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Miners Agree To Arbitration
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British Smash Siege Of Tobruk
Three-Man
Arbitration
BcardNamed
•
UM.W Policy Commit
tee Recommends Im
meciiate . Keturn To
Work of Ail Strikers
In Both Captive and
Commercial Mines.
Wa.-liintfton, Nov. 22.— (ΛΡ)
i ■ I ii it I'd Mini1 \\ orkers
IH , 11 . ι- mmittcu today accept
ed l'li id.iit Roosevelt's pro
!·..-«! !" refer the captive mine
<· ' 11 ! Γ· \ < r.~\ to a hoard of ar
!>itra'i<·η and recommended an
ir !' -'diate return to work of
ai; .-inkers in both captive and
c n'i:i.'icial mines.
I'lir hoard was immediately
I'.imrd l>\ the President to con
sist ni foilΚ. Steelman. head
"I the l.ahor department's enn
lili ition service. and the public's
representative: Benjamin Fair
ies·-. president of I'nited States
Steel, representinc the steel in
(lustr\ . and John I.. Lewis, pres
ident of the I'nited Mine WorU
i i- ι epvesentinç the miners.
aformed the President in
; .i<:i\iph letter of tin· pol
. !" 'e s action It was in re
i "ι·· -ι πι I;m: ti>day by tin
(' ! ·'·.(■(·■ itive announcing crea
.1 three-man board and sav
' ·· ii '.ini would begin work im
·■.! > and stay in .-.c-sion con
is until their work is com
! . I requi st an immediate re
l acceptance from your na
! iliev t'ommittee." tilt· 1'resi
Seven Hurt
In Franklin
Bus Crash
urg. Nov i.\P)-- Sever,
fill η wen injured, two ,,!
■ moiisly. when ι Franklin
'v chool era-lied into a
·'..·· "M a country mad Friday aft
. 1 ligh way Patrolman M. H.
'·:· · 1 ■1 η said today.
1 Miii'ii -aid the injured children
Vit !" Wheeler, Lottie Shearin.
>!.·· irin. Eleanor Boone. C'har
I.. ία tier, Mary Howards. and
~°· ■ wards.
' the children wen· arimin
■ ! lu.-! aid at the oi l ice of :
Hope phy.-ician. Pynuin aid
■"■ι r.· ο ni them were taken to ;
!■"> ·:■ Mount hospital.
1'i.vnum -aid that the bu- w:i
1 t' iiv Λ-ΙιΙιν Inseoe, a substitute
:!' ' · The patrolman said that In
1 control of the bus on ·
sharp curve and tliat it crashed intc
den bridge. The top railing ο
" ·' bridge, he added, pierced tin
! '··· body near the front door am
' out a rear window.
Not Napoleon's Army, Eut Ν tiZiS in Russia
Il' V"· i nave >i i n any of the nu.i.r. ■ «is paintings of Χ ·ρι le η'.· .i.;>;vh ·>:. λΙ·.Μ·>«\ν. y· m will be ar.pte-sed by
the similarity ol this photo, released by the naxi een sor and flashed by radio from Berlin t.> New York. It
shows a German artill ry column moving through the .-now in a "lore.-t ι η the Eastern Front." Si.'d.i : - i..ok
like members of Bonaparte's Grande Armee. weal ing hooded cloaks of tent cloth (Cent: .! }'re>.- >
ROSTOV IS CAPTURED
Repeal Or
Guffey Act
Proposed
Senator Connally Pro
poses Repeal of Min
er-Approved Measure
if Union Declines to
End Strike; Board In
Session.
Washington. Nov. 11.— (ΛΓ>—
Senator Connally. Democrat.
Texas, proposed toda> that Con
Kress repeal the (infte.\ coal act
if (JO miners decline to end the
strike which has tied no prodne- |
lion in most of I he steel coin
panics' captive coal mines and
ha> spread with recurring viol
em » y numerous commercial
sha fts.
