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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
German Munitions
Plants. Railroad
Ceniers Bombed

LONDON, Oct. 2. (UP)-Four
terrific explosions" rocked the
northwest suburbs of Berlin during
an attack by strong Royal Air Force
squadrons on machinery and mu-
nitions factories, electric stations,
oil plants and other objectives in
Germany, the air ministry said to-
day.
A brilliant white flash, fires
and explosions in the northwest
suburbs of the German capital were
described by the returning British
pilots, who also said that after
hey bombed oil supplies at Ster-
krade in the Ruhr area vast pail
of black smoke remained over the
blazing target" they had attacked.
Strong formations of Royal Air
Force bombers attacked a NUM-
tons factory in Berlin, electric
power stations at Duisberg and CO.
logne and oil plants at Sterkrade,
Holten, Gelsenkirchen and Cologne,
the air ministry said today.
An air ministry communique said
that the British bombers also at
tackled freight yards at Hams,, So
est, WesteNlolt, Gremberg and
Coblenz, the railway functions at
Sterkrade and Holten, canal docks
in the Ruhr, an aircraft factory at
Rotterdam and several enemy air
dromes."
The ports of Rotterdam, Flushing,
Dunkirk, Boulogne, Calais and LIE
Hayre and gun emplacements near
Cape Girls Nez also we're heavily
bombed tho communique said
Three of our aircraft have not re-
ported to their base"
While the British bombers were
raiding Berlin, other points in Ger
many and German bases in France
and Holland the attacks on channel
ports, possible invasion bases, were
seen from English shores.
Last nights raids marked the
second consecutive period of in
tensive attacks on German military
objectives inside the Reich and in
occupied countries. The day before
the British struck not only at Berlin
but at widely scattered points in
Germany, including factories, oil
plants and communications. Gun
emplacements on the channel coast
also were attacked in the Monday
Tuesday raids and these opjectives
were bombed again last night.
Watchers at Dover reported that
explosions shook both sides of the
Strait of Dover during a big Bri-
tish raid on the French channel
coast and that vivid flashes of flame
lit up the French coast like sheet
lightning.
1t was believed, watchers said, that
Boulogne and big gun emplacements
near Cape Girls Nez were attacked
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
u s. Stymied in
East Says Rome

ROME, Oct. 2. UPD-Premier
Benito Mussolinis own newspaper.
Popolo d'Italia of Milan, said today
that British American agreement
aimed at permitting United States
use of Britain's Singapore naval
base was absolutely inadmissible"
1t added that Japan might "veto
certain agreements recently out
lined by the Washington govern
ment together with New Zealand
for United States occupation of Sa-
moa and Cook islands.
"All United States effort to bet
ter the strategic situation against
Japan by fortifying the Aleutians,
the Philippines, Guam, Wake, How
land and the Hawaiian Islands has
been neutralized by Japanese meas
ures in the Kurile and Fishermen S
islands, Formosa, and the Caroline,
Marianne, Marshal and Palau ISL
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Jap ponese Jittery
Over Burma Road
Plan by Britain

/, tiations with the dominion to pro-
hibit export of munitions materials
to Japan. However. it added, only
tin, rubber and iron ores from NAL
i aya and copper from Canada we're
involved and Japan would not feel
any pinch.
British apparently knows what a
serious situation would arise if such
an embargo were extended to the
Malay peninsula" Asahi commented,
land therefore it is unlikely that
Britain would take such a step
lightly and recklessly"
Asahi and Hichi both expressed
hope that the new three e-power alli-
ance would effect decided improve
ment in relations between Germany
and italy and Russia, and especially
between Japan and Russia.
1t is urgently necessary, Yomirui
said, that the Japanese government
take positive steps, unrestrained be-
cause of past difficulties, to anti
cipate prospective American diplo-
matte advance toward Russia.
Asahi and Hochi said that Russia
should abandon its policy of assis-
tance to China, and thus remove an
obstacle to really good relations
with Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
nv WALLACE CnRROJI


