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Evening star., 1940-01-11
French Aid for Firms
A Duty, Says Herriot

PARIS, Jan. II (P.-Edouard
Herriot. President of the Chamber
of Deputies, asserted today that
'the interest of our own cause
makes it Frances duty to give Fin
land all the aid in her power.
In a speech to the Chamber M.
Herriot attacked the Russian gov
ernment as "a regime seeking to
crush the weak
Six former Communist Deputies,
threatened with expulsion from the
Chamber, published a joint letter
expressing their opposition to poll
cies that led to the invasion OF
Finland
Referring to Frances war aims,
M. Herriot declared that President
Roosevelt had set forth in his mes
sage to Congress January 3 princi-
pies which are the same as those for
which France and Britain are fight
ing. (The President made no direct
reference to allied war aims)
M. Herriot declared the allies are
defending liberty, freedom OF
thought, moral law and democracy,
which. he said, is the best form OF
government evolved by mankind.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

the big sea-air battle over Helgoland
last December 18 was not recog-
nized as "the greatest air battle in
history" until some time later, when
the air ministry disclosed that 80
to 100 planes were involved.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Clear Weather Spurs
West Front Fiqhtinq

PARIS, Jan. II (P.-Return of
clear weather has brought renewed
aerial sand land fighting on the
western front, latest reports showed
today.
Numerous clashes of small bodies
of troops and several air battles were
reported.
The allied high command an
nounced that two German planes
were brought down within British
French lines yesterday. Other ad-
vices stated that body of so French
troops on scouting expedition were
set upon by heavy detachment of
Germans, but managed to fight
their way to their own lines.
The two German planes men
toned in today's communique were
shot down by pursuit ships in the
course of several aerial battles
yesterday. military informants said.
No French losses were mentioned.
The communique said:
Nothing to report during the
night, Two enemy planes were
brought down within our lines
January TO-
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Britain Complains
OF Discrimination
In Neutrality Act
Embassy Understood to
Have Presented Protest
To State Department
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated FreSS.
A British protest that the Neu-
trality Act is discriminatory is un-
derstood to have been presented to
the United States with the argu-
ment that neutral shippers are be-
ing aided to the disadvantage Of
the English.
The protest complains that the
Neutrality Act discriminates against
Great Britain because it requires
transfer of title of goods carried on
British Cor other belligerent) ships to
certain parts of the world, but does
not require it with regard to neutral
vessels.
One part of the law enacted at the
special session of Congress last fall
forbids export of goods from the
United States to any country desig-
mated as belligerent by the Presi-
dent until all right, title and inter-
est in them shall have been trans
ferred to a foreign purchaser. The
statute, however, exempts from this
pA OFASAOll, al Coll yllls
goods other than war implements, to
certain ports in the Western Hem
isphere or on the Pacific or Indian
Oceans.
In effect, a Dutch freighter could
pick up cargo in New York con-
signed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and
not have to transfer title from the
American producer to a foreign
purchaser. Or japanese freighter
could take on cargo in San Fran
cisco for India without transferring
title. And in both cases a British
freighter would have to obtain
transfer before it could sail.
The protest is understood to have
been presented to the State De-
partment by the British Embassy
on behalf of the Chamber of Ship
ping of London, an organization Of
shippers. It is under consideration
by the department, but officials in
dicated that nothing could be done
without changing the law
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Northern Railroads
Seek Rate Case Review
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The North's railroads served notice
today they intend to seek a recon-
sideration of the Interstate Com
merce Commissions recent decision
in the long-fought South-to-N North
freight rate case.
The Northern carriers filed a petit
ton with the I. C. C. today asking
a postponement of at least 60 days
from February l in the effective
date of the commissions order.
They added that they were pre-
pairing petition asking reopening,
reconsideration and reargument of
the entire proceeding.
BY a 5 to 4 decision, the I. c. c.,
largely upholding the South, adopted
a general principle that reasonably
uniform rates should prevail from
producing sections to common mar
kets The South long has contended
that it has been retarded econom-
ically by artificial freight rate bar
riers.'
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Will Meet Menace
OF American Navy,
japanese Warn
Expansion by U. S. May
Preeipitote Race,
Papers Predict
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Jan. 1.-EXpansion OF
the United States Navy would pre-
cipitate building race with Japan,
newspapers predicted and a Japan
ese navy spokesman limited today.
One newspaper called expansion
"the American menace"
Naturally the japanese navy
feels great concern" the navy
spokesman said of the 81 300, 900 900
American naval program now be-
fore Congress.
Apparently it is designed to
maintain the United States supe-
rior ratio even after lapse of the
Washington treaty.
This treaty. which expired jan
uary l, 1897, fixed the United
States naval ratio to Japan at
to 3.
Asked if he meant that the jap
anese navy would be increased, he
said, You can imagine what action
