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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

But first We should eat with
them.
The kettle on the iron stove
In the warm log room had been
cooking for some time and they
gave W mess kits and poured
into each some OF the reindeer
stew and potatoes. II was good
and we were very hungry and
we ate It with spoons and then
lifted the messkits to drink the
soup which was rich with salt
and pepper and reindeer juice.
Except for coffee, 1t was the
first meal we had had since the
evening before. Out in the yard
the horse drawn sledges wer~
waiting.
A sledge in this country has =
long boat-shaped body and rests
directly on the runners. Two men
lie down In this side by side
with their heads propped up =
little. and then hay Ia spread
over their feet and q blanket laid
over that and for = while II Ia
warm.
The driver sits on a seat Just
above your feet. He wears CAM
outage. although 1t IL 20 dark
that this makes little difference,
and his rifle IL slung over his
back in case Of Russian patrols.
Also In case Of Russian patrols
we have . sub machine CUR,
with the magazine already in
serted. lying between us on top
OF the blanket which covered US.
They told US II = patrol APP
pesred, the driver would turn
and give an agreed signal, and
point to where he saw the pa
troll, and then we were to shoot.
The driver could not use his rifle
a. he would be too busy getting
the horse turned around and the
sleigh pointed in the other di-
rection.
Only II the Russians shot the
horse would the driver unsling
his rifle. But unless the Rus
SLAMS shot the horse. the officers
explained. 1t would be much bet
ter for us to stay In the sledge
II we met q patrol, as a sledge
can travel much faster than a
Russian patrol can move with
out skis.
The officers explained 1t might
be well to handle carefully the
sub-machine gun which lay on
our stomachs, since the maya
zine had already been inserted,
and in this particular type the
safety catch does not then OPP
crate. We said we would be care
full about this and then the
sledge started off through the
forest.
The journalist lying beside me
In the sledge under the hay and
the blanket and the sub-machine
gun was a very fat 1rishman
about so. who had a soft Irish
laugh made very mellow through
the years by lots OF good liquor,
although never particularly too
much.
He had just come from the
Western Front. where he had
spent three months with the
French army, and today was the
first time he had ever been
bombed.
He had not been scared when
he was bombed. but whenever
one fell close oy ne Was Hteiess
ed In 1t, and II It was very loud
and knocked a little dirt from
the ceiling OF the dugout down
our necks he would always
laugh. and say that the maya
zine he worked for sold for a
nickel. and II he ever got back
to a telegraph office he was GER
tsiniy going TO give the GUS
toners their nickels worth this
week. and then he would laugh
again. not because he was really
afraid. but because the bombs
were quite new to him and ex-
citing. and il WAS n mellow
= ..annT4h
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
fellowship Dinner
AT Church Monday

Men of First Baptist church will
hold a fellowship dinner in the
lower temple of the church Mon
day evening at $50 o'clock. Col
ored motion pictures of the Mar
rows bridge will be shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

Sitting here in the forecastle
were five OF us-s brass kerosene
lamp guttered and made our shad-
ows flicker grotesquely upon the
bulkheads TERED with hunks.
One sailor was German, and he
referred to his ship as Swedish or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Take a Look
AT Europe
by WILLIAM 1. WHITE

ON THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
FRONT-when 1t was dark.
about o'clock in the afternoon.
the officers In the second line
command post said now we
might leave for the front lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
HELD AS sHoPLFTER

Fred Corners. as. was in the city
Jail Monday charged with shop
lifting. Corners sllegedly took IL
pair OF mems socks from the J. c.
'ennsy store on Broadway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Majority Oppose Settlement
L Hitler Keeps Conquesis
No Psocs Rother Thon Keep
Cxechs. Poles Down. Is View
BY DIR. GEORGE GALLUP

Director, American Institute of Public Opinion
PRINCETON, N. J.-When Sumner Weles gets back to
Washington with his report the chances of European
peace President Roosevelt viii be faced with series Of
momentous questions Where does the public stand
peace at this time? Has the Weles mission the
publics approval! Hitler and the Allies have left door
to genuine offer from the United States should
Roosevelt make further moves for reconciliation?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
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At long last we've discovered guy who enthusiastically
approves Washngtons aluminium tax-tokens We had 10
search long time-until found ourse in the sailors
forecase of the Norwegian tramp freghter Romuus as
a matter of fact
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
You can't
appeal from
Judge
Experience
THERE EXISTS 4 school of

