FO'ytfFENSE
V.'
fioNDS
ïlenîterson Umlij Utspafrlt
ONLY DAILY NKWsrAI'K ' ^'CRUSHED IN THIS SECTION OF .V
C \ROIJNA AND ΥΙΗΓ,ΙΜΑ
RED CROSS
•WI^TY-FICHTII VKAR I.KASKP WIKR SKRVICFJ OF
I V\ l.ji ^ 1 1 I lj 1 V IV THK ASSi ICIATK1) I'KESg .
HENDERSON. N. MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOYKMliER IT, ID Π
Κ VKKl Ah i KKN'MiN
KXCKi'l SI ' ΝI » A *
FIVE CENTS COl'\
Destiny Of Pacific Ai Crisis
Lewis Refuses To End Strike
Shut Off
Li1 wis Writes Presi
dent Roosevelt That
Open Shop Agreement
Would 'Invalidate'
Other Agreements In
Industry.
γκ:(.ί>;. \ov. 17—(AIM —
ι ■ ί .-wis informed I'ri'.i
<> ..;>■.···. <lt I>ν loiter today
(ί ι..·- Iniled .Mine Workers
! I p'!'.ised to accept ail open
·.' rii ! re. nient in t!:e captive
, I c.ausc it would "in
> " ·11'■.« r agreements in
operation throughout the soft
i i::>uiiiK industry .
ί:· ■ ι the President that officers
1 .nl no iit:l·>>vit.v 1 . ι·\ι·
:i -!:op :i'>'tM.enl, "tlierc
. ,1 lu· ; ι > -1 t s t > t the mem
iι ented by exist ing c·>1
. im : '.m r.; agi t vments.
n hop wa the m le issue
pute which culminated in a
i.age today in tnc captiv
lid li t c ill at Ihc White
he had been icq ties ted to
Λι : . Honaevelt asked ia>f
negotiations be extended
. mû. Nov 17. Complying
a UIvIW Chieftain John
i most of western Pennsyl
raptive" coal miners : tay
tiie bituminous pits today
• ai fuel supplies to steel mills
' ::·{! time in ten weeks,
ν ol strategic areas showed
: ι l.OOd . ι ported lor the
; lift. !.( first full shift
i since Lewis called for re
thc strike that had twice
iiiatjd by truces.
week-end in an eleven!.ι
pt to halt the threatened
η captive mine- which
il to - tt-el mills.
•1 e rep: e-.'ιita! > ve. οi the
ι î ni. 's. Κι igi ne (J. Grace r>.
■ 11 :.·. ι Steel l'oinpany. Frank
ι 1.1 .nl n! the Youngstown
nd Tube Company, a.il Ben
! lit· .! I ' ι nted States Stee,
ι·, nit π od at the White.
.■ '1 : I 'resitiv lit Room velt loi
..η hour.
..nnouiiced Ί ey would send ι
e, .it till · a!'term mil to bi
it.tilled on Page Two)
Strike Law
in Prospect
Speaker Rayburn De
clares Flatly That
M easure Will Be Of
ft red in House.
' ;tnn, N,,\ 17 (ΛΡ)
ita> burn said llatly todaj
ι· House would be given ar
1 t\ to pa>> on defense striki
' ι .!i "at Hie earliest date con
' th proper consideration.'
Irrlinert to specify whethe
de.· igned to prevent strikes it
ndustries would be cal let
ction this week, saying tha
't "i". . at take sum · time" bccausi
' ' (inly want to pass consid
' legislation." '
: yii it-η took the Π >■>>· last weel
: debate on the neutrality ac
'·" ; sert that lie woulà "follow ο
" ' in any movement to deal "sane
If ith the Tabor situation.
