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POPULATION 13,873 | I V.SIXTH YEAR War Averted, Berlin Source Says fl josevelt Prepares United States For Emergency Hull Without Fads About Hitler Offer Secretay Says He Has I\o Tangible Infor ms t on; Numerous Conferences With Of ficiais Are Held by President. A. \\\ ,to::. Aug. 26 (AP)— ftv :it Roosevelt, waiting i'or :*e n].es :>;> second appeals for jiiaa. c"i'.c--ntrated today on per .ergencv steps the United State.' would taKe in event of a , ...pu.n war. The cinel' executive scheduled a p : .i i :4 of conferences on war and reserved the after- Ottici.'ii- said that for the time he i [ns woric in his private study. d;d not contemplate any further ■cs designed to forestall armed cuniiict, out empnasized that this cucise would be changed if de nt ij :..ent.- warranted. Secretary Hull said at his press comerence. meanwhile, that he had receive no tanglibie information re gardign the proposal that Adolf Hit ler was reported to have made for a settlement with Poland. Asked whether official dispatches bore out press indications of a lessening of European tension, the State Depart ment chief said it would serve no useful purpose to discuss that ques tion in the present state of inter national affairs. Mr. Roosevelt’s first conference of the day was with Louis Johnson, as sistant secretary of war on industrial preparedness. He then conferred with A. A. Berle, assistant secretary of Mute, and chairman of the inter departmental committee working to lighten the effects of a possible war. Berle was understood to have pra pared various proclamations dealing with America’s neutrality. Thousands Americans Rush Home Upward of 5,000 frantically Seek Pas sage on Westbound Liners and Many Are Turned Away for Lack of Space. * Duidon, Aug. 26 (AP) —Upward Americans, fearing outbreak '•'■'•l' in Europe, struggled with 1 >'-t; < d transportation systems ’ ' • to reach a port, a ship and fl(, ‘ <■ tirnates put the number of on the continent and in /’ h Isles at 10,000, with moie 1 h of this number eager to ‘ nf the threatened war zone. ■ ' business men, newspaper ■ : h women and residents of h . (..pi- a re.* remaining. on returning American were at a premium and ’ 8 from lordly liners of the • : ade to smaller or less glam oips were sold out. Most with Swedish, Nor ' Dutch and other neutral J " : ' second choice. . r those on the continent are : 'w; members, James A. Far- Uenry Morgenthau. Farley yet reported his plans for ; nu mg. Morgenthau will sail J : von a Norwegian liner. shortage of ships was acute. i;i. '. ! nan American tourists re -1; ‘ ( . ' '' ‘'aris from Cherbourg after li; , na , a keen tr) ld the German liner ' aad been held at Hamburg. Ai'. . <! ' ilin ’ a PP r °ximately I,OG*J {■, ' a ‘ s received letters from the ‘ ‘ ‘ ,;iles eonsulate-general ask :' 1 ° leave the country. Until we to leave was given only Vil aiquuy. ° < iirntirrsnu Batin Btsnntrlr LEASED WIRE SERVICE ow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Upheaval In Japan Now Appears Imminent After Hitler Lines Up Russia Policy of Isolation Adopted at Tokyo; Ger many Is Told She Has Violated Anti-Comin tern Pact; Cabinet Shake-Up Rumored. Tokyo, Aug. 26. —(AP) —The Jap anese army formally approved Japan’s turning away from the Rome-Berlin axis in favor of inter national isolation today and the gov ernment protested to Berlin that the German-Soviet non-aggression treaty was a violation of the spirit of the anti-comintern pact. The army’s statement of approval was issued amid authoritative fore casts that cabinet changes were im pending. It declared that it was imperative to strengthen quickly the military campaign in China, in order to over come “temptations and machina tions which were expected to be “di rected toward the empire.” Stettinius Talked For White House r By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 26. —Edward R. Stettinius seems like an odd indivi dual to be presidentially mentioned. Nevertheless ’he s Edward Stettiniua er’s chief advisers in the early days of the depression. Now he’s chair man of President Roosevelt’s re cently created war resources board. A multi-millionaire and a steel mag nate, he doesn’t exactly look like a (Continued on Page Five) World Capitals Ponder Next Move in Current Crisis —' —'—. quite a bit talked about in Washing ton as a White House suitability, even if not, as much as a pro bability— not yet, anyway. Just what ticket, if any, he’d run on isn’t at all clear. Nobody apr pears to have a definite idea as to his party politics. He was one of President H o ov- HENDERSON, N. C„ SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26, 1939 Pact Regarded as Dead. It also declared as good as dead the anti-comitern pact among Japan, Germany and Italy to fight interna tional communism. The army long had supported the pact, and certain army elements recently had demand ed a military alliance with Berlin and Rome. The statement therefore, indicated how far the shock of the German-Russian accord had turned the entire Japanese nation toward a new foreign policy. The protest to Germany, delivered in Berlin, declared that Germany, by coming to an accord with Soviet Russia, the home of communism, had (Continued on Page Five) Panama Canal Is Guarded Very Closely Cristobal, Canal Zone, Aug. 26.