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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Rumania's
Arms Pact
Falls Flat
Balkan Powers Apparently
Look To Various Big
Nations For Aid
TREATY SEEMS OUT
Rumania May Give Nazis
Oil For Guarantee On
Red Invasion
BY ROBERT B. PARKER, JR.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb. 8
R-The four members of tbs
Balkan entente-last surviving Eu-
ropean alliance for the defense OF
small nations-recognized tacitls
tonight that each one must look
individually to big powers to keep
them out of Europe's
Sources close to the Yugoslavian,
egations o the entente confer
ence here confirmed that their for
eign ministers, meeting in a two
hour session today, found their ma
tional interests too strongly di-
vergent to permit extension Of
their anti-Bulgarian pact to save
them collectively from the warning
big powers
No Action Likely
Foreign Ministers Grigore Cafen-
Gu of Rumania, Sukru S~aracoglu
Of Turkey, Alksander Cincar-Mar-
kovic of Yugoslavia and Premier
General John Metaxas of Greece
were understood to recognize frank
ly the impossibility of making any
important decisions whatsoever al
this conference.
Even the Yugoslav-Rumaniar
plan for economic neutrality" was
understood to have petered out to
mere Suggestions" which each ma
ton might adopt if it wished.
Speaking at a banquet closing
the conference, Cafencu repeated
Rumania's belief that Hungarian
and Bulgarian differences with Ru-
able form of regional agreement
including those two powers anf
the four Balkan entente nations
He declared, however, that the
entente manifests it's right to ma.
tional territory This was inter.
preted as meaning such a regiona
agreement would not entail terri
torial revision-basic demand FOL
Hungarian and Bulgarian consen'
to negotiate.
Both Hungary and Bulgaria
have refused consistently to con-
slider ally negotiations except di-
rectly with those powers upor
whom they have made territorial
claims.
Both Gafencu and Cincar-Mar-
kovic pal tribute to 'Italy's eff
forts, to maintain peace in south
eastern Europe" Neither speaker
mentioned any of the %belligeren1
powers.
Reds Are Watching
The wa the eyes of the large
powers are focused on the confer
ence was shown in Moscow by
the assertion of Prayda, communists
party organ, that Great Britain
France and Italy have selfish de-
signs in the Balkans, seeking
through increasing diplomatic in.
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Mannerheim
Line Shelled
By Russians
"A Dead Counted In Kuo-
pio. RaiI-Line City Near
Center OF Finland
BIG GUNS BOOMING
Firms Admit Red Artillery
Very Powerful But
Are Answering

HELsINKT, Feb. 4.-(Sunday)-
I'D -Fir1snd's most terrible punish
mont bv bombs in a little more
than " months of Russian IN
v.sion was reported early today,
with . total Of IS planes raldins
me city alone and many other
rifles suffering deadly raids.
First estimates of Saturdays vic
Tins said at least so we're killed
and 100 wounded in the south half
of Finland, but that was before
the Is planes, in three waves, made
an evening attack on Kuopio, the
second of the day.
City of 10000
Kuopio, a railway city of some
10000, is located in the great lake
country of middle Finland.
While these raids we're going on,
biz guns of the Red army shelled
the Mannerheim line from n end
to the other, after two days of
direct attack had been broken on
the battlefield of Summa.
In a raid earlier in the day.
thirty people had been killed at
Kuopio. Casualties from the second
raid were not known, for the popu-
lace was huddled in air raid shell
tiers far into the night.
Three Finnish fighting planes
fought a fleet of twenty Soviet
bombers in a spectacular air bat
tie over Kerava, near Helsinki,
late in the day. The Russians dump
ed all their bombs and turned on
their machine-guns. Residents OF
the town came out of air raid shell
tiers to see one Soviet bomber fall
and the others turn tail and run
Chapel Bombed
Ten people were killed when a
lS'plane Russian squadron bombed
a chapel at Sienajoki.
At Pori, on the southwest coast,
mere were many dead and wound
co. Several others were killed at
Vontlnued on Page Three; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

and a like number on Tuesday.
DNB said three German planes
were lost as a result of air bat
ties and anti-aircraft fire.
Besides those ships definitely
reported sunk, the German news
agency said numerous" addi-
tional armed merchantmen we're
damaged, some Heavily"
The days raids were the third
extensive Nazi forays against
British shipping this week.
Eighteen ships, the Germans
claimed, were sunk last Monday
and Tuesday but not all these
were admitted by the British.
The German high command
reported nine ships were sunk
in the North Sea on Monday
and the same number ON Tues
day-when Adolf Hitler a
promising the British and French
the "a they wanted"
In Mondays bombing and ma
chine gun attacks the Germans
said seven "enemy conveyed
armed merchant ships" and two
patrol vessels, totaIling 2l,378
tons, were sunk.
Tuesday the NaZi high COM
mand reported that "again sew
Ell armed commercial ships were
sunk" in addition to two Brit
ish patrol boats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
3 Die, 7 HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
Two Fort Bragg Soldiers,
Canton Man Lose Lives
Near Asheville

