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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-11
Canada Gets Big Orders

OttaWa, Canada-The Dominion
.iaS received from the United King
aom $s00OO,OO0 in war orders to
xSN, with new orders being placed at
sae rate OF $4,000, 900 per week. The
We. var work already in hand repre-
's q years labor of $4,000 men.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-11

G. E. Nicoson is a patient in the
PPasco hospital with an attack of
pneumonia.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-11

H. w. Derry, manager of Pacific
Power & Light company's new in
dustries department, who recently
visited Kennewick in the course of
survey Of industrial development
opportunities.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Italy Declares War on Britain,
France; MussoIini Says Hour Of
Destiny Arrived; Marsha|s Forces

preted the soul of the fatherland. =
The premier said that the king
had correctly viewed the attitude
of Italy as sympathetic toward Ger
many and that for the third time
FaScitS Italy enters war as one
mar"
Italy wanted to keep the conflict
from spreading to other countries,
he said but great people cannot
permit others TO hamper its develop
ment.
Britain and France. he said, had
tried to halt the progress of the
Italian people and Italy has de-
cided to accept the sacrifices and
EardShips of war together with the
Germans.
I Solemnly declrae." Mussolini
said. that I,aly does not intend
to drag other neighboring nations
into the war.
Switzerland, Jugoslayia, Greece,
Turkey ana Egypt must take note
OF my words, which will be main
tanned,
Italy, proletarian and FascistS,
Is strong. ready and united as never
before"
MuSSolinl put emphasis on his con-
tentiOn that the allied pow RS
should have joined in correcting the
world war treaties for the benefit
nf Jfaly and Germany
This Is the battle of fertile peo-
piles against sterile peoples nearing
their twilight" he said. The hour
OF destiny beats on the sky OF our
fatherland
1t is an axiom of Fascist to
March to the end with our friends
We have done this with Germany
"A nation of 100000 people is
not really free unless it has free
access to the oceans,
tMuSSolini's reference preSumabl,
was to the Suez and GibraltarD
Crowds throughout Italy listened
to the speech by radio. Wild cheer
frequently interrupted the premier
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Germans y Miles
From Paris in Big
New Offensive
Continued from Page u

(COnClnueQ from rage -
north of Beauvais but blows being
struck by armored elements which
penetrated south of Beauvais caused
danger that a withdrawal would be
forced.
One of the heaviest assaults of
the day was that southeast of Sois-
sons where the Germans are driv-
ing hard to reach the Marine The
Tardenois plateau where the battle
is being fought controls the ap-
proach to the Marine
(At this point five lines of the
Paris dispatch, presumably telling
of the depth OF the German advance
southeast of scissors were censor
ed
Heavy attacks were smashing at
the front along the upper Aisne
and in the Argonne. The French
inflicted heavy losses on the attack
ing Germans. The Germans were
driving for the ArdenneS canal,
south of Chesne and Poulfax Fight
ing was reported particularly heavy
around Fournelle. The Germans
succeeded in crossing the Aisne at
two points in the Vouzier region.
This attack, if pressed with full
force, would threaten to flank the
Maginot line from behind. If car
rled far enough south it might cut
off the famous French fortress OF
Verdun from the rear.
No official announcement was
made but it was indicated that many
departments of the French govern
ment were eVacuating Paris. Some
divisions were known to have left
already. The American Red. Cross
transferred headquarters to Bor-
deauX and part OF the American
embassy staff was said to have left
Paris
With France facing what Allied
officials agreed was a more critical
hour than any of the World war,
the northern theater of the war was
closed. Allied forces withdrew from
Narvlk and left Norway in German
hands just two months from the
day the Germans first entered that
country. Norway agreed to capitu-
late but King Haakon and Crown
Prince Olav went to England, an
nouncing that NOrWays fight would
be carried on on the Western
Front.
Berlin asserted that the great
battle of France was approaching
a decision and the German high
command reported that everywhere
operations were taking their "ex-
pected course" and that in some
places "a pursuit" of retreating Al
he'd forces had developed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of WILLIAM HAMILTON.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, D A. WILSON, as Ex-
ecutor of the estate of William
Hamilton deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased that with
in six months after the first publi-
cation of this notice they either
file them with the necessary vouch-
ers in the office of the Clerk OF
the Superior Court of the State
of California. in and for the County
OF Imperial, or exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers to the said
D. A. Wilson, as Executor Of SAID
estate at the office of D. B. Rob
erts, POT Bank ssef America Bldg.
Ell Centre, California the same being
/ the place for the transaction of the
business of the said estate in the
County of Imperial, State Of Cali
fornia.
Dated at El Centre, California.
this 3lSt day of May. 1910.
D. A. WILSON,
Executor Of the Estate of
WILLIAM HAMILTON, Deceased
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Army of2MiIIion,
Air Force Of 5000
Italian Strength
Continued from Page u

