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Served By Leased Wire Of The Ledicated To The Progress Of ASSOCIATED PRESS WIL Ml MG TOM fiih Complete Coverage of 11 1~ | |I B I ^y 1 #\1 I And Southeastern North Slate and National News ▼ Carolina ,;L 74 _ _ WILMINGTON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1941 FINAL EDITION _ESTABLISHED 186n ★ ★ * ★ ★ ★ ★ 4^ ★★★ ★ * ★ ★★★ 4 Rumanian Arm’ %fon Guardists Fighting Army Placed In Charge Of State Police German Officer Is Slain During Riots in Bucharest MINISTER DISMISSED 87 Important Industries Are Militarized by the Chief of State BUCHAREST, Jan. 22.—(Wed nesday)-®— Widespread dis orders in Rumania including the slaying of a German officer prompted General Ion Antonescu 10 put the army in marge of the state police, militarize 87 impor tant industries, and make a des perate appeal last night to dissi dent iron guardists to “forget the hatreds" and aid him in reestab lishing order. (DisDatches from Belgrade said the fighting was between heavily armed Rumanian iron guardists and the Ruman army. From Sofia it was reported German troops, now stationed in Rumania in great numbers, were speeding to Bucha rest and other cities to quell the fighting). General Antonescu dismissed Minister of the Interior Petrevic esu. a leading iron guardist, “for failure to set up a guard around the hotel housing the German mili tary mission, failure to take the necessary steps after the murder of the German major, and for al lowing internal order to collapse.” Dimitru Popescu. military com mander cf Bucharest, was named new minister of interior. All police prefects were replaced ov military men, an army major was named head of military censorship, and an army general replaced the state police head. The disturbances occurring in Bucharest and other parts of the country were blamed by Antones cu on icreign agents, rebellious elements, and “some misunder standings by individuals.” (An official Rumanian news agency dispatch published in Bel grade today said Horia Sima, iron guard leader, left Bucharest last night for Berlin to confer with Nazi leaders there). A decree was published providing the death penalty for any premedi IContinued on Page Three; Col. 3) WEATHER FORECAST 'Orth Carolina: Partly cloudy and farmer Wednesday: Thursday increas ing cloudiness, followed by light rain Jn interior, slightly warmer in cen tal and east portions. . (By l'. S. Weather Bureau) 'Meteorological data for the 24 hours endmff 7^ P. m. yesterday.) Temperature J.TJ- m- 32: 7:30 p m. 31; 1:30 p. m. ' ' ' '■£ P- ni. 44: maximum 51; mini DUm 30: mean 40: normal 46 Humidity m. G<: 7:30 a. m. 57; 1:30 p. m. ‘ • , P. m. 58. T Frecipitation ftim - ,for “4 hours ending 7:30 p. m. 'n<*es. Total since first of the 1.16 inches. (r Tides For Today v >,rom Th.'c Tables published by U. ' ■ '-oast anil Geodetic Survey.) Mn,. High Low 'hnmgton- 5:18a 12:01a Mamin h , 5:38P 12:3<iP "asonboro Inlet_ 3:15a 9:29a H . 3:28p 9:45p ‘.:13a; sunset 5:33p; moon *•«*: moonset 1:25p. Tina|le Iear river stage at Fayette ue ®" ''an- 21, at a a. m., 11 feet. WmhlH\NUT0X' J®n. 21. - UP) - anil ..j . h,reau records of temperature p m a.nfaJl for the 24 hours ending 8 la. to® principal cotton growing r as and elsewhere: Ash L High Low Prec. .Itlani ' f1 . 52 22 0.00 Sostrn ’ h - 58 29 °-00 Bun? I - 30 13 0.00 S P «.- 29 9 0.00 Chicago ’.a - 53 30 000 Cleveiga°ndC(ir.. 44 22 °-00 Delia?,' p c- 38 10 0.00 Port Vpa—. 36 18 0.00 (*!"rth'p c- 71 47 0.00 - 66 56 0.00 LosX,li e’ Cl- 85 30 0.00 LouisVm letn cd-88 48 0.00 sffil Sd- 53 28 O.OCi Miami' cd —. 61 24 0.0(1 Mobile Pod‘- 73 55 °-ou Sew oil - 64 31 0.0C Sew Ycl.ans; p c. 53 43 0.0C 'Norfolk“el Cl- "4 17 0.0( Salei-S V, ,Ie-- 27 -9 0.(K Jiehmoud h .~ 58 20 o m *>. l- Ui eH - 41 13 °°' San Fron,.- - 57 33 0.0( SavsniuE1EC0' P c — 59 48 0.15 lunpi'J; p c- 63 32 0.(X l S««Iiinirtn».. l0 44 O.OS M'iimi.fl™’ P c_ 39 22 0.0( ! __ *)i on o fu Happy Reunion After 12 Years Arrival in America was doubly good fortune for 16-year-old Clotilde Obst, pictured above as she recently landed in New York. Not only had she made her way from Switzerland to the safety of the U. S., but she was rejoining her mother, whom she had not seen for 12 years. BRITISH TO LIST ALL LABOR FORCES Men and Women May Soon Be Drafted into War Factories By The Associated Press LONDON, Jan. 21.