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Henîtersrm ïtafUi Btspafrh τΰτΜΎ-EIOHTH YEAR -i A'LY NliWSt A1 Et! ''PUSHED IN THIS SE· ΪΊΟΝ OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA — HENDERSON, Ν. C„ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY ,,W1 Clear Cut Victory For British Aid Bill Now Claimed Measure Goes to Sen ate Fioor for Debate Starting Monday; Barkicy Claims Pass at "By Vote of Two to Crc at Least." IVI). 1 1 (AP) ( -'.tii ! · · : I r cul \ I.-till ν for ti,. ι· ; '! ·-i" ν · ι j'"" 1 ;i ; I ' 'm r tr ' t il m liarl'Ts augp ' Λ !l ntativrly today that the S ι* 1 '1 "tie I" i η ; 11 e-hang'· I mi' 1-1 "in-ntiv* >> " n'i mi et "hall'wav" Willkir's proposal th;it ! rip Ik· fori fined to Bri ■ : · . ( ί ■ icce. 'loin ni tho suggestion, ι i|Uo.-tioncrl ;i1 once by ι,ι ■ I the· lull's supporter.-·. I th.it nrii ι limitation iii linel·· ■. r. ι ο 11 · affect in : it ti" ip under Gcncial · 11 X rip Africa. eli disposed tow.nil • ii.it··!' felt that the . , : Ίι I οι il t he t. ici t pron ι i e τ : ni could get supplie.-. 1.1 il.rided to cast his lot m ■■ · · British. approved la to 8 bv the .ίι.: relations committee yi ■ : v. II go to Uie floor for ti·■ - l-.it· i m.v. Democratic Leader i,ii \ ·■>!(! reporters "two weeks pi'· time· for di.»cu.v ion." Ilr .1 there was no doubt that ·;:· i !il go through "by a vole ι,! ', υ :■ · · uie at le\i.-.t." !y reporting the IIou.-i· . . ; . 1;I latlon without II a.;· ·ι • I · .reign rela tioiis coi πι : ι i' - 1·. ! 11 y aid it was a "practical i .;·· rd at kee|'ing lis out .· · · . attec majority report, •y C'nairman George. I)em • C : ι gi... declared that this 11 ·reign policy would be.-,t M.i ; i · natiimal welfare: . · United States must strive m • i·· ι -onnbly possible to st.ι' ' u r. with all the world. And the l'a 'ι ii Slates must in its own in ;· ' -upply effective material aid • countries whose defense is own defense." NOMINATFl). '.'·. -hington. Feb. 14. (AP) - i..ii| A. Bard ol Illinois was nom iti·! by President Roosevelt today . estant sécrétai y of the Navy. New Dignity For Committee Daily Dispatch lîiircau. Ill Hie Sir V alter IloU'l. 15} ΙΛΝΝ XISltK'l. · .;h. Fob. I l. I'lit· capital I ■·.■· -i4 :111 i~i grounds committee, i ·· «·<! "I constitutional state <>l -11 ici having control of tlu· i mlding:, will he given the ' ' »! ,i real department by a bill i" tiding m the Senate. Inlro 1.■ ■ ■ 'ί i/v Senator Hoy Howe ot t'en '.ι any. and re for red to the com ·''«· in propositions and gne\ - •I which he is chairman, the < -powers the committee to •"'t.iin and ιiperate a rentrai mail hi h 1 ι··, ι tiger set vice for Stale de I111 * nt . in addition to increasing : p'iliee power- fur protection of ϊί'-ίΙι· property. three or tour years ago, it ! I · rn alled, the commissioner ot ι It lire tried to lire a colored in elevator operator in the ag 1 !,'ilt .',,1 building, only to find that 1 ι nul an employee ot Ins de i 1 η Mil but nt tiie H&G committee, ■lu m·»· bill will leave no doubt 1 · 'in re ponsibility lor elevator op ' 1 ■ '■ · ianitors, etc •\ci-,,rding to John l.ray. super 1 l'iκii-ι11 nt buildings and ground:·. 