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SSKSSS 13,873 year Russia, Japan To Sign Treaty ' ■ * * ft .* ft • P * ****** ****** * * * * * German Troops Retreating Before French Pressure Roosevelt Expects To Curb Congress At Coming Session Littleton Crash Has Toll of Two Roanoke Rapids. Sept. 15. ( \pi_ \ boy and a girl were in jured fatally near here on the Littleton- Aurelian Springs high way late last night in an auto mobile-truck collision. The pair, State Highway Patrolman J. C. Long said, were riding on the running board of an automobile returning from a Sunday school picnic. The dead: Miss Frances War ren. 14- the daughter of Claude Warren, of near Littleton, and Funny Kectcr. 17 son of Jesse Keeler, of near Littleton. Referendum For Cotton December 9 Washington, Sept. 15.—(AP)—Sec tary Wallace announced today the Agriculture Department would hold j farmer referendum December 9 on a proposal to invoke marketing quotas on the 1940 cotton crop. If approved, this would be the third consecutive year of the imposition of marketing restrictions to keep sur plus cotton off the market. Wallace said a quotas election was mandatory under terms of the 1938 crop control act, because of the ex istence of a record surplus. More than 2,000,000 farmers thro ughout the south and Far West will bo eligible to vote. Quotas must be approved by two-thirds of the grow er.' voting before they may become effective. Quotas would require farmers planting in excess of acreage allot ments to store the excess or pay a penalty tax of three cents a pound. Wallace aid the 1940 quota would Is about 12,000,000 bales, or about the same as this year. Last December cotton growers ap proved quotas on this year’s crop by a percentage of 84.1. I)uplT,7M^n“wm Face Charges Now Os Impersonation Raleigh, Sept. 15.—(AP)—Fred '‘fitk Handy, director of the State bureau of Investigation, said today |v at a -’nan listed in the warrant as .’'oi-je Kaplan, had been arrested 1 the sheriff of New Hanover f 'mty. and will face a hearing 1,1 magistrate’s court at Kenans- September 21 on charges of ; per onuting an agent of the bureau. alleged impersonation was c covered Handy said, by his ; . H. L. Pierce and W. I. Gat - 'while they were working on ''me in Duplin county. It is aI "M that Kaplin offered to keep 11 from being indicted by a .. : jury if he were paid SSO. ! posted a S2OO bond, Handy Sea May Never Give Up 26th Victim Os Squalus J '"tsmouth, N. H., Sept. 15.—(AP) possibility that the sea might I 'i!' 1 ‘orever one of the 26 victims of '' f-- y - S. S. Squalus arose today ; ' ) f'rim naval officials were able ' 1 r ri only 25 of the bodies entomb ' 1 for 115 days in the battered sub y,:nf\ now iying in drydock here. None could say for sure. The i! ' h still went forward. But of ; 1 did not deny the chance that *->ody of one man might have j f t ß given up to the open sea "Mh a hatch found open during :!!icu lt and dangerous salvage op er«itions. '■' hile naval steel workers strug t,(d to remove the 25th victim, in a battery well only 18 Ttrttiiersmt tlatly tltspafrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA^ LF 'ml? D A WIRE SERVICE nw I HE AbSOCIATED PRESS^^ Law Against Prof iteering not Likely at Extra Session, nor Will President Re quest New Appropria tion at This Time. Washington, Sept. 15.—(AP) — President Roosevelt indicated strongly today that he hoped to limit legislation at the special ses sion of Congress to revision of the neutrality law. Asked at his press conference I whether he planned to request anti profiteering legislation, he said he did not expect to. H& told reporters also that he planned to make no request for a deficiency appropria tion, nor for war risk insurance legislation. At the same time, the President declared no plans had even been considered for the government in Washington that could be remote ly connected “with the possibility of our getting into the war abroad”. When a reporter requested a presidential definition of territorial waters of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt said the limit was as far as our interests needed to go out. Chuckling, he added that that was a hot one off the bat, and no one ever before had defined territorial waters that way. A reporter asked whether those waters, under his definition, reached to the Rhine. Again Mr. Roosevelt chuckled and said he w*as (Continued on Page Eight) Foreign Diplomat Group from Poland Reaches Roumania Cernrfuti, Roumania, Sept. 15. (AP) —A caravan of foreign diplomats, their wives and fam ilies, including the American ambassador to Poland, Anthony Biddle, Jr., arrived in Cernauti at 6 o’clock tonight to escape the war which is flooding swiftly into extreme southeast Poland. State CCC Gamps Are Transferred To New Location Washington, Sept. 15.—(AP) —The CCC announced today its North Car olina operating program for the six months period beginning October 1 provided for the establishment of nine new camps to replace those closed. Robert Fecher, CCC director, said the number of camps in operation in the State during the winter pe riod, would remain at 39, the same as in the summer months. The only changes will be the re-locations. The new camp locations included: Private lands, Maple Hill, Pender county; private lands, Nashville, Nash county. Camps ordered closed include: Washington, Beaufort county; Frank linton, Franklin county; Rockingham, Richmond county. Fecher said all other camps would remain at their present location. inches deep, by cutting -with acety lene torches through the -plates of the battery room floor, officers re vealed the macabre sight that had greeted those who first entered the Squalus. Twenty bodies were Reaped in the after torpedo room around the foot of a ladder leading to an escape hatch, the