brand new 35,000-ton battleships-
the LittorD and the Vittorio Veneto
which mount nine 15-inch guns
and four old but modernized battle
ships. There are p cruisers with
IA or Is building. 10 submarines
with % or more building, 1870 de-
Stroyers and gunboats and 100 or
moro speedy motor mosquito boats.
The air force has a total strength
of 5000 TO 5000 planes of which
800 to $500 are first line ships.
There are about 10000 trained pi-
lots The Italian replacement rate
is about 300 planes a month which
might be expanded.
The Italian troops on the north
ern frontier could be employed in
a direct attack on France with the
assistance of the Italian air force
Some Italian commentators have
claimed that the German air force
would assist such an attempt. There
are admitted difficulties 10 such an
attack, however because the passes
are narrow and easily defendable
on the French side.
! 1t has frequently been suggested
that one immediate Italian move
would be an attempt to cut the
Mediterranean in two between Sic
lily and Sardinia and North Africa
This might be accomplished by an
attack on the French naval base at
Bizerta. opposite Sicily, with the
aid of land forces from Tripoh
The French island of Corsica. Just
north of Sardinia would be open
TO italian attack from the latter
island and has had prominent
part in recent Italian propaganda
demands. Moves against both Tur-
key and Greco are possible from
the strategically located DodecaneSe
Islands which lie in a thanking pos
ition along the Turkish coast and
close to many islands of the Greek
Archipelago
Albania could be employed for
a thrust at JugoSlavia or to strike
down into Greece toward Salonika
The Italian East African posses
sions are centrally located for oper-
dlIollo against IIle AiiS o-CSS pttdil
Sudan, north and west of Ethiopia;
Kenya. south of Ethiopia and west
OF Italian East Africa; French Djl-
butt and British Somaliland which
are virtually surrounded by Ital-
ian possessions
Forces in Libya could be used to
attack Egypt and attempt to drive
through the SueZ canal
Probably one of the first points
to be attacked would be Malta, the
British rock fortress which lies Just
off the Sicilian coast.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Continued from Page ~

'SOllllilutO lIDIl rage ~
decrepit demoCracieS to break
the chains that tie us in the
Mediterranean
The premier. speaking in a strain
ed, powerful voice to perhaps So
600 persons in the Venice palace
square and side streets and to
millions throueout the Italy and the
world. said that there Is but one
Watchword for FaSClstS:
1t Is to win"
We salute the fuehrer Of Ger
many" he added Fascist Italy Is
ON her feet and prepared to strike.
The premier. who once said that
Italy had 100000 bayonets ready
tor action. declared that this gil
garlic struggle IS a logical part in
our revolution"
This revolution" he continued
asserts itself against those who
control the riches of the earth.
1T IS a struggle OF one century
against another
we take up arms 10 solve lNe
problems OF our continental frontiers
and our maritime frontiers, tie
premier said
I'VE shall win and We shall give
= long period OF peace and pros
perity to Italy and the world
People OF Italy: to arms!
Your tenaclty. bravery and cour-
age Will prevail.
Thu premier announced that the
ambassadors of Britain and France
had been informed OF the declara-
ton of war.
In this hour. We turn our
thoughts 10 the King Emperor.
Mussollnl SAID of King Victor EN-
manuel.
"As always. the king has inter-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
vandenb ers Quits Stand
For Isolation from War