THERE EXISTS . school of
j thought which jumps to the
conelusioa that gasoline, oil,
and osher petroleum products
could be sold more cheaply If
shsy were not advertised "A
process which oosts money but
cells goods.
4 4 =
In the spirit Of Speak for
yourself. john" this Company
can express the most positive
belief that lis own advertising
h q safeguard for the public
because il increases volume Of
saies and thereby makes prod
ucu both be1er and cheaper.
Other~,ise IL would be gone
with de cross-bow industry and
de Pony Express
4 4 4
lis our belief that nobody
an fool the public bermssesfiy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Defends Magazines Offered
For Sale on Tacoma Stands
Local Writer. Representative of League
Of Authors. Says Vendors Are Slondered

ter was the primary objective, he
asks. why wasn't IT possible to
confer quietly with the distribut-
ing agencies and newsdealers with
out first holding them up TO public
scorn and libel7
II won't deny" Egan stated,
that there are a few allegedly
spicy. mildly sexy periodicals-all
passed by the u. S. postal DEPART
ment-displsyed for sale here.
Their chief allure Is presented in
exaggeratedly sensational covers,
whose promise rarely is matched
by the contents. After all. these
magazines must go through the
mails and their publishers know
how far they can safely go. To the
trade, those lurid covers are usual
ly designated as sucker bait, be-
cause only suckers buy such books.
These few shoddy black sheep
among hundreds Of magazines are,
and always have been, in disrepute
with the better publishers and
writers. No first-rate author ever
lets his work appear in their
pages. Even though the postal
authorities do not bar them. feel
most newsdealers would not sell
them IL their cooperation was
sought on sane, reasonable
basis.
Not AvoiIoble
"obscenity and filth are other
matters. Genuinely Topographic
literature isn't available on local
newsstands. There may be some
in the 200-odd dealers in Pierce
county who handle this kind Of
stuff in back rooms, but more
likely 1t is bootlegged by unli-
censed mongers who will continue
to ply their Illicit trade regardless
of restrictions placed upon legiti-
mate vendors. At that, not much
of 1t will fall into the hands of
young persons. The reason is
chiefly economic. The purveyors
of real pornographia charge very
high prices and prefer to deal with
adults who can afford the Excess
sive tolls.
THE loud fanfare given this
present movement, with its unfair
attack on local vendors, arouses my
suspicious" Egan concluded. 1T is
significant to me that Prosecutor
Thor Tollefson declared his office
had received not single complaint
until this crusade was started"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

additional points clear. From the
political standpoint 1t appears that
President Roosevelt has once more
taken . popular step In launching
the welles peace mission. The
presidents foreign policy since the
outbreak Of war has. In fact. been
one Of the most consistently popu-
lar policies he has ever attempted.
The public has approved the lifting
Of the arms embargo. clapping =
cash-and-carry provision on saies
to the belligerents. and lending
money to Finland.
Secondly, It appears that al
though many Americans believe
they would profit by an eventual
war boom, the majority hope that
the war can be brought TO an end.
"There'll have to be . conference
sooner or later: 1t might as well be
now Europe could make q
better peace now than later :. .
make peace now and prevent the
war from starting In earnest" !.
these are the chief thoughts In
the American voters mind when
he considers the question Of war
and peace today.
Make m Offer.
The whole question Of . eonfe-
renee may be sprung on the world
without much notice, Of course, II
CHANCELLOR Hitler does n some OBJ
servers expect him to do and offers
the Allies . peace proposal before
starting . spring offensive. Where
would the American public stand
In that case?
Tho survey shows that there
h likely 10 BE- strong senti-
mcnt In the United States, In
that event, for tase Allies to sit
down with Germany and earn
cstiy examine the German
proposition. Asked; Elf Hitler
offers 10 make peace this
spring. do you think England
and France should meet with
the Germans and try 10 end
the war;" Is per cent Of
those With opinions on the
question answer "Yea." TWEEN
ty-five per cent say NO.
If peace could be reached by
letting Germany keep czecho-
Slovakia." the Institute asked,
would you favor this 2" But most
Americans do not desire a peace
At those terms. Their replies were:
NO ................... ss%
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Port Calender

Port Calender
Ships In Port Sussns. Sperry
dock: West Cusseta. Centennial
dock: Manoersn. Condor at Smell
ter dock: Liberty Clio. Dickmsn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
(By The Associated Press)