same type of hatch thro ugh which 33 men in the forward compartments made their way into a nine-ton rescue bell lowered from the salvage ship Falcon. Another body, tentatively identi fied as that of Alford Priester, of Rosedale, L. 1., torpedo man, second (Continued on Page Four) HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939 Windsor Back, To See Action Central Press Cablephoto Happy to be back in England after voluntary exile of almost three years, the Duke of Windsor is pictured in Sussex, England, with his American born duchess, for whom he gave up the British throne. London reports he is expected to see active war duty. Photo cabled to New York. British Relate Sinking Os German Submarines Japs May Tell U. S. to Leave The Far East By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist When the Japanese government invited Britain and France to take their armed forces out of China of their “own violition” the State De partment surmises that Tokyo meant considerably more than it actually said. The state depart mental surmise is that the mikado was politely hinting, “Do it of your ‘own volition’ —or else!” Nippon explained that it offered its suggestion because of its appre hension that( in these war times, the presence of foreign . lighting men in Chinese cities like Shang hai and Tientsin might breed “in cidents.” Well, “incidents” between whom? In the present situation it doesn’t seem likely that British and French warriors would get to slaughtering one another. They and the Ger mans might, but Germany hasn’t (Continued on Page Five) Graham Says U. S. Must Change Idea About Democracy Chapel Hill, Sept. 15.—(AP) Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, smd today if America is to avoid the way of dictators and war it must adapt itself to a changing concep tion of freedom and democracy. He spoke at t'ne opening of the 146th session of the university. Registra tion will continue through Wednes day. “Democracy cannot be fixed in the mold of the past”, he said. “Democratic education does not mistake pi’opaganda for informa tion. Education for democracy is not indoctrination, but it is free par ticipation of all in creative ex periences of learning and living.” UJmihsA FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, probably oc * casional rains over extreme south portion tonight and Sat urday and over north and cen tral portions Saturday. Second Batch of Brit ish Conscripts Called To Colors; First Prize Cargo of Amer ican Shipping Seized By British Navy. London, Sept. 15.—(AP) —The Bri tish ministry of information announc ed this afternoon that a number of German submarines have been de stroyed by patrols of British de stroyers and airplanes. The U-boat survivors were rescued and captur ed wherever possible, the ministry said. The following communique was issued: “His Majesty’s destroyers, patrol vessels and aircraft have been car rying out constant patrols over wide areas in search of enemy U-boats. Many attacks have been made and a number of U-boats have been de stroyed. Survivors have been rescued and Captured when possible.” The second batch of British army conscripts, meanwhile, under the conscription act of last spring, was called up. In the House of Commons, which met for slightly more than an hour to discuss minor points of Britain’s war legislation, it was announced that Prime Pdinister Chamberlain would deliver his third statement on the progress of hostilities when the (Continued on Page Four) Squalus Reaches Portsmouth with 26 Dead _« ■ ■■ i__m - » Sllll ilk * ■ * - m Pictured breaking the surface off Portsmouth, N. H., with two giant pontoons holding her nose afloat, the U. S. submarine 'Squalus is towed to the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 113 days after she failed to come up from a test dive. Still aboard were the 26 dead. Thirty-three others were saved. Mass Attack 1 Feared By Nazi Troops V " Poilus Force Posi tions Nearer to Saar bruecken; Retiring Germans Destroying Railroad Tracks as They Retreat East ward. - Paris, Sept. 15.—(AP)—German troops were reported today to be re treating slowly down the Moselle •valley in the face of persistent French pressure. Unofficial French sources said the .Germans were leav ing their advance positions before the Siegfried line, ripping up railroad tracks which follow the course of the river. i The Germans apparently feared a French attack in force toward their base at Trier, which is only a fev/ thousand yards in front of the Sieg fried line. French forces seesawed fiercely at Saarbruecken’s defenses, alternating attacks i'rom three sides, it was reported, while an offensive northeast of the frontier town of Sierck carried them closer to the im portant German base of Trier. The general staff reported a local offensive toward Trier had establish ed strong positions near the junction of the French-German-Luxenbourg borders. The communique also indicated the French line facing Saarbruecken was moving slowly toward that rich prize “despite strong enemy reac tions, notably by his artillery.” The advance in the Sireck region, the communique said, gave the French assured positions after five days of fighting, touched off in that sector by a “German offensive move ment.” Hungary Is Refusing To Take Sides Budapest, Sept. 15.