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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
Vessel of Queen Elizabeth Class SheIIed by Ndzi
 Diving Ships
DIRECT HIT IS SAID
 TO HAVE BEEN MADE
Commander of British Ex- pedition Force Is Be-
 Iieved Victim
(By Associated Press)

A 30,000-ton British battleship is reported by the German High Com mand to have been sunk off the Norwegian coast by diving Nazi bombing planes.
 This German claim is not con- firmed immediately from any other sources.
 Berlin jubilantly declared, how ever, that the British battleship was a war vessel of the Queen Elizabeth class and was sent to the bottom yesterday off Namsos, the day after Great Britain's last troops in central Norway embarked from that port.
 Nothing but debris could be seen a few minutes after the Nazi bomb- CTS completed their work.
 The High Command claims a di- rect hit was scored on the British battleship's forward turret.
 Speculation is rife as to whether the Commander of the British Ex- peditionary Force was aboard.
 Early this afternoon there was no comment from British sources re- garding the reported German incl dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
NOME MERCHANT EXECUTE
 HOME ABOARD ELECTRA

John Lichtenberg, Nome mer- chant and former member of the Territorial House of Representa- tives, arrived in Juneau on the Mount Mckinley from Seattle and left by PAA Electra this morning bound for his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
King Haakon On Warship,
 Bound North

LONDON, May fixing Haakon of Norway, is reported to have left for an undisclosed Norwegian port aboard a British warships with the British troops, for the northern part, of Norway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
SWEDEN I5
 SLATED 10
 FALL NEXT
Scandinavian N ation Cut Off from Western
 Powers Now
(By Associated Press)

The apparent German domination of most of Norway has left Sweden virtually cut off from the Western Powers and there are signs the na- ton will fall under Russian influence, particularly on trade mat terS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
YUKON DUE
 ON MONDAY

Steamer Yukon, from the Vest ward. is scheduled to arrive about Monday noon. according to an. an- nouncement made late this after noon by the Alaska Steamship Company representatives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
HEAVY AIR ATTACKS

BERLIN, May At was officially announced this afternoon by the German High Command that con- stant attacks by German warplanes, including diving bombers, carried out on the British naval units off the Norwegian coast, not only sunk one 30,000-ton British battleship, but damaged heavy cruiser and one destroyer.
 Many units of troops are report ed to have been aboard the British units.
 The of ficial communique also states raids have been made off Narvik and British craft have been sunk or damaged
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04

Gordon Dean, of the Depart ment of Justice, without mak- ing a single slip of tongue or memory, found himself con fronted with one of those em- barrassing moments the other day that should only beset the bedeviled.
 Before a large assembly of august district attorneys, MT. Dean was called upon to intro duce brawny, nervous 0. John R0gge, Assistant Attorney Gen eral in charge of criminal pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, May A. The boys from the South rule our Navy and if any enemy is blasted off the seven seas with an American war cry, it'll be the Rebel Yell.
 Investigation by one of the gov ernment departments recently dis closed that three out of every four gobs call Dixie home. A Federal Labor Department investigator found that there were more ap- plicants for enlistment in the Navy from Raleigh, N. C., and Macon, Ga, than from either New York or Chicago.
 The same holds true of the Army, but to a lesser degree. The reason, of course, has to do with unemployment in the Army and Navy enlistment age range.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04
SOUTHERN BOYS RULE
 UNITED STATES NAVY;
 REBEL YELL MAY COME

secutiOn. MT. Dean glanced briefly at Mir. ROgge, sitting a row or two in front of him, tcok the rCstrum and launched into an umpraising the accomplishments of the man who has directed many of the governments recent important prosecutions.
 At some length, he finished with: "Gentlemen I give you MT. o. John Rogge. .. ."
 The mo m ent of silence heightened to agonizing sec ends. MT. Dean stared wildly at the spot where MT. Rogge should have been and saw only an empty chair.
 Ushers in the back of the room scurried into the halls. A block away down the long De- partment of Justice Building corridor, MT. ROgge was found arguing point of law with an acquaintance. Unble to sit still any longer. the big restless prosecutor had walked out on his own introductory address.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04

Travelog:
 In the halls of the Bureau of h. vestigation, every few yards pre- sent a big sign: Quiet, Please School in Session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-04

