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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
POSSIBILITY NOW
FOR INVASION OF
FINN TERRITORY
SWISS REPORTS ARE TO Eff
Feet THAT LARGE NAVAL.
BRITISH FORCE ALREADY
IN ARCTIC

LONDON, Aug. GA flood Of
Observation-Disclosures but unchal-
lenged officiallypersiste that
Britain soon would open up q
northern European front, pos
sibly in Finland, while Germany
still is heavily engaged with
Soviet Russia.
The press carried reports from
Goteborg, Switzerland, that a
large British naval force already
is in the Arctic.
Editorial comment was lacking
on this score but the Daily Elk
press printed what it called
stories of Axis fears" from points
as far apart as Finland and Iran
under the heading:
All the Axis is asking where
we will invade"
Britain is known to have pre-
pared a shock force for an am
phibious drive against the CONT
nent but there was no confirma-
ton of the current rumor in any
London quarter.
Naturally. a foe is not tipped off
to such an operation.
eThe fact this dispatch was per-
mitted to move through the strin-
gent British censorship might
mean the British felt that enough
currency to rumors Of such an OPP
Grafton might serve to divert con-
siderable German strengthl.
British said that obviously an
invasion undertaking could best
be attempted the farthest distance
possible from the Nazi air force
and near occupied territory in
which resistance to German rule
is believed to be gaining.
This led neutral observers to
put their finger on northern Fin
land as the most likely spot, pos
sibly near Petsamo and Rybachi
peninsula, at the northernmost
point of the Russian Finnish from
tier Petsamo is Finnish; the
peninsula Russian. On the west
is Norway.
Some quarters looked upon the
recent assault on Petsamo by
bombers of the fleet air arm as the
opening move in this kind of OPP
Grafton. Further raids on German
aHdromes or possibly landing
by assault troops to secure land
bases are not considered out of the
question.
Such a British campaign would
have two detectives: Open a line
of supplies TO Russia, a line now
menaced by German warships at
PetSamo and other northern ports;
and heartening of Norwegians
whose undercover resistance to
Germans in control of their coun-
try has resulted in stringent Nazi
regulations.
Another long-range possibility
would be the opening of a con-
tinental land front against Adolf
Hitler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Resistance Of Reds Said
To Have Held Off Nal
Invasion Of Great Britain

LONDON, Aug. 6.-Fierce re-
sistance of the Red Army against
German attacks has upset the
Nazi timetable and saved Great
Britain from an invasion attempt
which otherwise would have been
launched last month, Major Glenn
ent Atelee told the house of COM
mons today.
Speaking with Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden in defense of
Britain's war effort, Atelee
praised the Russian defense, but
warned that Britons cannot afford
to depend upon their allies to
save them from an eventual Nazi
attack.
Eden, describing the far flung
British efforts to align opposition
against Germany, told the house
that Britain 'has a personal in
tereSt" in Thailand, and sharply
warned Japan against another
move to the south in the Pacific.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
CRITICAL POSITION
OF MANILA BROUGHT
OUT BY EVACUATION
nv Associaued Pressl

MANILA, Aug. ga practice
evacuation of civilians under
simulated wartime conditions
brought home to the Philippines
Sunday the critical position of
this most distant possession of
the United States in any conflict
involving United States and
Japan.
Four hundred residents, routed
by police from their homes in a
Manila slum area, were trans
ported Is miles in 3 minutes to
San Mateo, Rial Province.
Only one days notice of the
practice evacuation was given to
the Red Cross, which had food
ready for the evacuees when the
emergency" arrived, and to San
Mateo home-owners, who re-
sponded to the call with tenn
porary shelter
The exodus of refugees" also
tested the ability of volunteer
guards to handle crowds and OF
the constabulary to maintain or
der and direct traffic.
Army officials described 1t as
an excellent performance and de-
clared that only a few minor
problems remained to be solved.
Part of the transportation prob
lem was solved when Manila taxi
cab companies placed their cabs
under military control.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
BRITONS. OPTIMISTIC
AS WAR CONTINUES
tBy Associated PressI

LONDON, Aug. 6. - Sunday
marked the beginning of the 101st
week of the current war and the
9th anniversary of the start OF
the last conflict but Britons took
the day off for their traditional
August bank holiday.
They ignored Prime Minister
ChurchilPs warning that the zero
hour for invasion is less than a
month off and they thought, in
stead. they saw hopeful signs OF
progress in the allied fight against
the Axis.
The news is good" was the
cheerful comment everywhere
among people punished by bomb
ers and many months of grim re-
verses.
A discordant note came, how
ever, from the press, which
angrily flayed the public for
Haunting the governments re-
quest to stay home and scolded
the government for making it a
request instead of a demand"
The Daily Sketch called it a
reckless holiday spirit" and the
Daily Mirror emblazoned: "Joy
Trains Halt Arms"
1t took 700 special trains-200
of them from London-to take a
million or more holiday makers to
the seaside during the week end,
The press screamed that this
meant a cost of 5000 tons of coal
and congested tracks needed for
transport of war supplies
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Neither United States Nor
Great Britain, However,
Have Denied Report OF
Conference

