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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
DIDN'T KNOW
| OF WAR

Questioning of German prison
ers of war by French military
authorities have disclosed infor-
nation showing how Adolf Hitler
and his regime have held the
German people in complete ig-
norance CT the truth.
One of the prisoners, in answer
to questions, said he had been
surprised to find Frenchmen fir
ing on him in real war. He de-
clared Germans had been told
their country and France would
never fight again. He did not
know of the war being waged on
the Western Front, he said.
The prisoner declared he's knew
of the fighting in Poland but had
been told it was walkaway and
only exercise for the army. Ger
mans, he said, believe Hitler can
get what he wants without con-
flict with major powers.
Concerning the German-Rus-
sian pact, the Nazi soldier stated
his countrymen were informed il
was just a ruse by the feuhrer
to trap Stain. He told his ques-
TONERS Hitler hates Russians
more than anything.
After having been told the facts
of the status in his native land.
the prisoner said that when the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BRIToNS HAPPY
ON WESTERN FRONT

Five million pint bottles of
British beer have been sent TO
the Western Front for England :
forces already there, reports from
London indicate. Britain's sol
diers prefer beer of their native
country, the reports reveal, to
that manufactured in France.
Popular British songs, sung to
the music of mouth organs and
mandolins. can be heard emanat-
ing from the English camps at the
front. Top-ranking ditty at pres
ent is Hanging the Wash on the
Siegfried Line.
Adding to the gay mood is the
attempt of Frenchmen to supply
cherished food, drink and enter
tainment for the soldiers of Eng
land. Many restaurants have
such signs as Home Cooking
Here" and Tea Time" on their
windows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
TURKEY and RUSSIA
ARRIVE AT IMPASSE
MINISTER'S DEPART FOR MA
TIVE COUNTRY; FINLAND
STILL REFUSES PACT


ISTANBUL, Oct. 17.-Turkish
minister left Moscow today on the
return to this country without
signing the pact which Russia had
asked.
Finland today was also still
holding cut from signing a pact
with Russia.
1t was pointed out that the re-
turn of the Turkish emmissary did
not mean that the pact was aban-
doned but that there had been
some impasse reached. If this is
cleared the pact may be later
signed.
A Scandinavian conference will
be held shortly with Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Finland
participating.
Important Russian publication
today announced that Russia
would continue supplying Ger
many with raw materials. NaziS
have declared that they will ac-
cept all but English goods.
What will be one of the largest
mass movements of modern times
will be accomplished If the Nazi
repatriation of all its minorities
in other European countries
comes about. These minorities
consist of 100000 former Ger
mans. The move is pointed out
by Nazis as an evidence that Hit
Ter has no more aggressive de-
signs on Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Enlargement Work Under
Way As Navy Yard Hires
New Civil Service Men

Fourteen civil service men
were hired today to begin the
work of rehabilitation of Naval
Station equipment in connection
with proposed enlargement of
the facilities in reopening of the
base, Lieut.. Comdr. F. H. Gala
han said today.
"The group includes such
classes as electricians, joiners,
carpenters and other classes,
Callahan said. The Labor Board
in Charleston approved the list
and we put them on today"
The addition today now boosts
the number of employees around
the 35 mark.
Details of the improvements to
be made at the station are still
not ready for release. IN
doubtedly facilities in connection
with servicing the plane unit
which will be assigned to- this
port must be supplied. If there
are ships and tenders assigned
the station, they too must be
serviced. There must also be
quarters for the officers and
men.
At the station is a machine
shop, refueling tanks and pumps,
and a number of barracks and
officers quarters. Docking facili-
ties are ample with modern steel
electrically welded piers, wooden
piers, and a modern quay wall.
Regarding the report that
there will be between 25-40 naval
seaplanes and four tenders as
signed the station with a COM
plement of 400 enlisted men to
arrive here December 1, Lieut..
Comdr. Callahan said that Off
cially nothing has been an
nounced, and that he did not
authorize the statement. How
ever, The Citizen announced
October IL that a Large group
of planes will be sent here for
basing. The number will be an
nounced shortly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
c. Of c. And Fishermen
Unite Against Fish Pound

