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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
 ITALY IS
 ATTACKED
British War Planes Cross Over Snow Capped
 AIps-Drop Bombs
(By Associated Press)

While German war planes re- newed the violent assault over the British Isles, British bombers winged across the snow-capped Alps in an attack on cities in northern Italy for the second time in three days.
 Fascist authorities reported two persons were killed by British bombs and five were wounded. Property damage is. not stated.
 In the African war, raids and counter raids continued with indica- tions that the Italians in the Sam oliland are pressing the British so hard that they may have to fall back into the natural Qualifications of the hill sectors near Bernberg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
WAR IN
 BALKANS
 LOOMING
Italian Troops Mdssed- Turkey Coming 10
 Aid of Greece
(By Associated Press)

The crisis picture in Southeast Europe darkened rapidly today with dispatch from Athens declaring two Greek destroyers were reported ly bombed by unknown airplanes.
 A London broadcast reported Ital- ian troops are massed near the Greek border in Albania and in Tur- key it was hinted that a general conflagration in the Balkans is im- minent.
 Turkey Gets Ready
 Turkish press statements said an Italian attack on Greece will promptly result in Turkeys fulfill ment of the British Turkish mutual assistance pact.
 Greece has full guarantee of Brit ish military assistance in the event of attack
 Authoritative Italian quarters as- serted that the torpedo sinking of the 2,100-ton Greek light cruiser Helle, announced yesterday by the British, is a maneuver aimed at rup- turing relations between Italy and Greece.
 Great Britain 24 hours earlier. had said an Italian sub was known to be operating i'll waters where the Helle was sunk by the blast of three torpedoes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
BRITISH AGREEABLE

LONDON, Aug. 16.-An authorita- tive British spokesman said this morning that if the United States desires to build military bases on British-owned islands in the west ern hemisphere, such requests will be favorably considered.
 The spokesman denied that there was any connection between his an- nouncement and Britain's desire to purchase 50 over-age United States destroyers. No official statement of negotiations between the govern ments of the United States and Britain on the subject has been issued, but it is understood that Bri- tain is ready to make unusual con- sessions in order to obtain the half hundred old ships.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
U. S. TALKS
 TO LONDON;
 NAVY BASES
Roosevelt and King in Hud- dIe Over Defenses of
 This Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Nego- tiations for acquisition of naval air bases from Great Britain are an- nounced today by President Roose- welt simultaneously with disclosure that American defense conversa- tions are under way with Canada, linking both undertakings in the defense of the American hemisphere.
 The President promptly coupled his announcement with urging of caution to reports against any spec ulation the negotiations might be tied up with Great Britains request for old destroyers.
 Persistent questioning brought no details of either set of negotiations. It is said that one of the bases desired is centered in the Windward Island, southern entrance to the Caribbean Sea. In this area the British island of Barbados is strate- gically located. The British Trini- dad Island is also desired. This is just off the coast Of Venezuela. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Mac Kenzie King made a statement sim liar to that made in Washington by Roosevelt and said conversations are in progress between the United States and Canada looking toward defense of the American hemi- sphere.
 It is further said that Canadian negotiations might involve New foundland and Nova Scotia which point out into the Atlantic north east of New England Also there is a possibility of involving territory on the Pacific Coast between the Unit ed States mainland and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16

WASHINGTON Some of the most important conversations ever to take place with Great Britain in 15O years have been transpirine behind the scenes recently. They concern the desperate position which England now faces, plus possible help for her by the United States plus shifts in territory in the Western Hemisphere.
 As this column has pointed out on several occasions, the support most desperately needed by Great Britain as of this moment is de- stroyers. British destroyers used in conveying food and supply ships to the United Kingdom have taken a terrific Nazi beating from both all and sea, so that 100 of the pre-War destroyers in the possession of the United States, would, according to high naval authorities, make all the difference between British defeat and victory.
 To this end, conversations between representative of the two govern ments have taken this course:
 If the United States will sup ply Britain with destrOyers and small motor torpedo boats, then
 the British will transfer to the United States any island pos sessions it desires any place in the Western Hemisphere, and will also permit the United
 States the use of land, air and naval bases on any territory
 which it controls.
 In addition to this, the British have told American plenipotentiar- ies that the United States can write it's own ticket. In other words, if this country wants other conces- sions from Great Britain in return for naval support, it can have them. These terms, transmitted to mem bers of the Roosevelt Cabinet and to high Roosevelt advisors, have been received most favorably. This includes the Republican members of the Cabinet, Secretary of War
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
ENGLISH NAVY
 UNDER ATTACK
 BY ITALIANS
Fascist Planes Reported 10 Have Been Active Dur
 ing Night, Day