1 '11 ■ t.uili.- liment ot a cent ι a I mail iCoiitinued en .-"age Kigl'.t) •Heads Red Army Oen. C. Κ. Zhukov In a shakeup of the Rod Army high commanil, General C. K. Zhu kov, head οΓ tin· Kiev military dis trict, was named chief of the Soviet General Stall". General Κ. Λ. Ma retzkov, former chief of staff, was named vice commissar of defense in charge of military training. Continue Government Concilia tors Active in Efforts to End Strikes in De fense Industries. (By The A-.-ociated Press.} Λ federal conciliator was dispatch id to Lansing. Mich., today to con fer vith Governor Van Wagoner on a stnke <Ί American Federation of i .abor United Automobile \V irkers . I 1 tie Motor Wheel Corporation . here·. The ti·>veir.oi\ in :ι· king federal in tervenir in. ·.. d torty percent of the company laciiitics were being used on defen.-e i.rders. The company is ι n ; : 1 ; i 11 sftetl eastings and airplane propel 1er.-. In nother laboi di. pute which could a I feet transportation needs of the di'len ρ. ι kt.iiii, the national mediation board at tempted to pro vint ■ 11''!.· on the Hut land ι ailroad in \'ern:ont, called for today. The O'iard asked members of 15 lailroad brotherhoods to postpone :■ ti , 1 ; e al f-a-t lint il March 7 and urged the oi»i:'pany'.- receiver to withhold scheduled wage reductions. The Ye'iiu; to-.vii Sheet and Tube i'im'I .ny c11 ' til down eleven fur nac< ye :erda\ -hut t mg oil pn iduc t τ. iii ... .'i.iiim !.. t.ofKl tons of steel a flay alte. 1 .· h (ι ι C Ί · > union workmen \\,ilked " ίι! . At W·.· hjιi:;t.ίι I). ( λ 1 ere con l't m ne· on tin Alii ChaliM'·. strike ..! AÎtlu ' 11. e» hase been going oil ι'ιιι tluei day . re pi ι entati\es of the CIO United Automobile Workers and the man i:·· - lit v. < · I' · ted by I edei 11 corn ; 11 ' t ■ " c|< isi τ to l.etlie·· " ,\li< oil s i. ι .ι h · ι., ι · ι ■ 11 η del'en e ordei i.: i μ ί ι r held up by the -trti'.c m progrès: more th m three weeks. i'akoi.ks (.i; vn 11 1». lia leigh. Feb. II ι Λ11 ) ( io\ er nnr Hi - igiiton pan.Ιι Γι : \ pn.-oiiei s •oda.v. including Kd la j. sontencrd m Kobeson la>l November fo serve one to three yeai · loi . ault with aitenl to coniniit rape. WPA-National Defense Roads Under Construction Start Huge State Program Daily DlspuU-h Bureau, In the *ir Waller Hotel, By HENRY AVERILL Huk'igh, Feb. 14.—The 15 road pro ■Ητΐ> actively begun in North Car olina as "certilied national defense l-'uji'cts arc only the forerunners of " lastly greater program of road u'"'k which will be undertaken by lhe federal Works Projects Admin-1 '■"'ration in cooperation with the, >tate Highway and Public Works η miss ion. 1*red J. Conn, informational di lectf.r of the WPA in North Car olina, said today that no exact lig ui'es un the whole program of pro Posed projects can be released now, 'Jiu he added that it will run into 111 -»>y millions in all likelihou Cost III till fifteen I )!