LONDON, Oct. 2 CUP
air squadrons attacked with in
creased strength and ferocity dur
ing five air ra:C alarms today, hut
only few Nazi planes fought theil
way past diving British defense
planes and dropped bombs on the
London area.
British fighter planes, roaming
the skies at great altitude, made
screaming surprise" dives on the
German raiders and drove most OF
them back across the coast.
Maze raiders which escaped the
roaring counter attack were forcet
to lower attitudes, where British
anti-aircraft guns hammered al
them furiously.
A number of bombs we're dropped
on the capital, especially a south
east section, during the fourth all
raid alarm, causing some damage
and casualties.
During the fifth alarm, three
more bombs crashed into the same
district.
Some of the German fleets were
turned back over the coast by
fighter squadrons.
Only 20 German planes penetrat-
ed to the London area during the
nornlng. 1ileJ dropped bombs or
two southeastern districts.
No gun fire was heard in central
London during Tie morning alarms
and no planes were seen.
the channel off a southeastern
Patroling Spitfire fighter planes
routed a fleet C. German plal.:s
attempting TO attack a convoy ir
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
ands," the newspaper said.

ands,' the newspaper said.
Japanese aerial and naval su-
periority compared to the United
States after the occupation of Hal
nan and the whole coastline OF
China including control of the Gull
of Tongking is such that any United
States aerial and naval action here
against Japan would be equivalent
to suicide for the United States ma
Wy.
only total possession of Singa-
pore, the Netherlands East Indies
and the Philippines would enable
the United States navy to have bases
which, while attacks on Japan itseli
would be impracticable, would per-
haps permit successful moves against
positions and interests of Japan be-
tween Formosa and the Gulf o1
Tongking.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Hitler Takes Over Command Of Rome
Army, British Military Heads Say;
Mass Offensive on Suez Foreseen

LONDON, Oct. 2. (UP)-British
military sources reported today that
Germans had taken over Italian mil
itary operations, possibly with view
to big axis winter offensive against
the Suez canal.
An attempt to drive on the vital
British Mediterranean life line
from Syria as well as Africa was
believed possible by British sources
in view of recent charges that italy
had been seeking bases and in
direct control of French Syria. (The
British claims that Italy was max
ing demands regarding Syria have
beOa denNd at Vicky.)
"The German masters have taken
de facto charge of italian opera
tions," British informants said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02

There is no reason why reports
of German troop movements to Italy
should not be true"
There was no indication that
the aerial battle of Britain-now
being intensified almost daily
would Slacken as a result of ap-
parent plans to shift the center
OF military operations to the Medi-
terranean area, but it was pointed
out there that recent axis COM
ment had indicated the Germans
were preparing for prolongation of
the war throughout the winter.
The Fascist offensive into Egypt
advanced to Sidi Barrani, IS miles
in Egypt, but for more than two
weeks has failed to attempt fur
ther gains.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Britain Swings Toward China as
Ally; May Reopen Burma Road Soon

LONDON, Oct. 2 CUP)- British
far eastern policy was reported to-
day to be developing toward treat
ing China more as an ally because
Of Japan's military alliance with
Germany and Italy.
A Russian spokesman said that
no Importance could be attacked
to rumors that the Soviet Union
would abandon aid to China as
the price of an understanding with
Japan.
Reports said that China would
get British oil from Burma. 1t was
proposed also that Britain serd a
military mission to Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek's capital at
Chungking.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02

In some quarters it was believed
that the reopening of the Burma
road, closed for the last three
months by agreement with Japan
would be announced in mid-Octo-
ber. Britain then would grant a
new, preliminary credit to Chung
king of from 6 95OOO,0O0 to a1,OOO,-
600 approximately $2.00OOO0 to
$4,OOO,OOO)
1t was recalled that in August,
1889, Britain granted a 93,OO0,OOO
credit to China of which only
100000 has been used because of
Britain's inability at present to
deliver steel and other vital war
materials. There was some belief
here that deliveries under this
credit might be partially resumed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Mason Thinks Nazi
Chiefs Abandoning
Military Hopes
BY ]. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

