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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
LOCAL SCOUTS
GOING TO CAMP

Key West Boy Scouts of Troop
81 will meet tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock at the new Wesley
House to begin their annual en-
campment, A. E. Peirce, former
scoutmaster and chairman of
Monroe county camping activi-
ties, announced today.
The boys will leave imme-
diately for Camp Owen Brorein
at Tampa, where they will re-
main until August 8, when they
will head for the West Palm
Beach county camp at Lantana.
They are expected to return
here over the weekend of Aug
ust is.
Peirce and his brother, w.
Burke Peirce, who has returned
here from Virginia, will accom-
pany the boys. Allan Hampton,
scoutmaster. will be unable to
make the trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Japanese Send Another Note Of
Apology For Attack On cunbOat
tBy Associated Press)

.area would not be disturbed
again.
At the same time, it was in
dictated here that the Tokyo gov
eminent has ordered an iinme-
date cessation of newspaper at
tacks on the United States, which
recently have attained their Bit
terest scope in history.
With Tokyo apparently making
every effort to avoid more trouble
with the United States, 1t was in
dictated in reports from London
that the impending Japanese
move on ThailaDd probably will
be engineered In a way designed
TO prevent any further economic
measures against Japan by the
United States and Great Britain.
Tokyo has announced recogni-
ton of the Manchuoko govern
ment By Thailand, and the COM
lpletion Of q loan to Japan BY
Siamese banks Of l5,00O,O 600 yen.
Thailand, according to Tokyo.
has accepted the new order for
the Far East, and will agree to
lcede some bases to Japan Ii ex-
change for parts Of French Irado-
China, occupied by Japanese
troops this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
CHAIRMAN ALLEN
URGES BOOST in
ALUMINIUM DRIVE
KEY wEsTEHS REQUESTED
TO MAKE FINAL EFFORT
IN ADDING TO collie
TIoN ALREADY MADE

Joe Allen. chairman of the
Lions club committee aiding in
the countrywide aluminium drive.
today urged Key Westers to
make a final effort to boost the
collection here.
Aluminium utensils on the
courthouse lawn will be sent to
Miami Monday, and Allen urged
Key Westers to toss their con-
tributions into the pile today and
tomorrow.
No further use of trucks will
be made in the campaign, leav-
ing it up to the householders to
bring their old utensils to the
courthouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Navy Department Makes, Ready To
Construct Base At TTuInbO Island
Submarine Commander Sent Here
10 Supervise Activities OF Base

Lieut. Comdr. William w.
Weeden, who has served recently
as submarine commander with
the ABiatic fleet, reported for
duty here yesterday to take COM
mand of submarine activities at
the local base, it was announced
today.
Commander Weeden, with Mrs.
Weeden, arrived in Key West
earlier in the week. They will
make their home at 408 United
street.
Presence of submarine ex-
pert was made necessary by the
impending completion of the ma
rine railway, it was explained.
The railway will be finished in
September, and is scheduled to
haul its first ship for repairs in
October.
Submarines will make up a
large part of the vessels brought
here for work, and Commander
Weeden's duties will include
supervision of the repairs. as well
as command of submarines OPP
Grating from the local base.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
German Troops Completely Begged
Down In Face Of Rcd Resistance
Roosevelt Clarifies Matter
OF Materials For Russians
my Associates Press,


WASHINGTON, Aug. Rus
STA is not receiving war materials
under the terms of the lease-lend
bill, and there is no indication she
will in the future, President
Roosevelt told news men at his
weekly press conference today.
Refusing to reveal how Harry
Hopkins made his trip to Moscow
to confer with Russian Premier
Josef Stain, the President said he
would not be in a position to speak
definitely on Russian needs until
he received report from the
envoy.
He said it appeared, however,
that Russia is in a position to pay
for war materials. obtained in this
country, and will not be included
in any future lease-lend approp-
ration.
President Roosevelt said his re-
fusal to say how Hopkins reached
Russia was based on the fact that
such information might endanger
other Americans wishing to make
the trip in the same way.
Commenting on Russian resist
ance, he told neWsmen they could
quote him directly with the state
ment that the Red army has
shown itself to be better than
German military experts had be-
lieved possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Officials Arrive For Audit
h1oW County's Road Records