WASHINGTON, June 10. CUP)--
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. r.,
Mich. a candidate for the Republi-
can presidential nomination, aban-
doned his previous isolationist stand
today and called for American aid
to the Allies so long as it does not
involve this country in war abroad
or weaken our defenSes
He coupled his announcement
with a call for a resumption Of
trade treaty relations with Japan,
He declared that "pacified Pacific
could be almost equivalent to half
Il navy in our scheme of defense.
Vandenberg was a leader of the
senate group that favored abroga-
ton of the Japanese American
treaty of 1911.
Vandenberg also urged, in the
interest of national defense:
/. Appointment of civilian pro-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Italian Entry to
Speed U.S.. Moves
To Help Allies
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One)
see anything We can do about 1t,
said Sen. Bennett Champ Clark D.
Mo. a foreign relations committee
member.
Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex. also
a committee member commented
"MusSolini's action is that of a
hungry lanigrabber in the houl
of distress and weakness of its
owners
Il think it's horrible" said Sen
Hiram w. johnson, R., Calf
Several small U. S. cargo vessels
are in the Mediterranean, but the
two big U. S. passenger vessels that
operate to Italy, the s. S. Wash
ington and S. S. Manhattan, are
outside the zone where the Alice
and Italian fleets are likely to CLASH
momentarTy.
The Washington left Lisbon to-
day for Ireland and New York. She
had been scheduled to call at Genoa
Italy, but that trip was cancelled
The Manhattan. returning hundreds
of Americans from the battle zone
is approaching New York.
Italy's entry into the war is al
most certain to halt the flow of U
S. raw material stocks with which
Italy has been able to supply hel
war boom manufacturing trade. TIC
insure such supplies she must break
the Allied blockade which filters
all commerce through the Gibraltar
Narrows. and carry these goods in
her own ships.
The U. S. is second only to Ger
many as a source of Italian imports
and consumer of her exports
commerce department records show
No official Italian trade figures
have been published since Septem-
Der but U. S. statistics show that
during the first six months of the
war American exports to Italy were
valued at s43686,0O0. For the pre-
vious years corresponding period
the value was $28,234,O00. Bulk OF
Italian purchases here are cotton
petroleum, iron, copper, machinery
lumber, parafin and metal cores.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10

Vandenberg's abandonment of the
iSolationist bloc came as surprise
to the capital. There was no I'M
mediate comment from other men,
bers CT it which includes Sens. Ben
nett C. Clark, D.. Mo, Burton K.
Wheeler. D., Mont, Gerald P. Nye,
r., N. D.. Hiram w. Johnson, H.
Calf. and Homer T. Bone, d.
Wash.
Vandenbcrg said there were TWO
tangible reasons"-aside from our
"abhorrence of Adolf Hitler's demon
stration during the past six months
of contempt for international good
faith and Tor the humanities we
I iove1Mwh ay the united States has as
80 definite and specific stake IN
Allied victory"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10

curement administrator to effect
supreme efficiency and expedition
in industrial mass production of
defense supplies.
2. A sound public credit.
g. A reduction of lat least 10 per
cent" in all non-defense appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year and a
10 per cent reduction in all fed
eral salaries above $4,000.
a. Protect our Democracy against
attack from ambush and against its
owr' disintegration" by denying the
right on the ballot to any party
advocating overthrow of this gov
eminent by force and banning SUBJ
verSive activities.
s. Postponement of adjournment
of congress until it attacks pre-
paredness on the fiscal as we'll as
the military front"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
$50 E|ks Lodge
Members Picnic

Over $50 Elks and their families
spent Sunday at the George Pull
liam ranch at Jewel Valley. enjoying
the Ell Centre lodges annual picnic.
A barbecue dinner at noon. a
baseball game. horse shoe pitching
contest and other sports were the
highlights of the day.
Leo Nuffer was general chairman
for the picnic
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
How To Hold Loose
FALSE TEETH
More Firmly in Place

Docs your dental plate annoy
and bothehr YOU by rocking and
wabblinS when YOU eat. tax or
laugh Just sprinkle a little FAS-
TEETH, the alkaline onon-a, i'd
dentnre powder, on your plate. This
pleasant powder holds false teeth
more firmly in place. No gpotv.
oily. pastN taste or feeling Mildly
alkaline FASIEETH doesn't our
or cause nausea. Also checks tun
soreness due to chatting of loose
plate or TO excessive acid mouth
Get FASTEETH al any drug stor,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
Vegetable Farley
Approves Measure