Tin· policy ( tire ni H,,· Uni'- ι
ed Mine Worker: as embted here for I
·: a! . il!·· ' · I' I ■ ·!.·!!! I ■ .-I'· !
most recent peace proposal: that Hi··
urn· ·!ΐ ! ι· >| ι ι·, in·, which in·' ijtht ■ ··. !
th, ι ,ί.ι . ! Ι· ! ι lil ii · \ IK c ι '
tile I . I'l uciu·;. ! .(· I,.·: ."id '·
ai ui I ia ! h 111.
.Juhn !. [.··.· ·: a .· ι·· i
president, ρ< . ' ι eel.m ti ·· j
(Cnnl inued mi P i^c '!'·.·. ι · )
Rail Strike
Parley Monday
Washington, Xov. 22. (AP) —
Kepresentat ι ve> ni railroad manage
ment and employee brotherhoods
agreed today to meet again M mday
! ι reach an agreement oil wage m
erease demands nd a\ ert .. 11
wide rail strike.
Tliis agreement followed another
conference \v:t: President 1! ·<·>ι ν It.
who has takei. an active part for a
week .11 ι t to bring the two
Miles together.
Solicit··!· C neral Charles Fahy, ,
who attended a White House meet- !
ing along with other government
observers announced the M iday ι
conference.
He told reporters that no formulas
for settlement had been mentioned
at I lie White I f ■ ■ ~ e meeting. 11 . ' I
thai this had been left to "direct
negotiations".
France May
Enter Nazi
New Order
Permanent Peace Set
tlement Reported Of
fered In Return For
Sweeping Concessions
in North Africa.
New Vin!; \nv. '.I.— ( MM —
German* is prepared tu truns
form h«*r armistice with Franee
into a formal peace settlement
in return for sweeping conces
sions in inn (h Africa, reliable
quarter·· in I urope informed the
Associated I'ress today.
The e quarter- -a.d Germany'· de
siie tor air bases and routes for
tr; nspiirl of men and supplies to
help withstand the Ι'.'Ί-h "t!'en-iv<
in Africa I.i.\ behind the vigornusly
pursued nego! : : < t i · us ot tiie past ten
days.
Although η■' word from Berlin
was lorthcui; ru; mi any aspect o!
the Vichy situatmn. one European
political observer aid he believed i'
was apparent the nazis attached
more importance to winning France
to her new order than to hav ing
Italy in the fold.
ι Two new unconfirmed reports con·
(Contuiued un Pago Two)
Nazis Take
Vital City
Don River Pari Is
Gateway to Caucasus
oil Fields; Other News
of East Front
(By The Associated I'ress)
\dolf Hitler's field headquar
ters reported today that Ger
man troops had captured Ros
tov-on-Don, northern gatewa>
to the ( aiisasiis oil fields.
Λ (iirman military spokes
man. terming Rostov "the spigot
to the Russian oil barrel." said
capture of the big Don river
port cut the direct flow of Cau
casian oil into central Russia
and dealt a staggering blow to
Russia's urgent *κ » ΰ for oil.
Si ·; .· t■ Î. > ah·.- : a .v cited t .<
. · ! ·.·· · iree <»t !» 1 , -·:
rpoehine L m ton sa: 1 Masei)v\ ' · Bed
>nt .
dim:
! t
iCK
t ( ι η ι |(. detcn-e are.
So\ ict front line correspond
cuts said the Russians bad 1»!
Irii back under pressure of nu
mricalls superior forces in th ·
Volokolamsk sector, 65 miles
northwest o! Moscow, but had
taken a new stand.
Four German divisions, about
βΟ.ΟΟΟ troops, were reported
hammering Russian lines in the
Mozhaisk sector. 57 miles west
of Moscow, and heavy nazi re
inforcements wcr -:aid to have
arrived in the Kalinin sectoi
«);» miïes northwest of the capital
In :i -}>*.·»..! let n, broach
with a heralding fanfare of trumpets
Hitler's high eon md said sh el
troops and S. S · ':V I'orers >■!<>·■·.,■
ed into R..S1 i > >n (normal pi»p
lut .< »n âOO.OOu ) : · ι violent t ·
assault.