< ijl'cts already mi thi' ; ι < ■ 11 \ ι · list will amount In 73H,lf>l. ni which the ,-tate, as spon iii . v. ill |>ro\ ;de S7U1.915 and tlu· leder d government the balance - (•art 11 ■ 'Mi regular W'I'A appropria t'Diis In!' \nrlh C "a rt >1 i η : ι and part i I t>111 a -pet I.il appropriation of 5>J5.· 000,1)011 made I y Congress fur cer tified national delen.-e projects. In "certified" projects are includ ed those which have been investigat ed by either the War or Navy De partment and loiind to be essential to national defense. All the lilteen road projet 1 s 'ur itntly under eon.-ti uction in\ Ί\ι ly a comparatively small proportion ι Continued on R-ijje Seven) Air War Intensified Senate Acts Quickly On Majcr Biiis Marketing Bill Given Pinal rioor Approval; Department ot Motor Vehicles Measure to House; Other Raleigh News. U ilriKli. I·'· !. ! » < AIM Tin- N-n - ate ι j ι·..('<1 11 :. 11. >r l«v;i. I;it son it ] ,ι .1 rate today, nnnuninuslv ^i\iir; final lino.· ;i iij ί 1. ι i 1 ■. If"· ί 11 ! I I ι create a lit» il· · ■ 11 ; : ι · 11 η !4 y t( in and ! ' ' 11. .11 .· ! K M .(li e III (Ί ι ; : to '* ι now d"ji:n 'ί·· ut ·Ί' i. · »!· «ι- vo Scnatoi .. ι H un, rci tin· I, .rn "c a,', tax" automobile aceid'-nl hospital ization III. HO ! 11 10, mi ■ ι ond i t·:ici — itiM alter ■ ■»»«* ι>ι<" ici' aid tiny ( π I",· I' because I regard for ιlir I II S 'π:ι»μ' I .·m;; llalil ax, who introduced it. The Senate ordered ι .·ιΐ ι ! /·<| into law tin.' Lefïrand hill to make sub V< : λ j ν e or tilth eoluiiiM activities misdemeanor on Γiι -1 offenses and felonies on second convictions. The Hou e approved and sent to the Senate tir r ich d. imteii lull tu ί· v« right ι Ί em incut dm an in to hli. eompaliie eekmg t-ι aequiie a Ιο ; 111 ; 11 > ι ·. ed un ion bu· ter minal - ill c.'.: w ith ι r. er HO.HOI) population The Senate gut 'lie Hroiighton baeketl wage-ln>u;· bill to strengthen the present i: ixaimni hoars law by eliminating exemptions. Its only wage restriction.- provide that per rons working overtime in excess of the basic work week must be paid .it time and one hall their regular pay. In eommittf e meetings the .joint ( oiiscrx ation c ni.mittee approved the Broiighton-baeked measure to reor ganize the Fl'iard of Conservation and Development. Senators O'Berry of Wayne and Lanier of I'itt. among others, oppos ed the crash tax bill. Representative McDougle of Meck lenburg and others introduced a bill to providt fur election ol all justices ot the peace in the future except those now scr\ <ig. Senator White of \*ancc introduced a bill to amend the law ·>tι larceny ti n.ako it ι misdemeanor to steal up to Siil) worth ι ί pmpei ty instead of up to S20 worth, -o that s.ieh eases may be tried m recorder's courts. The Senate parsed and ordered latified into law House lïili 27(> to permit the .Uoiehead City port com mission tu len.-e land. VANCE IS AFFECTED BY REDISTRICTING FOR STATE SENATE llalriKh. I eli. I I.