German expectation of military
victory in Europe seems to be CIV
ing way to hope of the economic
overthrow of the British empire
as the present bad weather season
begins to affect the intensity of
the Nazi air attacks. The rev
economies section of the German
general staff now is gaining its
first attention in the war with
predictions that hunger will over
take Britain this winter, bringing
the conflict to an end.
There is no evidence to support
this conclusion. British shipping
lanes continue open and American
correspondents in Great Britain
report 10 interruption of food sup
plies reaching the British ports.
Though for one week in Septem-
Der the sinkings of British cargo
ships were greater than for any
other week Of the war, there is nc
lriication in London that counter
measures to reduce shipping losses
cannot be taken. The so new A.
merlcan destroyers transferred to
| Britain would seem able TO streng-
then the convoy system sufficiently
to curb any fresh submarine men,
ace.
DiScOuraging
Rather than giving encourage
mert to Hitler, the fundamental
conclusions of the economics Sec
ton of the German high command
concerning international trade in
war time should have diShearten-
ing effect. The German armys cco-
nomic bureau was established after
the last World War following the
high commands conviction that
Germans defeat was not due to
military reasons but to the ma
tons economic collapse, which
again threatens the Nazi regime.
The economic section is under
orders to be vigorously realistic
During the period of planning for
the present war Major General
Thomas, chief of the economics
section, outlined before the Off
cials of the Reichsbank the es-
sential financial and commercial
conditions of warfare. These eco
nomic finding of the German. army
now must receive major attention
within Germany.
Basic Conclusion
Major General Thomas has laid
down as the basic conclusion of the
armys economies section that
world trade is an essential factor
Tor guaranteeing national defense.
He asserts tnat while reserves of
supplies are necessary, they tie up
large sums of money. Economic iso-
latlon leads to rising costs of liv-
ing and employs far more workmen
at home, enforcing their with
draWal from the army, than if
the goods were purchased abroad
Ihe economies section further
has become convinced that coun-
tries most active IT, international
trace have the greatest economic
resistance il warfare, and Ma ior
General Thomas emphasizes that
experience has shown that techni-
cal progress goes hand in hand
with world trade. He also points
oat that only by international
trade can gold and foreign ex-
cAahge be obtained which he en-
phasizes play such an important
part in modern wars.
HIS final conclusion is that in
ternational trade for Germany
must be very difficult in a world
divided into economic units such |
as the Nazi economic theories sup
port. This frank examination of
economic influences upon victory in
war, coming from the German
army's specialists,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Damaged Vessels
Blockade harbor
AT Channel Port

VICHY, France, Oct. 2. CUP)-
Official French sources received ad-
vices today that severe casualties
and damage had been inflicted by
British bombing attacks on French
ports along the English channel,
especially at LIE Havre.
At LIE Havre alone, 95 French
civilians were reported killed and
200 wounded in addition to heavy
German military casualties in the
past two or three days.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
HAWAIIAN DRAFT
DATE FIXED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 CUP) -
President Roosevelt today fixed
Saturday Oct. rs as draft registra-
ton day for the Tttritory of
Hawaii
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1940-07-12
FOREIGN (2roia pcgo II

LONDON lLo12 in authority claim
that tho ola iGoo tl2c:t England
Wl.s SO protected because she was |
On Island now cgroc that tlldt
very foct is new very much cgGil2d
ho1'. They claim t1ct tho cishtl 81
milo Of Wctor nctWcot l2or and Lon
ono2-ios yields little security Cd
Bast orlAcn r&i1or5 rlcy now mako
thct trip in os little timo IS
nine minutes Tic feet tllct she d
an Island clso yields tho disad-
vantage Of having some Friendly
roiG Glib o1i1g country in which to
sock s~foty should Hit1or succeed
in getting . footaold in ENGLAND =.
1t Wcs decided that no chi ldrcn
WOULD be sont for scfoty resource s
to Canada and UGA giving reason
tint lack Of cdoQuato safety con-
vovWculd irrpolo such decision
end also thct much difficulty
W0'lld DO cvilCnt in dociding Just
which 1lldron should go.
LIVERPOOL Twelve Of tho bost
13@cc horacs in tho British Islos
wore SHIPPED recently to lew York
Lo2dcn- Ju1y 10th. Tj-o Duke Of
Windsor oz~kinG Elvord VII, hos
today boom appoiutod Governor
11norcl Of tho |onc11cs Islcnls,
close TO TIC U.S.. Ill1s @ppoint-
mont was considered compromised
toWcrcs tho zo,T>l1st supporters
who have boon c1c~0ring FOR l-l:
return, 4 ESQ. q diplol1c tic coup, BIZ
GcnGlCG TO tho We 9tor1 l3<11i3 1)hcrc
tho most beloved 11u11 o' tho IL.
L1p1ro .o1d ono 50 pc pDl@z' VI t.. ta
clti IONS Of tho jtlitcG otcton III $
salary Will be "l2. 900 per Jocl.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1940-07-12