ASHEVILLE, Feb. 3-P)-Three
persons were killed and seven in
iured tonight when two automobiles
collided head-on eight miles from
here on the Asheville-C Canton high
way.
Those killed were Adam Knight,
80, of Canton, driver of one OF the
cars; Private First Class Winston
o. Bracket, 18th field artillery, Fort
Bragg, driver of the other car; and
Private Harry J.. Burnette, also OF
the 18th field artillery, Fort Bragg.
The injured were Mrs. Adam
Knight, wife. and Wallace Knight.
Annie V. knight and Jennie Ruby
Knight, children of the dead man;
Shirley owen, 16, a friend of the
Knights; and Privates Ray Jones
and C. L. Burress, also of the 18th
field artillery, Fort Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Pennsylvania Democrats
Urge F. K. Third Term

open primary 81 to %. Senator
Guffey, who had remained in his
hotel room, hailed the move a. lin
telligent and far-seeing action
IT am well pleased" commented
Guffey, who had announced he'd
run no matter what the convention
did.
There was enthusiastic unanimity
on one subject-President Roosevelt
for a third term. By a rising,
shouting vote the democrats adopted
a resolution insisting" that he run
again. Cheers greeted every men
ton of his name.
Guffey, one of the earliest of the
third-term advocates, reiterated he
would campaign solely on his rec
Continued on Page Three; Col. A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
IRON LUNG FUND
DRIVE IS OPENED
Artificial Respiration De.
vice To Be Displayed At
Local Postoffice

Wilmington's Iron Lung, funds to
purchase which are being raised in
a campaign sponsored by the Civitan
club, arrived in the city yesterday
and plans are being made to put 1t
on display in the lobby of the post
office sometime this week, Alan A.
Marshall, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the campaign, an,
nounced last night.
For some time an initial gifts cam
paign has been quietly conducted in
the city and plans have been com
pleted, Marshall said, to begin wag'
ing a general campaign for funds
sometime next week.
"We are going to wage a general
campaign for funds with which to
purchase this iron lung because we
want every person in Wilmington
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
eeds Bomb Six Finnish Cities
Berlin Says 80 Vessels
Sunk ByNazi Warplanes
During Past Six Days

BERLIN, Feb. 3.-R-The
German official news agency re-
ported tonight that far-reaching
Nazi air raiders today sank IA
ships in a blazing climax to a
week of mass attacks on British
and neutral shipping. Three
Nazi planes were destroyed.
The days reported toll made
a total of 80 ships-23 merchant
men, eight British patrol boats
and III minesWeeper - which
the Germans said have been
sunk in the aerial forays which
began last Monday and have
ranged the entire length and
breadth Of the North Sea.
The Germans said all the
sunken merchantmen were eth
er armed or conveyed. They
have contended that all such
ships we're subject to attack.)
(The British announced that
two, possibly three, German
planes were shot down today. In
London the loss of only one ship
was reported up to midnight,
however. 1t was the 629-ton Nor
Wegian freighter Tempo. At
least four of the TempO's crew
of IA were kiIIed.)
In addition to the ships sunk
today, the Germans reported nine
ships were sunk last Monday
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Big Dutch Freighter
Fired By Mine Blast

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4. -
(~Sunday)-(R-Radio messages
from the SESSION Dutch steam
er Laertes early today told of
a successful fight by 100 crew.
men against fire-wi1ich swept
the ship after the vessel had
sent an SOS" saying she
had struck a mine in the Eng
lish channel.
Late messages said the Laer-
ties was proceeding at half
speed after the crew. which at
first took to the boats, had
climbed back on board and put
out the flames. No one was re-
ported hurt.
A tugboat vas ON its way
from Flushing to help the
crippled steamer. The Laertes,
owned by the Navigation Com
pany OCEAN of Amsterdam,
was on its way here from the
British contraband control base
at Weymouth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
FARM BLOC SEEKS
TO RESTORE CUTS
Senator Glass Sees Little
Chance OF Substantial
Budget Reduction