—Britain has decided to register her working men and women as a potential “permanent mobile labor force” which soon may be drafted into war factories, Labor Minister Er nest Bevin told the house of com mons today. In announcing plans for a cen sus by age groups "of those who should be cal'cd upon to serve the state” behind the lines, Bevin as sured parliament that industry was speeding up rather than bogging down. No Exceptions "Most, people will volunteer,” he declared, but he warned “there will be no exception of rank or any thing else.” Bevm detailed Britain’s indus trial progress in recent months and said house members would be greatly encouraged “if I were at liberty to reveal the rate at which we are now able to equip a dii ision '.vitl guns and machine-guns.” With the announcement, Bevin disclosed several other drastic (Continued on Page Three; Col. X) 18 FISHERMEN PERISH IN SEA Fall Into Icy Waters When Frozen Fingers Can Hold No Longer BOSTON, Jan. 21.—Wl—1One by one, as a pale winter moon watched, eighteen fishermen plunged to death in the icy sea early today as frozen fingers longer could retain a precarious perch in the main masthead rig ging of the sinking schooner Mary E. O’Hara. The rigging and an even smallf portion of the foremast was all that remained above the ocean sur face where the fishing schooner sank in 49 feet of water after crashing into an anchored coal (Continued on Page Ten; Col, 3) U. S. Embargo On Planes To Russia Lifted Friendly Gesture Designed Jo Improve Relations With Moscow MAY BE WEDGE May Be Attempt to Sepa rate U. S. S. R. from Axis Powers WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.— Iff) — In a friendly gesture designed to improve relations with Moscow, the United States tonight lifted a ■‘moral embargo” on the export of airplanes and airplane equipment to Soviet Russia. Whether the move was part or an attempt to drive a wedge be tween Russia and the Axis powers was not stated, but it has been known for some time that both Brit ain and the United States have been seeking better relations with the Soviet regime. Inasmuch as American plane production for a long time to come is virtually earmarked for Britain and the United States’ own needs, there was considerable doubt that tonight’s action would lead to any important shipments of planes to Russia. The main purpose, it was be lieved, was to remove the continu ing stigma of the “moral embar go,” which was applied during the Russo-Finnish war. At that time President Roosevelt called on Americans not to sell planes and equipment to nations guilty of the "bombing and machine gunning ol civilian populations from the air.” The move also may lead to a more liberal application of the ex port license system on machine tools and other materials which Russia has been seeking to pur chase in the United States. Air planes also are subject to this gov ernment control system. The “moral embargo,” which Russian Ambassador Constantine Oumansky was advised no longer (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) HITLER’S ANSWER TO BE DELIVERED Information Reply to Petain Is Drafted and Will Be Sent Soon VICHY, France, Jan, 21. — — Information from Paris indicated to night that Adolf Hitler’s reply to Chief of State Marshal Petain is ready and soon will be delivered by Fernand de Brinon, French repre sentative in Paris. It was not possible, however, to obtain immediate confirmation here. Petain, a high government source said yesterday, will keep his present cabinet until Hitler answers his Christmas Eve message outlining how German-French collaboration could continue. Negotiations have been halted since Pierre Laval, former foreign (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) Air Raid Warning System Test Commenced By ADC BY CHARLES FRANCIS NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—(A*) —The northeastern United States had a slight taste of modern aerial war conditions today as the Air De fense Command began a four-day test of air raid warning facilities and fleet army pursuit ships sped aloft from five flying fields to in tercept invading “enemy” bomb Summarizing the day’s activities, Major General James E. Chaney, commanding general of the ADC, described them as highly success ful Every "enemy” bomber was picked up by tire ground network of more than 10,000 volunteer civi lian observers at some 