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Dedicated To The Progress Of , rz-77“7 777 77“ WH.MIACTOD Served by Leased Wireoithe tfSM-taM ASSOCIATED PRESS r i. With Complete Coverage of U a State and National News VOL. Tl-NOJJS_ WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1940 T . “ ESTABLISHED 1867 NAZI RAIDERS STRIKE FIFTY LONDONAREAS ————————— w - NAZIS BRAVE GALE Vigor Of British Anti-Air craft Defenses Keeps Ger mans At High Level DAMAGE NOT HEAVY Five Bombs Burst In Quick Succession In Working Section At Liverpool LONDON, Oct. 11.—Friday)— tffl —More than 50 London districts were struck overnight as German bombers swept in against a whist ling gale and sowed deadly steel and fire over all England, concen trating on this city and the great west coastal port of Liverpool. Reports from correspondents throughout the kingdcm declared that the vigor of the British anti aircraft defenses featured by the sharp-shooting of veteran gunners kept the raiders high and cramped their style. Damage Not Heavy Damage and casualties were de clared to be not heavy, and observ ers expressed belief the raids were much less severe than those of r cnt nights. The ground gunners were so ac curate that watchers said they were shooting to pieces the Ger man flares as soon as bombers dropped them to illuminate targets, London, as usual, appeared to be the chief target of the bombers, but they were reported over towns all the way from the mouth of the Thames to the west countr yanc from Wales through the midlands and northwest .to the northeasi coast. A number of casualties were treated in one northern town aftei a high explosive bomb wrecked a half dozen houses and rescue workers dug frantically into the wreckage for a number of other victims, including children, who were known to have been in the buildings at the time of the attack, Liverpool Bombed Five bombs exploded in quick succession in a working district at (Continued on Page Ten) DUALA WELCOMES CEN.DE GAULLE Leader Of ‘Free’ French Movement Raises His Standard Over Cameroons DUALA, Cameroons, French Equatorial Africa, Oct. 9.—<.De layed) Written for the Associated Press by a member of the de Gaule expedition) — General Charles de Gaule, leader of the “Free French” movement, was welcomed today to this bscure corner of the French empire and used Adolf Hitler’s own words to support his expressed hope for lib eration of France. He landed and raised his stand ard on French soil for the first time since the French-German ar mistice, stepping ashore at 12:3 p.m. from the gunboat Comman dant Duboc, which took part in the unsuccessful attempt to land Fh Sen egal, la te iSept .r embe AT-Dakar, French Senegal, late in September. (Duala ts about 2,000 miles sou east of Dakar. General Maxime (Continued on Page Ten) ATTACK BIG GUNS Berlin, Hamburg Cologne Anil Other Radio Stations Are Cut Off Early WEATHER IS DIRTY German Destroyers Hit At Brest And Fires Started At Krupp Factory LONDON, Oct. 10— (JP) —Bombs burst in red clusters of fire along mile after mile of the Nazi-held French coast tonight in a furious British aerial counter-offensive cen tered upon the German big gun positions at Gap Gris Nez and the nearby Port of Calais. The attack was launched soon after the German artillery, sending over salvoed of four shells at a time, had ended a 15-minute bom bardment of the Dover shore. Radio Stations Silent In Germany the Berlin, Ham burg, Cologne and other radio sta tions went off the air early tonight —indicative that the RAF was busy there, too. I British bombers went over in heavy force, plunging through a southwesterly gale and dropping down suddenly from the rain clouds hanging low over the French side of the channel. The resulting illuminations were the most brilliant yet seen from the Kent coast. The Germans answered with orange streams of anti-aircraft fire pouring through the darkness; star shells burst by the dzoens and searchlights swept the heavy sky. Weather Dirty The day had ended, after inter mittent downpours, with a brilliant rainbow spanning the Dover Strait, .but the weather became dirtier aft er the night came on. The assault upon Calais was one of particular violence and seemed