Records of bond issuances and
taxes for road maintenance are
being studied by the road depart
ment in preparation for the estab-
hshment of credits which will en-
able the county to retire the
bonds and to pay interest
The audit is expected to re-
quire several days.
Wedding pointed out that the
books have been audited fire.
quently by other departments,
but that the road departments
own check IS the first in 10 years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
New Record Established In
Building Activities In July

Building permits issued in Key
West during July hit record
breaking 100000, Building In
spector Y. D. Carbonen revealed
today.
Spurred by widespread repairs
and small building during the
month, the total was lifted to the
highest recorded in recent years
by the 100000 permit issued to
Norberg Thompson and Maitland
Adams for an apartment house
development.
One permit was issued yester-
day to Joseph Zorsky for con-
struction of two cottages on Divi-
sion street at a cost of ST, 200. The
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
MEXICO REBUKES
NAz SUGGESTION
ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT
ALSO MAKES DEMANDS ON
EMBASSY ACTIVITIES
tny Asnoclntea Pressl

MEXICO CITY, Aug. Mex
leo today forwarded to Berlin a
singing rebuke, terming ''im-
perious and threatening" the
German governments suggestion
that Mexico protest to the Unit
ed States against anti-Axis eco
nomic measures.
Berlin previously had protest
ed against Mexican cooperation
with the United States in impos-
ing oil embargoes on Japan, and
had urged the Mexican govern
ment to protest against Ameri-
can efforts to involve that coun-
try in foreign disputes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01

Monroe county road records at
the office of County Clerk Ross
c. Sawyer today were getting
their first official audit by the
road department since 1881.
Auditors of the state road de-
partment who came here last
night to make the check are j. T..
Barber, j. r. Bussey, Jr., and C.
F. Jones. r. S. Wedding, repre-
sentative of the state comptroI-
ler's office, also came here to work
ON the books.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
NAVY men READ
VARIOUS BOOKS
READING TASTES FoR DIFF.
FERENT LITERATURE VA
RIEs CONSIDERABLY
Navy Dept. Released

WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-Of-
Ulcers and men of the navy are
reading approximately 100000
books a year, the navy depart
ment announced today. Their
reading tastes constitute a cross
section of men of the same
ages in civilian life ashore, ac-
cording to Miss Isabel Dubois, di-
rector of Libraries in the navy's
bureau of navigation.
Except" she explained "that
probably a somewhat heavier
proportion of them favor western
stories. ! would say that fifty
per cent of the demand on the
part of the enlisted personnel is
for western stories. But they
read in every field-from inter
national law to westerns and de-
tectiveS."
The navy's library system is q
big one. A battleship rates 1900
books. A submarine with its
small complement is stocked with
$50. In the fiscal year 1941 the
navy bought $4,000 new books
for libraries then in existence
This number does not include the
books supplied for newly com
.missioned ships in the year.
Libraries in the navy go back
to the days of John Paul Jones
They have long been considered
an official part of the ships
equipment, though in earlier days
they were provided for out of APP
preparation for instruments and
supplies rather than from the
library appropriation of today
The navy's modern library sys-
tenn grew out of the augmented
service established during the last
World War by the American
Library association in army camps
and naval stations. Following
this demonstration of the value Of
adequate library service, the
navy decided to put its libraries
on-a modern, up to date basis
Sea stories are not among the
most popular among navy men as
a whole. One Librarian at a large
training station notes that new
recruits like stories of the sea and
seafaring life, but that after one
voyage 'they come back knowing
more than the man who wrote the
book.
The library of the recently COM
missioned battleship North Caro-
lima is typical of the variety of
books in the Libraries of the larger
ships. OF its 1000 books, APP
proximately two thirds are fiction
of all varieties and types. Then
there is the foundation of the
classic with standard authors
such as Dickens ard Thackeray.
For the balance, there are en-
cyclopedias, aliases, the standard
texts on navigation, astronomy,
seamanship, ordnance and en-
cheering; international affairs,
international law, science, his
tory, poetry and art.
New shipments of books 60 out
to ships libraries quarterly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01