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Up -
Despite deep cuts in President
Roosevelt's spending requests, Sen
ator Glass (D-Va.), a leading econo-
my advocate, said today that there
was little chance for ANY substan-
tial reduction in the total budget"
The S2-year-old Glass, chairman
of the senate appropriations com
mittee, told reporters that "people
like to spend money too well-spec-
tally when they are spending other
peoples money"
While Glass was talking, the sen.
ate farm bloc was organizing for an
attempt to add hundreds of millions
of the house-approved $722, 001, 0o4
farm bill, and Glass said it was I'm.
likely that the house figure could
be retained. Besides restoring some
house reductions, the senate farm
(COnftnno1 NJ, Dora Throo. Col H)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
20 Bombers
Take Part
In Attacks
Battles Fiercest Over Eng
land Since War Began;
18th Plane Hit
SPECTACULAR CLASH
One OF Four Nazi Bombers
British Claimed Downed
Falls Upon Land

LONDON, Feb. up -Britain's
Royal Air Force, fighting to protect
her vital sea lanes from Germany's
bomb blockade, today shot down
three Nazi w%arplanes in the fiercest
air battles over England since the
wars start.
Late tonight it was reported that
a fourth German bomber had been
damaged so badly that it probably
did not reach home"
British observers estimated that
at last a score of German bombers
joined in the wave of attacks on
British and neutral shipping up and
down 400 miles of the asst coast.
"Nothing To Say"
The admiralty late tonight had
nothing to say" regarding the re-
ports by DNB, official German
news agency, that IA ships-includ-
ing nine merchantmen, four British
patrol boats and one minesweeper-
were sunk during the day.
Survivors of one plane attack
on the 629-ton Norwegian %freishter
Tempo-landed with a story of haV-
ing been both bombed. and ma
chine-gunned by three Nazi planes.
At least four of her IA creWmen
were known to have died.
The British airmen's reply to the
third German attack within a week
on the island Kingdoms food sup
ply lines conceded with a fighting
talk by War Minister Oliver STAN
ley, his first since joining the cabi-
net last month.
Stanley called upon Britons to
fight until Germany's threat as a
military power is laid forever His
speech was followed by authorita-
tive predictions that 24-year-o'ds
would be registered in April and
called up for military service in
May.
This would add approximately
$50, 900 more men to Britain's armed
forces which Prime Minister Cham
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Stanley Bluntly ANSWERS
British Peace Advocates

NEW CASTLE-ON : TYNE, Eng.
land, Feb. 3-LP- Giving a blunt
answer to advocates of peace nego-
tiations, War Secretary Oliver STAN
ley declared today that the war must
go on to end forever the power of
Germany's ito inf1ict upon the
world the misery which twice in our
life they have done"
Vehement in his first speech since
taking office, Stanley said that a halt
now would bring nc lasting peace
but only a troubled truce" with mo
assurance for the present and no Sc
curity for the future"
within a few months, at the most
within a few years. he said, I'VE
should find we had not won peace but
had sacrificed victory
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
JAP WAR CRITIC
FORCED TO QUIT
Benefits From China War
Will Outweigh Losses,
Tokyo Declares

TOKYO, Feb. 3.-LR-Benefits
from Japan's projected new order
in China, War Minister Shunroqu
Hata declared tonight, will more
than make up for any sacrifices in
GLIDING the lives of 100, 900 officers
and men he said Japan already had
lost in the war.
In reply to the criticism of army
policy in China by Takao Saito, mem
Der of the house of representatives,
Hata said the army regards the
war with China as a sacred cam
paign." :
The war minister said the Chi
nese war was "entirely different
from the so-called aggressive wars
wherein the strong prey upon the
weak" because peace will be restor'
ed to the Orient after the "pro-Com'
intern and anti-Japanese govern
ment of China" is crushed.
It is a matter of profound re
greet" Hata said, that there are
some who "entertain some doubt as
to our objective in China"
Saito, who questioned plans te
set up a Japanese sponsored gov
eminent in China, resigned from
his political party, the Minseito, TO-
day and the house disciplinary COM
mittee is considering further actlon
against him. Already his speech mas
been stricken from the Official rec
ord.
Saito invoked similar storms In
1885 and 1888 by questioning the
army's influence in Japanese policy
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

Britain, he said, is ready to grasp
with both hands at a peace which is
both secure and honorable" but only
victory can assure such an end to
the conflict.
Stanley singled out Gen. J. B. M.
Hertzog, former prime minister Of
the union of South Africa, as one of
the advocates of peace and IN apo
logist" for Adolf Hitler.
Hertzog went out Of office Sept.
6 after losing a campaign for a sep
arate peace with Germany, and wa;
defeated recently when he revived
the issue in the union parliament.
Stanley said distance had lent
enchantment" to Hertzog's views on
Continued on Page Three; Col. 5,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
COLD WILL EASE
UP SLIGHTLY HERE
Low OF Is This Morning,
With Rain, Perhaps
Snow, Tonight

