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ΕΧΙΈΓΤ 8LNDAY. flVti L Ε.ίΝ 1 b L (J t I
U.S.DestroyerTorpedoed
House Approves Arming Ships
Jap Militarists In Power
Rumors Say
U. S. Ships
Called Home
Lieutenant General
Eiki Tojo Heads New
Cabinet; Tokyo News
papers Warn of Ex
treme Gravity in U. S.
Japanese Relations.
ι !»\ The .\ss!>ci it'd Press.)
.1 ip:>n tod.iv went under th~
militars leadership of lieutenant
i is iirr ■ I I iki To jo, pro-a\is tur
iii r war minister. chosen as pre
riier tn sincecd Prince Ftimi
maro KiMiinc amid a growing
ι risis in .lapan t relations with
liussia and the I'nit"d States.
.1 i|i.ines" quartern in Tnkvn said
: > ■ ■ ■ 11- ,.ικί adi ι ■ nais > ν ι n ι Id | >!'■ ui
·. predominate in tin· H'".< cabinet,
■■I newspa per - warned tin- peuple
: !he extrême gravitv ot the tini.'s.
Simultaneously unconfirmed
rumors circulated in Manila that
all American ships in the Pacific
had been ordered to leave the
huh seas.
Λ Manila shipping executive said
'!;«· Panama freighter. Perida. operat
ed by tin· U. S. mavtime commission
' <i been ordered In the U. S Nav\
1·· return to Manila alter sailing lo.
tl ■ l'nited States this morning
ι >!her ships were said to have beer
a ted to proceed immediately U
'•a nearest American or British port
' \ fundamental disagreement
e\ivts between Japan and the
I nited States." said the Tokyo
newspaper Nichi N'iclii "Japan
(Continued on Pace Seven)
New Crisis
At Bendix
Airplane Workers
May Try to C 1 ο s t
Plant; Consolidatec
Strike Threat Eased.
ι By The Associated Press)
Srtike threats eased today at
Hie luise San Diego bomber plant
of the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation, but a crisis appear
ed !<· be at hand at the Ben
dix V ,1., factory of Air Asso
, ciates. Inc., where CIO men
walked out two weeks ago.
The executive board of the AF
machin ists union announced la
night that plans toi' a strike at Cor
.-ohdated would be held in abeyant'
"a rea-onabh.· length ot time" inorec
I" pcimit settlement to be react
id sn Washington The disagreemen
tiie I) ard contended, was betwet
• Continued on Pace Seven»
WCTU Plai
Uallv Dispatch Bureau.
In (lie Kir Waller Hotel.
By HENRY AVI'K ILL
Haleigh, ()ct. I 7 Tht> ' ι eport . H
ι 'I'oimnendations" of Mi- Helen 1
Woiil, director ol citizenship and lei
; latinii lui the North Carolina Wi
man'-. Christian Temperance I'nio
lea\ c no doubt that this unit "I tl
Prohibition forces infend to make
militant campaign next year for
legislature pledged to call a stat
wide referendum on the liquor que
I ion.
Mi Wohl's report was pre-vnti
to the WCTU convention at Eli/,
beth City yesterday. She furnish
this bureau a copy, upon which tl
toi y js based.
Mi Wnhl indicated that there w
be il" (luarter askrd and maie gi\<
a- tar a> he ι concerned. She call
upon Uu· WCTU to make ellecii
AFTER THE WAR PASSED OVER KIEV
—Hailiophoto.
Following the Soviet ?eorched-earth policy. Rod soldi'·.- relit;.ting ir ,n Kiev, in : i n Ku iei; the
town in ruins for th. Germans, as shown in this radio photo from Berlin to New V < n ··:. Κ re an I mines v.·· re
used in destroying the city and rendering it useless to the nazis. Time bombs left behind by the U».- an to >k
a heavy to 11 in lives.
German Drive Slows
Ships Home
From Orient
Authoritative Quar
ters Say Japanese and
Chinese Waters Ban
ι
ned to Vessels.
Wa iiiii.nl· -il, I k-t. Π -AIM Au
, thoritative ciuurters indicated today
that all American merchant ships had
bent 11: (k'l'fd out "1 Japanese and
Chinese w : 11< τ- hoeau.-v 111 what the
N:ivv called "the it lia t i<m m the
j Pacific."
Ships in the rest ol the Pacific
I would not be affected, it wa.- incii
cated.
