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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
CLAIMS DENIED

MOSCOW, March 4-(Monday -
R-The Red army called Finnish
claims of recent victories an ap-
parent reference to the reported de.
struction of the 18th Russian divi-
sion and the 34th Moscow Tank Bri-
gade-"absurd" today, and declared
the SOVIET bayonet had been planted
in an ever Tightening circle about
the shattered husk Of Viipuri.
A statement from Leningrad mill
tary headquarters said Finland was
approaching the end Of the adven-
ture' of her "White Finnish" rulers
who were described as so desperate
that Finnish soldiers, reluctant to
fight for a hopeless cause were
put against the wall and shot when
it became necessary to surrender
their Notifications.
The statement, supplementing the
regular military ~communique and
distributed by the official Soviet
Jews agency, Tass, was in reply to
a recent Finnish note to the League
of Nations and said that Finnish
charges of the bombing Of civilian
populations were "witless' and "fan-
tastic" f~abrications.
The communique, reporting Soviet
troops were continuing to surround
Viipuri, said the Village of Saarela
to the north and the Island of Tup.
puransaari to the south had beel
captured, and that a fully equip.
ped headquarters Of a large military
formation" of the Finnish army had
fallen into Russian hands.
The distance Of Saarela from
Viipuri was not given in the COM
munique, but the Island of Tuppur.
ansaari is in the middle Of Viipuri
bay, less than Is miles from TIE
city, one of Finland's largest and
most important.
Four large guns were captured
and six more defensive Notifications
in the Mannerheim Line were de-
clared to have crumbled.
No mention was made Of the pro-
gress of the fighting within Viipuri
itself, the southern part of which
the Russians yesterday said they
had occupied along with the railway
station. (The Firms contend they
still are holding the city, tough
admitting they have been forced to
withdraw to new positions)
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, March 8. up -
weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing . p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere;
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GERMANS TRAPPED
BY FRENCH TROOPS
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German planes and - French on
the Moselle sector had ended when
one French plane had been downed.
CThe British announced they had
shot down still another German
plane in France, the third in "a
hours.)
It's morning communicate sale
French pursuit planes machine-gun
ned two of the enemy craft to earth
on French territory yesterday while
one of the British victims fell or
French soil and the other behind the
Nazi lines. The British air victories
were reported previously in last
nights communique.
CThe German communicate sale
that two German scouts "ar miss
ing" but said three French planes
were shot DOWN.
Wit hconsiderable activity among
advance patrols on the western o
and clearing weather bringing Out
air fighters in increasing numbers
the high command reported thai
several French planes penetrated
deep into Germany "by day ant
night" on scouting flights.
All the French planes were said tt
have returned to their bases. Many
of them were swift American-made
Curtiss planes which have made sucE
a hit with the French,
German aerial t~respassing over
Belgium, which resulted yesterday
in the downing of two Belgian chas-
ers by a Nazi bomber, was regarded
here every seriously" These sallies
over the neighboring neutral low
country conceded with daily recon
noitering flights over France along
the French-Belgian border.
The German patrol now appears te
be permanent, well-informed quar-
tiers said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
SENATE WILL TAKE
UP BILL TO WIDEN
HATCH ACTS BANS

