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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Japan Is
 In Action

TOKYO. Aug. l0.-In a terrific drive this morning, Japanese blue jackets landed at Haimen and im- mediately attacked the Chinese gar riSon.
 The landing of the Nipponese troops was preceded by a several hours bombardment from warships anchored in the harbor and by strafing and bombing attacks from massed airplanes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Army Officer
 Dies on Hike.
 Heart Affatk
Major VanD aIsem Sue- sumbs in Field Hos-
 pitaI at CentraIia

CENTRALIA, Wash, Aug. 10.- Major L. J. VanDalsem, command ing the Second Battalion, 190th In fantry, of San Jose, Cal, died as the result of an heart attack in the field hospital during the night.
 Major VanDalsem collapsed at the end of nighttime practice march. He was World War veteran.
 Officers and several soldiers pass ed out during the hike but were resuscitated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
(HUNGkING ISAIR RAIDED
 BY JApANE5E
Many Believed Killed Fires Break Out Near
 U. 5. Embassy

CHUNGKING, Aug 10.-Large fires were started today near the United States Embassy on the south bank of the Yangtze when GA Japanese warplanes, coming in waves, staged the worst bombing in weeks
 Casualties are feared to be heavy as many persons were outside of the air raid shelters at the time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

 Defense Is
 New Plan
Twenty nine Hundred d Marines 10 Be Sent 10
 Guantanamo Bay

WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-Amid far reaching plans to strengthen the defenses on the Caribbean, the Navy Department is ordering 2000 Ma rines to Guantanamo Bay for in tensive maneuvers.
 The Marines will be in position to reach South and Central Am erica quickly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
BOMBS ARE DR0ppEDIN
 EARLY RAID
Tremendous Explosions Heard = Air Warfare
 Continues, Africa

LONDON, Aug. 10.-German air raiders, early this morning dropped bombs in the vicinity of a town in Southeast England.
 Tremendous explosions were heard as the missils fell in two places ashore and in several spots at sea.
 The attackers earlier were veered off in the face of hot anti-aircraft fire but circled d back to deposit loads of bombs despite big scale of anti-air- craft and m a hine gun fire from the ground.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
More Revenue Is Required for Defense Plans
Secretary of Treasury Asks Congress to Prepare
 Revenue Source

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Secre- tary of Treasury Morgenthau, fore casting a $5,700.0 100000 Federal defi- cit for this year, urged Congress to open another source for Govern ment revenue.
 Morgenthau asked that better distribution" for defense costs could be obtained by enacting an excess profits tax
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
HaroId(raryIs
 Juneau Bound

SEATTLE. Aug. 10 Harold Crary, of Chicago. Vice-President in charge of traffic for the United Airlines, is passenger aboard the Alaska Clipper for the north to study the possibilities of air traffic for his line between Alaska and United States points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Divorce Is Sought
 By Alaska Woman

RENO, New, Aug. 10.-A divorce suit has been filed here. Leona An derson vs. Carl Anderson, of Fair banks, Alaska. The couple married in Anchorage, Alaska, June 25, 1881. Cruelty is the charge brought.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
MILITARY TRAINING

The Army is up against much tougher task than most people realize in getting ready for com pulsory military training or for the special call of the National Guard.
 The main problem is housing such a large number of men. To do this takes time It takes time to con- struct barracks, to put in sewerage, to bring in water supplies. AS much as possible of this work must be done before bad weather sets in.
 This is why the War Department is so impatient over the delay in Congress. If the legislation finally passes, then the Army can begin letting contracts. But until then not one order can be placed for barracks or anything else.
 All the plans are ready on paper, and the Army has scarcely over looked a detail in these advance preparations. But that is as far as it can go.
 Another handicap is the fact that the National Guard this month is conducting it's most important maneuvers in history And if Con- gress grants Roosevelt's request to permit him to call out the Guard for years training, it will be nec- essary to send the men back 10 their homes to arrange their pri- vate affairs, then send them back into the field. M
 This doubles the cost of trans portation. If Congress had acted earlier it might have been avoided.
 WHO'S KIDDING WHOM?
 Genial, barren -beaned Senator Burke, anti-New Deal Nebraska Democrat, is an enthusiastic jester, but the big question among his colleagues is: Just who is Burke kidding regarding his plan to stage public hearings on the third term issue?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
SINGER COMES IN