— (ΛΙ*) —The legislature κοί a senatorial redis Irietiue î)i!i today to change the setup ni ! I of tiie :>;i State sena torial districts and give Mecklen iuiiH and (iiiilford eaeh one sen ator each session. The west nains a senator under the plan. Representative Austin of Ashe and Senator Sanders of Alamance offered identical hills in <ach di vision. The affected districts would include: The third would consist of Northampton, Vance and War ren. and would onl> elect one senator. I ndcr the present set up Vance and Warren form the I 11h district and have a senator. Seven Billions May Be Used To Aid Britain Washington Feb. M. (AIM - Opening debate on House-approved legislation to ι.ι ■ ->■ thr national debt limit in Stiâ. ooo. ooo, ooo. senators were told today that as much as $7, 000,000,000 might lie available for aiding Britain with war mateiials. Senator Brown. Democrat, Mich igan. Iloor manager of the legislation, ι xplained that there would be a S7, 000.000.000 "leeway" for federal fin ancing under tin proposed increase η the debt ; nd quoted Secretary Morgenthau and Treasury officials his authority. Senator Vandonberg, Republican, Michigan, osked whether it could be a-.-umed l>y testimony of the Treas uiv sccr»-t.iiy that "expenditures un der iht· lease-lend bill would run in tin neighborhood of S7.000.00U--VO between now and July 1. 1942." The senator can draw the con ! η Page Eight) As Franco Met Mussolini In Italy «■'·>; ·:..Ι, -ι' 1 . ·> «·>-»*·· I' laneo οι Spun (center) and Ι· ι . ι..·· Κ··. in tei liant π Srrruti'i Sunt r a. announced Ι1;: l . . :ri Sp-iin reached · <·. mplelc j»t»r exerted »r> il J>ι < ι η I·'rant··ι to grant Spurii.-h assist i.- !:·.· . v. lit Pr< .·· I>-i:ito Λ Ί ■·1 - - < 11 i m ! of Italy ( ι ι>·ΙιΙ ι !1 - ..· ι : : I m . : . : ri :;ι. Italy. 11 ·.·. ι 11 " ill-.» cm m 11 ! ' 1 . ι rt i ι ■ " ι "le Heport - t.ι1 ·.· Μι >i ;ni ■ !1C · I .If ■ Oil I'.,ir. GreekRese rves Called Senator Suggests "Executive Session'' To Hear Testimonv W.i: hiiu::.jii, !·'(:> II (AP) Sen ; tin· W.ley, I. public. η, V.*; c-nsin,, stiggt ■ t.'d today that tin- Senate hold ;i "closed executive session" next ·., (■<·.; t<> receive 1 r·, Secretary Hull ; ; ncl his assistants "a report on world! conditions." Wiley told the S> nate that there I : liould be a -e:.iI i · appraisal of i.ur whole American-British rela-. tion" m connection with the forth coming debat·· on the administra tion'-· aid to Bi tain bill. Hull and hi- a--ii-tants. the sen ator .-ail) : ! I alto" I the pr·ipo-.od cxecuti". e Si : c si· < η and tin ,r outline ol world conditions should have especial refôrtrnee to the Ν em and I n !·. . ' W: ley -Ar< Ac.· II Ii!lor and ίι ·· , .Jap. η nd Mi, . soiini. , 11 · ■ ' ηκ anoUn ι· war "I I,en ι tl ere a ynehr· ai./.cd, coordinated movement in pro·-es.