ROME, Aug 16.-An Italian Gov ernment war communique said to- day that the English Navy in the eastern Mediterranean and African waters was subjected again to a heavy air attack by Fascist planes last night and early today
 The communique said that many bombs were dropped during two- hour raid and considerable damage done to ships, port facilities and other objectiyes.
 The Italians took pains to de- clare that their bombing attacks were directed exclusively at mili- tary objectives, and that no bombs were dropped in residential sec tions of cities attacked,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY
 ALARMING
Delegate Dimond Express es His Fear Regard
 ing Three Moves

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond ex- presses concern over the reported large scale of Soviet military activ ity in Siberia and a recent Soviet newspaper statement that the sale of Alaska under the Czarist regime was illegal
 Delegate Dimond claims that he has learned that the Russians are building a huge submarine base in the Komandorski Islands. The work is said to be under the command of German technicians.
 There has also been hints of large base at Big Diomede Island in the middle of Boring Strait, a few miles from Alaska's Little Dio- Inede Island
 Strategic Move
 Delegate Dimond is said to have expressed the belief that if Eng land loses, Japan and Russia would be in an excellent position to har- rass the United States on the Pa cific while the Axis Powers of Eur ope attacked the United States and Latin America.
 Japan and Russia are on much friendlier terms than most people think. The Delegate said that it is not inconceivable that Japan and Russia might conclude some sort of an alliance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
Tank pIanf
 To Be BuiIi
ChrysIer Corporation Con. traCts for National
 Defense Work

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. - The Chrysler Corporation of Detroit has contracted to build $23,0oO, 900 plant to manufacture tanks cost ing $33 33,50O,O00
 It is expected tank production will start in about 13 months and the work will employ between 4,O0O and 5000 men.
 The tanks will be between 20 and 30 tons each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
Coast Guarder Norfh|and,
 Armor p|afed, Also Triple
 Armed Going 10 Greenland
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON = Armor plated and triplearmed, the United States Coast Guard cutter North land is going to Greenland
 Getting any inside information on what is going on in any na- tional defense work these days is like trying to pull jaw teeth with eyebrow tWeezers.
 Over at the Coast Gus-~d offices, if you ask them about 1t, they just look blank, Or If one of the boys is in good humor, he might tell you he never heard of the Northland, but if present plans aren't changed and quickly, the famous old west coast cutter will soon cleave down past the Statue of Liberty, dip through the Mar rows, and rounding Montauk light, set course northeast for Green lands icy mountains.
 The story was rumored recently when the Northland left the west coast, but Coast Guard officials de- nied it. In the Brooklyn Navy Yard, even now, the hammers are ringing and welding torches blaz ing as the deck of the Northland is armor plated and her deck complement is increased to three guns.
 Just what is the purpose of the Northland'S cruise to Greenland must for the moment remain bit obscure. Fleeing known parts of the puzzle together, it is safe to conjecture that the Northland is off on scouting or observation cruise-a sort of detective of the Greenland seawayS.
 It is something of known secret that the United States has a radio station i'll Greenland, pre- sumably controlled either by the Army or Navy. It is considered likely that the orders of the Northland will include contact with operators there and probably survey of the southern coast of Greenland from the standpoint of Western Hemisphere defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
SHANGHAI! ISSUE
 K NOW SETTLED

SHANGHAI, Aug. 16.-The De- fense Commanders of the Shanghai International Settlement have all lotted the United States and Japan each one of the sectors formerly oc- cupied by British troops.
 It is reported that the United States obtained the, sector lying within the heart of the settlement while Japan received an outlying sector
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
FOUR SUITS FOR
 DIVORCE FILED