Tenor singer Hills Higley came in on the Alaska this morning from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

WASHINGTON. The British have done an excellent job of root ing out Fifth Column elements and preventing a repetition of what happened in Norway and the Low lands. But how hard this is to do was indicated by an uncensored re- port just received here that as early as July German parachute troops were being landed.
 Four were nabbed that day in north Wales. They were not ordin- ary soldiers. Attired as hikers, they spoke perfect English. carried gen. uine English registration cards, which could have come only from British sources, and apparently had specific instructions whom to con- tact.
 One of the spies, before being ap- prehended, telephoned man who later was discovered to be Fifth Columnist. The purpose of tn e parachutistS was to get in touch with individuals in England who would furnish them with informa- tion and help to undermine resis- tance against invasion.
 It was also learned from the cap ture of these men that Fifth Col umnist fishermen in the region were servicing a Nazi submarine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
5T0CkQU0TATI0NS

NEW YORK, Aug To- - Closing quotation of American Can at to- days short session is 95. Anaconda 20, Bethlehem Steel 781k, Common wealth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright 71z, General Motors 48%, International Harvester 43%, Ken necott 26B, New York Central 12, Northern Pacific 6ss, United States Steel 537s, Pound $3.97.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 126.99; rails, 2686. utilities, 22.60.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

Lower layers of rock in the Ba- hamas can be sawed out for build ing material. Later it hardens.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
fraction of the forces which have
been set rolling against us.

fraction of the forces which have
been set rolling against us.
because of this, the same men
have had to remain under fire the
whole time. And even the Quickest
troops gradually become weary.
Gaps, too, are always caused in the
ranks of war. Thus we were in
sore need of reinforcements.
But these have not been forth
coming we have continued to
send out appeals for help in over
coming this deficiency.
Our neighbors, the Scandinavian
states, for whom it would huve been
the easiest for geographical reasons
to send troops to our aid, have not
regarded themselves as being in a
position to do so.
1.-THE attitude of neutrality adopt
ed by them has prevented them from
doing so. Numerous inquiries and
appeals in these quarters led to no
result.
"a negative answer in this respect
was even made public with great
harm to the military position of this
country"
Britain and France offered to send
troops and we're ready to do so, Tan
ner said, as soon as Finland asked
for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels, and Also
Pepsin-ize Stomach!

When constipation brings on acid indi-
gestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas, coated
tongue, sour taste, and bad breath, your
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move. So you need both Pepsin to help
break up fast that rich undigested food in
your stomach, and Laxative SIENNA to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels. So be
sure your laxative also contains Pepsin.
Take DIR. Caldwell S Laxative, because its
Syrup Pepsln helps YOU gain that
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Sienna moves your bowels. Tests prove the
power OF Pepsin to dissolve those Jumps of
undigested protein food which may linger
inyour stomach, to cause beIching, gastric
acidity and nausea. This is how pepsin-
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wakes up lazy nerves and muscles in your
bowels to relieve your constipation. Sosee
how much better you feel by taking the
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that stomach discomfort, too. Even fin
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
CLAUDE TOWNSEND
DIES in robson
CONTINUED From Page One)

stroke of paralysis sufferered last
week.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day morning at II o'clock with in
terment following in Meadowbrook
cemetery.
A retired lawyer and banker, Mr..
Townsend had beer active In town
and county affairs fc- many years.
He was a former vice-president of
the First National Bank of Lum-
berton and was a director Of Lum-
berton's first cotton mill, which he
helped form. He served as clerk OF
court in Robson county for 16
years.
A lifelong member of the Chest
nut Street Methodist church, Mr..
Townsend had served as steward in
the church for IS years.
He was saluatorian of the class
of 1872 at Trinity college and was
the Oldest living graduate. The next
in line in point of age is former
Senator F. M. Simmons, a graduate
of the class of 1873.
Mr.. Townsend is survived by two
daughters, Miss Vivian Townsend
and Mrs. Claudia Spaulding, both of
Lumberton; three brothers, ]. L.
Townsend, Of Manquin, Va. w. H.
Townsend, of High Point, and L. T.
of Lumberton, and one
eictor Mrs A. T. McCallum, OF
Red Springs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
BY FRANK B..