—(AP) —Persistent but un confirmed reports were heard today that vessels of the British American and West Indies squad ron were patrolling the Carib bean Sea within 50 miles of the Panama Canal to intercept Ger man shipping in the event of hostilities in Europe. Concentration of the squad ron, which includes four cruis ers, was reported by incoming vessels. British authorities said they were without information about the quadron, which bases at Bermuda, but expressed no surprise at the report, in view of existing conditions. German shipping still was pro ceeding through the canal, the freighter Hanover sailing for Hamburg fully laden. However, some American stu dents bound for Hamburg aboard ' the German liner Seattle disem barked here following a confer ence with the Seattle’s captain, who said he could not assure the ship would reach its destina tion, owing to the possibility of war. Wall Street Guesses No War Likely Traders Turn Opti mistic and Market Bounds Upward; Re sults Expected from Negotiations Now Under Way. New York, Aug. 26. —(AP) —Wall Street generally guessed “no war” today, and an early buying rush in the stock market pushed leaders up one to more than three points. While the overseas picture seemed a trifle brighter, trade inclined to cash pro fits on the upswing in view of the fact that a week-end is intervening, during which the long-dreaded ex plosion could occur. The result was that activity slack ened somewhat after the opening, but final prices in most cases were not far from the best. Transfers lor the two hours were around 500,000 shares. There was a further mild revival of the optimism which touched off yesterday’s rally as Hitler’s terms for peace with Poland, supposedly given British Ambassador Henderson at a conference yesterday, were delivered to the government at London, and Prime Minister Chamberlain sum moned an emergency cabinet meet ing for later in the day. Although actual details of Hitler’s proposals were not known, word from Rome indicated they were much less drastic than had been expected and might possibly lead to a com promise that would avert another world conflagration. In addition, the second Roosevelt message to Hitler was seen as a constructive move to alleviate international tension. Wheat, usually up as war threat ens, dipped further at Chicago and Winnipeg. Bonds improved all a round, led by U. S. Governments, corporation issues and a number of (Continued on Page Five) (x/nctihsiA FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, with occasional show ers in east and possibly south central portions. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Gen erally fair first half of week ex cept for local showers in Florida, scattered showers in latter part; temperatures normal except slightly below over north portion first of week. Britain Considers Offer Os Peace Made By Hitler Germany Will Not Violate Belgium Brussels. Aug. 26. (AP) —King Leopold today received in au dience German Ambassador von Buelow-Schwante, who was re ported to have renewed assur ances from his government that Germany will respect Belgian frontiers in event of war. The ambassador was under stood to have said the German note of October 13, 1937, pledging respect for Belgian neutrality re mained in force and that Ger many would in no way attack the integrity of Belgium, and would respect her frontiers as long as Belgium maintained her attitude of strict neutrality. Earlier in the day the Belgian cabinet drafted a decree for use by the king in advancing the par tial mobilization of military forces if the European crisis becomes worse. War Picture At A Glance Over Europe (By The Associated Press.) Berlin—A trustworthy and au thoritative source insists compro mise is developing in the German- Polish crisis, and that the “danger of a world war is definitely averted;” says turning point was at 2 a. m., when orders to begin opera tions were rescinded. London —Britisn cabinet called into emergency session tonight to consider Hitler’s reported peace oiler; nation continues, however, to “dig in”. Home —Mussolini reported to have met with Italian high com mand after two telephone consul tations between Rome-Berlin axis partners. Fascist press reflects hope peace may be saved. Paris—Daladier confers with Brit ish ambassador, maintains close British-French contract; French am bassador called home from Moscow for “long leave”. Three new military groups ordered out, making French mobilization almost complete, with 2,200,000 under arms. Warsaw—Poland agrees to Presi dent Roosevelt’s suggestion to re (Continued on Page Five) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. France Arms 2,200,- 000 Men as Argu ment in Negotiations; Mussolini Wo u 1 d Help Hitler, but Op poses War; Vatican More Hopeful. London, Aug. 26.