to extend for several miles into the French mainland, for the coast was silhouetted against the glare of ex ploding bombs. It was a resumption of one of the mightiest British attacks yet made during which bombers, Wednesday night and early today, were de clared to have set off a fire every minute upon the German-held coast from Amsterdam to Le Havre. They struck far inland, too, with ex plosive and fire bombs upon a doz en vital centers of the German war machine. British pilots returned late in the day with stories of heavy damage —“enemy” destroyers hit in the French port of Brest . . . great blazes left raging in the Krupp (Continued on Page Ten) IL DUCE REVIEWS 20,000 SOLDIERS Italian Leader Remains Si lent Regarding Next Pos sible Thrust Of Axis ROME, Oct. 10 — UP) —In a cere mony apparently intended to height en the popular enthusiasm for war, Benito Mussolini reviewed 20,000 ’teen-age volunteer* todya on the old plain of Padua, but kept un broken the silence veiling whatever thrust is next to be made by the axis. While Europe waited for this next military move, which to many for eign observers here seemed immi nent, the premier wound up a 5-day inspection of his army of the Po (Continued on Page Ten) Draft Questions And The Answers Jack Stinnett, author of The Washington Day Book, writes a question-and-an swer discussion of the draft. He answers questions typ ical of those running through the minds of all men required to register. The series begins today on Page 4. ' ^ n n n U. S. Orders Reinforcements To Hawaii 5,700 Marine Reserves Are CalledToDuty Government Officials Also Cut Off Shipment Of Ten Warplanes To Siam MORE FUNDS ‘FROZEN’ Stimson Silent On Whether Tension In Pacific Respon sible For New Moves WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Iff)—In rapid-fire order, the United States today ordered reinforcements to Hawaii, great American outpost in the Pacific, called out 5.70C marine corps reserves and cut off the shipment of 10 warplanes to Thai land (Siam), which, like Japan, has been making demands on French-Indo China. Then, turning its attention to ward Europe, it “froze” some S100.000, 0 of Rumanian-ow ned funds and securities in this count ry, for the obvious purpose of beeping them out of the hands of the Germans now proceeding into Bumania. As usual, officials were careful not to state that there was any relation between their moves and the German-Italian-Japanese al liance, or any other event abroad. “No Comment” Secretary of War Stimson re plied with a terse “no comment” when asked whether American Japanese tension in th Pacific had anything to do with th ordr to the 251st anti-aircraft regiment of the Caflifornia national guard, numbering about 1,20 men, to pro ceed to Hawaii to augment 24,00 officers and men already there. Stimson disclosed that other troops are to follow the 251st to Hawaii later. It had been known for some time that the marine reserves were to be called out. The orders, issued late today, directed 20 officer^ and 5,50 men to report to mobili zation stations along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts on or about Nov. 7. I One of those directly affected by tnis order was James Roosevelt, the President’s eldest son. The 22 (Continued on Page Two, Col. 4) SHANGHAI MAYOR IS ASSASSINATED Fu Siao-En, One Of Japan’s Puppet Rulers, Killed In Home In Hongkew SHANCfflA1, Oct. 11.—(Friday)— _,Fu Sio-En, 70-year-old mayor hanghai and one of the most o-orful of Japan’s puppet rulers 1h; u“lna-^vas assassinated early ■-rl morninS while he slept in his e in Hongkew, Japanese stronghold of this city. iurraaf?anese army immediately hitn tae ent^re Hongkew area an armed camp, barricading reets, including those which 'Continued on Page Two, Col. 2) WEATHER Bv 1' S. Weather Bureau North ,r°HECAST fl>rar(l Sat ° ana: G“era"y lair Fri aettled evt,„ ay excePt somewhat un hrday. sfr™.ia'e. ®est Portion late Sat ‘y rising temperature. i-TeteoriT .®* Weather Bureau “ding 7.% 7lca data for the 24 hours ■JU p. ni. yesterday). 1:30 a m Temperature ?: 88; 7 ?n 5i; 1:30 a- m- 49: 1:30 p. K,niouni is. p' m- 82; maximum TO: «. mean 58: normal 67. 