RALEIGH, March 13-OP-Twen.
ty years ago, when Coach Chick
Doak tip-toed into the hospital room
and saw his first son, the proud pap
grinned a grin a mile long and
whispered to his wife:
"Boy-oh-boy, there's my catcher"
Two years later, when another boy
was born, Chick grinned again and
whispered:
And there's my pitcher"
The two boys still were in three
cornered pants when Chick started
coaching varsity baseball at N. c.
State, but it was decided at that
time they would go to State and
play for their father. Chick looked
forward plenty to the day when his
sons would be out there on the field,
and he'd be on the sidelines coaching
them.
This spring, the Doak brothers are
perhaps the leading sophomore base
ball candidates at State. Charles
Wilson Doak, the older, is a catch
er; Robert Renfrow Doak, the
younger, is a pitcher.
But Coach Chick Doak, at SIS, is
no longer head baseball coach-he's
assistant professor of physical edu
cation. He relinquished the coach
ing job this spring to Williams
(Doc) Newton, who also is head
football coach.
The rest of the story about States
1910 baseball team is cut-and-dried
The nine should finish about where
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
CLUB
SEEKS PROJECTS
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Continued From Page one'
first port of call while on its shake
down cruise.
George Stearns and George Roun-
tree, Jr., were chosen to head a CON-
mittee which will promote further
arrangements for officers and mem
bers of the crew Of the destroyer
while it is making it's visit.
Lorain Anderson, retired, United
States Navy, president OF the club'
presided at the dinner session II
the business meet which followed.
David S. Harriss, secretary-trea-
surer of the club, introduced =.
Fleet Williams and Harry McGirt as
new members of the club; Bob Matt
heN ) as an associate member; and
Walker McCaig and Bruce b.
Cameron, Jr., as guests.
T. r. Jones, superintendent of the
Standard Oil company terminals
here, who was introduced by George
Rountree, Jr., urged a further &C.
yancement OF n Fort OF Winning
ton through increased facilities for
shipping interests using the local
port.
North Carolina consumes 500 chill
lion gallons of motor fuel annual
w." Jones said, land sc per cent or
$50 million gallons are shipped
through the Port Of Wilmington,
with As per CEN by truck and SIS per
cent by rail-"
Jones said $50 million gallons of
gasoline are consumed annually in
North Carolina, Of which amount
the local port ships out approximate
" 70 per cent. The advantages of
~payrolls, and shipping facilities of
the local port, and the need for more
equitable freight rates out of Will
|mington were cited by Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Doak Brothers Battery Leads
Rookie. Talent At N. c.. State