Continued on Page Five)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
BY the Associated Press.

bF INC hsSOCldleO fIeSS.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.-This is lust
to bet that before the next four to
seven games are gone. the Detroi:
Tigers are going to wish that the
Cincinnati Reds "all-America strike
out was on their side.
The fellow who is wearing that
affectionate tag is Billy Myers, the
shortstop who ended the season with
a resounding batting average of POI
He has been known to strike out
five straight times over two games
this year and the fans say that
when he gets a hit it's time to take
the pitcher out.
Holds Record for Service.
That is just what may happen.
Bobo Newsom or Schoolboy Rowe is
just likely to feed Billy Myers the
ball that means a very important
hit and Billy is going to get it.
Lee Allen, unofficial statistician
for the Reds even though a watch
company snatched him out of the
front Office last year. points out tina.
Billy is the first man in the history
of the ball club to be a regular short
stop for six years.
That is to say. Billy has been in
there a long time as shortstops 60
around here and knows what to do
with a double-play ball-and always
is due for hit.
Manager Bill McKechnie keeps
him there, when he could pick up
some bandy-leg who hit .450 In
the Corn Fritter League for the
train fare, because he knows Billy's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Myers Is AH-Amerieo Farmer,
But Wagering Is His Money
Plays WMHoross Tigers

one of the best shortstops between
here and heaven. McKechnie knows
that Bill Myers strikes out a lot.
but he also knows that Bill Myers
can hit a homer with the bases
loaded. as he has done. or whistle
a double down the left field line
with two out in the ninth and
the tying and winning runs on
base, as he also has done.
McKechnies Okay Enough.
AS far as that goes, he points out
further, light shortstops are
nothing new to CINCINNATI. The last
slugger the Reds had in there was
Joe Tinker, who hit .317 in 1918,
and the nearest approach to a 300
hitter since then was Gordon Slade,
who had .285 in 1884. The year be-
fore Otto Bluege got SO hits for
ITO or so.
The whole point is that al
though Billy Myers went IS points
under his 1899 average this year
he's still an important cog in the
Red machine or somebody else would
be playing shortstop and batting
eighth in the lineup.
And if McKechnie still likes him,
that's enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
RedIegs Land in Draft
Star on Whom They
Once Bid $4,000
Oakland Refused Offer
For SIueeer Christoff;;
Dozen Others Drown
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2-The Gin
cinnati Reds saved 1880 and may
have gotten the prize plum in the
annual baseball draft last night.
They chose Mike Christoff, out
fielder for Oakland In the Pacific
Coast League, for whom they once
offered SOS, 900 and two players. The
bid was turned down when Mike
was leading his loop in home runs
early in the season. He went into
a slump, but wound UP hitting bet
ter than 300, so he still may be a
good buy at $500.
Twelve other minor leaguers were
brought up through the draft. cost
ing the major teams $500 if they
came from Double A clubs and S. 900
if from Glass A or Al.
They were:
Second Baseman Floyd Pep
Young, released by the Pittsburgh
Pirates to Atlanta of the Southern
Association (A-D Monday: Pitcher
Bill Swift. another ex-Pirate. from
St. Paul of the American Associa-
ton (AA): AL Sherer. pitcher, from
New Orleans of the Southern; and
Thompson Livingston, catcher for
Springfield, Mass. in the Eastern
League ca, all by the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
Reuben F. Melton, star pitcher for
Columbus in the American Associa-
ton. by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Peter Suder, third baseman for
Binghampton in the Eastern, on
option from Kansas City of the
American Association, by the Phil
adelphia Athletics.
First Baseman George Archie OF
Seattle in the Coast League, by the
Washington Senators.
Pitcher Ace Adams of Nashville in
the Southern. by the New York
Giants.
Catcher Robert Scheffing of Roch-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Even Squatting
Room Scarce
lin Red|and
| Window Seuts Cost
Buck; Griff Makes
Hit With Press
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, Ohio, 2.-Well, the
World Series gets under way today
and If you think nobody takes the
efforts of the Cincinnati Reds and
Detroit Tigers seriously, try to get
into the ball park today. Fans are
afraid that next year will be some
body else's turn for a World Series,
considering the scarcity of repeat
ers in the National League.
1t costs an even dollar to rent
squatting room at the windows of
the factory across from the field
and you have to supply your own
binoculars.
One OF the sights in the World
| Series press headquarters down.
town made everybody feel young
| again. 1t was Clark Griffith Of
the Washington Senators and Jim
OLeary. veteran, White-haired Bos-
ton baseball writer. marching in
under big campaign hats. They
looked as If they'd be going on
forever Connie Mack of the Phil
adelphia Athletics, too.
Champion Reds in Homecoming.
Practically all the surviving men,
bers of the Reds world champion
team of 1919 are in town for good
old days" meeting. Slim Sallee. the
sheriff of Higginsport Heine Groh
Of the bottle bat; Larry Kopf, the
real estate man: RUDE Bressler, the
restaurateur: Eddie Roush and Pat
Duncan headed the arrivals. Jimmy
Ring. Earl Neale, Morris Rath and
Dutch Ruether sent word that they
couldn't make it. Manager Pat Mo-
ran and First Baseman Jake Dau-
bert are dead
Denton Tecumseh (Cy) Young,
the great old pitcher, left his Paoli
(Ohio) farm for the show and an
nounced that the Tigers ought TO
win. Maybe they will and maybs
they won't.
Wander Nicer to Marry.
One man who refuses to see any,
thing new in baseball, although he
also refuses to miss a game. is
Edward L. Fox, leather manufac-
turer of Cincinnati and Guiana.
juato, Mexico. His studies of the
(See BASEBALL, Page CAD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02