Wilmingtonians, still shivering
from the drop to 10 degrees early
Saturday morning that came along
with hard, cold winds, were prom
Used a weather menu not so cold
today-the mercury was scheduled
to drop to around rs just before
sunrise this morning.
Yesterdays fair skies will give
way to partly cloudy in the
words of Weatherman Paul Hess OF
the U. S. meteorological bureau atop
the customhouse. Rain, possibly
some snow, may fall here tonight
The maximum reading yesterday
was, AZ degrees and the mean for
the day was 80 II degrees below
normal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
CONTINUED on Page Eight; CO.. -
BY TOM REEDY
Associated Press Staff Writer

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. S.-R
A free and open" primary was
ordered tonight by Pennsylvania's
democratic state committee, which
voted to avoid all endorsements
rather than chance an open split
over the candidacy of Senator
Joseph F. Guffey for reelection.
The action a1n through sus-
pension Of a 10-year-old rule re-
curing that the state committee
endorse a ticket in advance Of a
primary election. In two days OF
pre-convention caucusing, leaders
were unable either to agree on CUT
fey Oh or a substitute.
The convention, after less than
30 minutes discussion, voted the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
FRANCE AND U. s.
PROTEST BOMBING
Jap Plare Attack On Rail
Line Owned By French
Causes Surprise

PARIS, Feb. 3-R-Government
Spokesman voiced Indignant sur
PRISE today at reports that Japa-
nese warplanes had bombed a train
on the French-operated Kunmigg-
Hanoi railway in southwestern
China and said the matter would
be taken up" at once with Tokyo.
Five Europeans were reported
killed in the bombing, which de.
stroyed 100 yards of track and
wrecked a bridge over which the
train was passing. Most of these
victims were believed French, al
though details were lacking.
Premier Daladier conferred with
the Japanese ambassador, presum-
ably regarding the incident.
Authorized quarters said the
bombing was a surprise, because
France had been given to under
stand by japanese officials that
attacks on the railway, which have
occurred several times in the past,
would not be repeated. This was in
response to French protests in
Tokyo.
The railway extends from Kun
ming, capital of Yunnan province,
to the French Indo-China port OF
Haiphong by way of Hanoi.
Ywenty-seven Japanese planes
were reported to have participated
in the raid Thursday afternoon.
(There were unconfirmed reports
placing the total killed and injured
as high as 1907
WASHINGTON, Feb. g. Up -
The United States has made in
formal representations to the Japa-
nese and French governments
against activity on the Haiphong.
Yunnan railway which were held
to be detrimental to American in.
terests.
Authoritative sources disclosed
today that the American amhassa-
doris in Tokyo and Paris during re
cent weeks had brought to the
attention of the japanese and
French governments the interest
the United States has in the rail-
way linking French Indo-China an6
CONTINUED on PAGE Two: Col 4)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
NEGRO MARAUDER
HITS BABY HERE
Several Homes Terrorized
By Sudden Appearance;
Police Hunt Him

A negro who police officers said
was apparently crazy, drunk or
doped created ps.nic in the south
ern sector of the city last night as
he ran into seven or eight Whlte
homes, and then dashed out.
In only one instance did he harm
anyone officers said. That was at
TT South Sixth street where, Chief
Joseph C. Rourk said, he struck
a two-year-old baby in the head
Confined on Page Eight; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair and somewhat
s SSrIs Sunday, increasing cloudiness
l GghlaE night and Monday, occasional
"SaI ram or snow in west portion.
eolth Carolina: Fair and somewhat
e So[ler Sunday; Monday mostly
yDuuS, occasional light rain in north
dsT portion Sunday night and Mon
er tdTip'seofooiogical data for the "a hours
Ds ''50 p. III. Yesterday.
1.go Temperature
m. az sS. a, m; %; 7:30 a. m. 10; 1870 p.
nini H, ':S0 p. m. 3S; maximum ~
4~ula ~; mean 30; normal Al.
La Humidity
ILL., 't' 1870 p. m. 26.
TotoI Precipitation
no ne.oi lor "A hours ending 7:3O p. M,
rone Total since first of the month,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Tides For Today

lia ~ IT, ':Ula; sunset 5:45p; moon
IVA; moonset 2:47p.
Westbonr lNNGTON, February s. Up
and bureau records of temperature
n ~iHlall for the "a hours ending
inrE ,r Ill.,, In the principal cotton grow
SAL ia areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

