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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

WITH THE FINNIS H
NORTHERN ARMIES. Rova-

niemi - Finnish military
authorities expressed concern
Monday over 80 to 60 Ameri-
can pursuit planes, more than
a week overdue, which are
only a small part of the num-
Der needed to chase Russian
bombers out of the sky.
The planes were shipped from
the United States aboard fast
vessel early in January and were
due in Finland about Jan 20. II
was said. There was a report re-
Gently that the ship had been de-
tanned several days al a British
port for contraband inspection. IL
was not known whether there mad
been any further delays.
Authorities said the planes
are less than one quarter OF
the number which the finns
need To "clean the sky OF
Soviet bombers and Ia meet
the alleged threat Of the He'd
air force 10 open wholesale at
taeiss on Finnish cities and the
countryside.
The Films say that they need al
beast 200 or 800 new planes from
abroad 10 reduce air raids to a
minimum
Many Finnish officers believe
that the Soviet air force has been
weakened both as regards the
number of planes and the number
Of pilots capable Of meeting the
exacting needs OF war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
ROBBERY OF ACTRESSES
is BEING INVESTIGATED

CHICAGO-i1e Kyrsn PbelAn
Of the robbery detail said Monday
we're investigating SO. 0s5
jewel robbery reported by Actresses
Constance Bennett and Anita
Louise Scores Of suspects were
questioned and released.
The Actresses said five MASKED
men in a dark sedan" forced Miss
Bennett's limousine 70 the curb
near the loop" early Sunday and
forced them to give up the jewels
or have their brains blown out"
They said their chauffeur. George
Bayne. had been slugged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
SISTERS HON0RED BY
GERMANS AS MOTHERS

BEkLIN-Slx sisters at Schlo-
berg near Tittmoning. Bavaria.
we're awarded the Man golden
mothers cross Of honor Monday
for having borne a total o. 81 chill
dren. One Of the sisters has had
Il children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
IFS KILLED As
TRAIN WRECKED

TOkro--Domei Japanese n~ws
sEsney. reported Monday that Ito
wsrs killed and - injured serious
b whsn . train was derailsd. over.
turned and burned near Osaka
Earlier reports BY Dom<i said
that roo had been killed and 100
injured. Domsi said th< accident
was tins worst ever In japan
ksscss workers recovered ia
bodiss.
There were 100 passengers su
fhe train. mostly workers Only
10 escaped anhurs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
INJURED lose
LIVES As FIRE
FOLLOWsBLAsT
Women and Wounded
Soldiers Die In
Flames; Given No
Chance To Escape
BuuI.ETuN)

tBuII.ETuNl
TURku. Finiana. ivis Tele-
phone 10 Stockhoim) - Tes
Soviet planes Monday ssbiecssa
T1rku 10 what Appeared 10 -
the heaviest osnbardmest Of the
war.
Official. said that - were
killed and ~ wounded and that
three Russian piaaes were shot
down.
WITH THE F1NNISH
ARMY, Karelian Isthmus
Soviet bombs struck q Red
Cross military hospital Mon.
day. killing % persons, includ'
ing four women. Most Of The
casualties were wounded
soldiers.
or 80 persons In the hospital
when the Red army bomb~rs
scored q direct hit only seven
were sawed. Ths dead we're incin-
Grated in the hospital. which burst
into flames ~ soon ~ II vas
struck.
Although the hospital prem
iBentiy displayed . Red Gross
sign the soviet planes
swoeped low sad dreppea
bomb through the center u
the building.
Within = matter Of minutes the
entire structure WAS abiazs. Seven
OF the dead were men wounded %
seriously in recent fighting II tho
front that they were In bed They
had no chance 10 escape either the
explosion or the flames.
Two ef the women whs
were killed were girls sf the
Lolita sva<rd erEsslxatisa.
the Finnish womsea's sas-
Hilary. The other tive we're
nurses. Tbsn far. five giHs
Of the Lstts svserd esgsa-
ixsfion have be<s killed In fhe
linz Of duty.
All efforts to retrieve thu bodies
allied. Only one torso was pulled
nut Of the flames IL was wrapped
n blanket. Apparently II had
been tho body Of one Of the Lolita
syasrd girls but u was eharrsd
md could scarcely be recognized
u the remains Of what q few min
ties before had been q human
ring.
An officer salutsd - the body
vas brought otit.
The hospital stood on tina out
'kirts Of = small village not far
'ehind the front line On tina ksrs- |
Ian isthmls. There WAS no mill
AIRY obJeetiys anywhere near IL
Continued on Page ~. Column 81 /
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