Divorce suits filed in District Court here include Lena Sarah Webber versus Clyde Bryan Web Der, assertion; Emma Brown Sand man versus David G. Sandman, non support; Harry G. Kinney versus Lucille May Kinney, incompatabil- ity; Donald M. Graham versus Eve lyn Bailey Graham, incompatabil- ity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
Alaska Mining Bill Is Given
 Com. Approval

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. - The House Mining Committee has approved of the bill by AL aska Delegate A. J. DimOnd authorizing the owners of un- patented mining claims in AL aska to include the annual as- sessment work as part Of the cost of the official survey re- quired by law.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
NEW CHIEF,
 RED ARMIES

MOSCOW, Aug. 16.-General Mer- itskov has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army. He replaces Marshal Shaposhnikov, who Soviet officials said had asked to be relieved of his duties because of i'll health,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
Occupy
 Poland
 To5tay

BERLIN, Aug. 16.-Hans Frank. German Governor General of oc- cupied Poland, told a Nazi mass meeting at Krakow that i've are in this land as Germans and we will never leave it again"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
BOMBED BY ITALIANS

ATHENS. Aug. 16.--High author ity said this afternoon that the commanders of two Greek destroy eds bombed by war planes reported by radio to the Navy Ministry the attacking planes were Italians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
FiveDie,
 Explosion
 TINT p|anl
Unif of Atlas Powder Re. ported 10 Have Been
 Completely Wrecked

JOPLIN, Missouri, Aug. 16. = Five men were killed this afternoon in an explosion which wrecked unit of the Atlas Powder Company's plant, six miles east of here.
 The plant employees 400 men, pro- ducing nearly 100000 pounds of TINT monthly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
(BY AssOCITED PREss)


 Great fires are raging tonight in London suburbs, the German news agency DNB reports, as waves of Nazi planes fought a terrific battle with British air craft over the British Empires capital city.
 Everywhere; smoke is rising. Everywhere bombs are hitting and bomb craters are visible from the low flying planes says a running account by the DNB.
 The news agency says it ap- pears that the biggest aerial battle in history of warfare is in progress.
 The sky is blackened by waves of Nazi bOmbers and fighters and the blackened sky is only pierced by the roaring red flames shooting up from the buildings ablaze.
 If the DNB report Is true, the heart of the British Empire Is apparently at the mercy of the dive b0mbers which another re- port declares are streaking across the English Channel for further attacks.
 It is claimed all air barriers have been cleared away over London.
 Black veils of smoke are be- ing driven across the sluins of LondOn's east end.
 DNB says that while cable communications in London re- main ominousIy silent regarding the air raid, Berlin dispatches said huge explosions of Nazi bombs are observed by our fleet barking at Britain's capital city and the densely populated east end and our air fleet is Iocat- ing and bombing big gun powder factories"
 Record Air Assault Great waves of Nazi war plane' ,stimated as high as 2,500 fighter md bombers, twice as many as i gigantic attack, an all ime record air assault, flashed acros he English coast and also bombe' scotland.
 An Associated Press correspondent n southeast English coast towr pparently Dover, said he counte' co planes at that single point, roar n across the English Channel in si waves of 5-minute intervals.
 Spreading Out
 By midafternoon, the Germ 8 Iigh Command reported that Naz .ir raiders were flaming out all owe ,ngland in ever increasing numbers The DNB. official German new gency, said numerous waves" o 'ombers and fighters are flying owe he Thames, high road to London leading north to central Englan,
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
FAMOUS AMONG CUTTERS

The Greenland junket will be just another leaf in the log of one of the mostfamous of the U. s. Coast Guard cutters.
 For some summers, the North land has been in the Bering Sea patrol. Following the ice Hoes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 16. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine tock today is 4as, American Can 93, Anaconda 19, Bethlehem Steel 73 3i4, Commonwealth and South ern 1ss, Curtiss Wright 6 7/8. Gen. eral Motors 44ia, International liar vester 41h, Kennecott 251s, New York Central 10 3/4, Northern Pa cific 7/8, United States Steel 50 3/4, Pound $4.031s.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 121.23, rails 2617, utilities 2l.50.
 Singapore's great cathedral was built with convict labor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-16
AL lime Record Aerial As- sault Flashing
 Across Isles MILITARY AND CIVIL
 0BJECTIvES SPELLED
Waves of Divers Blasting Earfh-ExpIosions then
 Flames Roar