fny Associated Pres.l
NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Whether
President Roosevelt and British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
actually have met aboard an Am
erican navy vessel off New
Brunswick today remained a mys-
terry. but it was noted both here
and in London that neither the
United States nor British govern
ments have denied reports of such
a conference.
Il was reliably reported last
night that Churchill and Harry
Hopkins. President Roosevelt's
envoy in London. boarded the
chief executives vessel sometime
yesterday after a dramatic and
secret flight across the Atlantic.
The navy department. clamp
ing down an unprecedented CEN
sorship on the Presidents where
abouts, refused to confirm or deny
the story, or to reveal where
President Roosevelt is cruising.
Newsmen in London reported
they have been unable to locate
Hopkins since the reports of
pending meeting were made pub
lie yesterday, They were told at
the time that Hopkins could be
found wherever Churchill was
located.
Most observers, believing that
Churchill is with the President,
predicted that details of the story
would be released when the Brit
ish leader is safely back in Lon
don.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN BOMBERS
FLYING THE DOUCHNUT TO BRITAIN


Their conditions at all reasonable
altitudes-and all the way across.
The bombers usually fly between
10000 and $4,000 feet, however,
because they get above surface
disturbances that way, and catch
the 25-nile tail breeze. The wind
curves, for them too. carrying
them on a direct great circle
route, which is the shortest dist
ance between two points nearly
anywhere on earth.
Technically. the Atlantic wea-
Their doughnut is known to wea-
Their experts as the Atlantic
"anti-cyclonic ceH'. IT goes
round and round clockwise al
year. The great Arctic air mass.
les flowing southeastward kick
the northern rim. The trade
winds help it along on the south
ern edge.
This time Of wear it's pretty
steady, with the center just
northwest of the Azores. The
rim usually touches the Allan
tic seaboard on the west, and
western Germany on the east.
But only recently it spread out.
and the western rim touches the
Rocky Mountains. Thus the
doughnut brought in moist air
for crops along the lower rim
and waited bombers to Britain
up north on the return journey.
In winter, the doughnut gets
showed about pretty much, and
the wind current speeds up.
That's mostly because the Arctic
storms are violent. For this rea-
son bombers can't fly regularly.
They'll have TO wait for the
doughnut to steady up bit. as
it often does. then take off in
droves. But they'll get there
faster.
Uncle Sans been getting
ready for the winter tricks OF
the doughnut for two years now,
and saying nothing about it. The
Weather Bureaus been bled
white Of meteoroIogists as in
structors for army and navy
weather men, who'll man the
radiosonds along the fringes OF
the North Atlantic. Thousands
of radiosonds have been order
ed And the Civil Aeroanutics
Authority has been turning out
meteorologists to fill the gaps in
the Weather Bureau.
The radiosond was long i'm
practical for general use because
it was too delicate and costly for
the average weather man to OBJ
tain or operate. One usually is
lost when sent UP, although some
are retrieved when used over
land Recently American manu-
facturers tackled the problem Of
simplifying the gadget and put
ting it out on a mass production
basis. Within year or two they
had the cost down to $50. The
other day the Weather Bureau
ordered $4,000 Of them. The cost:
$40 each.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Reds Claim Nazi Attacks
Are Being Thrown Back
With Enormous Losses
To Invading Armies
Inr Assoelated Pressl


BERLIN. Aug. 6.--Adoh Hit
ler's field headquarters. in three
communiques broadcast through
out the Reich this morning.
claimed crushing victories over
Russian armies On all fronts and
declared the war is entering its
final phase.
German troops were said to
have smashed Russian resistance
in the great battle at Smolensk.
unmatched in history for Zero
city and casualties. while other
Maxi troops are said TO be bat
terins at the gates of Kiev and
Leningrad.
psYins tribute 10 the courage
and toushness ea the Russians.
the communiques claimed 1000
900 Red soldiers have died in
the six weeks since the war be-
gan. Anether sss.ooo are said TO
have hen nzisansEs while
German troops have seized H.
las tanks. 1883 pieces Of arfil-
lerY. and destroyed s.os2 war
planes.
The COMMUNICATES said all Of
Bessarabia has been retaken, and
one German spearhead is declar-
ed to have smashed through the
Red lines TO reach the shores Of
the Black Sea between Kiev and
Odessa, importing both cities.
He'd Leaders Confused
Explaining the lack of details
in previous communicates, the
statements from HitIer's head
quarters said Russian leaders
are confused and out Of touch
with their armies ia the field
Thus German reports were said
to have purposely refrained
from giving information which
would be OF value to the Russian
command.
The communicates admitted
unexpected delays in the cani-
paign., for which they blamed
our extremely tough and Bit
terly fighting opponent coupled
Continued m Pare Fn,ira
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

