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jtoosevelt To Call Congress Into Session At jendf.ksovs population 13,873 SffiS V-SIXTH YEAR FKE HAND IN EAST DEMANDED BY HITLER Danzig Reported Encircled By Poles Poland Is Prepared I * For Any Emergency; Big Army Mobilized Warns U.S. Nationals Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., U. 5. ambassador to Poland, is reported to have advised all American na tionals to leave the country. The Americans were asked to leave Poland immediately rather than be trapped in a potential war zone Referendum On Tobacco is Likely Widely Talked i n Eastern North Caro lina as Tobacco Prices Continue Unsatisfac tory in Portions of the Belt. hddgh, Aug. 24. —(AP) —Talk of “ tobacco referendum spread today 'giiout the New Bright Belt, farmers were discussing '!>' hreposal yesterday and they ap •': ’ :i tly were not any too pleased V; >ti; the prices they have been re ;'g ince the market opened jui hay. Prices generally were a • 'on under 18 cents a pound. ( •I'htial averages for Wednesday, Mclurled the following: -ilit*. 595,928 pounds, aver -517.23. ••'; eit ]I. 228,272 pounds for $16.02 i Jt 'T hundred. k 1,424,618 pounds, aver ul'' per hundred, ho y .lount, 1,086,684 pounds, av< eage .$15.99. SK , ( 1 1 '> n ' l/,ro , pounds for llr: j !i J,<91.922 pounds, average ■ (, ld, 322,630 pounds, aver dß( ' i 8.81. like Is T hought at House In ht. brands, Canada (/p ' i;nc ’ s - Ontario, Aug. 24. !u•" (Lepke) Buchalter, Y, ’ 1 dustrial racketeer of New S.V, lor whose apprehension A,, been posted, was be r,i ri ere by a rooming house V| ' Wednesday, hr,";., .Andrews, the rooming p t , ji: |J ‘' 'h ietor, said today she is to hVi s' ' ;)s buchalter who drove at <j' ,lor ar) d asked for a room told L,'T ,T| ; Wednesday night. She Buch;,Police she had seen Uie u y 1 n news reel at a movie a lew nights previous. imtitersmt _ ONLY daily newspaper published in this section ofnORTHOAROLINA AND WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Immediate Coup at Danzig Feared b y Germans; Hitler Sud denly Returns to Ber 1i n; Polish Border Armed Camp on Both Sides. Berlin, Aug. 24.—(AP) —The of ficial German news bureau D. N. 8., in a ’special dispatch from Danzig, as serted tonight that the free city had been encircled by a mixed Polish di vision in the south and west and that the danger of an immediate coup d'etat was very great. The D. N. B. dispatch said: “By this concentration of a war equipped Polish division at the im mediate frontier of Danzig territory, the danger of an imminent coup d’eate has come exceedingly close.” Adolf Hitler suddenly returned to his Berlin chancellory as events in central Europe appeared to be head ing rapidly toward a climax. Foreign Minister Joachim von Rib bentrop a few minutes later landed in Berlin from his flying visit to Moscow, bringing in his pocket a non-aggression treaty with Soviet Russia. Hitler returned to Berlin unexpect edly from Berchtesgaden in an air plane. Prime Minister Chamberlain’s ad dress to Parliament contributed to the growing tension in Berlin. His firm attitude, it was feared in many quarters, caused hope to fade that eastern European problems could be solved without bloodshed. Troops stood in formidable num bers on both sides of the German- Polish border. In Danzig it was admitted that German troops were in position from (Continued on Page Five) Sen. McCarran Regretful Os Extra Session Salt Lake City, Aug. 24. (AP) —Senator Pat McCarran, Democrat, Nevada, said today his Washington office had tele graphed him that President Roosevelt was preparing to call a special session of Congress to consider neutrality legisla tion. Senator McCarran told re porters he would regret to see Mr. Roosevelt take such action, adding that he believed present neutrality laws should not be changed. Forster Is 'Made Ruler iOver Danzig < Danzig, Aug. 24.—(AP) —The Dan zig Senate, in solemn session, voted today to make Albert Forster, Nazi party gauletier of Danzig, the free city’s chief of state. This means that Arthur Greiser, who has hitherto been head of the little state as its senate president, ceases to be chief executive. Danzig’s customs officials reported to free city officials today that Pol and had closed the border between Poland and Danzig. Danzig’s offi cials earlier had shut off telephone connections with Gdynia. This was ■ said to be a reprisal against Polish , action in refusing to accept calls for Gdynia. * . ; D. N. 8., official German news ■ agency, said it understood the Bri i ; tish consul general left the free city early today. ; The elevation of Forster gives ; Danzig a chief of Estate known as a ! radical. Greiser is called a moderate. i Some sources interpreted this ac » fion as an indication that