BULLETIN - LONDON, Aug. 16.--German bombers have raid- ed the suburbs of London and the Thames Estuary and have reached within eight miles of St. PauI's Cathedral in central eastern London. A number of bombs have been dropped in the residential sections and much property has been damaged. There is no immediate estimate of casualties early this evening.
 British planes are fighting vaIiently, warding off the Ger man raiders. Fierce duels are being fought as anti-aircraft guns keep firing on the swarms of divers and Messerschmitts.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
Wildcats Raleigh Tilt
Halted By Rain In 4th
Capitals Out Front 3 To
When Umpire Stops Came;
No Playoff Date Is Set

RALEIGH, April 23.-Rain halt
ed play in the fourth inning of
tonight's Eastern Glass A confer
ence baseball game between Ra-
leigh and Wilmington, with the
Capitals holding a 81 advantage.
Two men were out and two men
were on base in Wilmington's half
of the fourth when Umpire E. M.
Brandon, Jr., called the game.
Once before, for a 10-minute period,
Brandon had halted proceedings.
The Wildcats, setting the pace
in the conference with three vic
tories in four starts, scored a
singleton in the third on a walk,
an infield out, an error, and a sin
gle by Harold Horton.
Raleigh's runs came in the first,
on three singles, a hit batsman,
and a passed ball and in the sec
ond, on Johnny Holmes homer to
rightfield.
Youthful Hinky Joslin, Raleigh's
1~5-year-old southpaw, gave up only
three hits and struck out six bat
tiers in the three and tWo-thirds in
nings of play. Roy Lamb, the Wild
cat starter, was reached for five
singles and a homer in three
frames.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
New Starting Gate May
Be Used At Derby Race

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April %
LP-Col. Matt VIM, president Of
Churchill Downs, said today he
was undecided about using the new
electric Bahr starting gate for the
Kentucky Derby May 4.
The new-style gate is patterned
after the old (open stalD one eX-
cept that each stall has two wire
mesh sections which open fanwise,
in front of each horses position.
These sections, which operate
electrically, are designed to prevent
the horse from getting a start
over his competitors.
IF the people who make the
Bahr gate can find some way to
make all front gates open stimuli
~taneously or not at all, and there
is a man from their company here
now who assures me they have a
way to do that, then we may use
the new gate" he said.
However, an old-style Bahr gate,
such as has been used here on
previous occasions, is being shipped
in here from Boston, via Chicago,
and will be here Thursday. so
am told. az am going to hold that
in reserve"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
WITH LUCK TIGERS
MAY MAKE TROUBLE
Manager Baker Not Worried
About Hitting, Outfield
Or Catching Of Club

CHICAGO, April 23.IR-A fair
share of luck, Manager Del Baker
believes, may turn his Detroit Tiger
jig-saw puzzle into a very compel
ling baseball picture this season..
The Detroit club has more Ifs"
right o than a tiger has stripes
and no one knows this better than
Baker, a q~uiet-spoken chap who re-
fuses to become excited about the
possibilities of his team this year.
The guess of any Joe Bloke as
to where we'll finish this season
is just as good as yours or mine"
Baker smiled. It's foolish for any
manager to fatty state he's going
to land in any spot at this time of
the year. Too many things can hap
pen over which no manager has any
control.
But I will say that if we get a
fair share of the games breaks we'll
give every team trouble. Analysing
our club, I'm not worried about how
We'll hit, the kind of catching We'll
Sel IIOl IO" I1dllh 0leeIlbelS aId
the rest of our outfield will go. I'm
satisfied Greenberg will become a
fine outfielder-play just as we'll if
not better than he did at first base"
Baker paused a moment, then
scrubbed the name Of Rudy York,
Charley Gehringer, Dick Barten and
Frank Higgins, who make up his
infield. Then he added the name
Of Lyn (Schoolboy) Rowe.
York will improve defensively at
first bace," Baker continued, 'and
he'll hit. The extra time G%ehringer
spent in Florida did him a world Of
good and he may surprise everybody
with an excellent year. Bartell's
been going great and it wouldn't
surprise me to see him be one of
the best infielders in the league this
season. Higgins has had trouble, but
he's a good ball player and will
come around.
Rowe, last Sunday was faster
than at any time in three years,
and I'm going to start him in order.
If he comes through regularly and
injury doesn't cripple our inTield.,
we may produce quite a team. But
it's all up to the breaks, for no team
ever Won a pennant without luck
on it's side"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
HARRIS HURLSSOy
TO WIN OVER MATS
Former Scranton Pitcher Al.
lows But Seven Hits; Bos.
ton Hits Three Homers