The Key West Fishermen's AS
ISOLATION met in the office of the
Chamber of Commerce this
morning, to consider the matter
of the application for a 1,747 foot
fish pond which has been made
to the War Department by T. c.
Crosland.
There being no question of the
detrimental effect this construc-
ton would have on commercial
and sport fishing interests; it
was felt that the proposed date
for the granting of the applica-
ton, or it's rejection, namely,
October 81, gave insufficient
time for a proper presentation of
the reasons why even if the huge
trap was not an obstruction to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

wood, Hialeah- Miami Springs,
Coral Gables, Redlands, Miami
Beach and Miami. Robert M.
Blake of West Palm Beach, zone
chairman, will head the Lions
from that city and Belglade, Fort
Lauderdale, Delray Beach, Fort
Pierce, Lake Worth and Pom
PIANO.
1t is expected that at least ten
Lions from the Key West club
will make the trip to the confer
ence, although the subject will
be more adequately covered at
the weekly meeting this Tues
day evening at Stone Church
Annex.
Following the zone confer
ence, the local committee al
ready setup, will Immediately
start plans aimed at proper en-
tertainment and care for the hun
dreds of Lions expected to come
through Key West next July.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BRITISH REPORT
THEY HAVE SUNK
Is NAH U-BOATS
LOSS OF ROYAL OAK" DE-
SCRIBED AS DARING RAID
BY MINE-EVADING SUB:
LITTLE BOMBING DAMAGE
tBy Associated Press,

LONDON, Oct. 17.-England
today said that Is German sub
marines have thus far been sunk
by British vessels and that
five more had been damaged. In
creased warfare against the sub
marines is reported by the ad-
miralty.
Loss of the British warship
Royal Oak, which was sunk in
the English naval base at Scapa
Flow. was described as an ex-
ample of naval mechanics and a
daring" raid by the British Adj
miralty.
The German submarine which
succeeded in sinking the ship had
penetrated an extensive mine
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Fourteen Lions Clubs.
To Meet In Conference
At Pigeon Key Sunday.

Members of Lions Clubs of all
Southeast Florida have been cali
ed to special meeting of two
zones next Sunday at Pigeon Key
Fishing Camp, according to in
formation received today from
District Governor Roscoe Brun-
setter of Miami, presiding officer
of District 35-S. President III. E.
Day, of the Key West Club, zone
chairman of the south section of
the district, will be chairman of
the meeting and the local club
will be host club for the confer
ence.
The meeting is planned pri-
marily to deal with problems con-
Inected with the international Con-
vention to be held in Havana,
Cuba, next July % to rs. Business
session will get underway at IL
a. M, followed by luncheon, then
a continuation of the many topics
up for discussion.
War in Europe is said to have
materially changed problems Of
transportation to Havana, and it
is now recognized that a major
part of the vast throng expected
to head towards that city from all
parts of the MISUNDERSTANDING es-
Inmates indicate more than twelve
thousand will make the trip-will
have to be handled through south
Florida ports.
Restricted facilities will bring
Key West into prominence in the
matter of transportation in that
this city is the closest to the con-
vention city and more trips can
be handled out of this port. A
change of schedule of P. & o. SIS.
boats will probably be discussed
next Sunday with a view to
handling of the great increase in
traffic prior to the convention.
Presidents and secretaries of
fourteen south Florida clubs will
be in attendance at the confer
ence at Pigeon Key, in addition
to state officers and members of
clubs who care to make the trip.
Zone Chairman Days clubs to be
present are Key West, Holly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
MARINE HOSPITAL
/ ON APPROVED LIST
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION CIV.
EN- AT CLINICAL CON-
GRESS CONFERENCE

Official announcement of the
list Of 2.720 approved hospitals in
the United States and Canada,
and few other countries was
made at the recent conference in
Philadelphia in conjunction with
the Clinical Congress of the
American Colleeg of Surgeons,
and the Marine Hospital at Key
West is among the institutions
credited.
The announcement was made
by DIR. George Grille, of Cleve
land, chairman of the Board of
Regents, who said, "On the first
list of approved hospitals of the
American College of Surgeons. is
sued some % years, there was
but 80 hospitals. The balance of
the approved hospitals have in
that relatively short interval
earned right to appear on the
list.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