> vburn's press conference state
'"Mowed stormv se.-s: >n »
11 " .s·* rules committee at whir
e'ing chairman. Hepiv«entati\
( Democrat. Georgia, urged sv
1 ' ' ssainal action to dei '. .vith di
' ' -!) i';e^ wi'hout awaiting
t »' t!ie eaiiti" e nvne di>P'. '
"'· ' ' C'oitnd that President Tîoosi
-till in the talking stage,"
n'niiiiftee session was call"
■ « 11 ν to consider grantir
■' wav for the price contri
1 Γ i\ <.-rviH t^ ·» the enrr
""" nrçht "ouf the lid" on th;
y" until tii^ ft1 'estjoi, . f labt
JPgis ; ,n wa. ^,.t»ieri
They Spoke for Coal Operators
Steel company officials arrive at White House for the confen nee with
President Roosevelt ami lalmr lie ids on the coal strike crisis. The
President demanded the captiv.· n..·: 1>.· kept oj > n. I ft to ι i·_·■ ht :
Benjamin Fairless. of Γ. S. S:· · . : I· ..·· · ·· C. Ora.·· ..Γ I!· thi hem Steel,
and l'rank I'urnell, υί Wiimystuwn Sheet ic Tube Co.
Αχ» Vessel f iying
U.S. Flag Capturée
No Recess
For Solons
Washington. Nov. 17.— (Λ1Μ —
ι Because they considered the
labor situation acute, adminis
tra ;.»n leadc*..·» decided toctax
to ktt ρ ( (iiiiii'.'ss on the job
and abandoned their hopes fur
a series of three-da\ recesses
after 1 hanksgiving.
I>nno< ratic chieftains in tiie
House were reported to have lol.l
frit ncs thai "svnncthiii" appa.
cnii.v w il! have to l e done about
ι rontinuin.-; strikes in de'.cnsc in
I du^tries. and a group «>'· souih
I crn Democrats alivacî\ was at
j work (hailing a ι ; · · ι ι ί ! the\
: intend to l-v before !:*«■ adînin
! istrution shortly.
At the same time. < liairman
Norton. Democrat. New Jersey,
called a meeting of the House
labor meeting for tomorrow to
consider whether to initiate
strike legislation.
Six Billions
Requested
For Army .
i
. I Washington. λ Λ! ' ι
I President Roosevelt asked Congress
; today I'm· S(>.687,MI>!Ul-;ti aOuil,
I : for the Auny, mon· than hail o;
which Was earmarked I'm· ordaiuv.
The estimates included S.'itfK.Oon.
j 1)0(1 lor expenditing production
: defense equipment and supplies and
· .S::»!»."··'·.·»!(» for the Ariay of th··
' Philippines.
in another estimate the President
1 asked lor S3il8.il50.U00 for the Navy,
nclu ling S120.000,000 for defen.-e
installations on merchant ships. pre
sumably g-ais for protection o: tiie
ships against submarine and ai"
1 attac;- ·· aulhoiv/ed b>' Congrcs
1 wet k η ι--vision of the neuti li
1 tv act.
km;nit) vv
K.ilcigh . 17-—ιΛΓ (on
^ Ι·<·ΙΙ·1Γ mi '·)·· d' - '> ν is a vase
.Viril birlhun tod,η . and the
, present w liii-h had the place of
of honor on bis desk w ι* a vase
of large, beautiful flowers.
He said they cam·· from his
"four bt'sl friends" — the
BroiiKhton children
Navy Escort Bringing
Cargo Ship to Port
'Wiihin Jurisdiction of
Uniied States Court;'
Capture Made Nov
ember 6.
V II fu.il. I*UC t t ' KicO. \<)\ .
17.—(VIM—Thf lirrmau motor
ship (Jilt u alii. m i/rd in the
South \l! Olio b\ units of the
I . > \'a\ » arrived hero this aft
ernoon under \meriran escort.
She w as li it w lîins under her
own pijv- ι ·.
It was πvd^fst ;*.(l t>i ι' pr.-m;·*
action v, ouid l·;· brought in
' niîcfl Si .tes court ίο forfeit the
ship, a .~>.098-tonner listed as
ow nod by tin* 1famburfi-Amcri
< .<η Lines. for ■-> ' ;uis:nff herself
iilri!ali\ as a Γ s. merchantman.