The Navy, reported bv Manila
ι MiiiiTt·* to h,i\ e ordered the . hip to
jirocced to the nearest Ameia-an m
British ptii*t. tmik tin- oltici.il pu i
, ion:
in view ol the pies'cnt situation in
the I'aciI c. t· . N..' y dep.ιrtnieut
J jia no com I'm lit t" ι·:,ike."
' ' Rel'able Infor 11 ·,ιι ; I - . h ·\νο\ er. in
dicated ' ι · ι.ui>" la.it ; he . >1 der hail
- Ρ ν en ι: ,-ued.
r the number of American ships in
Chine-c and .lapane e water.- was
■ »iid to Ιό " s ι : ι, ι ! I " with a ' outside' -
1 abl"" number of An.enc m iiips op
c latum in the let of t! ·.· I'aci I ic.
"Any older- that ι ,i;hl have Rone
is Drive For
the political formula enunciated by
Democratic National Chairman Ι·.<
!·ί.\ί·.!ι in a sp'cech in North Carolina
■[,i' e ·: ..utils a ι i ■ ι in wliieh he .-aid:
"'! here ι > ulIV one th ihr thai
c! ma '.he tl· u.e,hl and method
'1 ρ· ■!11 i d leader-. and that i- dc
Ira' W : tip ut ueci at the polls
their leadership lapses,"
I" a· 1 e · : ι lat ion director made 11 \
specific suggestions tor carrying on
the proh ibit ion 111 foi isi\ e.
'"Our ori:am/atmil must", she . aid
III "In ! upon an open pledge
on on.· side m* the ι it bel "I the ' ι ρ I"
question from every candidate toi
evi ry tatc. Iej;i - lat ι vc and county of
fice bom the t. ρ to tin bottom .1
the late Pel mit no me to ···. a.le
(·> ) "Hefusc to pet ,t tile or
ganized wet to 111 cad tin- p" p.·
gunda to reliable dry-minded candi
dates that their past reputation.- a.·
REQUISITIONING
MEASURE SIGNED
Washington. On 17—( AIM
— Prt sident Roosevelt lias sign
ed into law legislation w liirli
w 01;!<) autlmri/ο him to requisi
tiiiu supplies. equipment and
machinery needed for the nation
al di I'ense.
The While limine announced
this action today.
In order to requisition am
material, the President must
first determine that there i, im
mediate need which will "not
admit of delay or resort to au\
other sources of supply.
I lie law requires '.hat the
government pay compensation
hased on "fair market value"
of the property.
ι ΊΐΙ 1 ·.;\'C 1 >t vil a m iî*t»r Γ· >r '.
Navy," a maritime commission
sp"kr ι ;, ; ■ 11 :i'd.
"I >11 .· ■ .ni Y Jill ... ! Iicl j. Ill !.. il\ CI 1-1 II -
.·1 ··■;·. 11 il h i\ en Ί11>."
I'ntlC! 11:, I Λ π uric, η -It·..· ι I : ; ρ
line > Ί)iί .itnii; ιι I lu· I '.ι<■ i 11<■ arc the
American President, American Mail.
\ ι ' ..ill I ' 11 > I u ■ r. I .-I ! in .ill :■:'<]
Wat·ί man.
Football Results
Henderson .... G
R. Rapids.... 13
Referendum
I tempérance champion- has lit,it';
earned them lir dry vote; tu\ci tha
;i 11 they havt t" d> to secure tlu· we
i.« to lva\ e tlii' liquor ι ue out ol tin
t ι 11 ! I ». ; IgU. "
('.]) "I'e' i t i « >t ι ( ί<>\ « r nor Urmi^M:. ι
to include a liuiifi ι > î · · h i I > i 11 < » 11 planl
m the 194lî talc L)em< serai it· plat
form."
( ί ) "I )rn t.ind 111 ; 11 the co>tlv St.it'
Λ 1 »( ' board be abolished. It has lil
! tic or η·» rlutirs to perform,
: '·' .ι -ΐ<· "I public funds, and the ρ ;1 ·
In· can gvt along \\ ithout it. 11 η· ι
cheeked, it might eaaly become ,e
• ■llieial agency for the apology ant
I r«'inoti« η ol the organized !κμι·
U a ■ f :c Ir a polit a , I campaign in
volving large financial contribution,
it could become a political powc
(Continued on Pa^e bevea)
Reds Claim
Seme Gains
Members of Govern
ment Moving U> Kaz
an; U. S. Fn-hassy
Staff Leaves (Moscow,
ι [>\ The \ssocialed t%rcss)
So\ ici dispatches today re
ported thai stnhhornlv i'i n li < -
in ; iîed jr:n.\ troons h td hntken
I v. . (>rni):m spearhead·- thrust
into the Ι\·.·> srclms ο V\azma.
i \~> miles v. est oi' M()s.'«iv . anil
''· ,)iinin. Ό miles northwest ol
thr Kussian capital.
