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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-05
Official Sources Refuse 10 Comment on Attack on
 American Graft
DECLARES LOCATION
 GIVEN NOT DEFINITE
Mistaken Identity Theory Knocked Into Cooked
 Haf by Diplomats
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

Authoritative German sources de- clined to comment on the an- nouncement by the United States Navy Department that a submarine and destroyer fought somewhere be- tween the American coast and Ice land
 This authority said the U. s. Navy announcement did not give the exact location so could not tell whether a German submarine was operating nearby.
 Nazi Sub Blamed
 London is ready to blame the att tack on the U S. destroyer Greer to a German submarine.
 However diplomatic circles looked expectantly to President Roose- velt's statement on the incident which official quarters believed might be far reaching in conse- quences and shaping of naval stra- tegy in the North Atlantic.
 The Navy Department remained silent after issuing the communi- que, as follows: The Navy Depart ment announces the U.S.S. Greer, enroute to Iceland with mail, re- ported a sub attacked her but tor pedoes missed the mark. The Greer immediately counter attacked with depth charges but the results are unknown
 Mistaken Identity"
 The fact that the Greer is iden- tical in appearance to the Ameri- can destroyers traded to Great Britain last year led to the belief, in some circles, she might have been mistaken for a British vessel. The theory of mistaken identity, is, however, not universally accept ed. The Navy men pointed out the Greer flew the Stars and Stripes and it appeared that the attack took place in broad daylight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-05
BOMBING ADMITTED

BERLIN, Sept. 5.-It is admit ted that several Russian planes attempted to attack this city last night and one enemy craft was downed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-05

This winsome mermaid is Mrs
 Blanche Mcleod, of Jersey City, one of more than 200 married women entered in the fourth annual Mrs America" contest at Palisades Park, N. J. Contest officials say purpose is to prove married womer are just as beautiful as single girls
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IOO Feet Frozen

Brewster said he will report to Harry s. Truman, chair
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Invasion talk is prevalent at this
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Relations Problem in Maj Drive
forthcoming Battlefield Is in Very Cradle
Of Old RuciuI and Church Traditions