—(AP) —After a three-hour conference with the Bri tish ambassador to Berlin, who flew to London from a meeting with Adolf Hitler, Prime Minister Cham berlain summoned an emergency cabinet meeting on the European crisis for this evening. Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax, who had been present at the con ference of Chamberlain and the Bri tish envoy, Sir Nevile Henderson, went across the street to.consult with Charles Corbin, the French ambas sador to London, at the foreign office. Soon after the announcement of the cabinet meeting, the Polish am bassador in London, Count Edward Raczynsky, called at the foreign of fice. These moves, coupled with re liable diplomatic reports on the na ture of Sir Neville’s consultation with Hitler yesterday, led to wide spread speculation on the prospect of some form of negotiations. King George commanded Sir Neville to come to Buckingham Palace after the ambassador had con ferred with Foreign Minister Lord Halifax and Chamberlain. Sir Neville planned to fly back to Berlin late to day. FRENCH MOBILIZATION TO BACK DIPLOMATIC MOVES Paris, Aug. 26—(AF) —The French government* today mobilized three additional military groups. This call to the colors made France’s mobilization in the face of (Continued on Page Five) Eastern Carolina Streams Affected Little From Rains Raleigh, Aug. 26.—(AP) — Local rains today in scattered sections of Eastern North Carolina had little ef fect on rivers, H. E. Kickline, of the Raleigh Weather Bureau, said. The Neuse river is falling rapidly in its upper portions, he said, but is stilT 1 rising at Goldsboro and Kinston. The stream, swollen from heavy rains last week, now is about three fee, j out of its banks at Goldsboro, he ad ' ded, and is expected to reach a crest I there of about six feet in flood by! Monday or Tuesday. I 8 PAGES TODAY FIV D > r ENTS COPY Orders For Advance Are Rescinded Command to Army to Move at 4:30 a. m., Recalled Two Hours Before Zero M,oment; Measures Taken Ar ranged in Advance. Berlin, Aug. 26. (AP) —A trustworthy and authoritative informant insisted today that a “compromise in the German- Polish crisis is under way” and declared that “the danger of a woild war is definitely averted.” The informant tuck to his viewpoint, eve :i v lien he was shown lat :st. developments, in cluding Germany’s prohibition on private aviation, the stop page of boat service to Danzig, the cancellation of a large num ber of trains and the designa tion of Upper Silesia as an “area of military operations.” .A ll ' esc measures, he ex pla.uvH.. had been decided upon earlier and were now being executed, as it always takes time for an order from the top to come through to those who must put it into effect. T inning Point At 2 A. M. The turning point, the informant contended, came at 2 o’clock this morning. At that time, he said, an (Continued on Page Five) Bnta-u To Repb/ Sun da 3 To uehrer jf London, Aug. 2 (A P) —A i. e government will send its reply to Adolf Hitler’s reported peace offei to Berlin tmnoi row, it was disclosed tonight as the cabinet met in emergency session to draft the answer. Sir V vile !» vdeison, British ambassador to Berlin, who ft w to Londo tiri morning with Hub * ■ me.-sage, will take trig British reply back by plar to morrow morning. %.•; There was no indication wu'ttt this answer would be, but it'Wa& . r ■ - * > (Continued on Page Five) Poles Roosevelt ,J; To MediatV Wars a w Accepts President’s Plea t o Refrain from Any Hostile Act; New Series of Border In cidents Occvr, How ever. Warsaw, / 2G -CAP) —Poland agreed t<day to President Roose velts’ surges uons to refrain from any hostile act, provided Germany “also agrees to refrain from any such act, direct or indirect.” President Ignace Moscicki accept ed Mr. Roosevelt’s suggestion of con ciliation and suggested indirectly that Roosevelt be the conciliator. He voiced 'mproval of Mr. Roosevelt’s su r' that direct negotiation ’■ r * was one possible • i ‘ J j. aceful settlement, and u '' “f " > <-• consider likewise the mctiiod ol conciliation by a third (Cont . >n Page Five)
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