The c ;m * ; enphasi/^d th;
the city, a . . ί . ' η >rth"rn r »*it<
to the Can·-.·- ! treasures, *'■
(Cent m< · Pane Six)
WEATHER
FOR XORTII CAROLINA.
Increasing cloudiness, rain and
slighth warmer in west and
central portions tonight. Sunday,
occasional r.iin clearing and
. ttilili i in < t l'Ol Hon.
Latin America Impatient
Over Deliveries Of Goods
By < IIAKLKS I». STI'.WAKT
(Central Press Columnist)
I
-lunglon, Nov. 22—Uncle Sam
ci*ilians may howl to their heart - |
1 'iit' nt over their inability to go!
■ ' "I tilings that they want and art' j
to pay lor but can'! have be
1 'U ι they simply aren't being pro
duced in the lace of del·, η se and
• t.iM'-lencl requirements' monopoly
1,1 practically the country's whole
■ ' i' ι us trial capacity. The pinch is be
ginning to be l'elt already, a lew in
h'odnctory howls are to be heard in
"^l"'iise to it and they're bound to
louder and louder and more and
;rinre numerous.
't won't make much difference in
1| «' long run though. The howlers
will just have to wait and do their
1 ying when the emergency's over.
Piubiiiiix tluy'll need to ck > plenty
■ I il :ιιι ' Υ.Ίΐ\'ΐ· -ale-man.--hip \\,i!
get thi· . ··■ Iil·I it t licit tnidi· as mm»·:
as it ago n equipped t<> till their
orders.
Latin America's different, how
i \ er.
( lui D'ithern neighbors .-how sign
now ut impatience at delay in the
delivery .·! goods they have their ap
PI ι. *. in :n lui with our exportées
Se\C!."ii Ί tin1! spuki'.-men made
talk.- "ii " ι- -uh.iect .it a recent meet
ins "I l'ail An er can ■' i- t1- -smell in
this ei'imti> ΓΙκ.ν aid they thong. t
it \vi ■' ! ι Id :··· !.. .· ·· "am adviiiii „i
for them to express themseh ?s
plainly and warned us that we'll
give them what they ask for when
they ask lor it. or. after the env r
geney, they'll be apt to turn else
where for the stuff they have to im
iContinued on Page Γν' 0
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Idle
As Strike
Spread
ù
C a r rs ' ■ 5> «. : ■ i ' ί. η o; s Shut s
Ε cwa ί:-. 'η Works,
ί 'utii; ' Production 20
re,· C'a5.; Fayette
CοΐϊΠ1 "> ; if Ap
? ϊ"' * " ΐ
ρ - I cr Λκϊ
■ · . · ·»>.—(ΛΡ>
; ■ ;»-■ ■;< ·; ... U>sed to
·' ' ·>".ΐ"1\ Γ·Η Γ'τ «l'iit ol
tl- nation'·» oRI.OOi) Ι»ίι 1 ιιmi·ΐ!
ι c , · s ·\ τ.· ί^Πί' :ι-. a ■ ti'l
of i' ·' '·"> ' ·»("<; ? Til»·· V.'· "k
c? » - ir " fer ·; ΐ"Μ<ι'1 sîm.;) ';î
caoti\ · mints.
I!.. · iidip". -
I 'lit- " ! Oil IDM-rcl ;i ! in ! II' τ
bn ■ 11 1 .t to .1 · : ! Sti.lilin ti
t >Γ id'e i ' ■■ ■ ;
West \ lia K< lit
1 b;:t : : .1. 1 i . ?»I 1 : ν land.
The 381.POO diggers include
Γιΐ.-ΊΙΊ employed by the captive
pit-, um.s* <oal is used solely
l>v their steel campan. owners.