churches to the British, must be in
cluded in any orgy of destruction.
Across the Suez and into Arabia
will travel the word of how minaret
toppled under the muezzin as he
called the faithful to prayer and
how the dome of the mosque crushed
the worshippers. This will hardly
incline the Mohammedans of the
Near East to accept the word of
Nazi propagandists that now Adolf
Hitler has become their earthly pro-
tector while Allah remained their
heavenly protector.
For the battle in which British
and Germans will meet in Asia
Minor is in the very cradle of an
Gent racial and religious traditions.
1t will be subject to an amazing
combination of military and con-
flicting human elements.
240 Miles From Rhodes.
Where the Eastern Mediterranean
bends into Asia Minor is the British
island of Cyprus. AS target for
AXIS bombers, it is $40 miles from
Italian Rhodes, and Rhodes is. OF
course, the same distance from Brit
ish reprisal.
Should the Axis partners get
Cyprus, they have an air base 100
miles from Tripoli, the outlet of
the French pipe line. and $50 miles
from that of the British pipe line
and are only $40 miles from the
fields themselves, But while the
British hold Cyprus their planes
have the same advantage in dis
lance to cooperate with British
Army in Syria.
On the way to a German advance
to the canal from Syria is Palestine
with its Jewish colony of 425 900
persons, who have built modern
cities and grown rich crops from
the WORKOUT soil they have en-
riched.
Resent Presence of Invaders.
There are the Arab factions
which resent the presence as in
vaders not only of the Jews, but of
the British gsrrisons, which are
reported to have been much re-
inforced. The JeWs-men, women
and children, with their backs
against the wall to protect their
20 years of labor and investment
know from the experience of their
kinsmen in Europe what will be
their fate under the iron heel OF
Hitler. They will fight with what
they have beside the British, anC
also beside some free French whom
Vlchy has prescribed as traitors.
1t seems incredible that Jerusalem
with its shrines and temples OF
/ three faiths should be bombed.
/ tReleaSed by North American Nevspape
Alliance, IncJ
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what of Alexandria? That is the
real danger which Mr.. Churchill in
evitably had in mind. 1t becomes
vital and has potentially enormous
consequences in any outlook on the
strategy of air power in the battle
for the Suez Canal.
The Axis already has in the
heavily fortified island of Rhodes,
chief one of the Italian Dodecanese
group, an air and naval base nearer
than Crete to Syria and to the
British island of Cyprus which
guards the sea approach to Syria.
But Crete affords the Nazis an
air base nearer than Southern
Greece to Egypt and its two chief
cities. Alexandria, Egypt's great
port, Britain's heavily-fortified
naval base, has a population of
682 900. Nearby Cairo. the capital,
softer and much larger target,
has 100000
Alexandria Due to Be Target.
ReichmarShal Herman Goering
talked about the victory of Crete
having proved that there is no
unconquerable island" but it is
safe to say that at present he is
not thinking of his bombers pro-
tecting amphibian tanks for the
invasion or Britain. AT the timed
moment in the operation TO con-
quer the Eastern Mediterranean,
whether week OF months hence.
Alexandria. and possibly Cairo. will
be subjected to the same blasts
which hit Rotterdam, London.
Coventry, Liverpool, Plymouth and
Belgrade
Alexandra with its docks, ship
ping and naval base will be the
prime objective. Port Said. with l20,-
600 persons, at the Mediterranean
entrance to the canal, will be an
other important one
The immense, close-packed native
populations of Alexandra and Cairo
lack the air raid shelters, air war
den organization. fighters, anti-air-
craft guns and the temperamental
provision in fortitude OF the people
of British cities. They are bound to
be subject to panic and consequent
dislocation of services.
IS Pct. Are MohammedanS.
But the dictators must be aware
that 95 per cent of the Egyptians are
Mohammedans. Many Mosques, as
dear to the sons of Allah as their
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Closer AneIo-U. S. Ties
Predicted After War
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June arthur Green
wood, minister without portfolio
told the annual conference of the
British Labor party today that he
believed the United States and Great
Britain would establish closer rela-
tons at the end of the European
conflict.
Il confidently believe that this
growing cooperation between Brit
ain and the United States. which
will become closer and closer as the
war goes on" he said, will continue
after the war and I think that they
will tread the same path with us,
realizing that there are no longer
two hemispheres. but one single,
small world"
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Two Special Companies
Formed at Edgewood
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army has formed two new
companies of special troops at Edge
wood Arsenal, Md, to augment de-
fenseS against gas attack in wartime.
The I'd Chemical Company (de-
contamination of about 200 officers
and men, has the task of eliminating
any enemy bases and chemicals used
against supply and evacuation estab-
liShments.
The LIST Chemical Company Gm-
pregnating), including about $50 Of
ficers and men, decontaminates and
renovates clothing of soldiers who
have been exposed to persistent
gases.
At EdgeWood the new units will
work with other special attachments,
including two laboratory chemical
companies which operate field lab
oratories to detect any new chemi-
Gals used by foe.
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the British in the Eastern Med
iterranean. The reason for the
drawn faces was the news from
England that the people are get
ting fed up with continual defeats
and no victories.
1t appears that the reason for
Ambassador Winant's unexpected
trip here is due to the British
governments feeling that the
time has come for action" on
our part.
There is no question that Brit
ain is faced with an attack OF
unprecedented violence in the
course of the next few weeks.
German War Plans Changing.
German war plans seem to be
changing frequently. At one time
1t appeared the high command
was loathe to risk too many lives
in an "all-out" attack with
planes and parachutists. Those
who advocated a slow strangula-
ton of the isles by an intense
submarine and air warfare had
won.
The clear indication that the
United States would see that
laden ships reached England, to-
gether with the success of Ger
man parachutists in Crete may
have contributed to a change Of
plans. In any event, the pros
pect of a blitz against England,
accompanied by poison gas, is
once more in the foreground.
The British government is as
determined as ever to stand by
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great blows there will be another
peace suggestion. The terms may
appear as favorable as the last
ones, although there is more Bit
terness between the foes now.
The British government and the
vast majority of the British peo-
pie want to'see this war through,
but Mr.. Churchill is worried
whether he can impose such a
burden as the new "blitz" on his
people without definite assur-
ances as to what we will do-and
when.
Ambassador Winant is said to
be here to discuss the situation as
seen from England.
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leINnlueQ by lnelr IllHeSS 10
wage and expand by war.
At any rate, power is its only
justification-the only justifica-
ton it ever made for itself. Ten
million youths raised their arms
and shouted Hell Hitler" be-
cause he promised them that he
would make Germany the most
powerful nation on earth. They
were taught to sing: To-day
Germany belongs to us, tomor-
row the whole wide world"
They were taught that there is
only one measure of good: Will
it add to the world-power of
Germany? Hitler said, when
his opponents told him that
Germany was surrounded and
shackled and too weak to fight,
IF people but desire freedom,
weapons will grow in their
hands"
HitlerS and MuSSolini's FaS-
cism was go-getter Fascism. 1t
never occurred to either of them
that FaSciSm or NaZi-ism could
be sold to their own people as
a means of persuading them to
give something up. Hitler did
not go out and tell the German
people, You will never be able
to lick the Allies. Get rid of
your government, accept me as
leader, and I will promise you
that will give away everything
in sight"
On the contrary, he overthrow
his predecessors on the ground
that they were not looking out
for the interests of Germanic
power and had been making the
people weak, pacif1st and timid.
A New Fascism.
But there is a new form of
Fascism abroad now. 1t is the
Fascism of defeat, or colonial
Fascism. 1t consists of persuad-
ing people to accept Fascism
and become economic and polit-
ical colonies of Germany in order
to avoid danger. 1t is not the
Fascism of a leader calling the
nation to awaken. 1t is the
Fascism Of leaders begging the
nation to 60 to sleep.
Perhaps Quislf1g and Laval
wonder why they are not as
popular with the Norwegian and
French people as Hitler is with
the Germans. Haven't they
brought their nations the bless
ings of Fascism? Haven't they
been the harbingers of the new
order? Haven't they leapt
upon the wave of the future?
There must be something
wrong. When Hitler cries.
Germans, arise!" he gets
hand, and when Laval cries,
"Frenchmen, lie down." he gets
nothing but sour looks.
Lindbergh's Grotesque Crusade.
This Fascism of surrender is
surely the most preposterous of
all modern phenomena. 1t is
the complete contradiction in
terms. 1t is an attempt to arouse
a nation under the banner of
incarnate force by the manly
cry, Break arms All is LOST"
Which brings me to the ques-
ton of Mr.. Lindbergh, and his
grotesque crusade.
Mr.. Lindbergh is a man who,
in his personal life, made him
self hero by an undertaking
which seemed to the average
man foolhardy and impossible.
He was built up into a national
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This Changing World
English People Called Fed Up With Continual
Defeats and No News Of Victories