WASHINGTON, Aug. g.
American-made bombers are
flying the Atlantic doughnut to
Britain!
And a 25-mile tailwind
! pushes them in.
This winter they can take off
in droves between weather
and ride the same doughnut.
But in winter 60-mile gale
will kick them in.
It's the story of modern
miracle of weather forecasting
perfected by Uncle Sans wea-
Their bureau, the military services
and the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority.
The miracle is possible be-
cause of the inventive minds of
Russian and Belgian scientists.
It's practical because of Ameri-
can mass production methods.
This nation alone turns out the
trained manpower and the in
strumets in quantity.
Much of the story can't be
told. But some of it can, be-
cause the Germans know the gen.
eral principles anyway. If you
don't think it's a miracle, listen
to = -. pilot
ferrying bombers to Britain:
When / leave Canada, says
T. j.. Il can cable my wife
whether to expect me for a
weekend of gardening. Because
I'll know at least three days in
advance what the weather will
be in my home town.
Its because the weather map
they give me is marvel j can
fly the course with it. ! know
exactly when to expect storm,
which way to get around it. /
know my tail wind all the way
across.
The gadget that makes this
possible is known technically as
the radiesond It's a miniature
weather radio broadcasting out
fit attached to a balloon. It goes
up nearly five miles. where the
balloon bursts. It comes down
by parachute
The radiosond broadcasts sig
nails all the way up and down.
giving the trained meteorological
on shipboard or on dry land a
complete picture of conditions
five miles up. Weather men call
it three-dimensional weather
forecasting II radios wind di-
rection and velocity. precipita-
ton train to youl, humidity.
temperature, and much more.
All the service ships, mer-
chant ships in and out of convoy
can do the work. Many of them
carry American meteorologists
for the task.
The result, A complete At
lantic weather service day and
night the year round Every
bomber pilot can leave Canada
with full knowledge of all wea-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
SHERIFF SAWYER
GOING ON TRIP

Sheriff Berlin SAWYER, who
leaves here this afternoon to es-
cort a patient to the state hospital
for the insane at Chatahoochee,
will attend a Florida sheriffs'
conference Friday at Tampa if he
is able to make the trip in time,
he said today
The meeting, called by Attor-
ney Gen. Tom Watson, is for the
purpose of organizing a state
wide radio network for the double
purpose of crime prevention and
state defense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Confirmation Lacking As
To Churchill COnfcTinQ
With Roosevelt At Sea
SOME SOLDIERS
TRIED 1T ONCE
amy A.-arln,ea rre.s

CLEARWATER. Fla. Aug.
ga whistling parrot here
causes CONSERVATION and not
a little vexation among fem
mime visitors to the neigh
borhood.
It's the wav ii whistles that
causes the Srouble--a trilI-
ing whew-hew" like that of
a curbstone Romeo when a
snappy number walks past.
One housewife. clad scan
tilY in a sunsuif as she was
doing her morning sweeping
and busting. hastily latched
the doors upon hearing the
whistle. then realized il was
the parrot. Another young
woman, visiting in the neigh.
borhood. whistled a reply
and her hostess sat in anus
ed silence until the parrot
gave itself away with a gruff
hello. girl.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
NAVY MAN TO BE
ARRAIGNED TODAY

W. H. Brown. navy enlisted
man, today was held under $500
bond on charge of passing
worthless checks. He will be Civ
en- preliminary hearing this
afternoon before Peace Justice
Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
Judge Esquinaldo last night
dismissed non-support charge
against Manuel Hancock in a
preliminary hearing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
4
BRITISH REPORT ON
AXIS SHIPPING LOSS
fnr Assoe.atea Pres.l

my -NS8NfsrsAAt ~ y NFft~f
LONDON. Aug. 6.--British
bombers and naval craft dur
ing July sank or captured
459.o0o tons of Axis shipping.
the admiralty claimed today.
A report said So vessels were
seized or destroyed in the At
lantic. while 20 others were
wrested from the Axis in the
Mediterranean.
Berlin yesterday claimed
destruction of 400 900 tons of
British Shipping during the
same period.l
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
JAPs SEIZE CUSTOMS
tBy Associated Pressl