would take place.
Cites Bloch Assignment
The spokesman said construction
of 52,OOO-ton United States war
ships, mentioned as possible early
DEVELOPMENT by Admiral Harold r.
Stark, chief of the United States
Naval Operations, would concern
all naval powers"
He commented also that assign
ment of Admiral Claude Charles
Bloch to the Hawaiian district
may be a measure to strengthen
the United States Navy against
japan" Admiral Bloch has just
concluded two years as commander
in chief of the United States Fleet.
Reappearance of the American
proposal for naval Improvements at
the island of Guam was character
lied by the spokesman as mot a
graceful attitude in view OF the
Congress previous rejection OF It,.
He declined to amplify his COM
ments. but Toxic newspaper were
more fortnight.
May Have to Strengthen Fleet.
If the United States, in disregard
of the fundamentally peaceful pro-
gram of the Japanese Navy, seeks
to maintain its unjustiflable su-
periority," said the newspaper Asahl,
Japan, in accordance with her
policy of permitting no aggression,
obviously would be compelled to
strengthen her fleet sufficiently to
meet the American menace"
1t said that Admiral Starks state
ment in support of the Washington
treaty ratio most glaringly ex-
presses the intentions of the Amer
lean Navy"
Nichi Nichi said, "the United
States has merely indicated in un-
disguised terms its glaring hostility
toward Japan.
There can be no doubt that the
United States feels insecure regard
ing Japan, much of this being based
ON misunderstanding. But it is
curious American style of reasoning
to attach so little importance to the
sense of insecurity which its op-
pressive attitude toward Japan has
created among japanese.
1T is this dogmatic and unre-
flecting attitude of the United States
which one must fear most
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Rumanians Refuse
Anew 10 Deliver
Land 10 Hungary
Ready, However, to End
Differences Short Of
Territory Cession
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 11.-Rumanian
officials declare that, short Of any
cession of territory, Rumania is
ready for settlement of long-stand-
ing differences with Hungary.
The biggest bone Of contention,
however, is Hungary's wish for re-
turn OF Pennsylvania, gained by
Rumania in the World War breakup
of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Ofhcials assert they would not
even discuss a transfer of territory,
but the feeling grows among foreign
diplomats that King Carol shortly
might yield to a reported Italian
Hungarian proposal that Rumania
promise territorial revision, effec-
tive after the European war.
In return, it has been reported,
Italy and Hungary would support
Rumania against any Soviet Rus
sian attack on Bessarabia, a Rus
sian province before the World
War.
Similar Plan for Bulgaria.
Italy was understood to have a
similar plan for settling differences
between Rumania and Bulgaria,
which desires return of the Dobruja
district, which, like Pennsylvania, is
an area of mixed nationalities that
Rumania took after the war.
The Italian plan was understood
to call for outright cession of purely
Hungarian and Bulgarian districts
contiguous to Hungary and Bulgaria
and for plebiscites in districts of
mixed nationality.
A transfer of nationalities from
districts not adjacent to the present
frontier also was envisioned.
Reports from Belgrade indicated
that Italy was trying to draw Yugo-
slavia also into her front against
possible Russian expansion into
Southeast Europe.
Entente Meets February "A.
The Yugoslav government an
nounced that the Balkan entente
would meet in Belgrade February
"a. Entente members are Yugo-
slavia, Rumania, Greece and Tur-
key. 1t was assumed that Italian
efforts to line up a Southeastern
European front would be the center
of entente attention, with the Ital-
ian and Bulgarian Ministers in Bel
grade keeping in close contact with
the conference
Rumanian officials, in informally
rejecting the idea of territorial con-
cessions, said that Rumania was
quite willing to begin talks for eco
nomic concessions and other moves
to improve relations with Hungary.
Budapest sources considered this
Rumanian attitude as natural
starting point in the international
poker game and professed belief
that Bucharest was striving for the
best possible terms.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Air Industry Chief,
Mikhai| Kaganovich,
Moved by Soviet
Given New Assignment;
M. Shukhurin Named
Successor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 11.-Soviet Rus
sia has a new commissar for her
aviation industry.
The official news agency, Tass,
announced last night that Mikhail
M. Kaganovich had been relieved
as commissar and transferred to
another post His successor, M.
Russian off1cialdom.
No reason was given for the
change. Kaganovich, brother of
Lazarus Kaganovich, a confidant
of Joseph Stain and administrator
in several successive key positions,
formerly was assistant commissar
of the defense industry, in which
capacity he visited Washington in
1887.
AS administrative head of the de-
fense industry, Kaganovich planned
assembly production of planes
and sought to step up and improve
manufacture of tanks and guns.
A year ago the administration
of the defense industry was divided
into departments for aviation, ship
building, ammunition and arma-
ment. Kaganovich took the avia-
ton commissariat.
The Tass announcement said also
that Y. A. Yakovleff. chairman of
the Credentials Committee of the
ALL Congress. and Prof.
Voronin, an authority on airplane
construction and design, had been
appointed as assistants to the new
aviation commissar.
Sharing foreigners interest in the
transfer of Kaganovich was new
attack on Great Britain in the Com
munist party newspaper Pravda.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Finland
Continued From First Page)

