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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

The State Traffic commission, in a letter received by supt. of Police William J. Roach tocay, approved the 25-lnile-an-hour speed limit re- gently passed for this city by the board of police commissioners.
 Speed limits approved by the commission are as follows:
 Twenty-Five m. p. h. All city streets within the limits of Water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

a New Jersey semi-wit, "Winchell would stop reminding us that he is Broadway's Confucius. So whatl" So don't change the subiectl Send royaltiesl
 They are telling about the pro- ducer who summoned his star wri. ter and tntoned: What is this I hear about you calling me a no good bum and a filthy old louse2" The writer stammered: "Why, CT, ah--I wouldn't dream of saying such thing about you-reallyl" :. The producer remained uncon- vinced. T don't believe you," ne sulked, it sounds too plausible. !"
 Joan Edwards has a new word for columnists who make a living py printing news already printed by rivals: "Unscoopulous" .. If you don't think we can spoil your day then read this: John Mason Brown the drama critic and good neighbor gives an imitation of Ethel Barry more in his lecture tour A backstage feud Ca la John Barry more Elaine Barrie Doris Dudley) is raging in Chicago. The play is Thanks for My Wife" Alan Dine hart's wife, Mo7elle Britton, wanted and got the leading lady assign ment, which Shelia Bromley had :. All concerned are now on QlarinH terms Ooni We said an "aficionada" is a bullfight. It's one who loves bullfights Sc soddy Over at Time mag some of the staff think the an onymous author of Escape" l; Erika Mann, and that her father Thomas Mann, aided We don't We've always suspected some- one. but revealing her name might hurt her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
(onseripfion Being Kicked
 Side 10 Side
Deferring of Actual Draft ing Until War Is
 Given Knockout

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. = The House Military Committee today re- jected the proposal to amend the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill to defer actual drafting until the nation is at war.
 Debate shifted into new channels on demands that wealth and in dustry, like manpower, be conscript- ed for National defense.
 An amendment has been approv- ed giving conscripts base pay of $50 a month which adds $400, ,000, 900 annually to the cost program.
 The provision authorizing the President to create home defense units has been eliminated.
 Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma today urged an amendment to re- quire persons able to lend money to the Government at a maximum interest of one percent whenever the man power is drafted. He said: "The trouble with some captains of industry is they are the kind of patriots that want me to give my life for their country This pro- poSal was defeated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
WIDESPREAD ATTACKS

LONDON, Aug. 21. = The first morning communigues released by British official sources this morn ing said that German planes again today are staging widespread at- tacks over south and southeastern England.
 A lone plane early this morning dropped twelve bombs aimed at one southeastern English town. How ever, the raiders sighting was poor and all of the missiles fell into the sea.
 Shortly after o'clock German fighter plane was attacked by a Royal Air Force pursuit ship and shot down in flames off the south east coast. The dog fight was wit messed by several hundred residents of a village which lies east of Plymouth.
 In a rousing and confident speech before the House of Commons this morning Prime Minister Winston Churchill again declared that the Nazi forces will fail in every at tempt to land troops on the British Isles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
BIG DI0MEDE
 NOT FORTIFIED
 SAYS BRADBURY
Commander of Shoshone DjsUedits Rum0rs of
 Russian Move

ALAMEDA, Cal, Aug. 21.- Con- mander Harold Bradbury, of the Coast Guard cutter Shoshone, just returned from a cruise of Alaskan waters, discredited reports that Rus sia has fortified the Big Diomede Island in Boring Sea. about 40 miles from the coast of Alaska.
 So far as I was able to see, there is no foundation whatsoever to the rumors the island is being fortified as an air and naval base by the Russians" said Commander Brad bury.
 q cannot understand why any power would undertake to fortify a place so unstrategically located. All I saw was barnlike frame building, perhaps constructed for 8 boathouse.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
 TO MURDER
 |. TR0TzkY
PiCkaxe Driven Into Skull of ExiIed Russian
 RevoIutionist