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set of locks for the Panama
Canal, a $4,000, 900 item elm.
mated by the house in approving
the $2O3,472,56S War department
civic functions bill.
Fresh from an inspection Of
the Canal Zone, the President
was reported to be especially in
terested in increasing the de.
tense of that important inter-
ocean link by construction of
the projected third set of locks.
In addition to the Hatch bill,
another issue which has devel-
oped political implications may
come up in the senate this week.
A commerce subcommittee will
vote tomorrow on a proposal to
strike inquiries about personal
income from the list of ques-
tions to be popped by census
takers.
Senator Tobey (R-NH) has spon
sored this move, collecting som
as well as solid repub
lican support.
The full committee, headed b
Senator Bailey (D-NC), will vote o
the proposal Tuesday.
The senate finance committee pre-
pared, meanwhile, for a mid-wee.
on the question Of ez
tending for three years the execu
tive authority to make reciprocs
trade agreements with other RI
lions.
Chairman Harrison (D-Miss) sal
he was confident that the commit
tee would approve the legislation i
virtually the same form that it W
passed with the house.
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1903 DIE In NAH
PLANE RAID ON
BRITISH LINER
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from internment there because OF
the expense of their maintenance.
Many Missing
Twenty of 48 B%ritishers aboard
the Domala also were listed as miss
ing.
High seas at the time of the at
tack hampered rescue efforts OF sew
eral British and Netherlands ships
the admiralty said.
The admiralty indicated that there
were 341 persons aboard the ship al
together and the crew apparently
Included a number of British In
dams.
Members of the crew, which To-
tailed $50, said the German raloer
had machine-gunned the ship aitel
raining bombs upon it. .
Fifty-one survivors,, including a.
Indians and nine Europeans were
landed last night at a southcoas'
port by, a lifeboat, which also
brought ashore the bodies OF three
of the victims.
Meanwhile Reuters british news
agency, reported from Ostend that
the Netherlands freighter Llmourg
FAX tons. had been attacked IN the
North sea by a Nazi warplane "hlcl
raked her decks with machlnegun
fire.
Latest Casualties
The latest shipping
were the steamer Albano, LIZ
tons which sank in the North sea
Yesterday after hitting a mine' ah :,
tho 710.ton steamer Cato, when
went down off the west coast TO
dav. also the victim of a mine. 1--WE
persons were killed and II misslhe
from the Cato and two were hnie'
aboard the Albano. u.u.d
The days aerial activity loliow.
2. night in which the Brush salo
their scouts. flew over Berlin for tne
fifth time in six days.
A few hours after this announce
ment there was a burst Of antl'ail
craft gunfire along the Ihafnes 70
tuary. There was no ahio ~.
ment Immediately whether 1t Was
the Germans repaying the VISIT OF
the firing which brought down the
British plane.
The Graz. was reported to nave
rashed in flames after being az
tackled by three British iisn -
ships, which mistook 1t Tor a 0"
man bomber. .he
One eyewitness told of seeing tne
three fighters circling arounu 80
plane, which he described as 8
blue and green" craft.
Suddenly" he aid "there T
a burst of machine-gun IRE anu
saw smoke coming from the piai
A moment later one Of the WINGS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04

caught fire and then the other.
1.-THE whole plane became enve
oped in flames and began to fall
to pieces. The tail dropped off ano
the bomber crashed on open farm
land"
On the flight over Berlin Royal
Air Force planes reported they
dropped leaflets and parachute
flares while bluish.white, red and
yellow searchl;ghts stabbed the
skies.
Germans in Berlin ridiculed the
reported flight over the Nazi CAPT
tal).
The British said ground batteries
outside Berlin opened fire but hat
Nazi planes did not challenge the
swift scouters, all Of which were
said to have gotten home safely.
German planes which harried east
coast shipping yesterday carried
their attacks into the night, traW-
lermen reported, but were driven
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
BIDS ON THEATRE
WILL BE OPENED
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be involved could be learned, but
George w. Baiey, leese of Whining
ton Theatres, Inc, has previously
announced it will be n of the finest
showhouses in the south and will in
corporate every modern and conven-
lent feature.
The new theatre will seat approx
mately 1850 persons. The Carolina,
now the largest in the city, will ac-
commodate about 900.
The site was purchased several
years ago by Mort hCarolina Thea
tres and arrangements for the con-
struction have been pending for
some time.
No name for the house has as yet
been selected.
Plans for the building have been
in the hands Of contractors since
about February Is.
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Firms WITHDRAW
TO NEW POSITIONS
(Continued from Page One)