Russian Army corps, the two others,
of $4,000 or more men each, having
been shattered previously in the
same general vicinity, with thou
sands reported slain.
Firms say that this army corps,
the Ninth, has been taking terrific
beating for the past two weeks in
its attempt to sever the country at
the narrow "waistline.'
Following destruction OF the 1850
Division, which the Firms described
as a rout, they said the 44th Dlvl-
sion was decimated and its rem
nants were driven back across the
border.
The Firms reported they now hold
a 3O-mile frontier strip east OF Lake
Kianta, free of enemy troops for the
first time since the war began No
vember 30.
They said the last division Of the
army corps was trapped at kuk-
kamma, south of the scene of the
other victories at Suomussalmi.
Battalion Dispersed.
A Finnish communique also an
nounced that Russian battalion
was dispersed north of Lake Ladoga,
with 200 killed and 40 taken prison.
ers.
A communique of the Leningrad
military headquarters described
merely scouting activities and artil-
lery fire at some places and said
nothing of Importance" occurred
yesterday in the campaign against
Finland.
The Films reported the Russians
were continuing to fortify their
positions on the Karelian Isthmus
and believed this was preparatory
to a larger offensive on this south
eastern front where the two armies
have been locked since the war
began.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Rush Pleads Innocent
In Registry Case

Raphael Rush, formerly vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Bookniga Corp, today pleaded in
nocent in District Court when ar
raigned on charge on aiding and
abetting the firms alleged failure to
register with the State Department
as required under the law affecting
agents of foreign countries. Justice
Peyton Gordon placed his bond at
81 500.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Battles
Continued From First Page.)

her, but she suffered slight dam
age from bullets. British fighters
pursued the raiders.
Southeast coast observers reported
two Dornier planes flew over the
coast at an altitude of 10000 feet,
bound southwark
The Evening News said that the
last "a hours had been the busiest
faced by the Royal Air Force since
the war began and the British fly
ers have had to fight their fiercest
battles"
This was reference to yesterdays
swift British retaliation for German
raids Tuesday on shipping of the
coast by large-scale raid on the
German Island of Sylt
Air activity spurted over land also
with the allied high commands
communique on yesterdays events
reporting two German planes
downed on the western front In
this nothing was said of any allied
loss, but the German high command
said two enemy planes were shot
down" while the Germans lost one
which crashed while chasing the in
vaders.
First Attack on Tyneside.
Todays flights brought the first
German air visits of the war to the
Tyneside, important shipbuilding
and shipping center.
One plane appeared over South
Shields, on the south bank Of the
Tyne. One report said three raiders
reached the region and six British
fighters went up to chase them
away.
Fragments of anti-aircraft shells
fell in the streets of South Shields
during 10 minutes of firing. Spec
tators over a wide area were en-
dangered, but rushed out, neverthe-
less, to pick up the bits for souvenirs.
Windows of bus were shattered.
After once being driven away, a
raider circled and returned above
South Shields and again was fired
upon.
Three large black planes, believed
by observers to be German, we're
chased to sea by British fighters over
the southeast coast of Scotland.
East Of London heavy antiair-
craft firing was heard in a Kent
town about l pm. and shell bursts
high in the sky were seen in the
direction of the Essex coast, north
of Kent, although no planes were
opI cN,,y,lnl
The planes which drew the fire of
the Essex coastal defenses were fly
ing eastward over the Thames Es-
tuary
Crowds on the cliffs of an east
coast resort watched a bomber at
tack small steamer about miles
from shore. Explosions were heard
and the steamer was Seen to be
blazing. A lifeboat put out while
British fighters drove of the at
tacker
Subsequently another steamer, be-
lieved to be Italian, struck a mine
of the east coast The crew took to
lifeboats and awaited tug to pick
them up as the regular lifeboat on
the shore had gone to the aid of
those from the bombed vessel.
Battle Accounts Incomplete.
Accounts of the 1arge-scale Royal
Air Force raid on the German
island of Sylt yesterday still were
incomplete, but observers regarded
them as a sign OF Britain's readi-
ness to strike back hard against
Nazi bombings.
London newspapers said up to 50
British and German warplanes en-
gagged in a day-long fight over the
fringe of islands on the northwest
German coast yesterday, but Off
cial sources said these reports ex-
ceeded the facts.
Observers noted, however, that
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Dies in Hospital Home