Don Amiek. the defending
champion, and Harold smith
Of the Penguin Ski club. seat
tie, were night behind the
Husky ski-wixx. each being
cleeksd n Ise5.s.
Upon NeTs mantle viii 10 The
Tacoma Times perpetual trophy
and around his wrist viii 20 Ths
Tacoma Times 7i-Jswei wrist
watch
Shirley McDonald became tins
first Tacoma miss 20 win the
Rhodes Brothers perpetual trophy
CONTINUED on Page II. Column -
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500 RUSSIANS
DIE IN BATTLE

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
ToDAY's WEATHER

Cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
Temps; High, 81; low. 50. Sun
yises 1881; sets $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
Seattle Youth Wins Tacoma
Times Trophy at Ski Meet

Carl Neu outsped galaxy of Pacific Northwest skiing
stars Sunday at Paradise valley to win the ninth annual
Tacoma Winter Sports carnival mems saom race.
The blond University of Wash
WIN ha. fuce
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

ington ace. who has twice won
the national intercollegiate slslom
championship. threaded the gates
of the half-mile course in one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
BLAME GESTAPO
FOR KILLING OF
ROMANLEADERS
Pope Plus Accuses
Germans OF Beat
ing Priests and Nuns
In Poland!


torture and murder of priests
in Poland and a barbaric pro-
gram of determination of
Poles generally We're charged
against Germany in a report
to Pope Plus XII released for
publication Monday by Polish
sources by authorization of
August Cardinal Hlond, pri-
mate of Poland.
The report detailed names towns.
regions in relating to story Of
persecution of individuals, groups.
and masses of poles by the Gestapo,
the German secret police.
Presented to the pope on
Jan. 9Th the report Is divided
into sections covering dioceses
and archdiocese Of Catholic
Poland.
Allegations of cruelty. desecra-
tion and determination conferred in
areas which Germany has for
mally annexed and intends to make
purely German-populatcd. From
these areas, 1t is charged. Poles
are being deported, destitute. to
other areas-called the general
government of Poland" - which
have been striped of foodstuffs. or
are being sent into Germany. to
concentration camps, forced labor
gangs. or in the case Of boys as
young as IA years TO Maxi educa-
tional centers.
ORDER HITLER PRAYERS
1t charged that priests have
been ordered to pray for Adolf
Hitler, that they had to preach
in German, that churches could
remain open only for two hours,
on Sunday mornings. a week. that
churches have been desecrated,
that church funds have been seized,
that priests and Poles generally
have been deported, that nuns
were not spared.
The report said that . group
Of gestapo men burst into .
convent of the Franciscan
sisters Of the Perpetual Adora-
ton.
The agents grouped the sisters
in chapel where the holy sacra-
ment was exposed. the report said,
and suddenly one Of the men
jumped on a chair and began /
that the sisters wasted /
their time in praying.
There Il no God" he Was
said TO have shouted, for II
there was a God we should not
be here"
WORK Is CONTINUED
The report said that priests were
their work-in secret
anu at lhe iish VI Iirii hsrs IN
some areas.
II was said that one priest
ut Znln was arrested In the
street while giving extreme
JUNCTION TO q dying person. He
was wearing his stole and
surplice.
His robes were torn from his
body and the holy sacrament pro-
famed" the report said.
The report continues 10 say how
marriages could not be
celebrated because Nazis forbade
q blessing Of any but a civil eere-
mony. and Poles would not have
these.
The report charged that the
Germans had begun a cam
paign Of determination Of
Polish citizens such a. Hitler
foreshadowed In his book.
"sfein kampf." as a capital
point Of German policy and, ~
Was said, Was one Of the
causes and aims Of GermaHy's
attack on Poland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
Seaman Is Jailed
On M1frO1lS Charge