fantry attacks were turned back and
that some of the invaders strong
points were captured.
While the fierce fighting con-
tinued northeast of Lake Ladoga,
Finnish salvage forces were hauling
to the rear a long line OF tanl4s,
trucks, armored cars, field Kitchens,
wagons and other equipment OF the
34th Soviet Tank Brigade, powerful
fighting unit which fell victim to
the Firms in their latest major tri-
umph.
All the 34th's eqcipment was
pointed eastward, indicating that it
was trying to get back home, but
it's retreat was cut off and more
than 1000 of its troops died at the
hands of a smaller attacking Fin
nish force, the Firms reported. The
Firms said the tank brigade fought
valiantly and that only a few sur
rendered.
The Finnish communique said
that the Russians continued wide.
spread air raids over southern Fin
land yesterday and that Finnish air.
men countered with telling raids on
Soviet columns and railway corr.
m%unications.
1t totalled Finnish civilian casual.
ties at eight killed and 10 wounded
and said at least II Russian planes
were shot down.
The Soviet repulses at Aittojoki
and Kollaanjoki, where the Rus
slams have been attempting to smash
across the ice for a month, were
reported to have occurred after a
series Of heavy attacks, supported
by tanks, airmotor sleds and other
mechanical equipment.
Helsinki had one air raid alarm
today, but enemy bombers failed to
reach the city.
Kouvola and 1nkeroinen were
bombed, but no reports of casualties
or damage had been received here
tonight.
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robson NATIVE
KILLED BY AUTO
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Lumberton after completing a job
in. Florence, S. c.
Highway Patrolman Paul MI
chaux said it was apparent that
Smith had been walking across
the three-lane highway when ne
was struck.
His survivors include: his wife,
three children, Geneva, Tom n
Edward, all Of Charlotte; FOUL
brothers, Henry, of East Lumber
Charles, of Rockingham, Dunk,
of St. Pauls, and George, of Kings
Mountain; one sister, Mrs. Charles
Kinlaw, of Little River, S. c.
Funeral services will be held IN
Lumberton, the arrangements to be
announced later.
Coroner Biggs said today the in
quest will be postponed temporar-
ily, pending the outcome OF the
search for the car that struck
Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
BALTIMORE STRIKE l:
PLANNED BY RYAN
Union Leader Intends To Call
Walkout Of Bull Steam
ship Line Workers

YORK, March 2.-(P)-
rb p. Ryan, president OF the
'0 srnational Longshoremen's asso'
!Dtion AFL>, said today ne would
e e|Il'' a strike tomorrow of 900 Blu Bull
Can .,,bin line employees in Baltl-
Nd. unless the company
aA0'1 five.cents-an-hour raise to
in six other At
antic ports ~ o.
pvan added that he would seek
A onnointment of a federal con-
TIE in the week-old strike OF
clla'0l ,onesboremen in the Florida
SVO If Miami, Jacksonville, Fort
pols and Port Everglades, and in
Perez s. c., and Savannah.
,,or said the Bull, Clyde Nal
hS@ Nd savannah lines and the
loS and Miners Transporta-
company had threatened to dis
u0li service between New York
eol'' southern ports because of the
strike. +;n,a be announced
+ A. would ask congress to
'is ,;sb the federal maritime labor
avn because sit seeks to usurp
OoN-s overs of the Cancellation divi-
ls ~ the U. S. department of Ia
Dor ,oaashoreman,s
.l.os handled by the board in the
ssIa'1 months of its existence only
el5" ,-as his unions and 1.-The other
o+s -onk place on the Pacific coast
1 There Harry Bridges, the leader of
'ha 20 longshoremen's union, takes
rs advice direct from DR.. Louis
nI.or q member of the board
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PRESIDENTS WIFE
CALLS AT RALEIGH
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I always give-I know just as much
about it as you do"
J. B. Armstrong, pilot Of the
plane on which Mrs. Roosevelt
was travelling, said the first lady
was travelling alone.
The Seaboard Air Line said East
ern Air Line officials had made 60
reservations, including one for Mrs.
Roosevelt, on the 12:45 a. m. train
northward.
Each of the three planes which
landed here was said to have had
its full quota of 81 passengers.
The liner carrying Mrs. Roose-
welt was the last of the three to
land here. On the first to land was
Tony Martin, the singer, who was
en- route from Miami to New York
for a radio broadcast tomorrow
night. He also planned to go on
by train.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
F. D. R. WILL NOTE
9TH ANNIVERSARY
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Continued From Page One)
tary Of State Hull or Attorney Gen
eral Robert H. Jackson.
AS to all these reports, Mr.. Roose
welt is keeping his own counsel.
The end of his seventh year in of
flee, during one of the most tur
bulent periods in the political his
tory of the United States, found the
chief executive a little grayer about
the temples than when he entered
the White House and the lines in
his face etched a trifle deeper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
Shotgun Wound Fatal
tt Negro In Robson