Member of Associated Press
NATIONAL (fron1 page y
5o-ttlo- After hocring tosti mony
BY 5to513hip fficlols that Labor
costs HIS increased greatly, the
mcri inc comm ssion hooring on
froi gl1t rtte boosts between horc
and Alaska, rocoaaod Thursday l1tH
to roconvono in Actchikan, Juneau
and Anchorage. In those citios
merchant shippers will DO givcr
tho opportunity to protest og~ins4
tho Increases offo ctod by throo
stoomsh1p limos oporoting on 2ou i
ncmo1y, Tho Alaska Ste ans hip Co. :;
Tho Alaska. Transportation ana thd
Aorthlcnd Ir2n3portctio Cos.
llo1villo lacA1nstry operating
super intonGont Of TIC Alaska SIS
Company, told tho 2lo5r1ng, viii Oh
Wc3 pres ldod over by Mcri tilno
El1gdnocr JOHN Rug3oi, that Tho
Alaska SIS Co has Increased w~gcs
md that tho changes Of crow
living quarters to san1o deck as
t3}~t Of {. passenger, he's cost tho
N'|-!tJt~-4J OEVCI-CJ LOOL' C11Ol ASG.1IL
dollGrs, also that tho company S
oc1ning capacity has boon cut to
tho c7-to1lt Of one hundred end
twenty llino thousc and dollars by
tn passenger space being tckon
ever by tho crow. On various ship
nc said, quickio strikos comprl sd
scr1Ous prob IONS.
2G11lngton--Pros idont assorted
press conference That tho odrli !
ictrotion Will go chocd wi til it's
present policy OF m21ntG lining
stondords 1uldor Wcgo hour set fob
work dcfonso program Tic pros
idont spoke shortly cftor the &o1
department awarded contracts tot 4
ing ono hundred thirty six MILL
ion scvon hundred c1d forty tllrcd
Thousand dollars which is part of
q vast program to build up our
national Pacific and Atlantic
dofonsos. Tho 1cnQrcl Aorsho1
testified before Senate Iii litary
CorI1i IS ion that compul sory nlilit !
airy training is nocos sary izr1od-
12toly lilo urged that we bring oud
regular or11y national guard units
up to full strength and asked thd
on2c t21ont Of the Burke Wadsworth
BILL to enforce rogistrction Of
oil mon between tho ages Of cighd>
cen end sixty fivo for training.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-04
FRED IRVING DIGS UP TARTAR
FOR PAGES DEBUT

NEW YORK-GEORGIE PACE,
rated by fight experts The country
over as the greatest OF the little
fighting men since the days of
George Dixon, had better prepare
for serious trouble, Wednesday
evening, May |. On that night at
the Golden Gate Boxing club Pro-
moter Fred Irwin will throw the
rough Canadian in with Pablo
Dano. Leave 1t TO the 1iStic genius
of Promoter Irwin TO arrange such
thrilling card for the fans.
Dano from the same stock tnat
produced such a f1ghting fool as
PANCHO VILLA, is the most fear
ed ringman iii the bantamWeigilt
division. Conquerer of every worth
while scrapper i'll his class, Pace
should defeat Pablo and coast on
to the popularity enjoyed only by
Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong
among modern cay pugllsts. Fun
Iy dlOW bllC Vi ANAHtD III
WIN has revolutionized plans in
the caulif1OWer industry, as boxing
is known. Jack Dempsey, Jimmy
Johnston. and Our old friend. -.
HUMBERT FUGAZY, are looking
around the country for a soft spot
in which to promote. They've cho-
sen Ebbetts field never popular
spot) as the garden in which to
divert some of the overnight at
tention from Irwin, who scored like
a combination Tex Rickard-Mike
Jacobs. in his Bernie Miller-MaXie
Berger (sell-out) show. The fell
lows who were out with hammers
in sort, of walking, knocking bri-
gade against Fred irwin who never
did anything to harm them. -. are
now keeping mis- home and down
town (Strand Theatre building
suite), buster than a post office
station, trying to pat him On the
Hack. E. . .alsi impress him as to
how =. they were always in his
corner.
But Fred is a hard-boiled thing
er and business man. He knows
only two we'll who his friends are
... make no mistake On that score.
The first of our race to promote
a WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
BOUT John Henry Lewis against
Max Marek, eX-Cnicago Golden
Glover and numerous other ritu-
lar matches, all the island of Man
haitian (black and white alike) are
acclaiming in the newspapers and
at the better downtown club loung-
ing rooms. We want to take this
opportunity To- thank the thou
sands of Harlemites who packed
the GOLDEN GATE to such an
extent that $500 were turned
away at the doors, for Twins
initial professional venture We
say continue to pack the place
for this bronzed fight genius un-
til he and his associates become
wealthy and famous for THEIR
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-04