Shr w.)-> en » (iiite to Germany
fr.in ïapan when she was seiz
ed. Much of h» r oarpo u.is un
(hi-tood t> !a\e heen rubber,
ii'ci I · · : d ο ί1 ; » ■ r c*-ential war
materials.
Washington Nov 17.—(AIM —
\ \'av.N escort steamed slowly
low ard pc.i i t (1 · \ v\il!» a badlv
da pvi«; id a\is merchantman,
!"iihiv!l ··» the South \tlantic
masquerading as an \meriean
c.'i ο vessel with the Stars and
S'r'nes a' her masthead.
The blockade runner was
caught hv an un-named I S.
cruiser in equatorial w iters on
November f>. but the \av\ d'
part m ηί withheld news of the
seizure until last night--a fact
which led to the belief that the
(Continued on Page Five)
President
'"Many Things" Dis
cu3?ed, Japan c Tell
Reporters, No In
cicsiicn is Given a.s to
Prepress of ('■·:! crea
tions.
\\ i -· ' η - ί « ι ν ·'<>·- . 1 * ! » - -
\ {' ri <! confrren ·x : ;orjit
Γγ" ·'" rin»s:'V"M ? ·; î »
special envoy, S'1'*· ! K"irusu,
(<t -· !'->*· m" 'e * ; ι hour
todh\ l·: i ik of "γ· ·· Hones'
c1 iitcrin$r around fV »i,; ive
Fur ï a-.lorn situât ton.
5*:?· w?im indication
irnncc1· :t:-I> wtief"» or îmiv *aiis
faetci\ pro;; its i had h- : i.i ur·
f » ».»-hi vrns a licit r ui Uer
stand.oi ; on Pacific »τ hi m ι· -
tween H.is ( <::uit'\ a à Japan .>r
\v!;rt/a r an;, decisions w ere ap
j: reached which niiçht lead lo
;:·Μΐν.Ίΐΐί ·.·» οί cor.tip.uel peace in
the Pacifie.
11·; r. il j aec< . :p; ! !' c! to the ;
White il· use by Jap ne ·· Λί b..
.ιr!. ι >; : nr.i. and S <·. eta y <
Slate 1111 i. ·
Ί I ·· t\v·1 Japanc.v.· ci ·<>·.\ι·<1 qm·· -
: ii ins ab( >ut the cuir, e - a t i ι us. .,!■ ι
hough the ambas iid* > r report α t ! ι ; I " !
"many tilings" were said. What they
were was something which he did
.Kit can in discuss.
As they entered a waiting limuu
ine, reporters pressed them fur in
formation.
"Was a satisfactory oeginn.ng
:iade?" the aniba.- aci' r · >s a ,;ι·. :
vurusu dug an elbow in Nomura'.
ntand admonished against
wcring. The . peciai ira. .y merei,.
laught ci then he was asked if he was
'near a touchdown." Π · iiad siiggvsi
ed, upon his arrival in tais eountn
Saturday, that he might score a
.ii ehdown in his corner at ions v. ui.
\. : ι ί lean ι if I'ieia is.
Beli"re their rrivpti il by Air.
Hi 1.1..·,", el; in the White Hi.use red
:1 i 11. ; 11, the Japanese n.il ir* t w.tn
liiil at the State department.
... β » ·· ·
ICC Probes
Truck Lines
Of Railroads
l>alï\ I ^ -1 s ·. t ? ι bureau.
In 1)'.·' Sir Walt r Hotel.
By r.OF> THO.MPSOV
liai» :.ui λ · IT. Thci » v.
linqu.· ,i)it>'U· η ι the intérêt ale e· «r
• ■»·«·.· c ϋ> : Kin'> ht ar n# in re ί
r-'L .'ii :·. · applic.it nm -a the . ·.
boa?rd Air Line lor modi fient ion
it· mm···. ! ; ,n their et rtt :<·.:·
m a te 1 πi.oκ -.