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21. - A friend drove a pickaXe into the skull of Leon Trotzky as the two chatted in the home of the Russian revolu- tiCnist. Gen. Jose Manuel, Chief of the Federal District police told the reporters.
 Surgeons were called and imme- ditely operated upon Trotzy and said there are hopes of saving his life"
 Gen. Manuel said the assailant gave his name as Jacques Mortar, 36, a Belgian.
 Trotzky only recently escaped a machine gun attack on his house. He blamed the Russian secret po- lice for the attack.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
CANNERYkEN URGE 1941
 (URTAILMENT
Poor Pink Run in Icy Strait Foreseen for Next
 Season

Drastic restriction of fishing op- erations in Southeast Alaska next year-even complete closing of the Icy Strait Chatham Strait and Southern Admiralty Island districts was recommended by cannerymen today in a Fish and Wildlife Serv- ice hearing on 194l regulations.
 In order to build up the weak odd-year cycle of pink salmon, Art Wolf, Superintendent of the Hood Bay Packing Company, and Nick Bez, one of the owners of the Peril Straits Packing Company, said they would even be willing to close their cannerieS entirely.
 Beg said that in event of con- plete closure he would be glad to pay his Indian workers what they earned in 1889.
 Floe Disagrees
 Hans Floe, Superintendent of the P. k. Harris cannery at Hawk In- let, agreed with Wolf and Beg that the cscapement last year was poor, but said that his observation of the downstream migration of salmon this year indicated to him that
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
KEEPS DIGGING AWAY
 AT GREC!AN5

ROME. Aug. 21.-The official Itaian news agency Stefani charges the Greek government with taking strong warlike measures against the Albanian province of Ciamura.
 The Greek authorities are ac- cused of organizing criminal bands to terrorize the Albanians and burn down their homes.
 The charges made by Stefani were the strongest made since the Italian press opened its campaign against the Greek government.
 The Italian government is seek ing through it's press campaign to have the Greek province of Ciamu- "a turned over to the little country of Albania, which is under the domination of Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21

ATHENS, Aug. 21.-The Grecian Army has cancelled all leaves to- day.
 The official spokesman said We will not be caught by surprise if Greece is invaded"
 Several thousand men of num- Der of military classes have been called to the colOrs.
 The tension is growing between Greece and Italy, precipated by the Italian charges that Greece is re- sponsible for the assassination of an Albanian leader
 It is reported that Italian troops are massing along the border of Albania, now occupied by Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Churchill
 Is Praised
London Newspapers Com mend Prime Minister
 for Straight Talk

LONDON, Aug. 21.-Ihe British newspapers commended Prime, Min ister Winston Churchill today for what was described as his candid and well balanced speech before the House of Commons.
 The newspapers approved the governments decision not to allow foodstuffs to reach the Nazi-dom- mated countries of Europe.
 Churchills announcement that the British government has decid- cd to lease air and navy bases m the Western Hemisphere to the United States was also warmly com- mended by the newspapers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Film Stars Exonerated
 Of Charges
Cagney, March and Bogdri Are Not Connected with
 Communist Activities

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug 21 After a careful study of the tes- timony given. Martin Dies, Chair man of the Dies Committee inveS- tigatirgg n-Americanf activities, said there is no evidence to indi- cate that James Cagney, Frederic March and Humphrey Bogart, all movie stars, were ever connected with Communist activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Rumania To Cede
 Se(tion n
Southern Dubrudjd Goes Back 10 Bulgaria.
 Troops dt Border

LONDON. Aug. q. = A Reuters Agency dispatch has been received from Bucharest stating Rumania has finally agreed definitely to cede southern Dubrudja to Bulgaria thus returning the territory secured by the World War pact.
 Bulgarian troops are alrcady at the border to occupy the new ter ritory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Gibraltar Bombed; Flaming
 Like vo|(ano Affer Air Raid

LA LINEA, Spain, Aug. 21. Gibraltar is flaming like volcano after raiding planes dropped bombs.
 Flames are seen spreading down from the top of the rock, where long range batteries have apparently been hit, toward town where alarms have sent the residents to shelters.
 Ammunition dumps have probably been fired, according to observations from here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
BOMB GOES
 OFF IN p.0.I IN
 WASHINGTON
Two Employees Are Injur- ed-InfernaI Machine Is
 Addressed 10 Woman