it did last year in the Big Five race
in the fourth spot.
Newton, an experienced baseball
coach who guided the Gastonla
American Legion Juniors to a ma
tional title in 1885, has mighty little
talent on hand. Never unduly optl'
mistic, Doc is downright mourntul
about his chances in the Southern
conference and Big Five races.
1--WE haven't got a prayer" is the
way he puts it. mot a prayer"
Lost from the 1889 squad are o.
+. Peatross, catcher; A. H. Green
and Pete Bruinooge, pitchers; Bill
Hoyle and John Hendren, second
basemen; Bob Walker, third base
man; and Adolph Honeycutt and
Billy Griffin, outfielders.
Returning varsitymen are Cader
Harris, captain and first baseman;
Pat Fehley, Cutie Carter and Her
man Ritter, catchers; Sammy Kauf-
man, Ray Smith and Delmore Har'
per, pitchers; Barry Griffith and
Fred Broyhill, shortstops; Bill Nor
rison and Don Hamilton, third base
men; and Wade Brown, outfieldor
Kaufman is a good hitter, ano
probably will play in the outfield
when he isn't pitching. Morrison
suffered a broken shoulder early last
season, but is in good shape this
year.
Coming up from the frosh, besides
the Doak brothers, are Norm Wig
gin and Curtis Ramsey, pitchers
land Len Constant, outfielder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
PLAN TRADE
TALKS WITH ITALY
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Tense budget revealed that Italy
has a million men under arms and
Notifications protecting the length
of her land frontiers, including
those facing Germany.
Power Increased
Soddu said Italy's military power
had been increased since September
by creation of three new army
corps, 20 new divisions and 20 ad,
ditional regiments of divisional ar.
tillery. He SAD army personnel had
been increased by recruiting 1000
officers, 1900 subalterns and $500
non-commissioned officers.
During the past year 10000 re-
serve officers received fresh train
ing and $4,000 specialists, tank and
truck drivers, were recruited.
Details of naval expansion were
not given.
Italians expressing government
views accepted Finland's peace with
Russia as inevitable. While they ad-
mired the Firms "heroic resistance"
they said Helsinki acted wisely
since Finland never had a chance
against Russia's numerical superb
GRITTY.
II Giornale D'Italia, like other
papers,, said the 100 days kar' end
e dat the right time" with honor
for the Firms. Some commentators
termed the peace a diplomatic sue
cess for Germay and the Scandi-
navian countries. All agreed Russia
had turned the Baltic sea into a
Russian lake.
The Vatican newspaper LOSER
vatore Romano criticized the settle
ment as an act of violence a So
called peace which does not dis
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

question and the war in view of the
magnitude of these events and OF
their far-reaching character"
The former war secretary, open
advocate of outright military aid to
Finland, asked whether $4,000
French and still more British troops
had been ready to fight in Finland
as Premier Daladier told the French
chamber of deputies yesterday.
Chamberlain blandly replied that
he had "endeavoured to obtain ac-
curate accounts of Daladier's speech
but could not comment until such an
account was received.
In the house of lords a private
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
GIVEN
nv PROPOSED PACT
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llUp'
.a,and to continue the war;
t''''l ,..,, thanks for large guam
''s ~ war material although
1ss I'd no obligation to Finland"
5@ ,rossed gratitude to the Unit
SAg for monetary aid and Tor
i s'l'' s.oars who have come from
%reri'3' i he thought today's peace
.As5ep ;a+arIude, he replied: L can
psTeF ;:.,.1osed, however, that this
He dls' noace" was made without
,ta+ion with the army com
tand' "politicaI Question"
~o.onao he explained, is a
,. >FI't question. We did not ask 81
headquarters about it.
BE a aaIr thing we asked was the
Ns '.ion on the front
' a.sni-e the treaty stlpulatloh iol
D ?saa+iop by the Finnish diet
s t5is three days, Tanner said this
' .lh+ take two weeks
;...r tel the hush of the armlstlce
A,'a M, Il a. m. Eastern STANDARD
~! II became known that some
t q .ss / f~iercest fighting of the wal
+ lDs s,aoo in the final hours before
t nssn the fighting ceased sudden
0 .Do men who a few minutes be-
y. had been in the midst OF oattle
or. stunned by the quiet.
Il. +bs : T. hours between the
u - of the peace treaty and the
lsa i.,i,e the Russians and Films
I'LL. tracking and oounter-attack
,bree fronts and air forces OF
d 4. 's si5es were active. The Finnish
however, returned to their
boi1r before the drmlStlce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

honor Finland but offends the Eu-
ropean conscience, if it is still con
scious of justice"
The Vatican organ feared Russia
would destroy what remains of
Finnish dependence as Germany
ended Czecho-Slovakia's, and as
serted the Firms had destroyed the
myth of Russia's power"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

ceedings at the Wall street entrance
to the county courthouse here.
A match was touched to eleven
county school bonds which had not
been sold in a recent school con.
struction program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Athletes Foot Sufferers