The proposed bill to allow a pro-
ration of cantaloupe and lettuce
planting in California and Arizona
received a boost Saturday. accord
ing to Agricultural Commissioner
B. A. Harrigan. when the National
Vegetable conference unanimously
approved the measure.
The bill is presently before the
agricultural committee of the house
OF representatives.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
BoyScout Camp
To0pen Sunday

Imperial-Yuma area boy scouts
and scout leaders rushed plans to
attend the annual scout camp at
Cuyamaca lake, according to Hugh
Wilcox, scout executive.
The scout camp. held at Camp
Hual-cu-cuish will open Sunday and
run until August 4, Wilcox said
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-10
ATTEND ANNUAL CAMP

Imperial county Al club mem
beers will attend the annual four
dav camp at the Camp Seeley near
San Bernardino, June 23-2I ac-
cording to H. Lee Landerman, as
sistant county agent and club dir
eCtOr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
Sitka Is 10 Greet
 LAC. oiC. Group

SITKA, Alaska, June 6-(Special Correspondence)-The city of Sitka is prepared to greet the members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Eleventh Annual tour when they arrive here at am, Saturday morning aboard the Aleu- tian
 The Californians will be met by the local Chamber of Commerce Committee. The hours of the party's stay in Sitka will be devoted to seeing the scores of historic land- marks, including the National Monument with it's totem poles and blockhouse, St. Michael's Cathedral, the Russian cemetery, and other points of interest.
 Charlie Haley has been appoint ed official guide for the group dur ing their visit here. Ben Miller, Custodian of the Sitka National Monument will also be in atten- dance. Citizens here are hopeful the brilliant sunshine of the past few days will continue, thus to give the Los Angeles tourists a taste of their own -publicized stock in-trade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
OLD NEWS CLUB FORMED TO PLAY
 WITH ELkS NINE
Men Over 50 Organize Ball Team 10 Give EIks
 Chance 10 Win

After giving the Elks their sixth beating of the year. the Moose this morning were organizing ar Old Mans Club to play the cellar nine
 Art McKinnon, manager of the Moose Club, gave the qualifications for team members as being over 50 years of age, and said the teams would play the first time anybody gets up enough nerve to challenge uS.'
 The Moose manager has already signed up Dolly" Gray, Jack Kearney and Frank Collins and hopes to have a complete team by the end of the day
 Well have two teams" said Mo- Kinnon. "One made up of young fellows to play the Douglas nine and the other of us old men to beat the Elks."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
YOUNG SEATTLE
 SLAYER I5 GIVEN
 DEATH SENTENCE
Former College Student to Die in Arizona Gas
 Chamber Aug. 9

PHOENIX. Ariz., June T - The Arizona State Supreme Court has upheld the first degree murder con- viction of Robert Burgunder, Jr., and ordered the former college stu dent executed in the State prison gas chamber August 9.
 Burgunder, the son of a former Seattle prosecutor, was convicted of staying two automobile sales men in the desert near Phoenix, April 29 l939.
 The Supreme Court Justices de- cided unanimously that he had a fair trial by an impartial jury.
 Attorneys for young Burgunder made an insanity defense. They charged that the trial judge erred by instructing the jury that Bur gunder knew the difference between right and wrong.
 Burgunder was a student at T e mple Teachers College, near Phoenix, when he asked the sales men to demonstrate a new car for him. He was arrested several days later in Tennessee, after attending Sunday School class. Burgunder previously had served term in the Washington State reformatory for drug store holdup he committed when a student at the University of Washington. His father helped direct his defense against the mur- der charges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
ARK ARRIVING KETCH|kAN;; SEEN
 BY D!5C0vERER
Sailing Sdtkos and Home Made Boat Nearing
 Alaska Port

KETCHIKAN, June 7.-The Mo- torship Discoverer, arriving in Ket- chikan today, reported that she had sighted Paul Satko's Ark of Juneau 160 miles from Ketchikan. The Ark of Juneau, homemade boat sail ing with the Sitka family from Ta- coma, is expected to arrive in Ket- chikan sometime tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

of Canada flor the conveyance of His Majesty's mails" between Tul- sequah. B. C., and Juneau on weekly roundtrip schedule in sum mer and at varying intervals in winter. Bids will be opened at Ottawa July 12
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
TULSE0UAH MAIL
 BIDS REQUESTED