ST. LOUIS. Jan. II P.-Thomas
w. Lanahan suffered a broken leg
in 1926 and was taken to st. John
Hospital. He liked the service and
people so much he made the hos
pital his home
After AZ years, Lanahan, St.
Johns Oldest patient" died Sum-
day of pneumonia. A retired shoe
merchant. he was 81 years old.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
King Gustav Pledges
Films All Material
Humanitarian Help
Refruins, However, From
Any Suggestion Of
Military Help
b the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. liking
Gustav v, in speech from the
throne, said today the Swedish
peoples desire to help Finland was
manifested unmistakably" in hu-
manitarian aid, but he gave no sug-
gestion of possible military assist
ance in the war against Soviet
Russia.
"Finland's involvement in armed
conflict touches the Swedish people
in the deepest way" the King said.
"The willingness to hurry assist
ance to brother people is mani
tested unmistakably. Sweden feels
an obligation to give Finland's brave
people every material humanitarian
help which is possible while needing
its own position"
Allusion to Neutral Stand.
This last phrase was regarded as
an allusion to SWedens official atti-
tude of neutrality.
Sweden is determined to defend
her own independence under all cir
cumstances, the King said, a senti-
ment voiced also by Prime Minister
Per Albin Hanson, who spoke later
AS members of the Riksdag met
in the throne room to hear the King
and Prime Minister, they learned
that Swedens' record budget of
8OOO00,000 kronor (about $200,000,-
O00) for military defense in the
next fiscal year would cause a deficit
for the first time in many years.
The budget for ordinary expenses
was placed at 1,475000,000 kronor
(about 1886 100000, with an esti-
mated income of 1852, 100000 kronor
(about s423,OO0,O0O), but the mill
tary budget was set up as a special
item outside this.
The finance ministry reported it
believed that civil and military
needs could not both be covered
from taxes or current income and
that slightly less revenue was ex-
pected from income levies which
this year produced 470,000,00O kro-
nOr
Evening star., 1940-01-11
British Ship, Bound
For New York, Lost
At Philadelphia

eS the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. H.
The Kings men came up the
Delaware River yesterday
hunting for New York.
philadelphia" exclaimed the
master Of the British freighter
Australind, bound from some
where in Great Britain" for
New York. when the ship was
boarded by customs men. "Jove,
there's been a mistake"
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Ernest w. Grant to Speak

Ernest w. Grant. president of the
Washington Astrological Associa-
ton, will lecture on The Uranian
Age: What Is It? When Is It?" at
the monthly meeting of the associa-
ton in the Raleigh Hotel at o'clock
tonight.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Arthyde

Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Gunderson
of Chicago, spent the weekend of
September 8 at the Simpson farm
which they purchased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Standish and
daughters visited Sunday of last week
at the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, MIR. and Mrs. James Roy,
at Elk River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Alrogen spent a
few days in Minneapolis with their
daughters, returning home Monday.
Mrs. H. S. Wood was taken to the
University hospital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Forsythe of
Willow River, Clifford Thomson of
Osseo, and Mrs. E. L. Coolidge and
family visited at the home of Mrs.
A. Thomson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Fenstermaker
and family visited relatives in Min
neapolis and at Excelsior over the
weekend.
The local teachers, Miss Marie Enos
and Miss Lois Potter, attended teach
ers' institute in Aitkin last Thurs
day and Friday.
Mrs. T. j. Adams, Mrs. A. E. Ova
and E. A. Richardson were in ST.
Paul Monday attending to school mat
tiers.
Those attending the All rally in
Aitkin on Saturday were the Misses
Marcella Olson, Mariann Adams, Jo-
anne Emmer and Gene Ova and Mrs.
Ova.
Mrs. A. Thomson, Mrs. L. G. Stand
ish, Mrs. E. Coolidge, Mrs. E. A.
Richardson and Thaoma and Jimmy
and Miss Doris Paugh spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Raines as it was
her birthday.
Mrs. A. Raines and Archie were
in Aitkin Saturday. On Wednesday
of last week Myles Coolidge, Mrs.
E. L. Coolidge and Mrs. A. Raines
were in Aitkin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Church and Home
BY REV. M. MIKKELSEN

Other names could be added to-
those mentioned last week. Our gen.
Grafton is not made up of pleasure
hunters and amusement seekers eX-
clusively. We might not be fighters
all, but we certainly know enough
to evaluate bravery in action; l be-
lieve there is still enough goodness
in us to save the day.
The greatest delight that may come
to man is to realize that life was not
meant for selfish purposes, that it
must be shared, and that the burden
of sorrow resting heavily upon man.
kind should be regarded as burden
we must all help to carry. 1t is es-
sential that individuals should be
willing to sacrifice happiness in order
to relieve suffering.
BY now we should have had enough
of carefree days to last us for some
time; we may expect the days that
are coming to be of a somewhat diff
ferent type and some of us may evil
IDENTIFY expect to be put into harder
service. May we then be sufficiently
tough to Withstand the additional
strain.
1t will be for our own good if
the type of careless living is sub
stituted for more responsible de-
viduals again may wake up to under
stand that life is responsibility in
more than one way. 1t is not suf-
ficient for anyone to have enough so
he may eat and drink and be merry.
A house, no matter how elaborate it
might be, is not always home; it is
neither design nor money that makes
a home but the kind of life that is
lived in it. When a nation is put
to the crucial test, as all nations
sooner or later may be, it will stand
with its home life or fall with the
absence of it. There can be no sub
stitute for home life. 1t is the back
ground not only of youth but of all
ages, and of all our activities as well.
Where home life is lacking or lagg-
ing the community spirit sinks into
a retarded tempo, aspirations disap-
pear and institutions struggle against
extinction.
Wholesome reading, singing, music
and its like by the home fireside is
a great aid in building and preserv-
ing home life as it tends to draw the
family into a closer circle of fellow
ship. Therefore this form for home
life during the long winter evenings
should be heartily encouraged and
greatly emphasized as an asset in
all vigorous group or community &C
Invites. For the background of these
is HOME LIFE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Bass Lake
(Too Late for Last Week.

Mr. and Mrs Victor Carlson and chill
dren and Oscar Carlson of St. Paul, spent
the weekend at the Christ Sawatzky and
Ben Carlson homes.
Betty Carlson visited school Monday
with Evelyn Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olson and Oliver
and Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Peterson visited
at the John Olson home in Fridley, Sum-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swanson and Eve
lyn visited Monday night at the Herbert
Olson home.
of Sank Center, spent the weekend at
the Ben and Herman Carlson homes.
Mr.: and Mrs. Herbert Olson and Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Peterson spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ziegler.
Ruth Sawatzky spent Sunday with Ell
vera Carlson.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson visited Mrs. Richard
Swanson Tuesday.
Monnie Peterson and Donald, Vivian and
jeanette, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Carlson
and Bernice and Irene visited Sunday at
the Ben Carlson home.
Mrs. c. E. Erickson and August and
Lyle spent Tuesday morning with Orlow
Erickson.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swanson and Eve
lyn visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Alleman
and Dickie Sunday.
Elvera Carlson spent Wednesday eve
ming of last week with Ruth Sawatzky,
who is assisting at the Anton Christen-
sen home.
August Erickson helped at the John
Mark home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willrnar Kroschel called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Sawatzky Sunday.