The ii η ν ai:; I I eat ι i re « ·I ! f ι » ■ < ·ι ·
\% haï e« » η, ρ i ; ί .ited procedure w :
int"i'\ ent 11 η ■ ι the i -deral
: ent ιη·«·η tile written r«w}!a t
Thin·· ond Arnold, one of the «υ
ernrnent's better known trust bu:
« r- ;'>:!■ i·»i\. eminent wa.> ι · p: e ->·ι
ι ί :Λ. C Wiprtid, speeia !
the attorney general \rcni
to ciiiinsel for the A· «vif
Trucking Association it was the fi
: ·· r the governn «ait had taken . .
\ : iiold. in letter to Chan ι
.1 t ρ!ι Π. Ka. ol the K
charged n<>t n!\ the Scabo. r.i ι
(Continuι * on Page Two)
Russia Looks East for Oil
m
In the past, but we en 80 and 90 ;«τ cent, of the oil consumed by the
Soviets has been producer] in the Caucasus, now threatened by the twin
Nazi drives through the Crimea and at Rostov. Capture of this region
ι.y the Nazis will not entirely cripple the war effort. Map shows where
ι : · ' w oil supplies are available, far from the present battle regions, in
the minerals-rich Ural Mountains.
(Central fretst)
Nazi Forces Driven
Back Near Kalinin
AMBASSADORS SAFE
IN TEHERAN, IRAN
Teheran. Iran. No\. 17.·—i.M"
—Λ pi un· Learui; \ia\im Lit
vinofi, Sitvi.'t ambassador to th"
I liilci States, ami C. S \mhas
sador Laurenrc Steinhardt land
t'd here safely at noon today,
five days alter departing from
Kuibyshev. Kussia. in a snow
storm
Six Persons
On Roads
Charl .. AD- At
It ...· ! 1 \ ι ι 1 . '.e ae
( i ient.v on \ ' r ■ ■ u: ay.
'Vcr the v. · . : ·.· . « r .it
j ti red.
A ' ■ ■ ■ '
\i . ! . .' 1. ·. 1 >■ i·
Η jilt y.
·( , r! I,·. .·■!.! '.ι.· 1 ..· 1
un,den: .1 ii .'.ere r,i..red.
ΊΙι .ι Α;ι·< ii : : t1 ; · f * n
I > !■ I, , 1 . . : mi Mr. Κ
>nu Va., \ν·
. H .leigh. i
Latiner, John
S Clark, .,1.
!> Morris an.J
'. ι οΓ Hii h
. ■ » , t 22, oi
Kdw.a-d
were
an auto
(·;· ii ridge
; 1 : ι nan ia.
ι ; ■ ι i η le
Mightv Attack
In Arm ν Games
Kielu, \
\· ■ year v. .
ι. ' Μ . ν ; 11 till I * a
■ · »n> ..nd a ' .1
111 i wi re ordei ul
. . ■ trong spe. , -
I ' Απ ι y
ι ' Ve ; iv. r on tin
i··: ' '.oiio-Miuare nulc
:ii·. rn tip—
> w re tni
-it but les?
.ί>1ι· to
the rive:
! . ,·. 'Ill two·
ι'1-r the di
o; dquar
• . · ·■ ' . will enc
MII1 iiiiK
1 OR NOR I Η ί \li()l IN \
Fair. continued rather cool
teni«ht Γ> fair ιnc) war
mer
Invaders Found Froz
en to Death on North
ern Front; Germans
Report Capture of
Kerch, Easternmost
Crimean City.
l.ondon. Nov. IT.— (ΛΓ> —
Red army counter attacks were
reported l>.v I'ussiaiis toda\ to
have driven hack German
forces in the zones of Kalinin
and Tikhvin. amid cold so in
truse that some of the invaders
were found frozen to death.
Repulse 11 f G»ti> :in force·- \vh r>'i
i;ul broken in: . the vital area >t
Tikhvin \v;is anii'.i'nced in Κ ι
German reports said. how
ever that nazi troops had taken
Kerch, easternmost cit\ in the
Crimea, and now held all ot
eastern Crimea.
