schools are badly in need
Of funds to purchase books for
the libraries, laboratory supplies,
athletic equipment and other
things. They also stated that they
were glad to cooperate win The
Post and appreciate this opportu-
nifty to make some money with
more or less minimum effort.
Each school has large sup
ply Of specially printed receipts
and parents are urged to sub
scribe or renew their subscrip-
tons. All renewals will, of
course, be extended from the
time of expiration and these re-
neWals are limited to two years.
The campaign and contest will
close at II o'clock Saturday
morning, September 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
To Start Work
On Sewerage
Project 18th

Work on the West Jefferson
sewerage project is scheduled to
be resumed by WPA next Thurs
day, September IA.
Town officials yesterday said
that, according to WPA, the work
would certainly start this time if
enough certified labor could be
obtained by that time.
A report from the welfare de-
partment shows that during re-
recent weeks a large number of
WPA workers, who were laid off
last month as a result of the 30
day vacation period for 10
months employees, have made
applications again. All of them,
it is pointed out, may not be GER
titled, but a sufficient number
should be available for the pro-
ject.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
An Application
Schedule Set Up
Welfare Dept. To Accept Ap-
plications Only on Mon,
Tues. And Wed.

Miss Ruth Tugman, superin-
tendent of the Ashe county well
fare department, yesterday an
nounced that applications for en-
ployment on WPA and NYA and
applications for old age assist
ance and aid to dependent child
rem should be made on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday morn
i72gs of each week, ~,
Everyone is urged to remem-
Der this schedule as this is the
only time that we can take these
applications, she said.
In making the announcement
Miss Tugman pointed out that a
lot of time is required to make
investigations of each welfare
case and application.
She also stated that the sur
plus commodity room at Jeffer-
son has been re-opened. Its sche-
dule is: the first Monday through
Thursday and the third Monday
through Thursday, until noon
Mrs. Carl Jackson is now In
charge of distributing the food
orders. She replaces Mrs. Essie
Gambill.
Due to the lay-off of around
300 WPA workers in the past two
months, Miss Tugman said thai
her office had been literally
swamped with applicants anc
that they hadn't had time to dc
anything else.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
May Not Confirm
Sale Of County
Home Properly
Nearly 200 Acres Sold at Auc-
ton for Over $4,000.
Expected $4,000.

The Ashe county home proper
tv. totalling a little less than 200
acres of the finest land in the
county, was sold yesterday at
public auction and brought about
$4,000, but this was nearly ST.
600 less than had been antlclpat-
ed bv the county commissioners
and none of the sales were con-
firmed yesterday.
The sale was conducted by the
Carolina Auction Company, OF
Salisbury, and the farm was cut
up into several different lots and
tracts. Prices offered ranged from
S46 to S142 per acre and averag-
ed a little less than $75 per acre.
Lots in front of the county home
building and on the highway,
sold good.
Those taking part in the bid
ding included Wade Vannoy,
Carl Hardin, Emmett Stanley and
R. w. Hardin.