Onb .1 fe-A captive operations
were s;:ll v, orliin;:. The output of
tli ■ commercial diffcers
is r.s'-l ceneraiU in industry,
to. ··,·..I ·ι;:ΐ(Ι transportation and
o'l i'i" f»j: ■ :· market.
' '· : l th< I'itts
ca the trike
1 ( ;·; ι· ; · !.. :. Stei· Cnrpiira
' : . . :. . . I :ίίie pi"· >
d ict r, announced it- new $60,000,
; mplnynif· 1.400
ν ··.; d t·: - · :··ι r. ·.· . \Viti. eleven
l ! ■ : . ' ■ ' ■ ■·-U. the
cur·.; a ' ;.. ■■ 1 ..·Ί' η Vi>uld
be inn ι The I
β!Hl/M). 1 : . " , 1. . ■ ! 1 ; J : anci
S ht l t. MU. si ·!!!« !> .
In
Italy Denies
Tobruk Siege
is Broken
!■■' : Ί i ·■ « ..ncwledj;
S;·.·; .ι: · . Π, itiMi h u
' ■1 i * · » ■. · 1 i 11 .u ι »■»>·. i ;\ ·
.i ' · v. tM u u- in
' * · : « ■· ' 'i thrown nil'
U. S. Mission
in Africa
1! gadic
( ; ! . Κ ii.» .. ! VI . λ fil. bra
- lin · I:il r. · » Μι ■ . in h
.· ; ·\ in I ι ι Ίθ- t
1·> Ι!'· 1.1··!. ! >·. Η·πμ\
.. ι; : 1. - ' ' : ·. ' .ν
i . - ι,.η .· " Λ d !"
hi.····) η 1- \ '· i 111 : ι ■ ι a ri
hnth ··; i » ιr\ nui . ·:. · ' Λΐ·ι·ρ lh
Κ ι ; t -1 .. plied -il 1 : ; ■ . ι ,:·(! f : · ι
who· ο
In ! i-t. ι d t.· Γ. ' -i ■ 11 .> - \ τ;
'λΊιο:ί ι"ι in.·· C.inlin.-nt .· · ο» iindi
4 the .·!· ι.» λ c i i ini> >
Heads French Africa
Jean Darlan
Pro-German, Vice-Premier Ji an
Parian was placed in din t control
of the strategic area of French
North Africa, replacing "retired"
Gen. Maxime Wevgand, regarded
as lukewarm to collaboration with
Germany. * (Jen. Veygand's fare
well message to his African army
and colonial heads was ^"'Remain
faithful to your magnificent tradi
tions and to Marshal Petain."
Navy Report
Demanded
Senate Non-Interven
tionists Want to Know
How Many Nazi Subs
Have Been Sunk.
Washington, Nov. 22.—(AP) —
I Three nii'iiibeis ul 1 ; h ■ Senate's so
i call; ti non-intei vent ■ ηist bloc —
Se; · : > Whet it' . De -ι· .it. Mon
< tana, Van Nuys, Democrat, Indiana,
:ul \vr. e \,..-ti. Dakota
! - called on the Navy department Ιο
ί by A
. ι Si . ■ 1'.. : . I) ■ F1 :■ iu.
1 · ■ ' ' expel
member.- ' ■ s ■ ■ i. i· ■ i
Wh.·.·!(-'. \· X
ed that tile ι .··
all in linn : ·
ti· itv which ι·., ι :
< ndangcrihK : .i V
j an seamen.
BIO Β \ 11 ! »
ι
] ' '■ 1.1 \ .. id 11 : : 11 rep· ■ led a ' : ι ι ■'
ν German tank I'nrc··· t . br.·»
defeated in a .> _ t fit· ye.<
Axis Forces
Partly Cut
Off In Libya
Besieged Garrison at
Fobtuk Makes Steady
Progress Toward Join
ing British Spearhead
Outside City; Axis
Losses Are Heavy.