navigation, it still was an offense
against public policy, the action
of the County Commission in ask
ing that the time be extended,
met with approval.
kilograms from Chester
Thompson, representing the
Fishermen's Association, to T. c.
Crosland, and from the Cham
Der of Commerce to the U. S.
Engineers Office and to r. L.
Bowling, Supervisor of Conserva-
ton, were read and an effective
course of action proposed by
Representative B. c. Papy.
A letter was also read from A.
P. Shoemaker, acting manager OF
the La Concha Hotel, to Edward
Ball, manager of the dupont in
terests in Florida, inviting his
interest in this very important
matter.
The Chamber of Commerce
secretary was instructed to wire
the u. S. Engineers Office ask
ing for the exact location of the
proposed trap.
Those present were: Repre-
sentative B. G. Papy, Mayor Will
lard NJ. Albury, Everett Russell
County Attorney Allan B. Cleare
Jr., Ernest Ramsey, Chester
Thompson, John NJ. Russell, Joe
Guerro, Merle Roberts, Bert
Sawyer, Edwin M. Lowe, Alton
Roberts, Gordon Williams, George
Albury, Hamilton FELTON,. Frank
Lowe, Hilary Curry, Weber H
John, Guy Cruz, Joseph Knowles
VIM. S. Albury, Matthew Gates
Geo. Williams, Chas. Pinder, N
lC. Spencer, Earl Russell, Geo
Lowe, Walter Lowe. Jr.. w. A
Knowles, Benjamin Lowe, E. Al
bury, Benjamin Russell, Charles
FELTON,, Joseph FELTON,, Chester
Curry and Joseph Aritas.
Following the meeting the Key
West Fishermen's Association
signed up as members of the
Chamber of Commerce, and theiI
entrance to the organization was
considered a valuable acquisition
to the membership of the pro-
gressive and ever active cham
Der.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
German Drive Against
French Signals Start
Of War In Earnest
tny Assoclatrd Pressl

LONDON, Oct. 17.-War began
in earnest today in the trenches
of the Western Front.
Seventy-six thousand German
troops, according to French dis
patch, participated in a 19-mile
wide drive on the French today
and succeeded in recapturing II
towns and outpost points which
the French had occupied on Ger
man soil.
Blasts of ''murderous fire" were
opened up on the Nazi troops by
artillery in the Maginot Line and
inflicted heavy losses on the adj
vancing Germans, who did not
proceed further in the face of the
furious defense.
Another German Air Raid
In the air German bombers
made another raid on Scottish
base at Scapa Flow today and
succeeded in bombing the base
and also in striking the British
warship Iron Duke, flagship of
the British fleet during the Jut-
land battle of the World War.
England claimed that it brought
down one German plane and sue
ceeded in beating back the other
German fleet. Air raid signals
went off in several towns along
the eastern coast of England as
an unidentified plane flew along
the shoreline.
News of the bombing was given
to the House of Lords in England
by Lord Chatfield and to the
House of Commons by Admiralty
Lord Churchill.
Norwegian freighter Lawrence
w. Hansen" was sunk in the North
Atlantic today by a German sub
marine. Twenty-one members of
her crew were rescued.
England has not yet recognized
the Norwegian fiShermen's report
of running sea battle in the
North Sea yesterday in which a
German warship was sunk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
GUARDS TO Be PAID
AT DRILL TONIGHT
PAYROLL FOR PERIOD OF
THREE MONTHS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED

Payday for Battery E, Florida
National Guard, will be tonight
at 8 o'clock at regular drill meet
ing.
Payroll is for the three months
period. In the battery is a
major, captain, first and second
lieutenants, six sergeants, eight
corporals. The entire unit, in
Guiding enlisted men is COM
prised of So.
Recently Battery E has been
authorized to ~ strength and
will shortly be increased to 81,
Wartime strength is 80.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
LOWE POINTS OUT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF NYA PROGRAM
TRAINING RECEIVED BY KEY
wEs< YOUTHS FITS THEM
INTO PROFITABLE TRADES:
MANY STUDYING IN STATE

The National Youth Admins
tration in Key West has, during
the past two years, risen from
an agency which relied mainly
upon maintenance projects for
the assignment of youths. Today
there are nine projects in opera
ton and all of them are of a con-
structive nature enabling the
youths of the city to avail them
selves of the opportunity for
furthering their skill in many
trades by actual work training.
Many youths, after receiving
the training given, have been in
a position to accept and retain
private employment, and have
become valuable citizens of the
community, said Victor Lowe,
local supervisor, who was IN
terviewed today by The Citizen.
There are six white female
youths at present attending the
resident training camp at Ocala.
Four of them are continuing COM
mercial courses; one, course IN
beauty culture and one is taking
the course in home making.
At the Sulphur Springs resi-
dent training project there are
five white male youths. AT the
A. and NJ. College in Tallahassee,
there are three male negro
youths. All of the youths who
are attending resident training
projects receive sufficient pay
which enables them to pay for
all foods, lodging, doctors, nurses
and hospital bills and have APP
proximately So a month for
spending money. They are re-
quired TO obey all rules and
studiously apply themselves to
the courses of training which they
are taking.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Initial Moves Favor
New Scout Canlpsite

p. Archer, William Mansalvatge,
William Doughtry, Jr., w. Z. P.
Roberts and Earl Adams, City
Attorney Henry Taylor. For the
committee, Melvin Russell, Isa-
dore Weintraub and M. f. Ber-
kowitz were present. Wallace
Thomas, local WPA supervisor,
was also present, to discuss the
scout campsite project and other
matters in connection with WPA
work in the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
MOSQUITO PROJECT
STARTS NEXT WEEK
WORD TO GO RECEIVED at
LOCAL OFFICE FROM
WASHINGTON