Vote for Briggs.-Somebody
has suggested Walter o. Briggs
of Detroit should be designated
as the "owner of the year." And
why not, for crying out loud?
He lost go ball players and still
won the pennart. Here's an
other vote for Mr. Briggs.
They're back again. DANCED
if those two oldesters amt at
it again. Hurry Up" Yost said
the double winged-back forma-
ton, of which the equally an
cient Pop Warner is high priest,
is the poorest offense ever con-
ceived in football" To which
Pop replied, "Yost is q big bag
of wind and always popping or"
Hurry up, Mr.. Hurry Up,
and reply. Connie Mack, who
picked the Yanks to crack up
this year, says the team that
beats them next year viii be .
lead-pipe cinch. We hope its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Football Fsirytales, c
Who's Ratty NoV9)

This is man. The mans name
is Jack Hagerty He is a football
coach. He coaches at Georgetown
Does he like it? Yes, it is pleasant
work. 1t keeps him out in the
fresh air.
The two men with the first man
also are football coaches. There
names are George Murtagh and
'Mush" Dubofsky Georgetown must
be either big or dumb to need three
coaches. 1t is big.
Hagerty and the two other coaches
are talking together. This is called
a conference. In conference the
coaches talk about the stock market,
the movies or how to play golf.
Sometimes they talk about football
This is rare.
Talk About Temple Game.
They are talking about this week s
game with Temple at Philadelphia
The two coaches think it is one of
the most important games on
Georgetown's schedule. The first
cOdCn thinks tney are undereStl-
mating it. Is he worried about the
game? No-not much.
The two coaches saw Temple
smother Muhlenberg last week.
They think Temple will be very
tough - even for Georgetown.
Hagerty asks them what he should
do about the game. Murtagh says
cancel it. Dubofsky says play it
under unexpectedly steel armor
All three would like to get their
hands on the graduate manager for
scheduling the game. What would
they do to him? Heaven only knows.
What does Murtagh say about
Temple? He says it is as big as
last year. He says it is faster than
last year. He says it is smarter than
last year. What does Hagerty say?
He isn't speaking to Murtagh after
that.
What does Dubofsky say about
Temple? He is SO amazed he can't
say word. Hagerty knows Temple
must be powerful when Dubofsky
can't say word. What will Hagerty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Cubs Said to Want Dodgers McPhoi as General Manager
Joe Enee! Moer Snowman Popular Figure

