The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-11-20
Navy Seizes Axis Ship
FOSTER GILRoY

ment by the Navy Department re-
ported the capture in Atlantic wa
ters of an Axis Steamer masquerade
inc as an American ship, with the
us. flag painted on her sides and
deck. When overtalsen by a us.
cruiser, her crew set off bombs in
the hold and abandoned her, but a
boarding crew made temporary re-
pairs sufficient to take her to a
us. port. It was not stated whether
she was a German or Italian vessel.
Lewis Defies Government
washington-The US. Army is
ready to take over control and OPP
crate the mines supplying coal to
the country's steel mills after a
blunt refusal by John L. Lewis,
DICTATOR of the United Mine Work.
ers to heed President Roosevelt's
plea to end his threatened strike
against the national defense effort.
As the CI.O.~ delegates gather for
their annual meeting in Detroit,
IeVis-controlled factions threaten
ed a general strike of 5000, 900
unionists that would bring all in
dustrysto a standstill. Faced with
a final showdown between Lewis
and the Federal Government, Con-
gress will this week give a right
of-way to forceful legislation de-
signed to- curb the Lewis unions in
their demand that industry must
employ only their workers or cease
al operations. y y
Snow Stymies Nazis
Berne, Switzerland-Reports con-
tnue to reach this neutral listen
ing post that heavy SHOWS accom-
panied by intense cold has brought
TO aastop the Nazi drives toward
Moscow and Leningrad. German
soldiers, Ill prepared against a Rus
sian winter, are freezing to death
at their posts, and Hitler's highly
mechanical engines of destruction
are helpless against the drifts that
block Russian roads.
Japan Lists Demands
Tokyo Coincident with the arri-
val In the US. OF Japan's special
envoy. Saburo Kurusu, who is ex-
Ncted to bring about more peace
!u relations between the two gov
Gnments, premier TOTO added to the
enseness of the Far Eastern situa-
uon by declaring that Japan's aims
Included an end of all industrial
euros against his country, a free
nand In China and a cessation of
Alled military activity in the East.
sstner the US. or Britain will
a inclined to meet any of these
demands.
French Position Crumbling
LondOn-Diplomats hourly expect |
an announcement that the crumb-
ing Vichy Government has sur
seloered entirely to the Nazi. Laval, |
mtlerS stooge in unoccupied France,
: IN constant parley with the Ger
man command in Paris, and the re-
aoVaa OF General Weygand from his
WWerfu post in North Africa is
apected to be the first step toward
: complete collapse of the Petain
Sme. Whether the remnants of
= French fleet and the strong
.tsilcn army units in Morocco
surrender to the Nazi depends
Asgely on General Weygand's po-
: The bribe offered by Hitler
Inc end of the 4OO,OOO,OO0 franc
uy tribute now squeezed out OF !
NC french by their Berlin masters
We're All in Debt e /
= "asnington-Whether you know
: Or not. you, your wife and chill
ven each are in debt to the ex-
ah OF s1263. That is the per
sa indebtedness of the nation
SiSlred ON total public and pri-
- N debt of the us. of $167, 3OO,-
@Wo The per capita debt in 1880
SSi4B and for the 192s-40 period
''eraged s11s4.
General Out of Luck
Hnester, S.C.-In actual warfare,
Two, would have been just too bad for s
Cut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, COM
aader of the First US. Army, be- ;
use the General was captured"
y me Fourth Army in the war
- s'eS now in progress here. He was
81 released with all honors
" MS captors.
Worlds Biggest Bomber {
~ angeles Army acceptance t
y als have been successfully COM F
s for the 82-ton Bic, the a
lbs largest bomber. The ship t;
~ SSoo00O, has a Widespread of b
- teet and a maximum speed Of z
:. miies per hour. if further tests {
biz, accepted, this type ship, ca S
40 s OF flying far out of range of
~. ana-aircraft batteries, may be
p'eo as the arrny's ace-in-the- b
"a, against air attacks from any 7
Nr and in any force. La