Kentucky prelude 10 nns hours Imprisonment
in ships cabin, MIRA j. T. kinsey declared Monday IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

Justice Langton in divorce court
to support Miss Esmond's charge
that Olivier and Miss Leigh had
committed adultery.
Olivier did not defend the
action. Custody Of their child
was granted to Miss Esmond
by Justice Langton.
Counsel for Miss Edmond said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma .......s...... szs5lo. 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30

for six years but that In 1887
Olivier told his wife that he vas
in love with Miss Leigh.
The suit OF Herbert Leigh Hob
man. a bsrrister. for divorce from
Miss Leigh, Will be heard later in
the current term of the divorce
court Holman has named Olivier
a. correspondent In his suit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-30
Firms ANXIOUS
OVER AIRCRAFT
(BULLETIN)

LONDON-First shipments Of
Lockheed bombing planes, pur-
chased In the United States after
the outbreak of war, have arrived
in England, II was reported Mon
day. Afternoon news papers
published photographs of the
planes being unloaded from
ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
STOCKING FUND
NOW TOTALS $240
Continued from Page One)

appreciate very much if you'd please
give them something. The ages are
from 3 to II years, six boys and one
girl 10 years old. Will appreciate
anytime you will give"
And another reads:
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl II years old. My
sister is I years old. We have no
daddy bu we have a mother, but her
health is bad. Santa, won't you
rflng my sister and me something
Tor Christmas? My sister wants a
doll baby and carriage"
Another child writes:
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send me some dishes and
Play toys. | am a little girl 5 years
Old and have no father. My mother
mas no work to do. Please help me
i You can
Many such letters are received at
Inc star-News offices daily. Some
P" them come from anguished par
sHlS who find they are going to be
unable to bring Santa Claus to visit
'Aelf children Christmas Eve. Others
are Iron children who have been
'Susht Santa will not fail them and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
FREE BLlMP BASE
SITE IS OFFERED
CONTINUED from Page One)

Edenton, received a Sympathetic
reception" today from Captain
Charles e. Rosendahl.
Rosendahl is chairman of a
board which has been studying
possible sites for the base. In the
group which talked to him were
Bonner, Richard Dixon, Edenton
court clerk; John Graham, attor-
ney, and Julian Wood, former
member of the state highway
commission.
Bonner said Rosendahl appeared
to be particularly interested in the
area between Albemarle Sound and
the Virginia line. He predicted,
however, that two DR. three months
would elapse before the board
would make a decision.
The Edenton group presented a
prospectus, maps and pertinent
facts in favor of their city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
CARDINAL SCORES
u.s.. WAR SEEKERS
Continued from Page One)

hope and prayer of the American
people today is that we shall be
spared the horrors Of war. They
have taken for granted that the
authorities at Washington meant
what they said and said what they
meant when they promised to keep
us out of war;"
Alternately raising his right hand
in a gesture of blessing as he
called for peace based on Justice
instead of on the power politics
in Europe" and pounding his great
fist on the arm of his chair as he
scored "propagandists." the arch
bishop of more than 1000, 600 Cath.
olics in 300 parishes said:
"It's hard for me to understand
why some of these propagandists
r allowed to cry down the nor
NAL wish of the American people
for peace. What is their purpose?
They cannot be real Americans,
because real Americans think Of
their w country first"
There r certain expatriates
Il think you know whom I mean"
he added, who are raising their
voices in loud accents with the
preposterous proposition that
America sink her individuality and
become a sort of tail-end of a for
eign empire. If this is not an ex-
ample of exalted hysteria I don't
know what could be-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

turned from a year of the European
war, estimated tonight that bomb
damage had caused a 20 per cent
reduction in British industrial out.
put, compared with a 80 per cent
drop in Germany.
Stories from England, sent out
under comparatively mild censorship,
had given Americans a greatly ex.
aggerated" idea Of damage done to
Britain, Irwin said in an interview.
I'm Germany, the correspondents
r confined to what the Germans
say about what they have done to
England, and nothing of what hap
pens in Germany" said Irwin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
SEA RAIDER
BADLY DAMAGED
Continued from Page One)