700 posts throughout the area, he said. Some interceptions by pursuit ships, Curtiss P-40’s, the Army’s latest type of fighter, did not work out, General Chaney said, adding that “we did not expect them to initially.” It takes time and ex perience, he asserted. Radio con tacts between the fields and pur suit planes were held responsible for several failures. General Chaney praised the co operation of civilian observers who began their chilly vigils at dawn and continued them throughout the day in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and the New York city area. | Their work in quickly reporting i (Continued on Page Ten; Col. 1) After Italians In Sudan Native members‘of Britain’s Sudan Defense Force leap from tneir trucKs io sm o - all of tlie attacks on the Eritrean border, which British reported were climaxed by the defeat of Italians all along the 200mi"c Sudanese front. British claim two Italian dvisions (24.000) were routed with more than 2000 casualties from the Kassala area. ___ ___ Appropriations Group To Increase Speed Of Work _w — M’RAE ADDRESSES SOUTHPORT GROUP Outlines Steps to Allow Town to Participate in Defense Program b'OUTHPORT, Jan. 21. — Steps that Southport might take in the immediate future in order to parti cipate in the expanding national defense program were suggested by Hugh MacRae, of Wilmington, in a talk before a dinner meeting of rep resentative Southport citizens at the Miller hotel here tonight. MacRae suggested that efforts be pushed for a three lane highway from the Brunswick river bridge to Southport, and cited the need for the provision of more adequate 1 ail road facilities from Wilmington to Southport. Modernize Basin The yacht basin here now in the process of development, he said, should be modernized to secure further values. MacRae said nc other spot on the coast could reap a richer benefit from the inland waterway than Southport. The section about Soifthport is ideally suited by natural advantages for the establishment of a naval base, said the speaker, who termed this “best and biggest” national de fense project to be obtained here in the immediate future. MacRae also suggested the pos sibility of getting shipyards in Southport for the construction of small naval vessels, referred to the (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) PLANS NIGHT SESSIONS Taylor Predicts Committee Will Report Earliest In History BY JOHN FEELE RALEIGH, Jan. 21—LB—An ad journment-b e n t appropriations committee today moved to “step up the tempo” of public hearings by voting to hold two night ses sions next week. Senate Chairman Lumpkin of Franklin and House Chairman Kerr of Warren were instructed to make arrangements for two night hearings. Needs to be Heard Part of the evening -essions will be devoted to presentation of the needs of the department of labor and the department of conservation and development. Because of ill ness, Labor Commissioner Forrest Shuford and Conservation Director Bruce Etheridge were unable to appear before the committee today as scheduled. Representative Tay’or of Wayne predicted that the appropriations committee would report its bill “the earliest in history,” but cau tioned against too heavy a schedule of night meenngs lest “haste make Wcl s to * * Senator Howell of Buncombe first moved to hold three night ses (Continued on Page Ten; Coi. 4) War Interpretive BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON Early fall of Tobruk, besieged Italian strong point in East Libya, would do more than further de plete the Fascist army in North Africa or heap fresh disaster or Mussolini. It might serve to help the British incalculably in dealing with the Nazi-Fascist air offen sive in the central Mediterranean That Axis effort to block the Sici lian channel to British use is ser iously complicating the British campaign in Africa as well as British efforts to aid Greece in Al bania. It may have forced the Brit tish high command to expedite the attempt to smash Italian resist ance at Tobruk and open a route for more effective British counter measures by sea and air in the Sicilian channel. The Tobruk garrison is in vir tually the same plight as were the Fascist defenders of Bardia, far (Continued on Page Ten; Col. 5, I TURKS PUT LARGE ARMY IN THRACE Forces in European Turkey Await ‘Any Possible Action’ ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 