Cubs next season. (Just listen to
that Flatbush roarD Another
says Billy Evans, boss of the Red
Sox farm system, is shopping for
q minor league club of his own,
preferably Toledo or Milwaukee.
Lobby goings-on - Everybody
trying to shake hands with. Joe
Engel, the master Snowman from
Chattanooga. Corn belt writers
forgetting the series and such to
rave about Maj. Biff Jones Ne
braska football team. Heinie
Martin of the Grand Rapids
mich. Herald taking a few bows
for himself for predicting three
weeks ego that the Tigers would
cinch the flag the day they won
their Goth game. That's just
what they did, and Mr.. Ruth can
move over on the bench reserved
for those who call their shots.
Another rumor: Kirby Higbe Of
the Phils has been sold to the
Cubs and Hugh Mulcahy viii be
the next to 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Injuries to Vols Ends
Give Duke Opening
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct. at
might be good idea for Dukes
Blue Devils to work up few good
plays to run around Tennessee S
right end next Saturday. for that
appears as the weak spot in the
Volunteer lineup.
Regular Ed Offers strained an
Achilles tendon Monday and may
not be able to start and yesterday
Emil Hust tore some ngaments In
his shoulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Joe EneeI, Most'
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 2.-Bulletin
1T looms as long, hard series.
ladies and gentlemen, with the
Reds winning in six or seven
games.
Those who pick the Tigers do
so because of their power and the
long Cincinnati casualty list.
The Tigers have the power, all
right. but we have an idea those
injuries are of the football in
jury variety. You know, star
halfback runs a fever Friday
night, then goes out there Satur-
day and runs his head off. Any
way, we're not figuring on having
to get up and TX our own break
fast until the middle of next
week.
Rumor foundry-This Is only
guaranteed for 80 minutes. but
it's red hot here. That Phil
Wrigley wants Larry MacPhail
to become seneralissimo Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Draft Adds Archie of Seattle
To Mats First Base Clan

of the Detroit Tigers. although he
got little chance to stick with the
team which had Hank Greenberg
and Rudy York. He was with To-
ledo until two years ago, when he
was shipped to Seattle in part pay
ment for Pitcher Freddy Hutchin-
son.
The new Senator is q years old. He
stands feet l inch and while not a
heavy hitter, he has a reputation
for doing we'll with men on bases.
He is rated an outstanding fielder.
= Griffith's present plans call for
Archie, Sanford and Vernon to re-
port next spring for training and
fight it out during March and April
for the regular job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
3 Harris May Quit Washington Succeed Witt Manager Cleveland
Win, Lose or Draw
Not According to the Series Schedule
By FRANCIS {. STAN.
Star Stan Correspondent.

Not According to the Series Schedule
CINCINNATI scheduled reach the fringe
OF the World Series spotlight this fellow Jimmy Wilson, who nds
himself directly in the the beam Jimmy Wilson Gin
that the
whom the Reds victory hopes depend.
Practically all Of the good citizens Of Cincinnati finished their
please Ernie lombard
back the lineup The Reds need lombard He the only
handle pitchers
badly spraned ankle and If he plays
will general
Wilson fits into the picture Mr. Wilson is a
ovl record books According
those him the when he soccer player IN
Philadelphia good AZ maybe As Anyway Jimmy isn't
eligible shame out OF retire.
behind the plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Nobody Claimed the Reformed CIetus Ewood

Nobody American and National League
night. lot Of
Joe who deserved chance to up rank
listed slips the low clubs like the Athletics Senators
Phlles first cracks.
Griffith who has two of Them claimed first baseman named
George Archie of somebody
Ceus EWood Boots Pofenberger youngsn
Atlanta Of the Southern
IN the
business. Blu he has a reputation.
with couple of he sometimes
and trains The Tigers let him 90 TO BROOK
Dodgers fired
He suked drank some beer sulked
caught with Atlanta
Montreal
ing to reports showed
character OF PoHenperger
talents win without being at ball park
pretty at the world today All that
he still isn't wanted by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Brother of Reds Shortstop
Figures Tigers Too Tough
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST FAIRVIEW, Pa, Oct. q
The eyes Of Billy Myers home town
folk are on the Cincinnati Reds
shtortstop's performance in his sec
ond World Series. but there's pessi-
mist in the family.
It's his brother, Lynn, who held a
similar post with the st. Louis Car
dinals last year.
The Tigers have too much pow
err" gloomed Lynn. here with his
wife for visit with his parents. IF
the Cincinnati pitching holds up, it
may be a different story"
Billy's mother hasn't a doubt about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02