year after the German raider Ad-
miral Graf Spec arrived.
The Graf Spec was blown up by
her own commander in the harbor
rather than engage British warships
waiting for her to leave this refuge.
The right side of the Carnarvon
Castle showed a dozen hits. Some
of these were on her broadside. One
struck part of her superstructure,
forward, blowing out that portion of
the ship, cutting her anti-mine belt,
and setting a fire which spread over
two decks before it was extinguished.
1t was disclosed that % German
seamen the Carnarvon Castle re.
moved from the Brazilian coastal
ship Itape Nov. 80 were transferred
to another British vessel almost inn
mediately" and were not aboard at
the time of the battle.
The 20, 122-ton Carnarvon Castle
put into harbor here to repair dam
age suffered in the battle.
The liner showed a strong list to
port as she entered harbor but an
official explained she was listed pur-
posely to keep the sea out Of a star
board hit near the waterline.
Naval experts who viewed the YES
sci from the dock said it appeared at
least one enemy shell exploded inside
her.
Captain Hardy issued this state
ment:
Behind Smoke Screen
"The engagement lasted n hour
and a half. 1t began with a high
speed chase after which the enemy
continually tried to end the action
and finally disappeared after making
a smoke screen.
1.-THE damages suffered by the
Carnarvon Castle, while of a some
what spectacular nature, are rather
superficial and easy to repair. The
German ship undoubtedly suffered
much more damage and the chance
are it will be caught and destroyed
very soon.
"The behavior of our crew was IN
with the best traditions OF the
British navy"
The captain would not say how
long it would take for repairs. Uru-
quay has assigned a naval commits
sion to inspect the damages suffered
in the noon engagement with n
German raider 700 miles northeast OF
Montevideo and report to the govern
ment on the time necessary to make
her ~seaworthy.
The crowd greeted the ship with
of viva"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

who, with childish faith, are conf
dent he won't.
But he will not visit them unless
the people of Wilmington make it
possible for him to do so through
the Empty Stocking fund.
Make your contribution now. 1t
may be made either at the Star-News
offices or to J. Henry Gerdes, treas
urer Of the fund, at the Peoples Saw
ings Bank and Trust company.
All contributions will be acknowl-
edged through the columns of this
newspaper.
The fund to date:
Previously acknowledged -~---$1S1.13
Mauldin Motor Co.. Employees . $3.50
Total S21n AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

For the second time in go days
of air siege, London has had 80
hours of call clear"
Not only was London free of raid.
ers throughout the day, but also
all Britain except for minor air &C.
tivity and the capitals sirens were
silent tonight long after the Gus.
tomary time for the night assault.
No air alarm had shrilled in Lon.
don since about $50 p. m. (3::0
p. M, EST Friday. The last such
lull in Nazi b~ombardment lasted
from about noon Nov. Is to lunch
time the mex day.
Some Britons suggested that bad
weather on the other side Of the
Channel had kept the Nazis home;
others that British raids on Nazi
bases Friday night also had some
thing to do with it.
During the day, aerial fighting
was confined principally to the east
and southeast coasts, the air min
istry announced. 1t said two raiding
bombers were shot down.
Bombs fell in East Anglia but it
was declared that only "a few peo-
pie sustained minor injuries"
GIVES BRITISH EDGE
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.-QP-War
rem irwin MIRO ~renOrter inst re.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

army training plane near here last
night.
Although the bodies were un-
recognizable, officials at Chanute
Field, Rantoul, ILL.,, expressed be.
lief the victims were Second Lieut.
Victor V. Kilmer, 20, of Flint
Mich, the pilot, and Staff Sgt.
Owen W. Cecil, of Houston, Tex,
overdue there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
Hanes Hosiery Defeats
UNC Phantoms 81 To 81