• ι ι' · :« ! V.
• d ·
: · \ - · (]■■4:·'·
Herli" Γ' ports s^irl fh.it η i/i
troops slashing at AIoscow's out
er defense -only fiQ miles away
at some points—hid - 'ptu'r:1 an
impo'tmt industrial section
south "1 ti" l*. si. s ϊ; γ ipltal
and seized a power station
whirh supnîi'*d the ΛΙμμ ι w iud
list fia 1 region.
.Λiitli ' ' quarte1
; 1 ·'·■ 1 1 ι ! ι i 11 * : ι ' y
ViVIBSIi:
! OK \HKiU ( \IUH IN \
(, ϋ· ι .11 · lair ton».:ht and
Sai.nda e\< ept some cloiuli
nés·, ii r mountains, continued
t or·! h" !it. ^lifihtlx \\ a» mer
•north and west portions "satin
da\.
r.xteinl· ai weather fnreeast I « · ι
period I·» inning 7:30 p. in. Oc
tohci 17 nid ending 7:!'.0 ρ m
Ο, ί··|··>ι ' ' Temperatures in ·ι
norma! I«" the period except he
low N > th Carolina beginnim;
ot ι»·*ι I 'd risiiii» to normal or
ahove latter half: rain! ill light
or lie ne except moderate in «·\
treme southern Florida and along
ilie easi Horida coast.
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138
Lcg'.s aticn Now Goes
to ^enate; House Ac·
"ion cnies Soon After
F ? ν -> ο f Torpedoing
■ U.
^arny.
esiroyer
"· · · ·· ·'■ .·>. O· t. 17 w
- ". 'mi · · o in after hearing of
" t- ΓρΓίΐ·>"ιΐ" of the destroyer
tilr House c u r over
whelming appn val today In the
;···>·ι· (if American merchant
i:'ps
T'le r )! rail voit m final
ι was annoane :1 a·- 'Ϊ39
to 138.
Τ ' irisJa'.iMi now r.oes to
f·-c Senate
; - rrcws, le ' ·
ν!-! t ·. η-οιι'Ί ! ■ Ri\ "i Vie .-h p
ι "ut· .-t : η ;>j. · ' w;v.
Pre ill""' T? -nscvtlt has called "mod
l'iiM'iri; rnnnnent.' warnings
"l it il v.a** another Ions li p to
v:ir(l war. Ilii' House voted lo ro
ne Ί t!ie neutrality act provision
prohibiting the arming: of mer
!- in'men engaged in commerce
with any foreign nation.
The ι·'·β"ί!ΐ'τ also would authoriz
■ in P|-n irlent to arm such ?hips dm
:n<* th unlimited national emergent'
■·>. '· .·' hi· i)'' claimed last May 2'
ι·.! · the san ι- t il·!»·, wo ;ld < >:eni|i
them fr< m the law which require
limed nif rchant vessels to be bondei
ν· i·" the i-miMint of the valu · ο
i'ii' ■ ■ m'Is and their caru'Os.
(\ "■·,·'.· .» wi re packed, and
' ■ ■ 11 s'inl number of legisl"
• τ ·· · ·· !.":■! for the h : -1 · · · ■ i
• · : ι :ici : ι.·;ι· ν which precede
Λ Χι
Τ·'
; il·
ί: ' 'ran. Renro
nt. t 1
^ '.· "Γ de
■ lent mad
"· led State
.■ ν )f th
Auto Theft
Advanced As
Murder Motive
I Mr. (11··. 17.—(Λ Ρ)
'•ι.'! ι:;r ; ri- ,,>ri a boy ;
i ·.·'». -I ·> mû < iraitigor <
irowning, 40, in Maryland—l'aci
• ' '■ ·. l'xla.v that tl
..tivr \va Ihr! ! ri ,i .1 itofftsobile
' ■ 1 ;:11 ! ι i ' .no (il· 11
■ · ■ \tt ' . 1 ι -il sa
I. rliert II ('· : ' '■ ' · t assorti
r 1; . , Ida M;
'rirr. 1»l. ··.·!· '1 ■ ·· ,.ι ' advancc
1 ) ! " adu.itt·
1! ί · ■ ··· I . ■ ·. i M lake li
Γ, : : μ ■ ι Ίΐ with tl
• 1 .· ·.,· : 1 il that this
ι ι \ ,r, 11 ι I η I V I,'r S η 1
British Comi
Story Of Flc
( AIM Tl;.'