LUMBERTON, March 3.-Covey
Jones, 40, negro, died tonight in
Baker Sanatorium of a shotgun
wound in the head allegedly inflict-
ed three months ago by his stepson,
Frank Mckay.
Mckay has been held in Jail
since Jones was shot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
wFlIES COMPLETES
BERLIN TALKS AMI
LEAVES FOR PARIS
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u. &c director of the four-year
,i,, for economic self-sufficlency,
we'll as the air force which he
SriI- IN as Germany's air minister.
Stays For Luncheon
,caompanied by United States
Charge d'.Affaires Alexander kirk,
wsiIes was kept at Karin Hall
r,ora than three hours and stayed
.r luncheon. which had not been
,rsnne3 originally.
Playing the generous host, Goer'
irr chatted with the Americans In
his study, guided them around his
country residence in its woodland
setting and showed them his collec-
linn If weapons, paintings and
sculptures.
When they departed they inscrib-
Cd their names in Goering's guest
book.
Prior TO seeing the field marshal,
Velles paid a courtesy call on
Hess. Hitler's deputy in all party
matters. and stayed to talk with
him an hour.
His TWO calls completed a siren
NOUS three-day program in Berlin
before ~entraining for Switzerland
his first stop en- route to Paris
and London. the next detectives on
a swing through the warning capt.
tails. His Berlin conferences follow
q talks with Italian leaders in
Rome.
Goerins Enthusiastic
Welles found Goering full of en-
thusiasm over an extended weeks
t5ur Of the western front which
he completed only yesterday. The
field marshal not only had inspect
ed air bases and anti-aircraft bat
teries on the North sea, but also
mawled around bunkers, pillboXes
and dugouts of the Siegfried line.
In German eyes, his pet air force
had given an especially good &C
count Of itself during the week IN
attacking shipping off Britaln's
east coast. He was thus in a jubl-
liant mood, convinced of Germany's
military invincibility and aerial SUI
premacy.
As an exhibit to demonstrate to
Welles the efficiency of the Ger
man air force, Goering had pre-
pared huge photographs taken from
high attitudes covering virtually all
Of England and Scotland.
Armada Ready
In effect, he could say, Call !
nave to do is press a button at the
l%uehrer's command and the largest
air armada in history can start for
Inc British Isles, bringing destruc'
uon beside which the air opera
IONS against sea conveys have been
mere pinpricks."
Whether Goering gave assurances
10 WeIles that the air force would
refrain from major operations unit,
lhe President has time to digest
Inc results of Welles' tour could
not be learned.
british scouting planes for the
seeond time during Welles' visit
lie" over Berlin Saturday night
etopplng leaflets and parachute
lores, reliable London sources dis
sVsea' britons said all their planes
.'uFhed safely despite German
sa.faircraft frey
Inc American representative con
slued to observe the strictest 81
saN and the Germans on thei,
indicated only the obvious
trends of the private discussions.
W. VI equal importance to Welles
s; nis with discussion Of German
t nni.a prowess, was the oppor
AZ +4ily to sit opposite the man who
Cow rle same time is dictator Of
vbias any vast economic machine
AIMS at self sufficiency.
ennhaing was understood to have
that t'I" slne the German contention
war Allled hopes of winning the
io0sh blockade are futile.
MI\LN hTNl-rp-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-04
NINE SHIP

ChnnhONG, March 3.-R)-The
ed toss central news agency report
Jananay mat a mine destroyed a
YanstIe destroyer Feb. "a on the
provina river in northern Kiangsi
100 ,1ana 1t reported more than
reportaa ahese killed. The mine was
In tbo one of a large number laid
las. ''nstze by Chinese guerril-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
NYA Aid Goes To
Over 1000 At "U''

All Minnesota counties but eight
are now represented by students re-
ceiving NYA federal aid for financing
their education at the University of
Minnesota it was shown in a state
ment prepared by Dean Malcolm M.
Wiley, assistant to the president. A
total of 1,059 students of whom 1874
are men and 325, women, are getting
the NYA aid. Each student is as
signed to definite job and paid by
the hour, average working hours per
month running about 35 and average
payment, SIS. A breakdown of the
figures shows that there are 1913 SEMI
ors, 246 juniors, 298 sophomores and
295 freshmen. They are employed
in many fields, mostly in clerical
work and as laboratory and research
assistants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Is Appointed Old
Age Investigator

Donald Ehmke of Markville, was
appointed recently by the Pine coun-
ty welfare board to assist the old age
pension department, his duties to be-
gin January l. He will fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of
N. P Nedegaard of Sandstone, who
is leaving that post because of poor
health.
Mr.. Ehmke is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. c. Ehmke of Willow River,
being born and raised in that village.
He attended college in st. Cloud, ma
joring in social science and has been
an instructor in various schools the
past 10 years, six of them in Mark
vile. He is married and has four
year old daughter
Mr.. Nedegaard has been an old age
investigator for the county the past
four years. Before that he had farmed
for many years one-half mile west of
Askov, the family moving to Sand
stone last spring. At present Mr..
Nedegaard's plans for the future are
indefinite.
The other two old age investigators
in the county are j. P. Miller of
Pine City, former superintendent of
schools, and Lloyd Halstrom, who
resides in the Rock Creek neighbour
hood.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Death Calls Sturgeon
Woman At Age OF 81