21—(£1 —The official Turkish wireless an nounced tonight that the govern ment “has gathered a great part of its army in Thrace (European Turkey), where it awaits any pos sible action.” Discussing the possibility of a German invasion . across the Bal kans the radio said: “Those who attack our steel for tress of Thrace are doomed to fall in the attempt! Turkey fought on eight fronts in the last war—no one should doubt her ability to fight on one front alone. Those who want to beat their heads on the rock may do so.” The broadcaster expressed doubt however, that the Nazis could mass enough troops in Rumania to at tempt the invasion, asserting: “They would meet a wide Balkan front. The Balkans can muster more than 100 divisions and added to these would be British forces.” By April, the commentator con tinued, Germany at best could have only about 16 divisions in Ru mania and would be forced to leave some troops there. “It is doubtful,” he added, “that the Germans could pass peaceful ly through Bulgaria. Also, they would have to protect their left and right flanks (presumably against Turkey and Yugoslavia) . . therefore, it appears that the German troops in Rumania will be used only for pressure against the Balkans, not for conquest.” Turning to the visit to Sofia, Bul (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) PIERCE LINES FIVE MILES; TAKE GENERAL X Italians from Kassala Reported Retreating Before British Troops CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 21.—(A*) —While the British were assail ing two Italian divisions de fending Tobruk today, two other Italian divisions were re ported retreating before Brit ish imperial troops in East Africa. This was the strength of the fascist force which began with drawing from Kassa'a in the region of the Sudan-Italian Eritrea frontier five days ago, British military sources said. The Italians were disposed over a hundred-mile front east of Kassala and are now said to be well behind their own frontier in Eritrea with the British in close pursuit, oc casionally engaging the fascist rear guard. ITAUANS STAGE COUNTER-ATTACK Vainly Attempt to Make Gains in Tepeieni Sec tion of Albania ATHENS, Jan. 21.—Italians ccunter-attacked vainly in the Te peleni sector of Atlanta, Greek re ports from the front said today and were driven back with heav; casualties and the loss of their original positions. The fascist effort to check Gre cian drives north and west w a s described as the large A and mosl carefully planned of any launched by Premier Mussolini’s legions ir that area. “Considerable success” likewise was noted in a dispatch from the front in a movement of Greek troops north of Klisura "to posi tions from which it will be easier to reach their objectives.” Greek advance units early yes terday morning took advantage ol bad weather and poor visibility tc occupy a strategic height in a sur prise attack, it said. “More than 100 prisoners, includ ing three officers, were captured,’ it said. "Three mounted guns, foui machine-guns, some mortars anc many cases of cartridges fell intc Greek hands.” 1 •_ _i.__14- .TT«C XUC X LQ11U11 -- intended, Greek reports said, tc break up the slow Greek advance toward Berati, an oil producing center and the vital port of Valona "Reports reaching us,” a gov ernment spokesman said, “say the Italian Julia division has sufferec such heavy losses during recen operations that it has been neces sary :o withdraw It from the front in order to reform it.” Despite continuous bad weather, Italian bombers struck at a Greet; base at Piraeus, the seaport ol Athens. (The Italians claimed tc have damaged and destroyed ‘a large amount of merchant tonnage in the well-protected bay.”) It was officially announced that two ol the bombers were shot down. P communique noted “a few deac and wounded” among the civiliar population and some houses wrecked. A Greek government communique said that the British RAF blaster away at Valona Sunday night anc Monday in the "heaviest bombing attack so far carried out in tha region.” ROYAL NAVY AIDS Italian Cruiser Reported in Flames in Harbor By British ATTACK AT DAWN Assault Follows All-Nighl Raids Carried Out by Royal Air Force (By The Associated Press) CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 21.—Austral ian shock troops led by a crack Brit ish regiment smashed through Ital ian defenses at Tobruk, Libya, to a BELGRADE, Jan. 22.