WASHINGTON, Aug 21.-A bomb exploded this afternoon in a branch post office and two em- ployees were injured.
 The bomb was in a mail bag being unloaded from a truck.
 Wrappings of the bomb, pieced together, showed the bomb was addressed to a Washington woman but the authorities are withholding her name.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21

WASHINGTON-There was dou- ble purpose behind that official spanking of John Cudahy, U. s. Ambassador to Nazi-occupied Bel gium.
 One was to repudiate the mil lionaire Milwaukeeans extraordin- ary appeasement interview. The other was a pointed warning to Joseph P. Kennedy, U. s. Ambassa- dor to Britain, not to indulge in such talk.
 It has been no secret to the State Department for some time that the wealthy Ambassador from Boston IS distinctly appeasement-minded.
 On close terms with the ill-fated Chamberlain government, Kennedy has evinced greater concern pri- vately over the possible political after-effects of the war than re- polling the Nazi-Fascist aggressors. He views the inclusion of British la Dor leaders in the Churchill cabinet with alarm.
 The Nazi air attacks seem to weigh heavily on Kennedy and of late he has talked considerably about returning to the United States and resigning. He also is displaying sharp disapproval of the Presidents uncompromising anti-Axis policy as well as other Administration mat terS.
 In inner State Department cir cles Kennedy is tied up directly with Cudahy's outburst. The press ta- bles did not report the fact, but the State Department learned that Cudahy conferred with Kennedy be- fore sounding off to the newsmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
0'kAK0NEY
 WINS OUT
Senator of Wyoming Renomindf-
 ed in WaIkaway

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 21. - United States Senator Joseph c. OMahoney has won the Democgat- ic renomination in walkaway, 10 to 1. The Senator made no active campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
U. S. GETS
 AIR BASES
 IN PACIFIC
Islands Leased for Period of Fifty Years from
 Great Britain

LONDON, Aug. 2l--British For eign Office sources confirmed re- ports that the United States has leased the islands of Canton and Enderbury, in the Southern Pa cific, from Great Britain, for air bases.
 The lease on the two islands runs for 50 years with provision for in- definite extension,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
LOW PRICE,,
 ExCH. SEAT

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-A mem bership in the New York Stock Exchange sold today for $35, 900. This is the lowest price for seat since 1914,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
DRAFT DODGERS

Business is demanding get ting-very generous tax concessions to produce the tanks, planes. guns and other weapons the country needs for it's defense. In num- ber of cases, the Government, in effect, will build plants which will belong to business.
 But although the conscription bill still is far from enactment, certain business advisers already are tipping off businessmen on how they can dodge serving their country in un- form.
 One of these outfits is the Re- search Institute of America, Inc. with a Madison Ave, N. r., address and a large clientele. In it's Aug ust 3 Business and Legislative Re- port edited by Leo M. Cherne, the Institute gives these helpful sug
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
FACTORY BoMBED-FIRED

BERLIN, Aug. 21.-The German High Command reports that Hein- kel aircraft carried out extensive flights over England today and dropped bombs at sey- eral points. The Nazis claimed to have bombed an engine factory in central England, and harbor fa- cilities on the east coast. An air. drome and five airplaneS on the ground were said to have been de- stroyed by bombs at another point. The pilots reported that a huge fire followed the bomb explosions at the engine plant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Midnight Raid Is Followed Up by Reeonnais-
 sdnee Flights HIT AND RUN TACTICS
 MAY NOW BE ADOPTED
RAF Attacks German Fight CT Plane Which is
 DoWned in Flames

BERLIN, Aug 21.-The German High Command reports widespread damage to airdromes, harbors and industries in southern and middle England resulting from a series of raids at midnight last night and several small mass flights early this morning.
 Mass flying is, however. on small scale because of bad weather.
 The High Command announces further that planes have flown low in photographic work but only few fighting planes accompanied the observers because of the Eng fish weak defense"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
 OF GREECE
 LOOMING
Tension Growing with Italy Army Leaves Cdn-
 teIIed Today