(aim, Nov. — t λ ι * > — ι nr
inmr ·>ΐ''Mest'tl isriusn garrison
at I'obruk has broken out of the
avis semicircle around the port
and German and Italian armored
forces—split and partly rut off
in eastern Libya—are 1 brine
ground between Ilrpsli tank
columns, tin 8th armv head -
quarters declared today.
T'a Τ·>>ιr il: m rri- >η. cut off by
l;i»d s 'il·.' April 11. wis said to be
m 1·: steady progress in the facf
··· '·.· . ν 'ppositii.ρ t·· -ι drive Slart
c»rl 1 . '· ·:η Bi'tish spe-ir
h< !■■ hnld:i;s Rcvegh. on the inland
p! · ten miles out uio the peri
M···*· <·! T'ibr ik defenses.
By nightfall of the fir-' day. II;"
B;· 'ish - i:d. the Tobruk forces had
seized ρ -;.-:tions three miles south
east .if their old defense line.
One hiffh army officer assert
ed (bat "the aim of the British
command is to destroy the Ger
man tank force in Libya," and
added "that is what we are do
in c momentarily."
The whole campaign. British
spokesmen emphasized, hinged
on the war of tanks.
The B";tish reported that by la 1
nicht they nod destroyed half of
CC" nt;nued on P ole Two)
Italians
Surrender
African Post
r . f tu It.ils.m s.ir
ih.-r( :iη(] Ft 'TnahtT,
ot Τ . ι kf Tan··., y -
■ unreel ! .rl.iv m "
ν and ; ι ί r force rnni
«. (, . ■ :. t a vim ··: nnrth
■ . t) ,■ only oetion of
ca.- Γ Λ t
, It Is. ρ
to m non when ground
by the South African and
..f the '· · ..n« pi' ;
I ! I 11 :. ι ! if : ' ' . . t . .<!. ι ipPttt1 ■
I '
.... i ! ; ι l; (ii.tunu the hlll
th. II ivn.lor. thr c* ι ο -
.ί, ·[ ,· Γ.: ,; -h look pri
ll. : an . 'id ! .11(10 native
School Buses Among Vehicles
Inventoried For Defense Use
! >ι il \ I lispalrh t > : if tau.
lit liu >ir \\ .illi'i ilolt I.
ii\ 150IÎ I ΙΙΟΛΙ
1 î il Km κ · ■· λ ■ Add t ) ι ■ «.h
Slipplii - ÏK'.· · · · <··!
the YVar city;ι ' ■ ι 1 'ln < ' 11,11 ·
j now used tu take North Carolina's
ι .η a! children to ..>.
But school buses are not the only
ι vehicle the tedrr;d .; >\ · ι ··: ι
planning to hav e ready : ,· < :·.··ι -
c geiuy use m the event w.ii' ever
reaches this side ol the ocean. Here
ν ! as in other st. tes .ill buses and
,, I trucks are being inventoried and the
r information sent to Washington.
Forty WPA workers have been ;is
-igned to the job in North Carolina
- They have sent questionnaires to
'hf owners ot ip··■. υιττι:>'γ»Κ t "so'ifif*
\ chicle.'
V!; |> .!·(··· ι ι>: I : it in ο π ι1 ny
il G Λ
u.i\ lice il t!u· l*.·:·...· K"îuU
Adni::i. 1 r ; 11. ■ 1 ■ < SOI up de
U.ι itMi ■·. ·,*. .1 ,πκΙ π α ·m,il roc ,»(is
ni ι, ! ti jeks, freight t' .liU-r. and
i ι u > m ■ ' i'lirso I, ι c twould bo 1'ir
possible use in emergencies in orgat.
,/m.; iiighw ,i> transportation ί ·:'
π· ellective service in the as
m ■·!> of defense industry materials,
,ii■ ; .τ* ol military and civilian
supplies, roliel of dock and terminal
congcM on, and movements of pas
senger and military traffic."
\V. 11 Rogers. assistant motor
vehicle commis·..oner, and member
of the highway traffic advisory com
mittee tor the War department, i
;n direct supervision ot the work
(.Continued on P'ige Six)