WASHINGTON, Aug. Jap
anese apologies for a bomber at
tack on the gunboat Tetuila We'd
nesday in the Yangtse river today
were followed by another apollo
getic note explaining the mis-
taken. occupation of American
property in north China by Jap
anese troops.
The note said Japanese sol
diers had been Withdrawn from
the property, some of which be-
longed to Standard Oil company,
and that American citizens in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
GEN. KRUGER
LEFT YESTERDAY

Lieut.. Gen. Walter Kruger,
commanding general of the Third
Army, left here yesterday aft
ernoon after a few hours inspec-
ton, returning aboard a navy
plane to Fort Barrancas. Pensa-
cola.
The general was accompanied
on his trip here yesterday by
five members of his staff and
Col. Ralph c. Mitchell, command
ing officer of the Fourth District
coast aartillery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
WILLIAM DAVIS
DIED THIS A. M.
MILLIONAIRE OIL OPERATOR
VICTIM OF HEART
ATTACK
tny associated Press,

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. L.
William Rhodes Davis, 52-year-
old millionaire oil operator, died
here this morning, the victim of
a heart attack.
The spectacular financier, who
had made and lost at least four
great fortunes, recently came in
for wide criticism when it was
revealed he had sold oil to Nazi
Germany through Mexico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
JOE LOUIS WIFE
GIVEN ALIMONY
tRy AnsocIatea Prensl

CHICAGO, Aug. 1,--Marva
Trotter Louis, wife of heavy
weight champion Joe Louis, to-
day was granted temporary ali
mony of $500 a week in an or
der handed down by circuit
court.
The champions wife had filed
suit for divorce six weeks ago,
but it was understood the two
planned a reconciliation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
SENATE DEBATES
TRAINING PERIOD
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS
HOPEFUL or AN EARLY
FINISH
tDy AssoeIafeai l'resal

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-Ad-
lninistration leaders today pre-
dicted an early finish to the senate
debate on extension of training
time for draftees and reserves in
the armed forces.
Debate was expected to con-
tinue through the day, but it is
believed generally that efforts of
the administration to get an ex-
tension of training time will be
successful.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
w[IAwzg. -
ESTABLISH RECORD TN
CRAWFISH SHIPMENTS

The East Coast Fish Com
pany under the management
of Elijah Gates has shipped
over 10000 pounds of craw-
fish from Key West to vari-
Gus parts of the country since
July FL. date of the opening of
the crawfish season.
The shipments during the
ten-day period are considered
the best yet made establish
ing a new record in Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Harry Hopkins, Still In
Moscow, Slept Through
Bombardment OF City
Last Night
,ny Assa. istea Pres.,

NEW YORK. Aug. l.--German
troops. in their sixth week Of
continuous assaults along the e.
ooo-miIe eastern front. today ap-
peared to have begged down
completely in the face Of stone
wall Russian resistance.
Neither the German high com
nand nor fhe official news asen-
cy. DNB. claimed any break in
the Red lines. although DNB told
Of a Maxi victory near Smolensk
in which Russian counfer-at-
tack was said TO have beep brols-
en- un with enormous losses 10
the Reds.
The news agency said $4,000
Russians were taken prisoner in
HE twosday battle. and tens q
thousands" Of dead left on the
battlefield.
The German high command, in
a terse communique said the
battle continues TO develop in
our favor, but made no mention
|of new gains for the attacking
Nazi forces.
Moscow Bombed Again
Moscow, temporary home Of
President Roosevelt's special en-
voy, Harry Hopkins, came in for
its eighth night Of bombardment
and Berlin claimed extensive
damage and fires in the newest
raid.
Russians claimed the raid ac-
complished nothing. and reports
from Moscow said Hopkins slept
through most of the shooting.
Moscow reports indicated the
Red Armies are gradually taking
the initiative along the entire
front, and one report said Sc
ries of counter-attacks is develop
ing all the way from Lake La
doga in the north to Beessarabia.
The Red Air Force claimed TO
have inflicted heavy casualties
in bombing attack yesterday
on troop concentrations which
the Germans had massed behind
tContinued on Page -Four,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
KEY WEST AIRPORT
is INCLUDED IN LIST
OF PREPARATIONS
eBs Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Aug. L.
A sls5.oo0 appropriation for a
Key West airport today was
included in list Of 2Ss air
ports designated by Brig.
Gen. Donald II. Connolly.
cAA administrator. as neces-
sarY to national defense.
The list. made public by
General Connolly. was APP
proved by secretaries Of war.
navy and commerce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
ARGENTINA REBuKEs NAILS