1:30 a „ Humidity h ^p.»:£30a m-80;1:39 p V Total fCP 7,P,reciP>tation 0iSe-: total slnh“u7 “ding 7:30 p. m., 1 lj inches. ce ^lrs*; 04 the month, Tides For Today lniiDSton High Low p. .. 5:44a 12:35a “Hoto lnir,i. «:Wp 12:58p ct . 4:00a 10:07a siNWrise 6.,, 4:30p 10:34p Se 3;l5p. ' • sunset 5:43p; moon 1 moon set 2:00a. ^clpp ti ^ — ,Hevili,. a<’(ar), riv,>r stage at Fay '"t. 8 a- m; October 8, 9.0 hUuued op Page Ten) 5 ' :,oO I Hitler Look* With His New Partner 1 Smiling as though he were very pleased, Adolf Hitler wears a broad grin as he walks with Saburo Kusuru (left), Japanese ambassador, and Italian Foreign Minister Ciano (right) after signing of the tri-partite economic, political and military pact in the Berlin Chancellery, Foreign Minister Joachim von Kibben trop signed for Germany, Britain, U. S. Studying Cooperation In Pacific EXACT STATUS SECRET Also Consider Joint Action Of Withholding War Sup plies To Japanese LONDON, Oct. 10. — UP) — Britain and the United States are canvass ing the whole question of cooperation in the Pacific as well as the possi bility of joint action in withholding war supplies to Japan, the British government disclosed today. Guardedly answering or parrying questions in the house of commons, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs R. A. Butler refrained from giving the exact status of the discussions, asserting merely that “certain talks have taken place which are of con siderable importance.” Pressed For Answer Pressed for an answer as to -wheth er they are continuing, Butler re plied, “I would not' say ' that ‘ thdy are concluded.” . Liberal Geoffrey L. Mander asked whether, in view of- reports the United States recently approved the export of up to 1,000,000 tons of oil to Japan, Butler wbdld 'consider representations to Washington for concurrent action to prevent further supply of oil to Japan. . , “His Majesty’s government under stands the prohibition placed by the United States government-on the-ex port of oil relates only to certain grades,” Butler replied. "They (the British government) are "and have been in touch with the United States on the matter.” (Japan also has been affected by United States restrictions on the ex port of aviation gasoline, scra'p iron and aviation engines and parts). Butler failed to answer Mander’s demand for assurances that Britain is not going to ‘‘supply materials of (Continued on Page Ten) Il/Iarines In Charlotte Ordered Into Service CHARLOTTE, Oct. 10—(/P)— Charlotte’s battalion of the marine corps reserve received orders today to mobilize No vember 7, and report to Nor folk, Va., for active service. The battalion, commanded by Major George E. Golding, has a strength of 132 men. WILLKIE RENEWS 3RD TERM ATTACK Candidate Says New Deal Officials Believe Country Has Quit Growing PROVIDENCE, R. I„ Oct. 10.—CPI —Wendell L. Willkie said tonight a third term for President Roosevelt might make the government “our only master” and put the perma nently unemployed in concentration camps. The republican presidential nomi nee, closing a day’s tour of Rhode Island with a prepared address at the Narragansett race track, asserted that New Deal officials believe this country has quit growing and have based their whole program on that theory. They seek, he said, “to excuse their own failure by telling us that the American economic system is a failure. "They try to postpone their own finish hy telling us that America is finished. The alibi is palpably false.” ^ Declaring that the American peo (Continued on Page Ten) JURY MAY RECEIVE PUGH CASE TODAY Arguments In Criminal As sault Trial Completed In Columbus County Court "WHITEVILLE, Oct. 10.