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
INVESTMENT BURN BUT
THERE'S NO LOSS

WINCHESTER, Ky. - Eleven
in smoke on Wall street, but no n
became excited and there was no
loss.
Members of the county fiscal
court and the county school supe-
%rintendent assembled for the pro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

session to discuss Finland was pro-
posed by Lord Balfour, but Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax squelched
the request.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
H~ORE-BELISHA RAPS
ALLIES FOR FAILURE
TO ASSIST FINLAND
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Or both. That is the road to dis.
aster."
Parliamentary observers felt the
government might be taken to task
in the severest fashion since the
start of the war.
These elements were united in feel
ing the government was dilatory not
only on Finnish intervention but also
Germany.
Chamberlain's voice shook as he
told of the nations sympathy for
the Firms whose fight will remain
alive in the memory of all peoples
No Requests Made
Although he said every Finnish
request for aid had "been answered.
he denied under Hore-Belisha's prob
ing that any requests for men had
been made by the Finnish govern
ment."
Firmly the prime minister insisted
"it always a understood that il
was for the Finnish government tc
decide upon the course of action"
Hore-Belisha then condemned thu
government for pleading "as an eX'
use for inaction a pure t~echnicali'
ty"-the absence of a direct pubic
appeal from Finland for troops. HI
asked a full debate on the Finnish
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
WEATHER
CONTINUED From Page One)

WASHINGTON, March 10. H -
Weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing s p. M. in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
Gfafion HiOh r nu Prop
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

he told me that he had done a good
job.
On the 25th we started on nj
way home through illinois and by
Chicago, viewed Lake Michigan. The
26th we came on through Illinois.
The farmers grow quite a lot of corn
and beans in Illinois. Then on into
Kentucky and pent the night near
Fulton. The 9th we left Kentucky,
came through Tennessee by Mem
phis, on through to Kosciusko, the
best town in the world.
/ feel deeply indebted to each n
that helped sponsor this trip, also
the judges.
I trust that / may be able to prove
to each of you my appreciation by
improving on my little farm over
last year. l also wish to thank Mr.. A.
M. Simmons, Mr.. Tom Nicely, M.
Chester Miller, Mr.. Eddie Thompson,
and Mr.. Hugh Bailey for their very
excellent kindness while on this tour.
To the other boys, I enjoyed every
moment Of the time that I spent with
all of you. / wish each member Of
the group good luck.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

where we met Mr.. Gulick, fieldmai
of that territory.
On the goth, Mr.. Gulick carried
US to some of the dairy farms of that
section. Some Of them were small and
some a little larger. It was interest.
ing to see how very enthusiastic those
men were about dairy farming. They
they were doing. All mad good cows,
had the figures to show just what
high bred, but weren't all pure bred.
Most of the cows in that section were
Jerseys.
We found the pasture system is
handled different to the way we dc
here. They cut their pastures in small
plots, 8, 10 or IL acres each, and
then plant different things to Craze
on, one to follow the other. For in
stance, one man, Mr.. Harry Richard
son, on a 100 acre farm used Balboa
Rye for early spring, then sweet
clover with Korean. The day we were
there his cows we're in a field of COW
peas and he wasn't trying to run them
out either. Another thing about this
dairyman, he had 60 acres in an apple
orchard which looked good to me,
but he told us that he was cutting
trees and pulling the stumps out to
get he land ready for dairy use.
Mr.. Walton owns sc acres of land
and / don't believe that he had two
acres Of idle land on his place. He
MIXED 20 cows; he had figures to
show that his cows Melted him over
100000 a year. He also had a nice
flock of chickens. If l remember cor
rectly, he said that the flock paid
the feed bill on the farm. This man
has two girls who help do the work
when not in school. There are others
in this section that we visited that
are doing good work, all seemed to
be happy and enjoying life.
On the 21st, we left out of Mis-