P. ·!· ·|ι t.:i hire it- t
ν .. . told today
. ·!'· a-ial ivport
.·;«»«·: 1 .nil C,
|V pointi'd
riiflniH any :
>·'■!■' nent nnli
' ' i'i OI]:lip|)lM
I id·· <1 li oi taftcs
■ -r iMordii
■ .111.: ' ' 1 · ! r>nii's.
I'i,.-tv.il> I·Λ1 id the M'p
·. 1 · !.. 1 · _ ■" s'-ip thr
1 n_. ·.,! haw linj,
• 11 ti' ι ' ι \vp in;
•ι1 · I-, i! »■'·! ". mon 111
, ··· nil hi' · ,olr iU'-L'·. ·· π ! Il, fju
1 UrU <1 rllf iUl l ^lIll' · »i at' Ulll
Eight U. S.
Merchantmen
Sunk Since
War Began
.'!_ίΐ·>η. (V: r;
' : ι ■ torpedoing ι ί : ' ! ' S ι |ι
Kearny v. ci1 ι κ··! · ι i.
Allie: ic ;ι11 ' <\\ ' :t■ <l : ι r- ·: ι ι ; '
- sent lu :: : '"'il :.
■ than tW. >·<·.·.. ; ' : ·1 I ' Γ'
Π;t· îati'st was tlx ' u ·.-· .
Wh te. owned
. · ' i
! ' S-,_ v.a, t. X-H, .· .! :■ , S , iV;
η Septeniber
■ ■ ι " were:
1 · · At! t M " t "ι M - f i ; ι L-· Γ -V ' I: ,y
j ville which struck a mine and sank
! i>: Λ :.-tnil:an water- .n i0-H1 (>!..·
1 A,, « ; .
ri bv the Panama Transport com
ί !·.·!>·. :■ -ubsidiary ..f S' dard Oil
■ : ι\·. .F.) :.· ped · : and -uni·:
!) cember 21. 194n. off West Africa;
I Two mis-ing in crew of 12.
' ■ ι " d"i'[f. helli ' i and ! κ by a
(i· .· ; -abmariu" in ' .· S.-ath
.'•y ' ,·. y: ν :m. i. · lire.
T: ■ S.- .i. f. rmer i) ai a >hip op
erated by the maritime commission
lid P; nian flag, sun \ugits
IT . y turned :{0tl η il .· ve- ; ο:
Iceland Τ'.ver. t,ν Ι· ur men : >ι · rs οι
crew, including ode American. Inst.
The American-flag Steel Seafarer,
b mhed !r an the air and s.mk :n the
f! :<· >if Sue,· Septerr.b·: r 5. Ko 1 ···
. of life.
The Montana, former Ρ nish shi1
operated by the maritime commis
sion under Panamanian !lag, tor
t pedocd and sunk September 11
.. waters off Ireland Crew Γ 2Π
Î rescued.
f The Pink Star. ■ p< : a'■ i ! y 1
time com mission under Panamanian
! registry, t·>rpedi>· d tid -
- her 19. 2â0 miles southwest ■ f Ice
• land. Τweive m -sing in
President
Not Alarmed
Roosevelt Declares
Attack on Kearny Oc
curred Within Améri
cain Defense Zone.
M\ (lr I'urk Ν \ .. <>rt. 17.—
f \Γ) — President Roosevelt as
scrted lo(la\ that the torpedoing
»»l tin· t nited States destroyer
Kearny southwest of Iceland was
elearl.N in tin \merican defense
zone.
The Chiel l\e« ntive declared.
ie lio\ve\er. to discuss the incident
in detail telling a press eonfer
(1 enee lie would i i\e that to the
i Xav\ department.
ν j Three η . ! · ; : t \ y« .,· ·..· h.