·., whereby when Hitler opens his i spring oflensive in the BalKans, Jaji iin will attempt some m< ive against 'he British interest- and perhaps our ! interest in the Kast. "We certainly know that there are big stakes in this war game." Wiley | . aid. "But il Japan'* should l'ail l*. the seductive influence of Adolf Hit- 1 1er and commit an overt act along I the lines I have suggested then I tremble for the consequences. "I want t ι know what our gov er. •iient knows about the situation. I want to know what kind of a sop pleiaental air arm we have to ou. : led in the cast. Ί f this situation is a ri-.t, e .is w might be led to believe it Κ then :t : 11 important tor n- to Ml· iv. ti · lacts in contemplai ion ol the leiid lease bill." Jap Envoy Received Nomura Assures Kooseveli oi intention to Achieve ^A Better Understanding". \\ · · I'd). II \!'. I'l l1:.Illl : 11 I ' , < 'It to I, ιι·'·ι· ■ ■ I ! 1i' . I'l'loll ' i ■ I ! . . * i : ;< 11 ι ' ■ I tl .! . j i. 11 M roUitloll ·ι · ·.· vilij; till ι;ι·ν. .1 Hi < > ,ι π il ·. . ■ I· ■ ! ti ι-1; ι \ .m. I \\ ι11·. ■ . Cil 1 In ΙΊΗ ' irai HT til 11 i il \ . ι I'rsi tl \ ιίΙ ti ' ' ι- a I .ιΉΐ'Γ 11ι uit'i standinj.·,'' ittid Uiercliy |ircsrr\t ΊΙ11· pi' ace ' Ι t; ι ■ I 11 · i tic." The .iinii ■ ι·!'Ί'. Λ<1 η a il \ will) U III'V. -. ' : In' II ι '\ ιΊ I (I .. World W.i λ v. fill to tin- Wl' IΙυιΐΜ· Ι·· |>· · ■ Ι In ι·ιI'drnt I In tiu- cm 1 i'isi· "I ii' uarl;. , I::· now ill 1 ·!·. told tl::· 1 'rt - ill 1 ' Hint "ttii· ιι·ι.··ι? di-vi. lopnn tils Japano ι : ' m relation.·* Ii Linfortun ι11 i\ ii 1 ή silt·!) as t·» ca I'DIISjril'l .I1 1 ' 11 ΙΊΊ1 Oil ill it 11 . ill III till' Oil ' It ι m i ;:· d π w mon.' than ι ι·ι . the ainlia -aid, "to orinn m» a bettor 'iili i'standinj.', ol ι .h ί other' ι ' · 1111 · · ii order to situ re tin· interest .aid ν ■ llbeiny of our t\\ nations, tlu■■ <Ί y presorv ing tin· peau· (C"ii' ·: οι on i»aj*e Kiui.t ι (jJaaihsin i iii; vomi! carolin \. Oi i M-.iim.il rain this afternoon, considerable cloudiness and fold er tonight: Saturday l'air. I.n.weather forecast for I lie period I rem 7:30 μ. m. Felt. It to 7:.'!(! I» m. Feb. 19—Mod erate shower period in latter part. otherwise fair' tempera tures considerably belo\> normal at beginning, rising near luiOrili and colder again near close. Destroyer Question Under Study β/ \\*·ι iiinut ··<, ι·i l), m ι \r· · 1 ·>·. trient h' vit !.. ι r. (»···, firl iv tli.'it lut ..I feu-tin- ·.< · · m 'I'll ill III.· t j * il .»,■·!! H V <1 ! M · I" lit'. ( I ... μ I Ι I 1,1 t (Ile ( jîlt ■ ι. ■ ■ . uni m l .Iν .hni " ι:;! ι ' ι . ■ , I ,i - ( , I Γ ( ■ t ' | ! : ( · Λ -·|.\« ι I Ί ! · « Ι »! ι Γ ■ ! ' 11 . ' ! : t · c* I ; 11 ι ! y t!v ' •••••iiiûi)' ddTeï'eooe ni j.illinh" lie i Ά · » ' ' | Si ci rî..f\ K· ·. iiri.fi W end cl! h. Wilikie cm whetliei ■ i .«■ l'mt.l'fj Si ii If fi I'llH {'.ni· 1 11 1 ■ de tr< \ ei ·> to l»i il lin, the I 'ι ©side rit «•plied tin·! » \\.< iin nrv. »n Πι.·.! • xropt what Stephen II. » ι I . the I'm· ident y i ι π 111 'in· "ii \ · -ti rday Μ.ίγΙλ h;id i d 111 :' t d p.tr dil ' ' i Ί ' ! 1 (.