The Sturgeon Lake community was
saddened last week by the untimely
passing of Mrs. Paul Romanowski at
the age of "a. Cancer of the lungs
was the cause of death.
She leaves her husband and three
children, frankie, Lorraine and Leon
ard, the oldest child being but 10
years of age. Also left to mourn
are three sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Jurek
of Duluth, Mrs Mike Zabovski of Mil
waukee, and Irene Magdziarz of Stur-
geon Lake; two brothers, Stanley
Magdziarz of Milwaukee and frankie
Magdziarz of Sturgeon Lake and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Magdzi-
arr, also of Sturgeon Lake.
Funeral services were held from
ST. Isadore's Catholic church at 10
o'clock Saturday morning and burial
was made in the local cemetery. The
pallbearers were Joe Betker, Henry
Study, Tony Chmielewski, John Ejo-
rex, Frank Tomczak and Frank Cock
oWski
Friends and neighbors join in eX-
tending deep sympathy to the be-
reaved relatives in the loss of their
loved one, taken early in life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
North District Teams
Make Fine Showing

At the annual meeting of superin-
tendents and coaches of District rs
of the Minnesota State High School
League last fall, resolution was
adopted to give recognition to the
teams having made the best showing
in either six-man or eleven-man foot
ball throughout the season.
Because of the fine showing of
Moose Lake in the six-man division
and Barnum in the eleven-man group,
the District committee declared them
worthy of highest honors. Neither
team was defeated or tied through
out the regular football season.
Now that last years basketball
championship team is from Askov, it
would seem to indicate that the ath-
letic power of the district rests in
the northern half
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Two Counties Free
OF Traffic Deaths

Two Minnesota counties, Chippewa
and Marshall, are the only ones in
the state that remain in the traffic
"death-free" group with less than
a month of 1910 remaining, according
to latest reports of the Minnesota
Highway departments safety division.
Neither of these counties has had
a traffic death within its borders
in the eleven months of this year and
their aim during the few remaining
weeks of this year is to maintain
their unblemished records and to go
into the new year leading in the
statewide campaign to IS ave 100
Lives" In 1889, Chippewa county
was charged with five traffic fa-
talities and Marshall county with
three, so if they maintain their pres
ent "death-free" records until the end
of the year, they will have saved" a
total of eight lives this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Hitching Sleds To
Autos Is Dangerous

A warning was issued this week by
the Minnesota Highway department
to children, and grown-ups too, to
refrain from h hing toboggans
sleds, bicycles or other similar devices
onto motor vehicles or street cars
Every winter several serious acct
dents result from this illegal and
dangerous practice.
Mr.. w. F. Rosenwald, traffic and
safety engineer of the department,
states that children do not stop to
think of the danger they are court
ing by their actions, and to add to
the seriousness of the situation, the
motorists do not realize they are tow
ing sled or toboggan behind their
cars. Motorists can not be held re-
sponsible for accidents which may
occur when a sled or toboggan is
hitched onto car without the driv-
er's permission.
"When parents give sled or to-
boggan to their child" he concluded
"they do so with the expectation that
it will bring many hours of safe, in
vigorating out-of-door pleasure. They
should therefore instruct their chill
dren to play safely at all times and
never hitch onto motor vehicles, for
by so doing they are flirting with
serious injury or death. Such a ca
tastrophe would be staggering price
to pay for few minutes of excit-
ing adventure"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Car Strikes Pig;
Goes Into Ditch

Choosing the wrong psychological
moment to cross the road, a pig was
the cause of freakish accident on a
recent afternoon when it was struck
by the car driven by H. c. Hansen
who was en- route to Sioux Falls. The
moment after the two collided, Mr..
Hansen eased his bruised body out
of the wreckage that had been his
automobile, the car having sommer-
saulted into the ditch. So badly
wrecked was the car that Hansen de-
cided it was cheaper to buy new
car than to have the old one re-
paired. A search for the pig in the
vicinity of the accident proved fruit
less and the cause of the accident
has neither been seen nor heard from
since.