Its guns and not to discuss a Hit
ler-dictated peace. But it is only
natural and human that the be-
leaguered Englishman wants to
hear some good news once in
while. The victory over the Bis
marck only Offset the destruction
of the Hood.
Help Wanted.
Food is getting scarcer every
day in England. Docking facili-
ties are remarkably poor because
of the German bombardments.
Existing facilities have been
damaged and much of the ship
unloading must be done by hand.
The British are quite willing to
tighten their belts each week;
they are not scared by the pros
pect of swarms of parachutists,
nor are they particularly con-
cerned about the danger of gas
attacks. Theirs is a stole morale.
But even stoics must be fed once
in a while with some encouraging
news. Speeches have only mo-
mentary effect which soon gives
Way-when not followed by &C
tion-to gloom. For the time be-
ing the British people are still
bucked up by Mr.. RooseVelts last
fireside chat. For the first time
they saw a real word Of encour-
agement when he said that this
country intends to stop Hitler.
There is only one way to do this
by war.
The British Premier knows that
before the Germans strike their
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on the bench to which he was ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt a
few years ago, ought to be placed
on the highest court.
In Texas is another Court of Ap-
pealS liberal Justice Hutchinson,
and on the highest courts of Mas
sachusetts and New York are men
OF proved ability and judicial tenn
permanent. Do they have chance?
Not if the gossip which for weeks
has permeated the Capital is to
be believed, for the next two ap-
pointments also are to come from
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Town Changes Its Time
To Conserve Power

MOULTRIE, Ga, June 4-By ex-
ecutive order of Mayor Evans Rey-
noldS, this South Georgia city to-
day switched to daylight saving time
to help conserve electricity.
Acting on recommendations of a
Citizens Committee, the Mayor di-
rected that the shift be made eff
fective last midnight until the pass
ing of the power emergency brought
on by defense industry needs and
drought conditions.
In line with this movement, Dave
Cohn. local baseball club president,
announced twilight games starting
at pm. would be substitute for the
usual night games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04
Urges lutin American Study

Prompt enlargement of study
Of Latin American countries is
being urged in the schools of the
United States by DR.. John w. Stude-
baker, commissioner of education
who declares that continued peace
in the Western Hemisphere demands
greater knowledge and understand
ing among the people of North and
South America"
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the ranks of the politicians.
That's why the passing of Chief
Justice Hughes is indication of a
bigger tragedy than simply the
loss of great jurist. 1t means
the beginning of the end of the
dignified, impartial, objective, nom
political and independent judiciary
and emphasis instead on a court
which for the first time in history
has been packed" with politicians
who have been subservient to the
will of the Chief Executive.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The faces of American officials
responsible for framing future
policies in keeping with President
Roosevelt's speech of May 81 have
been longer in the last few days
than for many months past.
The bad news from Crete had
been discounted for several days,
since it had been known from
the time the British withdrew
their air force that there was
little hope of stopping the Ger
mans. 1t was also known that
more bad days we're in store for
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mark, durin G
I he Germ a n
Balkan drive,
t h a t If t h e
NaZis bombed
Alexandria, the
|. r. A. F. would
bomb Rome.
Athens W a S
not b m b e d.
This was a de-
tail which was
not necessary
to the rapid
conquest of
Grace o P,,t
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IL Is not mere
", however, the
retirement itself
which may well
be an occasion
for national re-
gret but the re-
alization tn a t
under the three
terms of Presi-
d e n t Roosevelt
I n e n l g n e S [
C ur t has be-
come a political
institution made
up of politicians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04