·(-'> θ! t' \ J ) ' Ί η ' 111;' PlV ! « h · tri ht' Π\ί. (Ill Ιο I '( ! i ι ·\ t · 1 : ; at Un 11 ties tien will bo under sittd.v ί·τ >ome : η e heeause til t hi' t · : t My old I lOllts • u-h ent< ;· into the ρ .dure." Knii.x had rep lied after ye>tei (Continued on Pi»ne Eight) Rumania Placed On Kneim Status B\ Great Britain l.iiiulnu. Fell. It—i\i*>—lîrit .lip iiiiiiiiini od tnniijlit she would regard Rumania as "territory under en· ni> occupation" begin ning Saturday. The ministry of economic war lure said Rumania, where there are perhaps (>00.004) Herman troops, would he retarded as an "enemy destination for contra band purposes." This supplemented an earlier hoard of trade announcement which banned u. dills with Ru mania under the |....visions of the "trading with li■. .-iieniv a< t. ' Tension Heightens In Balkans ; Germany Reported Pressing for Yugoslavian Aid. ι li> The Associated Press) Reports iron) the Gi c-.-k Albanian ί " ι if ίι · ι today said that Hit· Greek ..· ' ' ; -fill apparently η war ■.. Gen .in invasion through Bulgaria ι· *4 .g .-I,a la, had called ..ρ se\e:ai ..du :.·>:ι i classes ol η\-er\ -t. . Λ! h'uiihul. Turkey, the ·· ' ·.'■ c η ι! r· 'lied press declared that ι ιίι .··; prepared to tighl because '\vi· cannot he disinterested when a I :·. i",v passes into IVulgai π uusly inspired article ■ ■ pitied as Turkey',· ne.ua I ' Id an a \ ι -, diplomatic .'.in the Ankara g<■'· e tn remain still in h ove through Bul ■)ed lu gel at Greece i>l the Med i terra n : ■ p.. .in· eel 1 lié Turkish ι .· ' at ' ι 1 '.a:,. 'ι ιtuation had ■ V ι ι h ins" becau. e •I. : · ο into German I. , ' ί I .. ν · - ι a ., ι ι. (· o) Thrace a nd Mil··» ' ' ι A«'gcan." ( , ■ : reported 1 ο I 'c ( >)"<' ι !.. a to 11| ien to οι/! d ι ι a·;.Ill along (lie I lb" a h <· Va ι da ι rail 1 - ! ou i ι I ο (In Ti'e and 111, ■ ■ ■ ι : Μ 'ι in tinned on l'agi ■ Se; en ι Both Sides 7 Hi ïlaiians RepoH, and British Deny, British Attempt to Land Para c1 t'v Troops in South ern Italy; Other War ! !.-r| Ι',ΓΐΙ. i .It. - ; it I., I para chut 111 luda ν de ! : ι Brill ι dt ' ill : . 1 111' ... .j I ol ' ■ ftml> . :■ (rated Ί,ν M, II11. ! :!.·. it ; .ni 1111 f 11 ι 11 ι ι 01 ' !a ι i. lie . ?.I( 111'J.ι V I 1 nί 11 ".I I · ·; » .Γ11 ·'i ! y 1 111· Italian high e< m ι I I l. il id I ί"! ι : ' 11· : ι lin combined .1 ■. ! 1 · '■< : It;ily ;ind Germany 1 ,1, -d c. ι·· n,.;ht on Britain'.. po 111· .1 lin·., S:-.;1|.'imiI lu Africa and mi lui ..hip.·, Km.,ill". own b. imber v. ■ ι.; in : 11 r ' ·. 1.Kilt t'ldiiv I 1Vt ': ( i. I ; ι I 1Î1 -i Γ ! ρ ;ιlong 11κ' i' <■ 11 1 1 ■ . * 1 v. (MX' said t' 1 have c-.i· i ;ed ·. it ": 1 · 1 .· 1 \ it -.1 .iiirl in· ι.· 1 . ucce- til \,n ii"4 "I Hit· Albanian <· .,· ; - .;*·«·.' y· - h· τ.ay. Royal air force headquorti'i i.h A then- aid Albania':- Ί r · a ■ iid the ehiel Italian held Ail r ι port. Dui'azzo. as well as 1'epoleii . an immediate objective ut G π ··.·!: troops, were attacked Tin· Albanian bombings paced Greek ground offensive η .·. .·;. d■-patches from the iront sr'; Un· i-isci-u |ii>t several position- ■ 1 ··· *i 1 of Klisura, including ..ne height of 'great importance." nr.eh nvi'.ei ial. and dead and wounded by the hun dreds. The British said their d-.vlight raids across the channel were un opposed except lor one cla-li with nazi lighter planes in which a na/i plane was shot down, but Gen .an sources ai Berlin reported 1h; , nine British lighters were downed. The Italian high command told at (Continued on Page Seven, SEVEN MEN KILLED IN ILLINOIS BLAST Du Quoin, III. I'cti. It.