ROME, Aug. II. The battle for
British Somaliland has been won,
the Italian high command claimed
tonight, as fascist spokesman warned
pro.Brtish Greece that she must now
recognize Italian demands "or suf-
fer the consequences
The fighting in Somaliland - a
British protectorate along the Gulf
Of Alden which adjoins the fastest
East African empire - was declared
substantially over. A military com.
munique announced that the defend.
ers had been encircled, both its wings
driven in, and had abandoned to a
lost battlefield Hundreds Of Rho.
desian and native Indian dead.
Many prisoners were taken, the
communique added, as well as great
stores Of war materials and food, and
British warships anchored in the port
Of Berbera, Somaiiland, were BADLY
damaged by aerial attack.
The main ground fighting, which
had ragged for five days, was at
Jerato Pass, in the vicinity of Adad-
ieh, some IS miles from Berbera, the
capital and chief port, and the high
command reported fascist troops
were 'inflexibly" continuing t h e
march on that key town, to which it
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
'%INDISCREET VENTURE
Will Be Bombed If Vessel
Appears Within Brit
ish Waters
WARNING 'UNHEEDED'
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. II. - The
German government washed
it's hands of responsibility to-
for the safety of the
S. ship American Legion,
carrying Americans home
from Petsamo, Finland.
It sale the United States
government had declined to
heed a German warning to
keep the American Legion
out of British waters mined
today under a new, formally
proclaimed total blockade of
the sea around Britain.
Conceivably, under the
Germans own announced
terms for the blockade, the
American Legion might be
subject to a bombing attack
as soon as she appeared in
British waters. I
every Ship"
The blockade communicate said
specifically that "airplaoes Will
attack every ship" and that every
ship which sails in this area in
the future exposes itself to the dam
ge' of destruction
Before the blockade was pro-
claimed, however, the govern
ment had said that as an army
shin of a neutral, the American
Legion would not be molested by
German.
A, article by DNB, official Ger
man news agency, outlining TT e
American Legion situation, a
headed ''indiscreet venture" This
was the first expression Of press
reaction.
If the ship, with nearly 300
American refugees from Europe
aboard, pursues its outlined course
between the Britis'l island OF
Roma and Cape WRATH it will do
so at its own risk, Germany advls-'
ed the United States orally through
the U. S. embassy here. p
The American Legion sailed
from Petsamo Friday night.
While not specifically mention
ed, it was believed by authorities
here that the ship would go with
out E .ort anc without specific di-
rections from Germany if it at
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
WHEELER URGES
BASES FOR DEBTS
Senator Would Cancel Brit
ish Obligations For
Naval Base Sites
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-tR-
Cancellation of a portion of Great
Britain's war debt in exchange TOT
leases on naval base sites in Brit
aims Western Hemisphere posses
sions was advocated today by Sen
ator Wheeler (D-Montana).
Wheeler, who at times has been
highly critical of administration eff
forts to aid Great Britain. said 1t
was his opinion that a deal making
naval bases available to the United
States in part payment on the war
debts could not be regarded as an
unneutral act since it would in
volve only the strengthening OF
American defenses.
He told reporters. however, that
he was "glad to see that the Pres
ident is not considering trading
American d%estroyers for these
naval bases and thereby weakening
Jul own defenses."
The President told his press on
ference yesterday that negotiations
we're underway with Great Britain
for the acquisition Of Western
Hemisphere naval and air bases,
Continued on Page Three; Col. n
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
L0CHNER PREDICTS
ANOTHER SURPRISE
Writer Tours German
Occupied Coastline And
Is Impressed
BY LOUIS p.

WITH THE GERMAN ARMY ON
THE FRENCH COAST, Aug. H.
R-What 1 saw in three days with
German troops on this coastline op.
posite England indicates Adolf
Hitler has another surprise ready.
On the surface there is little that
meets the eye to suggest the i'm
minence of an attempt to invade
England. Although most people be-
lieve invasion of the island king
dom is Hitler's aim, and German
newspapers make no secret of it,
German camouflage in this coastal
region is so clever an unframed OBJ
server would imagine nothing of
the sort was afoot.
But 1 am familiar with German
camouflage methods, and what 1
saw was more than enough to con-
vince me that Hitler, if and when
der tag comes, will once again r
prise the world.
And it is all being done so me-
thodically and with such precision
that he IA set the zero hour as he
chooses, irrespective of wind and
weather md season.
English fliers do what they can
by night to disturb the prepara-
lions but by day the English Chan
one of the most crowded
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
WINDSOR TAKES
OATH AT NASSAU
Duke Given Ovation As He
Becomes Governor OF
Island In America
By FRED L.. z

NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug. 17.-G
Amid the greatest welcome ever
given a governor of the Bahama
Islands, the Duke of Windsor pledg-
ed his efforts today to help the col
ony meet it's wartime problems.
Thousands turned out in the trop-
ical heat to cheer Edward and his
American-born duchess-for whom
he gave up the English throne-as
they stepped off the camouflaged
vessel that brought them from Ber-
muda.
The first real smile lighted the
Dukes perspiring face when the
several scores Of privileged persons
jamming the legislative council
chambers for the induction ceremony
gave a spontaneous cheer led by W.
c. B. johnson, speaker Of the as
sembly. . ..5
There. was. a tremendous ovation
as the Duke and Duchess stepped
out on a balcony of the council to
acknowledge the acclaim of those
who waited in the square outside
while the new governor pledged his
allegiance to the brother who sue
ceeded him on the English throne.
Seated on a dais during the So
minute ceremony, the Duke fire.
quently mopped his brow-his ma
jar generals uniform being unsuited
for a steaming hot day.
The Misunderstanding a pink dress
under a royal blue wool redingote
and a tiny turban of pearly beads
appeared cooler than anyone else
in the room as she calmly famed
herself.
She was seated at the dukes left,
n. a. Do a Seven. CnI q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
TOBACCO MARKETS.
TO. OPEN TUESDAY
Growers OF Border Belt
Expect Better Prices
Than Last Year

RALEIGH, Aug. 17-R-Open-
ing of tobacco, marAe:s on the Dor.
der Belt Tuesday should bring
better prices" to North Carolina
growers than" $3.50 average paid
last season, tobacco marketing
specialists predicted today.
w. P. Hedrick of the State De-
partment of, Agriculture based ex'
pectations for a higher average
upon the three-year AAA control
program, prices paid for the Geor-
gia leaf and this seasons short
crop. ~. ....
North Carolina markets opening
Tuesday include Chadbourn, Clark
ton, Fair Bluff, Fairmont, Lumber
ton, Tabor City and Whiteville.
Markets that will open in South
Carolina on the same day are Null
Inns, Kingstree, Loris, Lake City,
Dillon, Conway, Darlington, Pam
plico and Timmonsville.
A crop of 48, 125, 900 pounds, 48
per cent below 1889, is anticipated
by border belt farmers. The esti-
mated yield of 1915 pounds an acre
is eight per cent under season
Last year the price average on the
border belt was only $3.50 a hun
dred pounds.
The Georgia crop has been SELL
ing on an average of 81 to Sc a
hundred pounds above the average
received in North Carolina last sea-
son." Hedrick said.
THE Tar Heel producers have
reasons to + optimistic over 14O
price prospects since the Georgia
leaf is sold united and practically
In North Carolina, grow
ers have steadily improved their
sorting and grading practices for
the past four years." 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
r., Canadian Premier
Discuss Common Defense
TIES WILL BE CLOSER
President Spends Whole
Day Inspecting Troops
On Maneuvers
BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

OGDENSBURG, N. Y, Aug. II.
P0The President of the United
States and the prime minister of
Canada isolated behind the drawn
blinds of a private railway car, talk
ed over tonight a specific course of
Canadian-American action for de-
tense of the western hemisphere.
It was a conference which Presi-
dent Roosevelt had admitted in adj
vance might result in stronger ties
with the dominion than ever before.
Clear-Cut Indication
It conceded, furthermore, with a
clear-cut Indication from the chief
executive of continued American adj
herence to a policy of coming to the
aid of the dominion against any at
tack from overseas.
W. l.. Mackenzie King, the prime
minister, motored down from Otta-
wa with Jay Pierpont Moffatt,
American minister to Canada, and
began his parley with Mr.. Roose-
welt within a stones throw of the
unfortified border.
They dined alone, and then the
Presidents train was moved from
ogdensburg to the nearby, quiet vii
lage of Heuvelton.
At a press conference preceding
the conference with. Mackenzie
King, Mr.. Roosevelt was asked
whether the prospects of stronger
ties with Canada meant that well
defend Canada" He referred to a
statement. made two years ago to
the day, that the United States
would not stand idly by if the do
minion were threatened and said his
words still were good today.
The declaration was made origin
ally, in the presence of the prime
minister, at the dedication of an in
ternational bridge at Kingston.
The conference tonight was pitch
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
FAR WEST
GAIN In HOUSE
Returns Justifying
More Delegates And
Representatives