the only newspaperman in Washing
ton who doesn't know "a source
close to the White House" - The
nearest I have been able to get to
the Presidents residence is to speak
to the picket who is picketing the
pickets who are picketing the White
House.
That's pretty poor picketings.
I tried to establish a source close
to the White House by copying up
to the gardener on the Pennsylvania
avenue side lawn. But he ignored
me for a caterpillar.
You'll understand even better why
7 ask that all of this be just between
us two when I tell you that I don't
even have a nodding acquaintance
with "a well-informed circle" This
is a tremendous handicap to any one
writing from Washington.
The right TO quote "a well-in-
formed circle" is often the sole justi-
fcation that a commentator has for
putting out wrong information
ahead Of time. Goodness knows, 7
tried to meet "a well-informed cir
Gle" because no one on earth likes TO
give out misinformation any more
than I do, and no one suffers more
acutely than I when I am scooped
on a future retraction.
There is only one ray of sunshine
in my stay at Washington, so far.
And that is that through an old
friend of the family, who is here
lobbying for more nepotism, I have
an outside chance to meet "a usually
unimpeachable source"
*
| Now, a lot depends on being able
to meet him, and in some way worm
myself (perhaps should have gone
over and learned thing or two from
the gardeners CATERPILLAR into his
confidence. Having achieved this 1
can run hog wild with my Washing
ton opinions and predictions, I can
even become war expert overnight
and foretell next months military
maneuvers. I'll only lack the title
of major or captain soundly and
dogmatically to misinterpret future
moves of the British and German
military high commands.
AS it is. I'm a little shy about
interpreting the minds of the for
eign military geniuses. I would
have to sign my analyses by
Draftee McLemore (class ga de-
ferment and my wild guesses
wouldn't carry half the weight they
should.
But TO get back to Washington
contacts. If by any chance the
usually unimpeschable source"
leads me into association with IAN
administration spokesman" or AN
informed source" or, best Of all, "a
friend of the President disclosed,
therell be no stopping me.
| AS It is, I'm in a pretty sorry
plight for a man writing within VOC
hooing distance of the cherry trees.
There'is no use in fooling you or
trying to fool myself. The only
thing I have at present to fall back
upon is 'rumor has it that"
You know and I know that you
are not going to put any stock in
a report of mine which says:
"Rumor has it that Senator
Claude Pepper is suffering from in
somnia these days for fear of being
put to sleep by japanese sand
man.
'Rumor has it that Burton
Wheeler has had his Office removed
to the isolationist ward in a local
hospital and refuses to have any
thing to do with anybody"
am hoping that I will soon make
contact with some sources" and I
know that you hope I will. too.
Keep your fingers crossed. kids.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc)
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in logic. 1t
can be ar
g u ed that
life is a con-
tinual strug-
gle of dog
eat-dog; that
the law of
the survival
of the htteSt
is the his
tory of man.
k ind and
the life and
power of ma
lions is de-
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Washington.
I have be en-
here long enough
to distinguish an
isolationlst from
an intervention
ist by the way
they both keep
their hats on in
the elevator, but
I don't seem to
be getting any
where officially.
Honesty forces
me to admit that
I am nrnha hlu
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On the RECORD
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Na1-ism, like Fascism, was de-
signed as a form of state for
war and conquest. AS such it
can find a certain justification
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HE opinions OF the tDers this page their on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to gDe all sides of questions interest its
although such opinions contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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McLemore-
Is Here Trying TO Meet
An Informed Source

II you can keep secret, read this.
If you can't please stop now.
I would hate to have it generally
known what an unknown I am in
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The Tragedy
Retirement
Permits Further
Wrecking of Principle
Of Biportisonship
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The saddest news of the hour is
the passing from the Supreme Court
of truly great chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes.
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Pepper Urges U. S. Help
Stop Hitler at Dukur
R1 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The one
chance the United States has of
not being forced to send an army
to fight in South America is to help
the British Navy and air force stop
Hitler at Dakar, Africa, and Portu-
gal, Senator Pepper, Democrat. Of
Florida asserted at an aid Britain
rally last night.
'Hitler's main hope in aiming at
the west coast of Africa is that his
threatening position will break us
down from within" Senator Pepper
asserted. IF we don't make up our
minds Hitler can be stopped, no
force on earth can stop him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04
By COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

While attention centers on the
value of Crete's proximity to Syria
as an air base, it is well to revert
to Prime Minister Churchill's re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish
writer Of children's stories. was a
successful playwright.