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina,
Aug. 1.-The Argentine govern
ment today demanded that the
German embassy in Buenos
Aires either destroy or send back
to Germany a powerful short
wave radio transmitter found
on the embassy grounds.
A stiffly worded note to Berlin
embodied the Argentina de-
mand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Contracts For Two Hum
bred Thousand Dollar
Project To Be Awarded
Within Few Days

The navy department within a
few days will let contracts for
the construction of 100000 sec
ton base at Trumbo Island. Capt.
Russell S. crenshaw navy sta
lion commandant. announced TO-
day.
Originally intended for use in
connection with an electrical re-
pairs shop. the Trumbo Dock
under the new plan will be in
cluded in base designed for
maintenance of all types of small
vessels. including harbor patrol
craft.
Full plans for the base are not
yet available, but Captain Cren-
shaw said it is tentatively
planned to build a signal sta
ton, barracks and store houses
on the site.
Two other section bases, at
Mayport and Fort Lauderdale,
were authorized by the navy
along with the Key West base.
Hospital Contract Lei
Captain Crenshaw, holding his
weekly press conference this
morning, revealed at the same
time that the navy department
has awarded to A. d. Steward g.
Associates. Miami. the contract
for planning navy hospital
here.
Contracts for the actual con-
struction have not been let and
the recommended site at the
head of the island, adjacent to
the CAA radio station, has not
been approved formally.
Questioned about recurring
rumors that the hospital site
will be shifted to the old hos
pital grounds on United street,
Captain Crenshaw said he could
make no definite commitment,
but that it is his private opin-
ion the building eventually will
be constructed on the recon-
mended property at the head of
the island.
Plan Swimming Pool
As part of an expanding rec
reational program, the captain
revealed plans for the construc-
ton of swimming pool for
service men on the outside of
the mole which protects the navy
harbor.
The pool, he said, will be built
between two of the old groins
along the mole, and shelters
will be provided.
At the same time. the depart
Continued on Page Fo1rl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
ADvERTIsEs RADIO

BOSTON Radio furnished, :
was one Of the inducements held
out in a newspaper advertise
ment in this city for two house
maids.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
MARATHON FIELD oK'D


ALLEGATION of funds for i'm
provement of the airport at
Marathon Key has been ap-
proved by a special board of
the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity. Senator Charles o. An
drews notified The Citizen in
a telegram today.
The aliocation includes
S234.o00 TO clear. grub. grade.
drain. muck and sod the field
landing strips. 500x32Oo feet.
Taxiways also will be paved
and basic lighting Installed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01

Beat the heat, come on down, to
our Hop,
Join the Square dancin'. or you
can flop.
A prize each for best Hick and
Hickee,
A bottle of wine for one who's
Hickie.
Only dollar at ten tonight
Wen see you-LA CONCHAr
Come looking a fright
KEY WEST PLAYERS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01

building office has been closed
for week up until yesterday,
during Carhcnell's absence from
Key Nest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12
U s. NAVY CONFIRMS ARMY SINKING 29,OOO TON BATTLE
 SHIP HARUNA OFF LUZON

WASHINGTON, Dec. II fA1 - The sinking of the 29000-ton Jap anese battleship Haruna by army bombers off the northern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, was an nounced by Secretary Stimson. He said the Navy Department confirmed the sinking, previous ly reported by the army, of a battleship of the Haruna class.
 Determined resistance by Am erican forces, Stimson reported, confined Japanese landings on Luzon to the vicinity of Aparri on the extreme northern tip of the island. From Manila, how ever, came reports that Japanese parachutists seized an airport 6 miles from Iligan in eastern Lu- zon. Aparri is on the northern coast.
 Stimson said continued attacks by Japanese aircraft in the vicin- ity of Manila yesterday, partic- ularly on air fields at Cavite and at Nichols Field.
 He said losses of planes in the attack on Hawaii, Sunday, al though heavy, are already being replaced. He reported that a
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12