John Maher of Vanova and David Lawyer of New York
University who finished third and fourth respectively
Meanwhile, Barney Ewe of Penn State, also coored,
was sweeping his to cean-cut victory in the Drake
RELAYS at MOines, Iowa. in 80 seconds Ewe was a
sensation last when he created considerable
attention by sprntng the 60yard dash in the indoor rec
Ord-breaking time of 61 seconds Billy Brown OF L. s. w.
defending champion was three yards behind Ewe in the
finish of Saturdays century at Des MOines.
The Penn Relays victory of Elerbe pride of Hastings
Florida his third successful defense of major relay
century dash title In 1888 he the Tuskegee Relays
1OOyard dash repeating in the identical time of 95
onds in 1899 In that year. 1888 he won the NCAA
title up east SO seconds Last summer he ourneyed out
Los Angeles to defend the title successfully by beating
Clyde Jeffrey of the University OF Southern California
white in SO seconds.
Aside from the victories mentioned Elerbe 20 of
% races America transforming tour in European
countries the summer of 1888 He won the 100 and 22O
the Prairie View Relays and SAC Carnival in Atlanta
Eerbe unattached winner of the Tuskegee Relays in
1885 captured the Kansas State 200" last in 95
seconds.
Elerbe supplemented his work in the century at the
Penn Relays by doing leg on Tuskegees sprint medley
outfit Four other Tuskegee athletes with Eerbe and
Coach William O'Shields the trip. They Louis
Slade STAG half mile champion; Marvin Fetwe probably
the best conference quartermer at this writings Upshaw
Sans who is equally proficient but not champion in both
the quarterme and half mile and Raymond Head fresh
sprner who was great prep dash man for Tuskegee
High School until his graduation last june
Other coored colleges entered included Xavier Unver
Slty, Hampton institute, Virginia State cOlege, Lincoln
University of Jefferson City, Missouri and BOrdentown
Manuel Training School of Bordentown New Jersey.
The ticker tape reveals that Xavier heat Of the
440yard relay in 1922 seconds but in third behind
the University Pittsburgh and North Texas Teachers in
that order in the finals of the event in ATT seconds
Glider Farrow of Xavier second in preliminary heat
of the 400meter hurdles by Harry March, white of
the University Of of North Carolina
Xavier also placed third in the half mile relay by
North Texas Teachers in 1 minute 254 seconds-a
Penn Relays record The University of Pittsburgh
second.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-04
BY J. C. CHUNN

Herschel Holmes, dynamic
figure in Southern track circles,
was studiously watched by his
handlers last Friday afternoon on
the Atlanta University athletic
field. The lean Morris Brown ath-
lete appeared to be in top cond1-
ton along with other members OF
his team that are being timed by
Head Coach William j. Nicks, VINO
clocked the bronze flash in the
fast time Of 90 seconds for the
century dash.
The writer watched the young
ster and felt that had he been
pushed he might have clipped two
tenths of a second from that time,
and. believe it or not, the time he
made will be hard to beat, because
| honestly feel that 90 or even
slower time, will win the event at
the relays, and Holmes, without
doubt. is much faster than at any
previous time in his colorfu
career.
Mapp, jenkins, Strickland,
Moody and three or four others
were given trials under the watch,
and turned in hopeful perform
ances, but, in nc.any cases, failed to
even approach any of the meet rec
ords that they will participate in
this spring. However, they gave in
dication of rounding into prime
condition and it is believed with
this showing better marks will be
made and faster time recorded.
Strickland was throwing the jave-
lin for many good marks but failed
to reach his ITO mark made last
year when he placed in the con-
ference meet here Moody will try
for place on the team by heav-
ing the 16 pound shot. Mapp is
another youngster who gives Nor
ris Brown a great chance in the
100 dash event. This boy was
clocked a fraction of a second
slower than Holmes.
GOLF IMPORTANT
1t has really happened after
many years of prevailing upon Of
ficialS of the athletic department
to do so. They will make every ef-
fort to send golf team to Tus-
kegee this year to try at the
Southern Intercollegiate l f
championships. Florida" Coles, a
very fine golfer, has toured the
Lincoln courage in SO and 68 re-
spectively and will try, along with
Bulldog Turner, from Rome,
Ga. to give Morris Brown rep
resentative pair at the golf meet
this year. Both boys. and maybe
two more likely youngsters will
be added to the team. Plans are