Mosquito control project by the
Works Projects Administration,
has been approved both in Wash
ington and Jacksonville and funds
for the activities are now avail
able, it was said at WPA head
quarters today.
This project is sponsored by the
State Board of Health and it is
understood that arrangements are
now being made to start project
activities the early part of next
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
SEEDS ARE HERE
FOR GARDEN WORK
WILL BE PLANTED SOON AT
wpA GARDEN PROJECT
SITE

Seeds for the W.P.A. Garden
project have arrived and plant
ing will shortly begin, Super
visor Joe Gates said today.
The project is located near the
Convent of Mary Immaculate.
Distribution will be to W.PA.
Commodity Division and School
Lunchroom project
Seeds are part of the sponsor
ship of the City Council.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
DOMINATION GONE:
GOLD CONES

Seven hundred years of Ger
man domination in the Baltic
area has given way to Russian
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BACKGROUND OF THE WAR
Digest Of War News From All Fronts

Germans learn of the truth there
will be a revolution.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
ESTHER THOMPSON HONORED BY CLUB
Bride of Next Month Ten- dered Miscellaneous
 Shower Thursday
LITCHFIELD
Correspondent: Margaret S. Beckwith

Litchfield, Aug. 26.-Miss Esther Thompson of East Litchfleld was given a surprise miscellaneous show CT Thursday evening at Union chapel by the young people of B. c. K. club. Miss Thompson will be married to Harry Taylor of Glaston- bury next month. Those present included: Mrs. Ethel Wilson, Mrs. Mildred Jaquith, Mrs. Esther Taylor, Mrs. Mabel Jessup, Mrs. Ernest Mayell, Mrs. Emma Barber, Mrs. L. Trimpe, Mrs. Frances Goodwin, Mrs. John Stotler, Mrs. Emily Moser, Mrs. Gladys Naser, Mrs. Laura Iffland, Mrs. Jennie Iffland, Mrs. Helen Brun, Mrs. E. Thompson, Mrs. August Machieu.
 Mrs. Charles Palm, Miss Vivian Mayell, Mrs. Henry Vandewater, Mrs. Florence Hogan, Mrs. Judith Burns, Mrs. Marion Foster, Miss Eleanor Wilcox, Mrs. John Telensky. Mrs. Bertha Moller, Mrs. Marion Beach, Mrs. Harry Wotton, Mrs. Ver- gie Wilcox, Mrs. J. Chester Bisseil, Mrs. Jacqueline Layton, Mrs. Nellie Rebman, Martha Iffland, Elaine Brun, Florence Naser and Doris Taylor.
 There were also these members of the club: Dorothy Eitel, Anne Ric- ciardone, Helen Telensky, Susan Gray, Evelyn Naser, Margaret Bis sell, Jennie Naser, Lillian Wilson, Bertha Ifflard, Grace Taylor, Mar jorie Vanderwater and Esther Thompson.
 Miss Isabel Woodruff has returned from a short stay in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
The Mail Goes Through Uncle Sam's Postal Aides Handle 14O, 900 Pieces of Mail on Scene of War Maneuvers-Get Their
 Man With Vague Titles, Addresses.