—'The case of Charlie Pugh, 30-year-old negro, charged with criminally assaulting a 67-year-old white woman, is expected to go to the jury in Columbus coun ty superior court tomorrow morning about 10 o’clock. Aguments of state and defense counsel were completed about 6:15 o’clock tognight and Judge Luther T. Hamilton will charge the jury when court opens at 9 o’clock. Presentation of evidence began about noon today, shortly after the jury for trial of the capital case was selected. The prosecuting witness, Mrs. Polly Faircloth, testified that Pugh came to her home about 9 o’clock on the morning of September 13 and said that his wife was sick at his home nearby. He asked the elderly woman if she would come minister to her. Mrs. Faircloth said that she told the negro that she would and started out on foot through the woods toward the negro’s house, about 15 minutes after Pugh had left. While walking through the woods, she said, Pugh jumped out, grabbed her and criminally assaulted her. After assaulting her, the negro rode off on a mule, she testified. Officers tracked the negro on the mule to his house and Deputy Sher iffs Bullard and Stevens testified that Pugh confessed to them at the time of his arrest. Pugh declared on the witness stand, however, that the reason he confessed was because one of the officers threatened to shoot him or (Continued on Page Ten) Washington-Advised Withdraw Of U. S. Citizens From Orient Gains Headway TOKYO, Oct. 10.—W*)—-Under Ja pan’s questioning eyes, the Wash ington-advised withdrawal of American citizens from the Orient gained headqay tonight amid nerv our v tension and a deepening American conviction that Tokyo Washington relations were nearing a zero hour. Panic was undiscernible among the women and children who sought priority, but haste was ap-j parent on many sides. Households were broken up ra pidly, furniture packers were swamped with orders and banks jammed with foreigners seeking to transfer funds. A partial Tokyo survey showed 25 Americans either had booke dpassage or ap plied for reservations. A number are sailing Saturday. Families of members of the em bassy staff and of naval officers were expected to remain. “For sale” columns lengthened in the classiied advertising sec tions of the English language ne papers. Typical American household ap purtenances, such as vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, typewriters and sewing, washing and ironing machines were offered in prosuf ion, and even a ‘child’s dol car riage, blue, with rubber tires.” sibility of an “awful catastrophe,” Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka declared in a broadcast doay that the new German-Italian-Japanese treaty “is a peace pact directed for the United States and not against the'United States.” “I wish earnestly that such a powerful nation as the United States in particular and al other nations at present neutral do not become involved in the European war or come by any change into , (Continued on Pagetlen) f----—* Germans Rush More Troops Into Rumania British Legation At Bucha rest Starts Destroying Its Secret Documents BREAK EXPECTED SOON Turkey Accuses Rumania Of Not Living Up To Con tract To Deliver Oil BUCHAREST, Oct. 10.—(#)—Half a dozen swastika - flying German troopships moved down the Dan ube, bringing additional Nazi force's to Rumania today, and the British legation began destroying secret documents preparatory to getting out before they arrive. Simultaneously, indications that a break in British-Rumanian rela-' tions is only a matter of ^ours were heightened by the announce ment that the counsellors and press attaches of the Rumanian legation in London had resigned, leaving only a skeleton staff in the British capital. Rumania has been without a minister in London since July 25 when its envoy, Virgil Tilea, was recalled. Turks Accuse Rumania Britain’s non belligerent ally, Turkey, entered the picture, ac cusing Rumania of not living up to a’ contract ito deliver petroleum. Turkish trade representatives here informed the Rumanian govern ment that payment in advance, in dollars, must hereafter be made for shipments of Turkish cotton. Under an agreement signed last month Turkey was to exchange cotton for oil. With German troops filtering in by land and water, high ranking Nazi officers took over choice suites in leading hotels here and rushed from conference to confer ence shaping up preparations to garrison their forces. (Informed sources in Berlin, ac knowledging for the first time that (Continued on Page Two, Col. 2) PLANS FOR LOCAL DRAFT ADVANCED Necessary Forms, Cards Scheduled To Arrive From Raleigh In Few Days Plans were advanced yesterday for the army draft registration of some 6,000 New Hanover county eligibles next Wednesday at the various poll ing places in