WINSTON-SALEM, Dec. 7.-R-
Jimmy Howard, Tar Heel guard,
missed a foul shot after the regula-
ton game was ended here tonight
and Hanes Hosiery defeated Univer-
sity of North Cardinals White Phan-
tons 1892.
George Galamack scored % of his
teams 80 points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

GIVES BRITISH EDGE
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.-GP-War-
rem Irwin, NBC reporter, just re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
Il DUCE'S SECOND
GENERAL RESIGNS
Continued from Page One)

the supply Of the armed forces
and civilian population requires this
more severe exemplary suppression
of any lack of discipline and COM
~prehension of the superior national
necessities" said the official state
ment.
Nazi Food Pact
Only last Thursday an agree
ment by which Italy undertook to
help feed Germany was announced
here. Italy was to increase her ex-
ports of fresh and dried vegetables,
fruits, cheeses and wines to meet
the needs of a Germany deficient
in those products.
Germany also was to get vege-
tables, seed, forage and livestock
for breeding. Promised by the
Germans were efforts for a stabil-
lied market and the improvement
of Italian agriculture generally.
The penalty provided for mine
operators not beginning work with
in prescribed limits, Or not develop
ing their properties adequately will
be cancellation of their concessions
is, their right to operate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
Two Army Fliers Die
As Airplane Crashes

CAMPBELLSBURG, KY, Dec.
7-R-Apparently lost In bad
weather miles from their home
base, but only about 20 miles from
an emergency landing field, two
airmen crashed to death in an
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-LP-Weath-
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending s p. M,
in the principal cotton growing areas
ond oIcawhoro
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
RAJ F. HITS AT
NAZI AIR BASES
CONTINUED from Page One)

on the Channel coast, $50 his gun
ner could spray the field with accu
rate fire"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 18. CUP)-
The Goth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor
opened here today amid growing
demands within the organization
that "racketeers' pe purged from
high union posts
One of the first resolutions offer
ed came from David DubinSky
president of the international La
dies Garment Workers union. 1t
called on delegates to empower the
federatlon's executive council to
clean house.
The resolution proposed specifi-
cally:
l. That the council be voted sum-
mary power to order the removal
by any national or international
union affiliated with the fedora
tlon or any federal local chartered
by it, of any officer or officers con-
victed of any offense involving mo-
raj turpitude or on conviction of
using their unions for personal
gain.
2. That all constitutions of ma
tlonal and international unions af-
flllated with the federation and of
federal locals chartered by it, con-
tain appropriate provisions for ade-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

army campsite is located MADE
travel difficult for the soldiers.
Between ITS and 400 men and
400 horses arrived shortly after
dawn Sunday at Seeley station by
special train. 1t required approx
mately an hour to unload.
Left on the train were approx
mately 100 men and 200 horses as
we'll as their equipment that pro-
ceeded on to Campo. They will be
stationed at the new campSite near
Lake Moreno.
Arrival of the balance of the
regiment under Col Alton w. How
ard brings the total to above 400
at the new camp. B troop, first de-
tachment to arrive has been at the
site since early this month.
The new arrivals were in charge
of Colonel Howard who took COM
mand when Col John McClane
was transferred to the National
Guard. Colonel Raynor was expect
ed to arrive later to take over from
Colonel Howard.
Meanwhile, work was rushed on
the campsite and the Quartermas-
ters corps. expected to have con-
struction activities nearing a peak
this week. Bids we're Aopened late
last week on the large orders Of
lumber and other materials that
will go into building regimental
headquarters, mess halls and COW
cred picket lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

eliminating "caste political ;ys-
tenn in southern states.
Asserting his complete support
of American principles and the AM
erican flag, Lewis drew thunderous
applause when he declared that
CIO critics who linked its policies
to Communist Nazi or Fascist fol-
lowers lie in their beard and they
lie in their bowels
And that goes for Old Lady
Green down in New Orleans" ne
added amid laughter and applause.
As old as she is, she really should
know BETTER
He called on the New York and
Washington State Industrial union
councils to stop their damnable
pickering"
The CIO, he said, must have
more unified leadership and cease
its resemblance to South American
armies with 40 generals and eight
privates."