crowds of its honor to fight to- gether with the Japanese" While Hitler declared in Berlin that this war would determine the history for hundreds of years to come, the Duce shouted, "Ital- ian men and women. once again I tell you in this great hour, we shall be victorious
 Washington already had dis counted both declarations by the Axis powers, with the official comment 50 what and it ap- peared that the European dictat- ors were offering Japan moral support rather than any possibility of fighting aid.
 Tokyo dispatches said Ger many, Italy and Japan, signed a pact pledging their solemn word not to make separate peace without the complete un derstanding' by the other two Axis powers, and until the com mon war against Great Britain and the United States Is success fully concluded.
 Combined Navies Still Greater
 Tn London, Churchill gravely commented on tRe seriousness of the British and United States naval losses in the Pacific but declared confidently that the com binod naval might of the two al lied democracies 'is still large ly superior to the combined fore es of the three AXis powers"
 In Berlin, Hitler told the Reich stag This has become the great est year and decision by the German people and your greatest decision stands before us"
 The two dictators began their address almost simultaneously at about 5 am. PSF. Both had been foreshadowed by the Japanese spokesman having declared yes terday that Japan expected Ger many and Italy to declare war on the United States in fulfllment of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo alli- ance of totalitarjanism against democracy.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12
Congress Responds Within Minutes To Presidents Request For War
 Declaration On Germany and Italy

WASHINGTON, Dec. II lPl - Congress voted war against Nazi Germany and Italy. responding within m nutes to the Presidents urgent warning that to delay invites danger The Senate vot- ed 88 to 0 for war against Ger many and 90 to 0 for war against Italy. Just before the ballot, the Senators stcnCd to a message from President Roosevelt asking for a war declaration. saying "Ne yer before has there been a greater challenge to life, liberty, and civilization
 Minority leader McNary sub mitted a unanimous resolution by the Republicans, pledging sup port to the President in prose cutting the war to a successful conclusion.
 In a brief, six aragraph mes- sage to Congress. the President asserted "the forces endeavoring to enslave the entire world are now moving toward this hemi- sphere,'
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12
About 4O,OOO,OOO Men

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 lP) - The United States is studying broadening the selective service 10 register and classify all able bodied men and women of the nation for military and civilian defense.
 Brig. Gen. Hershey, Director of Selective Service said there is need for 4O,OOO,OOO men of the nation, about twenty five percent, which could eventually be made available for the army and navy. He said; we undoubtedly are soon going to consider registra- ton of women"
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12

Details were scarce of a brush between U. s. and Jap Warships, apparently, however, no part of the main U. s. battle fleet was engaged s.nce it YVES reported to "e at it's base at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu and in the Philippines when the war broke out six days go.
 A bulletin from Admiral Harts Headquarters said the encounter ended without results, when the '3rS r ade off when darkness in
 ervened.
 Hart acknowledged that Jap bonbers inflicted "very great damage in Wednesdays air raid on the Cavite naval base off Man ila. There was considerable loss of life, more among civilians than among the naval personnel, the AdmiraPs announcement aid.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-12
End InterceptOr Planes Hunt
 Enemy Aircraft

SEATTLE, Dec. 9 lP) - (De- layed) - Planes from the Port land air base hopped off at 8:l5 am, the 2nd interceptor com mand announced, to hunt 500 miles of sea for two or three Jap aircraft carriers and some subs reported operating off the coast. Brig. Gen Carlyle Wash. head of the interceptor com mand reported that planes were warming their motors here and at other western Washington air. fields, ready to take the air as soon as perfect attack weather moderated.
 Wash was in charge of last nights Pacific coast blackout and ordered radio and broadcasting stations within hundred miles of Seattle to continue off the air indefinitely. He said Seattle is to be blacked out again tonight, Tuesday, starting at 6 pm. At 9:19 a. m., Wash had station KIRO, 5O,000 watt station remain on the air to carry official an- nouncements. He broadcast the terse statement that "There has been no change in the situation and the possibility of air attack is still present"