:η . - ;ι iitnct : in m r.ι il way
! ,rn:n^rad. Λ rch.meel .mi
M i-cmv, and a possible route i·"1'
ι ■ 1 Viiei-ican \v:ir ι ; ; ; 1 ·
It ':· - 1 1(1 :· : le - cas
• ·· ! l.( n:ng' art.
Λ M ■ ■ .own: ; | : :.i ! t1 -
Κ ρ
Λΐι
Gi
ll η
:n
The . 11 · - ' ' ' t···
which call,·.I · .· i ·"· ··· TilUv ··
! me of t he iv.·-<
■aid the Ru - . "ιι·· d
-ettlcm nts
Shifting the d; r
'tack, the new-p,,:» · ' · < ' "
Germans broke thr· > ιu ί
< ιΊit of the northw ι■-1 nt
tried to advance toward Volkhov. 4
miles northwest of Tikhvin, at th<
i-ieti ni <>: the ! .··>· inmvid-M- ι "... -
lui :he Leningi ad-Y >!ndiia railway·
The Germans were reported to havi
wavered and come to a stop as Rus
ms re-captured two villages.
Nazi Raider
In Pacific?
!·. . Γ , /. -.e V'v . 17 -
ι Λ Γ > -Τ: ι ^ S i.V.h r..«< .»! d .-trie
j ordi". I'd . I · : ' ' "1 ' : : ■ alert t.
day. : ·!!···. ~ · . ·· :·< ι ' -iw.w
circles « >t unconlirmed reports th<
it British-·ι·ι ιο Y....· .-h:ρ lia
been attacked r. : e Pa.-itic, appa;
entl> b.v an ax - i..;d
Tlie ship attaciccd, n\ irding
■ those unconfirmed repot' >, was ti
4.375-ton Olga Topic
Naval circles reported that oil
cor> of a Greek ν esse! ,ι··ι · \ .ng hei
told ot hearing the Olga Topic sem
ing an SOS reporting she was bo:r
attacked.
The Olga Topic left Balboa No>
ember 13. and was believed to !
sailing down the Pacific coa>t
S. >i1111 <\me'"can ·»>> ■ < >· itt.· t.u ι'hilt
Japan Makes
For Peace
Japan's Premier In
forms Diet of Mini
mum Requirements;
Ch iang Κ ai - Shek
Urges Britian and U.
S. To Smash Japan
Without Delay.
< P>> Tin \ss<M -iated Press. »
The f!rs(?n\ ol tin» Pacific
stood it t .t < ri-is toda \
Japan stated h ι flamands for
understanding—in cl feet caliinu
tor reversal of the i nited states'
major policies m the Orient—
and on their satisfaction may de
pend peace or war.
With them went a i. ! mî warning
'·>:.· Japan'? pa: . i.ce ■ reaching its
end.
While ti.e-e do a ι·;γ.. .ns were be
ing made in T>>κ.ν· . ι >j 'eial Japa
rt e.-e envoy in tin· I'nited States ar
ranged to sec Siry oi State Hull
fu: wl.at ία <"· : '-d a "I lghtin.·;
oh; no·" t·. a\ ".d - ar
But in Washington and elsewhere,
on both sides ■ 11 the world there \va·.
pe
Tokyo. Nov. 17.— ! \1'>—Ja
pan's premier. General Tojo. in
formed a Rrave and hushed diet
today oi the empire's minimum
requirements for peace in the
I'acitic—chil lis an end la t.'ie
British-Americ an blockade. a
halt to w hat he called military
encirclement, and hands off Ja
pan's conflict with China·
He spoke after K· reign Minister
Togo had warned bluntly that little
time was left for negotiation:- to
at;.- fy those tern. .
The house of peers, to which
the ministerial messages were
delivered, gave them unanimous
standing votes of approval.
The-e won- thi -akent ρ· int.- .c'
:·irth by the pre!ι κ-t.