Forster | would have dictatorial powers to per k 1 feet the demanded reunion of the j free city with Germany. HENDERSON, N. C,., THURSDAY AFTERNOO N, AUGUST 24, 1939 British Ships vs. Nazi Planes—Europe’s Question ,,g; I: - - V.,, :v " , A ; f fe- * \ ■ §:§.VU Wfm ~ . jl 1 USUI *■ » Whether Britain’s mighty sea fleet can withstand the bombs of Germany’s vast air fleet in event of war is the question on which hinges the fate of Europe. If German bombers can render England’s fleet impotent, military authorities say, the island power is doomed to defeat, its supplies cut off and aid from her domin ions blocked. If the British fleet, on the other hand, survives air attack, it will continue to rule the sea, and can blockade Germany, forcing her to surrender for lack of food and war materials, as in the last war. (Central Press) FDR Is Back To Consult With Aids Precise Steps to Be T aken By United States not: Indicated By President on Ar rival from Vacation Sea Voyage. • Sandy Hook, N. J., Aug. 24. (AP) —President Roosevelt told re porters today he would confer im mediately with Secretary Hull about the'European crisis upon his return to Washington, and check up also on plans that have been ready for two (Continued on page two) Quizzed by Dies ::: x : Henry D. Allen Henry D. Allen, long active in anti- Semitic and anti-Communist activi ties in California, is shown as ha told Dies Committee in Washington about a proposed federation of all Nazi, Fascist and anti-Jewish or ganizations in the United states. He said he had received compli ments on his work from officials of the Italian and German embassies. Satlu Stspatrh British, French Missions Leave Russia at Once Americans Warned To Leave Quickly London, Aug. 24.—(AP)—Unit ed States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy today issued a statement advising all American tourists in the British Isles to sail for home at once. In Berlin, the United States Embassy unequivocally and offi cially advised Americans to leave Germany. In Paris, the United States Em bassy formally advised all Ameri can citizens to arrange to leave France in view of the situation prevailing in Europe. American officials estimated that there are now between 3,000 and 4,000 American tourists in England, Scotland and Wales. Kennedy’s statement said that “in a day or two it might not be possible for them to get sailings for New York,” and warned them that if they stayed they might be subjected to “inconvenience, pos sibly danger.” Alf Landon Still Rated Possibility By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 24.—Alf M. Lan don isn’t without his fans for the 1940 Republican presidential nomina tion. They say he’s the best possibility on the G. O. P. list. They advance some pretty plaus ible sounding ar guments, too. For one thing, he doesn’t have to be such a hum-dinger to outclass the rest of the G. O. P.’s possibilities. That’s the trouble with the Republicans. They think they’ll &. .;$ n Alf M. Landon stand a tolerably good chance of winning next year, if (Continued cn Page Five) Once, Washington Ordered Home by Their Governments As Efforts for Soviet Pact Fail; Swastika Flies in Public Places In Moscow. Moscow, Aug. 24. (AP) —The British and French military missions were reported reliably today to have decided to leave Moscow tomorrow, definitely breaking off negotiations with Soviet Russia for a three-power mutual assistance pact. This decision was reached after Germany’s Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop left Moscow by airplane to report to Adolf Hitler on his successful com pletion so a non-aggression pact with Soviet Russia. Swastika flags were interspersed with Soviet red banners as decora (Continued on Page Two) Pope Broadcasts Appeal for Peace To Great Nations rasp p l. Gardolfo, Aug. 24. (AP) —Pope Pius XII tonight broadcast a new appeal for peace reminding nations and peoples that it was not too late yet for negotiations to avert war. “Let men return to mutual un derstanding, let them begin their negotiations anew,” the pope im plored. He declared that “empires which are not built on justice are not hles«ed by God.” “Today, when the outbreak of the scourge of war seems more imminent,” the pope said, “we direct a new and more heartfelt appeal to men of power and their peoples to avert the catastrophe.” He urged that “the voice of reason” be heeded, rather than the “voice of passion,” “Nothing is lost through peace,” he said. “All is lost thro ugh war.” (jOgoßwi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Friday; scattered thundershowers this afternoon and possibly in the ex treme south portion and near the coast Friday. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Fuehrer Will Blame War Upon Countries That May Interfere Failed in Mission? Maj. Gen. T. G. Heywood Major General T. G. Heywood, member of the British delegation seeking a British - French - Soviet military pact, is pictured in Moscow. The mission appears to have met with failure, in view of the an- I nounced plans for a Soviet-German non-aggression treaty. (Central Press) Soldiers To Back Hitler In Demands ! ■ Berlin Advises Polish Foreign Minister to Rush to Hitler at Once For His Orders; Rus sian Pact Hailed in Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 24.—(AP) —German troops stood ready today to back up Adolf Hitler’s demands upon Poland. With the Nazis seeking the estab lishment of Germany’s pre-war east ern boundaries, one high foreign of fice official declared it “was very necessary for Polish Foreign Minis ter Josef Beck to go to Hitler quickly in his Bavarian mountain retreat.” Seeing a possible re-enactment by Beck of the trip to Hitler’s chalet last March by President Emil Hacha of Czechoslovakia, the foreign office minister said: “The Poles know ex actly what we want of them.” The inference was that Poland had been apprised of Germany’s de mands, but that perhaps no zero hour (Continued on Page Two) Japs Plan For Seizure Os Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 24. (AP) Six thousand Japanese soldiers were reported today to have landed in the Shanghai area in preparation for “some action” against the .international settle ment, garrisoned by nearly 5,000 American, British, French and Italian soldiers. The sources of this report, the most reliable foreign quarters, said the landing took place yes terday and that the Japanese had been planning for some time to occupy the settlement, whose ex tra-territoriality dates back to 1845. These quarters said the Japane-u previously had postponed action be cause of Soviet Russian-German negotiations of a non-aggression (Continued on Page Two) Hears O PAGES OTODAY FIVE CENTS COPY “God Knows I Have Done All Possible for Peace”, Chamberlain Tells Commons, and All Factions Back His Declaration. London, Aug. 24.—(AP) —Prime Minister Chamberlain declared in the House of Commons today that Adolf Hitler had demanded a fiee hand for Germany in eastern Eu rope and had told Britain that any country which interfered was to blame for an ensuing war. “God knows I have done all that is possible in efforts for peace," said the prime minister, after he had de clared Britain’s obligations to Pol and “remain unaffected” by what he called the imminent peril of war. Speaking against the background of rapidly arming Europe, the prime minister asked Parliament to enact an emergency powers bill, giving the government virtually dictatorial au thority to deal with any emergency. The cheers that rose from al! sides of the House at the close of hi; 33- minute speech indicated quick ac ceptance of his demand. Arthur Greenwood, acting leader of H-o Labor opposition, addressed r hi: ...i- when the prime minister h* oon-lu.: and described Chair.- j beriain’s statement as one of “gravity”, but approved the govern ment’s policy of firmness. “Let no man abroad,” he said, “think Labor will be a willing party ever to acquiesce in any further acts of aggression.” Liberal Leader Sir Archibald Sin clair also approved the government’s policy. “Now that we are in a crisis, cri ticism must be put aside,” he said. Coalition In France Aim Os Daladier Paris, Aug. 24.—(AP) —Premier Daladier plans to form a national union government, uniting all fac tions of France, it was learned today as five classes of reservists massed under partial French mobilization. Men called to the colors moved to their posts swiftly in special trains and in requisitioned buses and auto mobiles. In Paris, after a two and a half hour cabinet meeting with President Albert Lebrun, officials said France’s powerful premier plans a nationwide appeal to the nation for union to be followed by the formation of a cab inet backed by virtually all powers. Whether this would include com munists was not stated. Officials said the cabinet would sit (Continued on Page Five) Germans For Second Time Cross Line Estate Nearly Mile Inside Polish Frontier Reported Occupied; Polish Mobilization Is Reported to Have Been Begun. . Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 24.—(AP) —Well informed circles reported to day that a German patrol crossed the Polish border this morning and occupied an estate about three-quar ters of a mile within Polish territory near Ilawa. In B’~” sels, long lines of German m ' icks were reported by bor r <’ ' »’\ -to be moving within >;ht oi Ihe Belgian town of Eupen, funnel' Gc m territory. German fortifications facing the Belgian horde were reported au (Continued on Page Two)
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