BULLETIN-ROME, Aug. 2l. Political quarters presume that the sharp tone of the Ital- ian newspapers toward Greece presages a clash between the two countries in the very near future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
Registration Of AIienst 10
 Open Tuesday
Juneau Post Office Will Handle Task Here
 Compulsory

Sample forms are now being is- sued by the U. s. Postoffice here for the national registration of aliens required by Congress under the Alien Registration Act of 1940. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
HIT. AND RUN ATTACKS

LONDON, Aug. 21 = Decreasing air attacks led experts today to believe that the Germans might decide to change tactics to avoid heavy losses suffered during mass raids and may adopt Init and run" policy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
BULL|TT ON JOB AS BOMB
 CRASHES ROOF; MAY STAY
 IN WASHINGTON, MAY NOT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. - The State Departments question mark, William Christian Bullitt may or may not be going back to his post as Ambassador to France. T h e feeling around the State Depart ment is that he won't. The feel ing around the White House is that he may stick around as the Presidents personal adviser on for eign affairs.
 For this, he is incomparably suited. Few would deny that tall, 1.-the, debonair Bill Bullitt knows more about Europe than any other living American.
 If he is comparatively unknown on this side of the Atlantic, 1t is only because he has been so much away. For 25 years since he left Harvard law school, he has lived mostly abroad. Practically all of that time he has moved in the highest diplomatic circles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-21
ADVISED WILSON

ADVISED WILSON
 He could have been a Philadel- phia playboy, for his family was one of the oldest and wealthjest in the city. But after Yale and liar yard, he turned to diplomacy as if it were his inevitable path, taking only one detour as Washington and foreign correspondent for the Phil adelphia Public Ledger.
 There is a story that when young Bill Bullitt was going over on the peace mission with Wood row Wilson, the wartime Presi- dent was outlining to his sec- retaries and assistants the objec- tives of the Versailles treaty. He traced for them the borders of a new state which was to be carved out in middle Europe: Czechoslo- vakia. Bullitt examined the map and then said But, MT. Presi- dent, there are 100000 Germans living in that area"
 Wilson was amazed, asked how the young man knew. Bullitt re- piled that he had been there, had seen them, talked to them. Finally convinced, but still puzzled, Wilson said: That's strange. Masaryk never told me that
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The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22

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The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
Believes Trade Proposals Acceptable To Russia
Phillip Murray
 Is Named To
 Succeed Lewis

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 9 lP - The CIO chose Phillip Mur- ray as president by exclamation bestoW.ng upon h.m the title of leadership worn the past five y ars by Lewis who Is stepping down as he promised 10 if Roose vaIt were reelected. Lewis plac- eJ the Pittsburgh labor leaders name before the convention as h.s choice Of successor Lewis szid hurrzE Has ar industrial statesmaa wta ah established brilliant record af theee decades. He has contributed his great en- ergy to labor without self consid erat.oa.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
U. To Open Consulate At 

MOSCOW Nov. g CHl - The Soviet government authorized the United States 10 open a con sulate general at Vladivostock. Diplomatic quart-rs said Angus Ward, veteran consul general and first secretary of the United States embassy at Moscow was named 10 head the new office with a staff of two men. These quarters added that the United States recently had but one con sulate in Russia, a Moscow.
 Y adivosteck everlooks the mar row water. of the seat of Japan's outlet to tha Pacific, and is inn p5rtsnt ln Rassia's overseas com merce especially sine the war has intereferrej with the north ern European and Mediterranean sea routes. It is also an import st lookout pest on Russian-Jap snose q 1eIopments.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
Bulgaria May
 Ilo. and Corridor Through Greece

UNDATED, Nov 2l OP,- D.s- patches reee5v 1 q Bucharest from Sofa. Bulgaria. predicted taa. Bulgaria Will change her at t.taje from defensive neutral ..y' as d result oI he current axis political activity and make definite claims on Greece. Bal kan reports have long indicated that Bulgaria migat demand corridor through Greece to the Aegean Sea. a road incidentally which German troops could use in an advance in the nsar east and an attack on Greece. Bulgar ia is not formally aligned with the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis but German sources in Rumania sug gested that she may follow Hun garys example and find her place in Europa's new order.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
King George Opens New Session
 Parliament With Assurance Empire
 Will Fight Till Freedom Is Secure
Lord Halifax Believes Trade Agreement Proposals
 Are Acceptable To Russia