Buy A Home r..
With Rent-Size
Monthly Payments

Talk to a few of your
friends who are buying their
homes, and ask them how
much they pay per month.
Then talk with a Real Estate
broker about your own home
requirements.
A brief investigation will
convince you that in the long
pull it is cheaper. to BUY
-. and a lot more pleasant.
See the homes advertised
in today's Want Ads.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-10

This British soldier gets a hearty
chuckle out of a leaflet dropped by
a German bomber, containing a
translation of Hitler's Reichstag
address in which he made "a last ap-
peal to reason" before sending his
aerial fleets to destroy Britain. SIM
liar leaflets were dropped on many
towns throughout England.
Central Pressl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
HEMENWAY PIT. A.
WILL CONDUCT MEET
TUESDAY

The regular meeting of the Hem
enway Parent-Teacher association
will be held Tuesday afternoon al
3 o'clock at the school. A full at
tendance is urged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
Easter Monday
Luncheon Is
Planned At Club
Golf Tournament Will Follow
Luncheon On Monday,
March 25.

Of much interest to members of
the Cape Fear Country club will
be the plans for the Easter enter
tainment to be given on Easter
Monday at the club for the entire
membership and their invited
guests. This event will be in the
form of a luncheon served buffet
style, and is sponsored by the club
management. This affair has be-
come an annual. event.
Luncheon will be served at 1870
o'clock at individual tables. Reserva-
tons will be taken by calling the
clubhouse telephone 1924, not later
than Friday, March %, at 6 p. m.
Tables of any size may be secured.
Following luncheon a golf tour
nament has been arranged for
those desiring to play, or members
may stay. for the afternoon and
enjoy a bridge game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG
PEOPLE WILL MEET

A Joint meeting of the Presby.
terrain Young People Of the city will
be held at the First Presbyterian
church, Wilmington. The young PEG.
pie of the following churches arc
members of the City Council and
are cordially invited: First Presby.
terrain, Delgado, Emmanuel, Winter
Park, st. Andrews, Pearsall Memoir.
1al and st. Andrews Presbyterian
church.
Miss Lucy Steele, teacher of Bible
at Peace college in Raleigh, will be
the guest speaker. Miss Steele has
been a frequent visitor to Whining
ton and also is known to the young
people who have attended Peace
conference. Miss Steele's message
will be Of particular interest to
young people.
All young people and their friends
are cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10

BURGAW, March 9.-Miss Mar
garet Belts was hostess to t h e
Young Ladies Bridge club at her
home Thursday night. Contract
bridge was played at three tables.
The club high score prize was won
by Mrs. David Matthews. T y e
guests prize went to Mrs. Edward
Wheels. The hostess served a con-
gealed fruit dessert, with date loaf.
Guests of the club were Mesdames
Edward Wheels, P. F. Edmunds,
and Joe Moore.
Mrs. Joe Moore entertained the
Two Table Bridge club at her home
Wednesday night. After several
progressions, the club prize. a mani
cure set, was won by Mrs. Raymond
Bell. The guests high score prize,
a double deck of cards was awarded
to Miss Margaret Belts. The hos
tess served a frozen salad with iced
tea.
Mrs. N. C. Wolfe was hostess to
her Bridge club Thursday afternoon
at her home. Bridge was played at
two. tables, with Mrs. R. L. Walters
winning the club prize, a ported
plant, and Mrs. r. v. Biberstein the
consolation prize. Mrs. Roy Rowe
won the guest prize. A fruit salad
ourse with sandwiches and coffee
was served to the guests.
The Woman's Missionary society
OF the Burgaw Baptist church is
sponsoring a Mission study class for
the women of the church, Monday
night, March IS. 1t will begin at 7
o'clock and close at 10 o'clock.
The study class, under tn. leader
ship of Mrs. T. D. O'Quinn, will be
taught by different ladies of the
society. The topic to be studied is
Give Ye Them To Eat" All the
women Of the church are invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
Federation OF
W0men's Clubs
To Have Jubilee
North Carolina Sorosis Will
Entertain Thursday After
noon At 4 O'Clock

The Golden Jubilee Of the Genera.
Federation of Women's clubs, which
is being observed all over the Unit
ed States, will be celebrated by
North Carolina Sorosis on Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the club
house.
The program will contain the
high-lights Of the forty-five years OF
the history Of Sorosis, presented by
some of its past presidents and
members of long standing. There
will also be an interesting. display
of dresses Of this period, which will
be modelled by members Of the
Junior Sorosis.
Musical numbers which W e r {
popular during this period will be
rendered by artists of the city.
There will be no admission
charge, but a silver offering will
be taken at the door. A social period
will follow the program.
The public is cordially invited to
be present.