—(Wed nesday)—WP>—Horia Sima, Ru manian Iron Guard leader, left Bucharest for Berlin last night to confer with Nazi leaders there, an official Rumanian news agen cy dispatch said today. depth of more than five miles to day and captured many prisoners, in cluding a general, the British high command announced. "The advance is continuing,” the British added. Royal Navy Aids Despite hte presence of German dive-bombers in the Mediterranean area the Royal Navy stood offshore and poured high explosives into To bruk where 30,000 Italians are be , sieged. "The Italian cruiser San Giorgio in Tobruk harbor is in flames together with a number of petrol (gasoline) stores and the like,” the communi que said. Tanks and the Royal Air Force also aided the land forces who sprang to the assault at dawn today after 15 days of the same careful prep aration that recently reduced the Bardia garrison. Capture of the Italian general made a declared total of 12 thus far captured in the British campaign in Egypt and Italian Libya. Italian losses in dead, wounded and captured already are estimated to total 83,500. The RAF carried out all-night raids Sunday and yesterday before the ground charge began. The Brit, ish airmen showered the outer de fenses with explosives and the town and harbor installations with both explosive and fire bombs. Hits on marine repair shops and the silenc ing of Italian ground batteries were claimed. (Continued on Page Ten; Col. 6) DUCE-HITLER MEET IS HELD ^WARNING’ German Attempt to Gain French Bases to Hit Brit ish Navy Predicted (By The Associated Press) ROME, Jan. 21.—Adolf Hitler’s se cret meeting with Benito Mussolini was described by a fascist press or gan today as “a solemn warning1 to the United States, and there were predictions that the Nazis would seek to gain French bases in a supremo effort to drive the British navy from the Mediterranean There were forecasts of a spring Axis offensive intended to break Brit , ,.lin before the United States could make a material contribution to her defense, and the 'one taken by some authoritative writers suggested that there had been a virtual merger of Germany and Italian forces, includ ing their hig hcommands. At Top of List Fascist informants indicated that an attempt to seize control of the Mediterranean—not only to drive the British off the shipping lanes but aw'ay from the north African coast to relieve the Italians in Libya — stood at the top of the list of the war pians drawn up by Hitler and Mussolini in their week-end confer ence. The Catholic newapaper L’Aven ire, for example, declared that if the British armies of north Africa "must proceed with their right flank ex posed to the air and naval attacks of the Axis they will soon end up In an extremely precarious position.” "In Albania,” it said, “the British and Greeks already have a line from the Yugoslav frontier to the coast , (Continued on Page Ten; Col. St J - Plans To Make Fort Fisher National Park Are Talked RALEIGH, Jan. 21— GP>—Plans to turn over four North Carolina his toric sites to the National Park serv ice were studied at a meeting here today called by the state historical commission, the conservation depart ment and the Society for the Preser vation of Antiquities. The historic sites are Fort Fisher in New Hanover county, site of the Civil war battle of Bentonville in Johnston county, site of General Johnston’s surrender to General Sher man at the Bennett place in Durham county and Alamance battlefield in Alamance county. Representatives of agencies now in charge of the sites attended the meet ing. They adopted a resolution agree jng to turn the sites over to the park service and asking Secretary C. C Crittenden of the historical commis sion and President Joseph Hyde Pratt of the Society for the Preser vation of Antiquities to present a brief to the park service. R. R. Lattltnors of the park serv ice said his agency was interested only in sites of national historical significance and that the land com prising the sites must be given the government outright. Crittenden said the advisory board of the park service appeared inter ested in obtaining the sites at a meet ing he attended several weeks ago Louis T. Moore of Wilmington tolc (Continued on Page Ten; Col. 3]
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