UNDATED, Nov. 21 lPl = King George opened a new session of Parliament with the solemn as suranes that the empire will fgh, until freedom IS made se- cd-a. Expressing satisfaction on the ever increasing volume of mm-1ons arriving from thz Unit cd States his optimism was echo "a oy Churchill who told the Haus of Commons that Britain voted to give a helpful measure of assistance to the Greeks, and no matter what damage done by Nazi bombs. Britain will rebuild her eisies and villages after the
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
Says Soldiers
 Should Dress Like Eskimos

Pointing to the Eskimos of the far north as style plates for what the well dressed Alaskan soldier should wear, Vilhjalmur Stef- ansson, explorer lecturer and scientist advised the army offic- CTS at Anchorage to pattern out door gear for troops closely after the garb used by Point Barrow aborigines.
 MT. Stefansson arrived in An chorage from Fairbanks where he conferred with PAA officials, He is technical advisor for the PAA. As a guest of Col. o. F. Ohlson he was seeing he Matan-
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Italians Retreat So HurriedIy Greeks Are Unable To Keep Up
 Greeks Counter invade Albania
Fall of Kortza is Acknowledged by Italian Command
 Second Supply Base Argirocasto Is Threatened

UNDATED, Nov. 21 (A) - In Greece, Greek troops were re- ported to have driven a wedge through the center of the Italian lin-s, forcing the invading Fas- cist to nasty fight six mics with in the Albanian border. Spokes- men at Athens sad the Italians were retreating so hurriedly that the Greeks found it impossible to keep up. The break-through occurred they said at Mertzani, Albania, northwest of Konitza, Greece.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
No Italians Are Left In Greek Territory

UNDATED, Nov. 22 C4ol - Mus sol;ni's threat to break Greece 5 back" took boomerang setback as his own command acknowledg ed the fal of Koritza, key Italian supply base. Th= Greek govern ment spokesman said by night fall there might not be "a single Italian left on Greek Territory"
 Italian endorsements are rush ing to the front to attempt to regain the captured city the Fas cis. command announced.
 Creek troops were described
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22
Italians Capture British Vice
 Air Commander

UNDATED. Nov. 21 lPD = The Italian commend announced the capture of Brita;n's new vice commsnder of the air forces in the middle east. Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd, and six other men, four of them officers. They had made a forced landing in Sicily enroute 10 the near east. The British air ministry later ack nowledged that Boyd was an It. allan prisoner.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-22

uzl-a valley.
 Although a1r Stefansson has proW ej around in the far north = Alask8 and Greenland since .ae5 he hss never before visited Alaska sea.5 of the Arctic Circle aui he admitted that he was en- toying what he termed the priv lege.
 The grayed. ruddy-fac-a North Dakosan sad he was glad to be abie to advise officers of the Al aska Defense Free on winter clothing for the troops. He spent many hours with General Buck ner at Elmendorf Field when his advice was eagerly sought.
 I'm no expert on this part of Alaska" Mir. Stefansson said but as far as clothing troops for maneuvers in Arctic Alaska there is nothing better than that worn by the Eskimos
 The Army should adopt their reindeer or caribou clothing al most without modification. The less gadgets you have in cold weather the better. Zippers are absolutely out. They are sure to freeze so thy won't work. An other bad feature for Arctic clo- thing is bulky hoods. They leave a space at the back of the head where frost can form"
 MT. Stefansson discredited re- ports that the Soviets were fort flying Diomeda Island, a mile and a half from U. s. territory on the grounds the sheer rocky pro- tuberanceS were be useless as a submarine or air base.
 MT. StefanSSon was appointed technical adviser or Pan Aperi can Airways seven years ago and helped plan northern European flying routes or the firm because of his intimate knowledge of Greenland.
 It is in that capacity that he came to Alaska on his present trip.