Plattsburg, N. Y, Aug. 26.-With the First Army in the field, August 25-The 52,000 troops of the First Army encamped throughout this 288, ,000-acre battlefield" for the na- tion's biggest peacettime -naneuvers have been receiving an average of s0,000 pieces of first class mail every day, to say nothing of newspapers and packages. To the home folks they have been writing an average of 55,000 letters daily.
 Behind these statistics stands a far flung postal system tha. has been carrying letters from big city gen. eral post offices and country general stores right down to the squad tents that dot the Adirondack foothills. And it is a service that is carried out not only six days weekly as at home but also on Sunday.
 Slogan Upheld
 Thus in a literal sense the CO., operating army and federal services have upheld the great tradition epi- tomized in the slogan borrowed by the post office department from Herodotus: Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night stays these cour- iers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"
 Prepared long in advance, the First Army's postal system has been functioning to the entire satisfac- ton of Lieut.. Col. William c. Rose of the adjutant generals office, who has charge of military postal opera tionsand who has just con- pleted an inspection and returned to Wash ington.
 The difficulties encountered by the army postal service in the field have been due almost entirely 10 inade- quate addresses, but these have been negligible. Most of these letters are eventually traced to the recipient. The operations of the First Army's maneuvers postal system are under the direction of Colonel William A. Kenyon, adjutant generals depart ment reserve, who is an inspector at the general post office in New York city in civil life. He is work ing with Major E. F. olson, adjutant general of the First Army.
 One of the little problems that Colonel Kenyon encountered was a letter addressed to Peck. Ap- pended was note explaining that Peck" was @ nickname and that He's in the mechanized cavalry at Plattsburg and everybody calls him Peck" The writing was obviously written by a trusting feminine hand, writing from Kentucky. The army postal service found Peck.
 One wag addressed a letter to lieutenant and gave his address: ''Plattsburg Navy, attached to Platts- burg Army on Lake Champlain." That little problem was handed to Captain H. w. Klotz, also of the adjutant generals reserve, who in civil life is assistant postmaster at Washington, D. c. Knowing "the ropes, Captain Klotz was able to locate the navy-army lieutenant.
 C. Q. ID.
 Some of the soldier boys in the field dropped their letters in mail- boxes without stamps, but marked them c. o. D. 3 cents. One sol. dieS merely drew a rough outline with pen and ink. Under post ofiice regula tons those were returned to the senders for stamps, which they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
|ANN WASLASKkS
 |C.Y.O. CHAIRMAN
Seniors Plan Dance at Music Box in Bantam
 Next Friday
OAKVILLE
Correspondent: Mae Villa Babin
 1877 Watertown Avenue

Oakyille, Aug. 26.-Church services at St. Mary Magdalen's church Sum- day morning will be at 7:30, 800 and 10:30 o'clock. There will be 800 o'clock mass held in the basement of the church for the children. Rev. Thomas McGarry is the pastor
 John James of New York, and Joseph James of Hastings-on- -Huc- son who spent week as the guests of their brother, Arthur James ard Mrs. James of Watertown avenue returned to their homes yesterday.
 Mrs. George Austin is spending a short vacation with her mother, Mrs. Rachel Slough Of Watertown ave- nue. She returned from a three weeks vacation at Lake George.
 Plans for the dance to be sponsor ed by the senior c. Y. o. Organiza- tion, September 1, have been per- fected. Prizes will be awarded for the best waltz and the best polka. Romeo Delfino's orchestra will fur- nish the music, and will be held at the Music Box, Bantam. Miss Ann Waslaskas is chairlady.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
WEST HAvENER IS DEFENDANT
Two Waterburians Ask Damages of $2O,OOO
 From John Lippke

Two Waterburians today named John Lippkc of West Haven, de- fendant in joint civil actions claim ing damages of $20,000.
 The plaintiffs are Arthur Kul- hawk, claiming $5,000 and Walter B. Jeglinski, seeking $15,000.
 Both claln srey were injured May 18, 1899, at 12:30 a. m., when a car in which they were riding operated by Jeglinski, was struck by a car operated by Lippke. The accident oc- cured on South Main street, Wa terbury, near Platts Mills.
 Claim is made that Lippke operat- ed negligently and at high rate of speed, and that he was under the influence of liquor. Both actions claim double or treble damages un- der section 1642 of the general stat utes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
SQUALLS MAY COME UP TODAY

Portsmouth, N H., Aug. 26.-(UP) Navy salvagers hoped today that the sunker submarine Squalus and its cargo of 26 dead might be brought to the surface under its own buoy ancy, tomorrow, weather permitting.
 Nineteen air hose lines to the sub mersibles compartments were ready to carry pressure for lifting the ill., starred craft 93 feet from its preS- ent underseas resting place, about 10 miles from Portsmouth Navy Yard.
 Pumping of air into the Squalus hull yesterday disclosed a leak in the main induction valve, through which water was believed to have entered May g, sinking the $4,30O,- 900 submarine.
 Though preferring not to touch the valve before it can be examined by an inquiry board, navy officials believed it may have to be closed if the submarine is to be surfaced under its own buoyancy. Once sur faced, it will be lowed to Portsmouth Navy Yard to be drydocked for re- pairs.