HONG KONG, Aug. 6.-The
Chinsee press in Hong Kong re-
ported the japanese had seized
the customs of Kwangchowanr
French-leased territory in south
ern Kwanktung province.
Two Japanese warships bear
ing a landing force were anchor
ed off Kwangchowan, these re-
ports said, and Chinese were
leaving.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Headquarters Proclaim
Great Victory Over Russians
Vichy Regime Urges France
To COllabOrate With Nazis
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, Aug 6.-Paris news
papers today editorially urged
the Vichy government of unoc-
cupied France to join with Ger
many in campaign TO check
the "Anglo-Saxon menace, and
warned against needing the pro-
tests of the United States against
Axis collaboration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

WASHINGTON. Aug. Rus
sian credits, frozen by the Unit
ed States at the time of that ma
tons attack on Finland, have
been released for use in the pur-
chase Of war supplies to be used
against Germany, the state de-
partment announced today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Frozen Russian Credits In
i. S. Have Been Released
fnx A.seeiafea Pre.s,

Describing the move as one Of
the first steps in a program to
get war supplies to the Soviet
Union, stale department officials
said the amount Of supplies be-
ing sent would be considered 4
military secret.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

WASHINGTON, Aug. .6.-Two
air raid alarms in Iceland, the
first in that country since its oc-
cupation by the United States and
the first of the war for an Amer
ican-occupied country, last night
sent British and American naval
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
FINED FoR CRUELTY

BUFFALO, 4. F. Hopping Of
this city was fined SO for cruelty
to animals when he pleaded guilty
to throwing bird cage, bird and
ALL at his wife.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

} Protesting against the Vichy
refusal to permit German use of
bases in north Africa, the papers
declared that American naval
vessels even now are lurking in
Liberian waters from where they
may soon attack the French
bases. Al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06
Air Raid Alarms Heard
In Iceland Last Night
tBy Associated Pressl

men ducking for cover, it was an
nounced here today.
The alarms lasted about half an
hour after two groups of planes
of unidentified nationality were
sighted. No bombs were drop
ped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

Key West. Florida. has the
most eQuable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

mans were ''in a fever of i'm
patience to-taLe- town and
drive on to Dunkirk to enclose our
retreating army" but that they
were still held at bay.
'Riflemen were holding that
deadly sweep" he reports. "and
the tip of the German scythe
had struck n stone.'
The next day. Sunday, May 26,
Nicholson rejected a demand 70
surrender. 1t was on that day
that the BEF reached the coast
at Dunkirk and evacuation began.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

they were tired" Linklater re-
ports of the defenders of the old
city. But their spirit was high.
When 500 men of the rife
brigade, isolated on ono of the
quays, were called on 60 surren-
der, the command was contempt
uously rejected. The rife brigade
fought another 20 hours before
IL was overpowered."
That night the war Office real.
Ized that its dream of an alliet
counter-offensive with the help oil
4 base at Calais could not come
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

The account of the Calais suicide
army was written by Maj. Eric
LiHklateF famous novelist now
serving with the British army. AS
II was formally made public by the
war Office IL assumed the status
of an official appendix to the re-
cently-released official military
dispatches of Viscount Gort, COM
mander of the BEF.
Calais was outside Gort's COM
mand and SO he made no reference
to that historic battle which over
Tapped the Dunkirk evacuation,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

and which now appears to have
made IL possible. The story Ia
therefore now told for the f1rst
time.
MIGHT SERVE AS BASE
The back to : the wall little
BEF" was hurled across the chan
mel to Calais on. May %, 1910,
when Cort's BEF was already
retiring to Dunkirk. 1t was hoped
that Calais might serve as an
alternative base II held from the
enemy, and that thus fighting on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

the continent might be continued
with an allied counter-offensive
The Calais defense force With
drew to the inner defenses, Briga-
der Nicholson setting up head
quarters in the ancient citadel. On
the twenty-fourth. the Germans
threw two full panzer divisions
against the city and I'm his last
radio telephone report TO England.
Nicholson told of shortages of
guns, food. water and ammunition.
But the men fought on.
Tho weather was hot and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

true, and II also realized that the
Calais force must now be sacrificed
to save the larger besieged force
at Dunkirk. Just before midnight
1t sent Nicholson the following
dispatch:
Every hour you continue TO
exist IL Of the greatest help 90
the BEF. The government there
fore decided that you must con-
tinuo 20 fight. We have the
greatest possible admiration for
your splendid stand"
Linklater reports that the Ger
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

VALLEJO, Cal. Oct. 23.--tINS)
Weeks ahead of schedule. the
navys newest type underseas
craft, the submarine uSS Trigger
was launched at Mare Island navy
yard today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23
By W. w. CHAPLIN


Attached to Tire british Expssltisassy rosss
In France In isss-4o :.
The British war office disclosed
today that evacuation Of 215,00C
men Of the British Expeditionary
Force from Dunkirk. with a loss
Iof only 10000 killed or captured,
was made possible by 5000 men
of a little BEF" who engaged in
a defensive death struggle at
Calais from which only AZ escaped
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

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