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. -P-
Early census returns indicated to.
day that wholesale shifting Of con-
g~ressional seats will give the South
and Far West more votes in both
the. house Of representatives and the
electoral college.
The figures showed probable loss.
es of representation for the drought
ridden Middle West and the depres-
sion-hit Northeastern states.
Reapportionment of the house,
however, will not be made before
the approaching presidential cleo
ton, since the final figures will
not be available for a few months
and congress has the right to die
tate how, if at all, the apportion-
ment will be made.
The earliest election at which the
new seating may be used will be
that of 1912, provided congress
takes some action next year. Re-
Gently it passed an act providing
automatic reapportionment sometime
in 1912 if nothing is done at the
next session. This act could be re-
pealed, however, and even if used
might not provide new seating until
1914.
Twenty-four Of the houses 435
seats were shifted about after the
1880 census, and some officials pre-
dicted the number might be even
larger this timeS They assumed that
the total number of seats would re-
main at 1876 as it has since 1910.
Preliminary figures show an aver
age population gain for the nation
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
SCRAP IRON MAY
YET REACH NAILS
Villarperosa's Cargo Will
Be Unloaded Spanish
Vessel In Port

The long way around may be the
shortest way home, and such it
seems is the case with scrap iron
in Wilmington destined to go to the
axis powers Of Europe.
Some weeks ago the Villarperosa,
Italian motor vessel, took on a
part cargo of scrap iron at the
Cape Fear Shipping company docks
at the Seaboard terminals.
Then the vessel was libeled and
unable to leave the port. Suisse
quently the libel was removed
when the bill of an English ship
ping firm against the vessel was
paid.
But the vessel remained in port,
CONTINUE don Page Severn Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
American Legion Now
On Way From Petsamo;
Daylight Raids Halted
HOLIDAY Is PULLING
Raj Takes Lull As Time
To Bomb Nazi Bases
Across Channel
NIGHT BRINGS NAILS
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 18.-(Sun-
warbirds, as
if reused from their roost by
British attacks on France,
bombarded southwest Eng
land early today and roared
over tn. Midlands following
a myst> rious all-day "holi-
day" Saturday.
The Royal Air Force, CAPT.
talizing on this interim, visit
ed the German positions on
the French coast late last
night and staged a brilliant
Fireworks show of their own.
Rambling Explosions
Rambling explosions reverberated
across the channel, and watchers on
England's bomb-pocked shore saw
the sheet-lightning of bomb bursts
on the continent, along with the
flare of Nazi Flaming onion" anti
aircraft ~projectiles and the rapier
thrusts of searchlights.
the Germans, who had laid off
Britain from dawn past dark Sat
urday, sent a few planes over late
last night, and returned to the at
tack on an undisclosed scale today.
There was no explanation why the
Nazis sent ove only scouting planes
during the daylight Saturday after
six consecutive days of heavy at
tack which continued up to dawn
Saturday.
But the British navy and air force
joined in counter-blows against their
axis enemies in both Africa and Eu-
rope.
Eleven Italian planes were shot
down Saturday., the admiralty said,
when they attempted to combat bonn
bardment of the Libyan coast by
British planes and warships.
The admiralty also announced
that the submarine Orpheus was
overdue and presumed lost, but gave
no details.
An American, Pilot Officer William
Fisk, 29, son of a New York bank
err, died Saturday of injuries suffer
ed in, fighting a German bomber over
England the previous day.
Assaults Enumerated
The air. ministry reported Friday
night raids by British bombers on
German targets and enumerated as
saults on important military targets.
widespread successful attacks"
one c%ommunique said, included the
Messerschmitt aircraft plant at
Augsburg, the Junkers assembly
plant at Bernberg, railroads in the
Ruhr, the Zeiss military precision
instrument plants at Jena and a
German anti-aircraft ship in STAY
anger ford, Norway.
An earlier air ministry report said
very large damage" also had been
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81