"The Japanese government." h■·
-aid. "expect.-:
·"!. Third power.- to refrain from
obstructing successful conclusion of
the China affair which Japan has m
.row:
■ 2 C..ut.:. ■ ·'S -ι;1 . ■·.aiding · mr e : -
! pire will ti. t only r. :ra:n Irom ptys
• · ;
acter a- ir n..n 1 ' blockade and re
store economic relation- v\ ;'h Japan;
••3 That ti t el'i ' be ex
erted to prevent extension of the the
. I -, : .· ; I'··: ; oi d · tur
oance·. a; t'.ast A- ia.
< B\ The \s>oeiated Press.)
Chinese («'neralis.-dmo ( hiang
Kai Shek deelared l:»dav that
preparations were mmpleti tor a
united defense <n the f ar ï!ast
and urued Hiitain and the Cnit
ed States to sin;ish I jkj η with
out dela.s unites she wihtdrew
iron) ( hiiia and broke with tin
axis.
.·. ι !'i· ] · ; ''ι'·.t t e t'i · . rir.u deep· de
ter - · * · ··-' '· 1 ■■ dap »n»>e
■
: :
Η EARING POSTPONED
IN TOBACCO IRIAL
i-v.n
t r : : -1 ch.·. '.ι;»
Att : : .e> : . IV. >nc·" Hi.
the R. ,T. i-îeyni ilds. Liggett and
Myers anci .Λ : : ι ra'ar. 1 ihaeco coni
p..η a·.-, w ι ! i : η a· ui;e the.i ··
in an et'ort t·· . \ t rt impn.sit .n m
-entenet - Γί e xer.i.iî was ret ant
ed October 27.
Nazi Leader
To New Post
Bn.u, Ν·- 17.—* API- A.l'f
ρ liai. : ι·'day appointed Alfred Ro
Λ enbci's as teichs ministe: in chart;.·
à of civ U administration in the east
- em occupa-d regions.
The first η giun placed under
ο Rosenberg includes Lithuania. Lat
e via and parts o{ White Ruthenia.
The adir.in-!rat:\e -..ni; w 11 be
! known as the reichs conimissariet
e ivstiand.
Rosenberg, known as the idea Ιο
ί gical leader of national socialism
and familiarly called "the thinker,"
is publisher of Hitler's newspape.·.
e the Voelki-cher Re.bachter. and is
if , an expert on eastern and especially
R ussian if l'a ' r·;.
Records Of Nazi Bigwigs
Are Ohs cuve, Stewart Says
—
Iî\ ( ilAKI.i S IV sll U \RT
((Ciitr.il l'ress Columnist)
Washington, Nov. 17.—A iricnd ■·.
n:uu· ha.·. ι>ι>" cm: pk'U'tl ;i îatlu
peculiar assignment. For encycl(
pediac } < n ι * 11 ■ m 1 -mm· publish ir
ami 1 « : ι n 11 .| I !ι-; ni nazidom
prominent men, with a biographie
ke'. :. ι :■ ·. ι ι them. The h
! mit : : ύ ρ 11 - : tvord was wisl
, ,! .! > ai'.|ua a!,;net.
Si . Me : : .a ht· unmedi it
discovered that even the compilatic
of anything like a lull list was net
IN»»
Communism.·.'.-. celebrities we
c.i v enough to i >cate. \t wspapi
■ t;11 - wi"··· 1 II ■ 1 sin: it's abo
• · · · - ' " \pparent
they weren't
! of publicity
Ί lull I'll:,.·
ι though, w,·
Ot Ci I 11 ·«·
t- Hitler ν -
don't hap, ■>
it ·>·,;:> Sol... .
ο ing Hoi '
Ηιιηΐι;1ι·
bentrop
y : "von.'' -
η to make
r eratie)
t'ai r 1 ν ι .
■I But t . ·
ι line, no. ;
> : (Γ ·"·
; averse to ρ.' 1 '
r on ling tiio η >.
- than >kimp.>
% hody'd think of Hei
::ial namo. i; %
aww it ali ι , '.
. κ r Marshal C ! < " ι
Gestapo ι'·
Minister ν η R
-elf stink p. '
i-n't entitled t
ker sound arist.
. t Hon.-. a l>o u e1
•n that down ?!
notabilities seem
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