—(AP)—Hun gary’s denunciation of the Versailles treaty, her refusal to proclaim her neutrality and her notice to the world that she would “stand firm until the very last man” to protect her vital interests caused diplo matic circles today to speculate as to how long neutrality. would con tinue to rule southeastern Europe. Foreign Minister Count Csaky’s speech last night to the parliamen tary foreign 2 ffairs committee was considered of prime importance, in view of the belief of well-informed observers that on Hungary’s actions depend a continued peace in the five other little' nations now stand ing aloof from war. He said a Hun garian declaration of neutrality in the present European conflict was “needless, since “any declaration, of that sort only could complicate our national life in case of a long term war”. In elaboration, he said: “No dan ger imperils Hungary from the part of adversaries fighting near her :j on tiers.” ’ _ Count Csaky • has been doing much airplane shuttling between Budapest, Rome and Berlin recent ly. His latest trip was last week. 1 PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. First Army From Australia Called Carbecrra, Australia, Sept. 15. (AP) —Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced today forma tion of an Australian war cab inet. which decided to raise im mediately an initial volunteer force of 29,000 men for service in Australia or oversea? - . The cabinet also decided to in crease the current defense expen ditures from 33,000,090 AuslAlian rounds, approximately $195,600,- COO, to 45,000,000 pounds, ap proximately $144,000,000. In addition to the cab inet includes William Hughes, Australian prime minister during the World War; R. if. Casey, Brigadier Street, and others. Germany Helds Half Os Poland Polish Military Losses High in De fen s e Against In vading Nazis; War saw and Lwow Prin cipal Cities Not Yet T aken. Budapest, Sept. 15.—(AP)—Ger many’s “lightning war” has added approximately half of Poland’s 150,000 square miles to the Nazi’s “living room” in two weeks of bit ter fighting. Smashing into Poland from the north, south and west, and blasting down from the air, Hitler’s warriors today were straddling the main highway running literally through the middle of Poland af ter a motorized occupation of all of western Poland except for the des perately defended Warsaw, which still was lutting into Nazi-con quered territory. The Germans swift advances and (Continued on Page Five) Panama Canal Is Heavily Defended By United States Washington, Se”!. 15. (AP) —The Army’s auick moves to safeguard the Panama Canal have made the waterway the most heavivly defended Ameri can military position, with the possible exception of the Hawa iian island of Oahu. Americans Now In Soviet Russia Are Advised to Leave Washington, Sept. 15.—(AP) — The State Department said today its Moscow Embassy’s advice that Americans leave Russia was in line with standing instructions on Em bassy procedure in times, of threatened danger. The department lists 400 Ameri cans in Russia as of January 1 as permanent or semi-permanent tesi dents. This does not include an un known number of tourists. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY New Triumph Is Achieved For Hitler \ , Germany Beats Brit ain to Draw in Curry ing Favors of Japs; Non-Aggression Pact Expected to Follow Very Shortly. Moscow, Sept. 15. —(AP) —Soviet Russia and Japan were reported to have reached an “armistice” today in their undeclared war on the Man choukuo-Mongolian border. Some observers expected the move to lead immediately to the signing of a non aggression pact between them. Japanese Ambassador Togo and Soviet Premier and Foreign Commis sar Molotoff were said by usually ‘unimpeachable sources to have agreed upon an “immediate cessation of hostilities” ima four-hour confer ence. They will meet again tomor row, after which a communique will be issued, it was said. Germany has been trying to af fect a reconciliation between Mos cow and Tokyo since the signing of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact of August 24. Only a few details wdre available on the possibly momentous confer ence today between the Japanese and Russian representatives. Agreement would mark an end to several years of border fighting in the Far East, of which few details have become public except for an occasional com munique from Moscow or Tokyo, or trips to the front by neutral cor respondents. Should Russia and Japan sign a non-aggression pact, it would be con sidered as another diplomatic triumph for Adolf Hitler, observers said. The Reich has been working hastily to stave off what it feared would be British efforts toward un derstanding with Japan. Polish Arms Plants Work For Germans # Factories That Week Ago Were Turning Out Bombs Against Nazis Now Are Making Shells For Them for West Front. Berlin, Sept. 15. —(AP) —While the German high command reported new successes on the eastern front today, the government began to draw on already conquered portions of Poland for supplies with which to wage war in the west. Field Marshal Goering, director of the Reich’s four-year plan, return ed from a tour of the Silesian indus trial area to report that factories which a week ago were manufactur ing Polish munitions now were turn ing out bombs for German war planes. Goering’s report closely followed an announcement the high command had ordered German submarines and warships to begin an immediate “counter blockade” in answer to Bri tain’s determination to intercept food stuffs intended for the Reich. A communique issued this morn ing by the high command, describ ing operations on the western front, caid: “French forces, which launched an attack September 12 near Schweig, had been driven back across the frontier under a heavy artillery bar rage.” . successes were reported in widely, separated points cn the Polish front. Near Kutno, approximately 70 miles v/est of Warsaw, the communique said, “very strong and desperately defending Polish forces” were thwarted an attempt to drive south ward through encircling German troops. Despite bad weather, the air force was said to have supported the fight against the encircled troops with bombs and low attacks.
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