the city and county. The office of H. G. Carney, chair man of the county board of elections, who will have charge of supervising the registration here, announced yesterday that all necessary forms and cards are scheduled to arrive from Raleigh in the next two or three days. The various polling places in each (Continued on Page Ten) War Interpretive BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON Except for the first daylight bombing over Germany, which ac cented the expanding British coun ter offensive, a negative and oddly worded item from Italy most in trigues this observer in the day’s grist of war news. It comes from Padua. There Mus solini closed a significant inspec tion of his shock c’.ivsons wth a personal appearance before 20, 000 roaring Italians, gathered in tense expectancy, and—"refrained from any speech or hint of Axis intent.” Striking Let-down That was a striking let - down from a great buildup. If Britain’s war leaders knew its meaning they might be greatly encouraged, be cause it could conceivably signify that something has gone awry in the Axis planning. The controled Fascist press has built up great expectation in Italy of earth-shaking war develop (Continued on Page Two, Col. 1) Offered Draft Directorship (NEA Telephoto) Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra, president of the University of Wisconsin, is pictured as he left the White House after President Rooseve.t had offered hitn the job of U. S. draft admin istrator. Dr. Dykstra said he had taken the offer under consideration, I --— ROOSEVELT BEGINS INSPECTION TOUR Nation’s Chief Discussei Foreign Situation With Secretary Hull, Welles t - WASHINGTON, Oct. 10— UP) - President Roosevelt discussed the foreign situation with Secretary oi State Hull and Undersecretary Welles late today before boarding a special train for another of his de fense inspection tours. This trip will take him to a num ber of cities in Pennsylvania arid Ohio tomorrow ' and Saturday foi visits to industries manufacturing defense materials, to public hous ing projects, military stations and the home of James M. Cox, whc headed the 1920 democratic ticke) on which the chief executive was the vice-presidential nominee. While on the trip, the President will broadast to the nation and to South America at 9‘o’clock, East ern Standard Time, (all networks) Saturday night from his train at Dayton, Ohio. Stephen Early, the President’s press secretary, told newsmen that Mr. Roosevelt would elaborate on the idea of “all for one and one for all” in the western hemisphere. (Continued on Page Ten) CITY WATER MEET SCHEDULED TODAY Commissioners To Talk With Official Of Under ground Supply Engineers The board of city commissioners will meet with a representative of a underground water supply engineer ing firm this morning at 11 o’clock for the purpose of discussing ways and means of obtaining a permanent fresh water supply for Wilmington. The meeting was recommended by James E. L. Wade, city commission er of public works, who reported at (Continued on Page Ten) Nazis Say Fires Raging Near Parliament Houses BERLIN, Oct. 10.—W!—Four big fires splotching London near the houses of parliament were report ed sighted early today by Ger many’s Luftwaffe scouts while day light squadrons ferried fresh car goes of bombs to battered Britain. The fires apparently were set by the overnight raid in which the Nazis said they dumped more than 100 tons of explosives on the Brit ish capital. In late afternoon a further reconnaissance was said to have shown one blaze still was out of control. The high command said “the heaviest damage was inflicted on docks in the- Thames bend” in the ail-night raid on London. Flying almost in the shipstreams of the night raiders, daylight bomber crews reported scores of direct hits on fortifications and railway stations in southern Eng land this morning. At day’s end it was officially announced that Brit ain had lost seven pursuit planes which battled the bombers. No German losses were report ed, but one plane was said to have made a forced descent on the Eng lish Channel, where both the pilot (Continued on Page Two, Col. 7)
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