— ιΛΙΊ —Seven men were reported κ™ ed today in an explosion in the liijtiid oxygen plant of the I list ed I lectin· Coal Coin|i:m>. Ill»· liquid oxygen plant at the company's mine, about two mile west of Du Quoin, was nst d for inaiHiracturiiiR a liquid n»\Keii explosive. JOHNSON MEASURE IS FAVORABLY REPORTED II· rep. ,·■ I-1 l 11 ■ M'l - The : th .lohn.son lull today, wile ' ' 1 I'd J·! ; t. I. Iianei ill ■ ,.ir nag' 1 π ', I - I · per .. .11-, who ha', e ί id 1 ·' · ' :th n 30 d..v ·.· ' d- 'I 1 pt Ί ι. it'.-η Ί he ; - . ch exa • · · '· ■ ' ' pplieuttoti !... tin· lie.-I' ' In John 1 ' ' ί t" ·ιι ' - : ι| Ι.Ί ■ . -, I ■ 1 \ t ■ ' ! > pi ( 'ΟΙ ■ .1 - -ni. · ■ ι ι II· .11st' I'liblie lllilitn . -.· It··.· Eocseveit Says Warning Is Routine Repetition ι Ιί\ The XssocuiU'il I'ross) I 'rt .tient I.'· ·· · e\ clt told ι pr··» ·'-n t « τι'lice . 11 Wa-hingti ' ' today that ι ! : ι ι:>·\ν waning* ι·· Americans to : · .lit t the Far K.ist ι cpresented a r<»j )i · 111 -1 m "1 previous warnings. lie ι ad. ■ tin. ι ibscrvat um when a ked whether the warnings were :i:cn ly a mutine repetition or as a result ol inerea.-i'd gravity ut the I'ae ι a· .·. t;.m Tl;e Chiet Exec it \t advised his il iest...|ier that he liad better take the ■ .tie up with the State de partirent but.m u.-.:iu any such ad jective as "mciva ed gravity" in describing the warning. At Sydney, the Australian war cabinet consulted λ ith the cluets of stall in an urgent îr.eeting m the wake nl yesterday's tile al declara tion that the war had entered a state m the "utmost gravity." Latest information lrom overseas, which informed sources said "dis closed uiι further deterioration m the situation," was reviewed. A'.istri.Ha*.- frank concern the , 1 : ι ; 11 .11 :t M e K.n M.i I ··. - tr..o-cI by iM'HC: - ,it Sll nu : : to report.·, of steadUy increasing Japanese pre«s ia, m tin da ect ;on til the· So .til Pacific. Foreign ··>.;«·«·> declared lli.it British ■ I. ρ a π e s e relation were rap idly approaching a crucial stage, though a Japanese threat to Singa pore and other British Far Eastern naval ba.-c- was doser lied a more potential than actual thus lar. Indications that German sea r id ei> are being supplied from Japanese p. .its, especially Kobe, wee said to be contributing to growing tension. K\ idence that Japan is fortifying herself for any eventuality lias come recently from many quarters. Lack of shipping facilities i.- pre venting a large number of Americans from leaving the Far East. Shanghai shipping officials asserted today in commenting on the latest U. S. State department advise t.· Americans to return home. One travel official said there was "any number of American» who want to get out but can't."
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