BOSTON, April 23.-P-Mickey
Harris, youthful Queen City, L.
southpaw up from Scranton of tbo
Eastern league, bowed into the ma.
jors today by defeating the Wash.
ington Senators IL as his Boston
Red Sox mates pounded three homa
runs
In Inc form throughout the CON.
test, young Harris walked only one
man and struck out eight while civ.
ing up seven hits, three Of them
doubles.
The Sox made only eight hits but
three of them were circuit drives
The first circuit blow was by Ted
Williams off starting and losing
pitcher Emil Dutch Leonard in the
first inning.
Lou Finney, playing in right
field, belted the second homer inro
the right center field bull pen in the
third inning, scoring a mate ahead,
Captain Jimmy Foxx notched the
other four baser in the fifth, with
one man on base, off Alexandra Car.
rasquel.
The bleak, windy weather prompt.
ed Manager Joe Cronin to hold LEI.
ty Grove, scheduled to hurI, in re-
serve, and start the youthful Har.
ris.
or Nose, who made such an
suspicious start against the same
Senators in the seasons opener, was
listed to pitch tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
FLOODS INUNDATE
CINCINNATI FIELD
For The First Time In Major
League History Baseball
Game Is Washed Out

CINCINNATI. April % Up -
Home plate at Crosley field slipped
from sight beneath backwaters of
the Ohio river tonight as, for the
first time in major league history,
a baseball game was washed out
by flood.
Two, in fact. Today's game with
the st. Louis Cardinals was post
poned until May 13 and tomorrow's
was set for May IS.
wal Goodman, Harry Craft and
young Mike Mccormick would have
needed a boat to shag outfield flies
at game time; Ernie lombard
would have found his hipboots ham
dy back of the plate and Paul Der
ringer, scheduled to hurl against
Mort Cooper, would have been
something of a modern Crusoe.
Only the outfield terraces were
dry.
With the Ohio edging to the So
foot mark-seven above flood stage
and within one foot of a predicted
crest-the whole field likely will be
covered by daybreak.
General Manager Warren C.
Giles inspected the park this morn
ing and gave up hope Of playing
before Saturday.
Once the stream becomes sta
tionary or starts falling, a giant
siphon, fashioned from firehose,
will be connected to field drains.
Five inches of sand were dumped
onto the diamond proper to pro-
tect the surface after the inunda.
ton.
The Reds, who in three games
have played errorless ball. allowed
lust IS hits and three runs, visited
the park shortly before noon and
where fairly dry footing existed, in
dulged in brief throwing practice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
-Hirsh Net Match
Features Baltimore Play

ASHEVILLE, April %. Up -
Rain brought a temporary armis-
tice to another war between the
states today as Lila Porter, of Mo
bile, Ala, and Millicent Hirsh, of
New York city, revived on the ten
mis- courts at Biltmore Forest
Country club all the determination
and ferocity their grandfathers had
shown at Manassas and Gettysburg
in the featured match of an other
wise routine day in the Land of
the Sky net meet.
Playing so skilfully and so heat
eddy that the small but attentive
gallery rapidly deserted the mems
matches on the other courts to
follow the battle blow by blow,