Connie. Detroit stars I'LL the
hotel lobby but the one Cincin-
natl fans besiege for autographs
is our old South Carolina neigh
Dor, Buck Newsom.
Today's guest star.-Tommy
Tucker. Cleveland News: Any
way. the Indians did prove their
contention they couldn't win for
Witt as manager"
Eushin rushes.-In conclusion
we'd like to point out that there's
a guy named Rushin who scored
two touchdowns for East
Stroudsburg last week, both by
rushin' of tackle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Boudreou's Appendix to Be Cut
Out. Radio Cut in on Series

The Tribesman, who not only
plugged a leaky infleld effectively
in his first full season with Cleve-
land but batted an impressive .296
and poled in 101 runs to lead the
club, had been bothered Oh and on
the whole season" by his appendix
Boudreau, who volunteered to
help coach basket ball and baseball
at the University of Illinois, his
alma mater, said the appendectomy
would prevent him from taking up
these duties this year. but he plans
to join the coaching staff in Novem-
Der, 194l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Change in Number, Old
Hat Aid Kentucky
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 2.-Of
course superstition has no place on
the football field at an institution
of higher learning but Half
back "Hoot" Combs was a victim Of
fumbling last season when he wore
jersey No. Is.
He's shifted to 81 this year and Ii
hanging onto the ball.
And Coach Alb Kirwan wears
b5.s cred old white felt hat on the
day of every game and won't eat
dinner after his team has won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
II Years Is q Long, Long Time

August ID Willard
slashng
hotel tragedy rocked the Reds in ways than
adjusted
found himself with lombard and nobody
to back
rookie fugitive from the Yankee chain but
catcher wasn't the to handle Derrnger
Walters Thompson world series and MKehnie looked
around and banched called
a nifty 42inch
waist reduced, quickly
catching in the National League II ago He
catches batting practice for
with the Phh he went TO ST.
World Series for the Cardinals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02

the success of her sons team. They
will take the first two games, but
they won't win four straight" pre-
dicted the most enthusiastic Gin
cinnati rooters in the family.
They're going to kick those
Tigers around and make the Gin
cinnati fans forget last years series.
! only wish they would be getting
whack at the Yankees. They'd DO
to those Yanks what the Yankees
did. to them last year"
Billy's father leans towardJKS9
Reds, of course, but he acknowledge
1T would look more favorable to me
If lombard would be in the games"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
ey the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 2.-Lou Boud-
reau, the Cleveland Indians phe-
nomenal shortstop, packed
troublesome appendix and a radio
off to a hospital today-to have the
first cut out and the other "cut in"
on the World Series.
Lou lay abed for a rest before the
appendectomy to be performed to-
morrow.
He apparently was concerned
more with the series than with the
operation, saying: II hope the
championship will stay in the
American League"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02

ester in the International (AA),
by the Chicago Cubs.
Pitcher Oscar Judd of Sacramento
in the Coast, by the Boston Red Sox.
Outfielder Ed Stewart of San
Diego in the Coast. by the Pirates.
Outfielder Murray Howell of Bal
timore in the International, by the
Cleveland Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Stogg Expects His Team
To Score on Irish
By the Associated Press.

BY Cflb HbSUCId IEU 7 Itoo'
STOCKTON. Calf, Oct. 2.-Amos
Alonzo odd Man" Stage apparently
believes in giving fair warning when
he's getting ready to make things
tough for an opponent. Before
taking his college of the Pacific
team east to play Notre Dame Stage
remarked, "Notre Dame may score
freely and we also should score"
And that statement sounds, as
Stage devoted only one day Of his
three weeks preseason practice to
defensive work, spending the rest on
q new attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
D, a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

~ a Sta7 CORRESPONDENT OF me SVdT'
CINCINNATI, Oct. a Clark
Grifith's ceaseless quest for sue
cessor to Joe Kuhel at first base
on the Washington Ball Club today
had upped the number of aspirants
on the rolls to three. In addition
to Jack Sanford and Mickey YER
non, the two rockies who were bat
ting in the last few weeks of the
1910 season, there now is George
Archie. late of Seattle.
Griffith obtained Archie here last
night in the annual minor league
draft, conducted on the eve of the
world series. The price was $500,
Archie formerly was the property