Bids are invited in notices posted here by the Postmaster General
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

Empire claSsifieds brln. results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
BRITISH ENVOY
 ESCAPES DEATH FROM LIGHTNING
Bolt Strikes English Am- bassddor's PIane-
 Arrives Safely

LONDON, June "A Reuters Bu- charest dispatch reported that Sir Stafford Cripps, new British Am bassador enroute to Russia, escaped injury today when a bolt of light ming hit the plane in which he was flying near Ealonica.
 The plane arrived in Bucharest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-07
N. E. REPUBLICANS
PLAN VOTE DRIVE
Leaders, Meeting At Char
lotte, Are Confident Willkis
Will Win This Fall l.

CHARLOTTE. Aug. 6.-R-Amid
expressions of high confidence that
Wendell Willkie will win the presi.
dency in November, North Caro-
lina's republican leaders mapped
today a campaign for votes in this
state that they hope will bring the
largest vote in years.
Throughout the meeting which
began before noon and lasted far
into the afternoon, much was said
about opportunity for active help
among the ''privates in the ranks;
and indications were that provision
would be made for a larger number
of persons than heretofore to parti.
cipate in the campaign.
More than 300 persons attended
the session, presided over by State
Chairman Jake F. Newell of Char.
otte.
On hand but taking no part in
the proceedings, we're Robert H.
Mcneil, of Statesville, republican
nominee for governor, and his rum
ming mate for the Lieutenant-Go
ernorship, Halsey B. Leavitt
of Asheville.
The congress unanimously re-
elected Brownlow jackson of Hen.
Jacksonville their state secretary
and also with unanimity named c.
Y. Nancy, Jr., of Union Mills
representing the young republicans
assistant secretary.
Another action which some con.
ferees said was calculated to get
the unhappy democrats" on the
Wlllkle bandwagon was a decision
to name a 15-man finance COM
mlttee. Chairman Newell appointed
Stuart w. Cramer, Jr., of Char
lotte head of this group.
J. M. Bailey, Jr., Of Marshall,
told the gathering that I'VE have
at the present the best opportunity
to build up the state organization
to carry North Carolina in the
future"
He suggested that a paid worker
be sent to Raleigh to do research
for the party and its candidates.
No action was taken, but c~onferees
appeared enthusiastic about the
suggestion.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson of Win.
ston-Salem, national committeewo.
man, said there was a possibility
that Senator Styles Bridges of New
hampshire, District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey of New York.
or other equally prominent republi.
cans would speak in North Caro-.
Ina. She also said prominent North
Carolinians soon would be asked to
make speeches in behalf of party
acknowledgements.
Edwin Stanley of Greensboro.
president of the young republican
clubs of North Carolina, said the
states young republicans would
work united' for victory this fall.
He announced that a rally would
be held August 16 at Ocracoke. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-07
City Electrician Is
Busy Timing Lights

Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, COM
missioner of public safety, yesterday
asked the motoring public to be
patient with traffic lights In the
downtown section of the city for a
day or two.
In recent weeks, he said. the
lights have become unadjusted and
d. F. Sandlin, ST., city electrician,
is now engaged in adjusting them.
I'VE are going to adjust those
lights so that a car proceeding down
Front street, for example, will, by
making a certain speed, be able
to make all the green lights without
encountering a red light"
For the next few days, he said.
the lights will be worked with until
they are SO timed there will be the
least inconvenience to traffic GOV.
erned by the lights. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-07
County Officials Will
Be limited To Beach

The state association Of county
commissioners and accountants will
be invited to hold their next an
Beach.
Invitation will be extended by
ADDISON Hewlett, chairman, and
Lewis j. Coleman, member of the
board of county commissioners,
who will attend this years meet
ing in Asheville August 10, IA and
Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-07
Raleigh Altman Killed
In Crash Of Army Plane

PANAMA, Panama, Aug. 6.-R-
Pilot Paul P. Brown, Jr., Of Raleigh.
North Carolina, second lieutenant
in the air reserve, and Technical
Sergeant Alfred j. Taylor, of Collins
Vile, Mo-, were killed today in tho
crash of an attack plane at France
Field,