·, ; homo here t ! : · ·. . S<
•d Knox advised him · .· phone »( the at
i' rack <»n the Kearn> !I
te ι pn.-ed that flu pre - had U amod ο
the torpedoing ><> o< ·η
But there was little evidence
'Continued on T\at?e Spvon^
nander Tells
ι riders Defeat
exj >ed t man foi ce in the event fh
(;·;!; cut 'if f t jlo ι : π Ρ t Π ' . . Il,
ing t;: i-.cn ! ' c '. <· t ! e
1 (.1 Puni." v|i
ol ' Ht' al·" d ■' 1
a- ! -tance tin· 1 -
od an attack which had taeoot χ ir
>rt | pi actieahlc before the order ν ι
η- j sued. Η·· M.m.od th. t « η 1 ,ι ,hy ι
(>ι formation received fron the Front
k·. ' Ph«· l· i-ivi .·, ·· .· nd. .I'd I
ι * French pe isted in r· Γ < in# t< w .1
n,Li ! d ι ;i\v tu *.··'!' t la i >■. t ! a 1 < \ 1 a · <
•a - euation tint il tl··· I ■ η a 1 · · · η
When 11 lev a "lied ! ! a ι > i\ · > mci
m î (îori de'-l.-uvd the French nc.n
- can cd eh 10 by blacking rc.ttd.> \\ 1
Loh uoete?·^ equipment.
On Patrol
Southwest
Of Iceland
No Casualties Indicat
ed and Ship Proceeds
Under Own Power;
Torpedoing Occurred
in Same Sea Area as
Greer Attack.
Washington. Oct. IT.—(AI'i—
The Navy announced that the
destroycr Kearny was torpedoed
this morning while on patrol
duty about .'.50 miles south and
west of Iceland.
I he \;m \ said no casualties
\M ie indicated in tin dispatches
rccei\ ed by the department and
despite the damage the ship was
able to proceed under her own
power.
I. < ·:· '-iiit ("■·! Λ. L.
II;...- v.... tlic ci>n .mander.
ΊΊ. Ki-.iMiy, completed only la.it
, year, is one ol the Navy's newest de
: tri.Vl . s.
\o Comment In Berlin.
Berlin. Oct. 17.— (AP)—Au
thorized Germans said tonight
they had onlv American reports
of the torpedoing of the Γ. S.
destroyer Kearny and were un
able to comment because there
was 110 indication that a German
naval vessel was involved.
They pointed out. besides, that
German submarines are not in
constant touqii with their bases
and usually return to their sta
tion·- before making reports.
An. "i v. :th standard live-inch
. y carried by ships of her
< . Ke..: !:v is 341 feet iong,
- I i.eair, and displacement
ι 1.600 tons.
Ν ■ .'.her details were available,
:1a· Na\ y -aid.
The position Riven for the tor
pedo attack was the same Reli
erai area where the destroyer
Greer was attacked unsuccess
fully o\ a submarine more than
a mouth ago.
It via·- the first torpedoing
since President Roosevelt's
speech on September 11. which
avc the licet it-- shoot-on-sight
orders and barred all defensive
waters" of the I nitcd States to
a\is warcraft.
I The Kearny has but two smoke
'. and thti tvd \v ! a the
(Continued on PaRe Seven)
Link Attack
To Jap Move
Soions See Torpedo
ing in Light of Axis
Developments; Otjier
Capital Comment.
Washington, Oit. 17.— ί API
\ Kepuhlican senator and a
Drtno: latic representative acrt't'd
toda\ that tin torpedoing of the
(liMiowi Ki'.irin in the North
Atlantic might bo linked di
rei tl\ will) axis developments
across the world in Japan.
:· ' ' ι !'. * ι Τ ! ! · ■ r; " no
PI
M.-i ■ ·.. Πι nerat. Ma-;·· ,
cl ■ '' · Il usé Democratic lead
I :■· ι 1.1' the Bcr
' ' y. χ K.t \\ * h the
"je \ li ' day."
• '· !''■! i] lean,
AI !d .· ... it that
Hitlei : ··. ng the Japanese situa
V- · · · · · K; it on. Republican,
1 : ' , Gi'-.'o i:ai siibnvn'
• ·! 'a . it pr·>vcs that
1 H ! '' 1 .ι- .ι! >>< Ίι ι'· Ίν >η i ri
,, h :·. t-on- a!ίeit anything."
le ρ ι -eut 11 i \ a1 Tinkham. Repub
' .'ai1. M. - ell I -·-tt- : "Tin United
Slates, having taken a posit i n in the
!- e. : le, e! tlbll ι ι I illt -, e t I \ i ' e - I >y 11C
ι . l'ii ■ >f 11 :11 lï' il ■ e\ ι ' ' a cor d
■ ' · ' l'i; ι π it i.- not si ι '-pia 1114 thaï.
I·, th lia uccurr"d I suppic c there
til 1
(Continued 011 Page Four) Λ