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VOL. XLVI NO. 96 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1941.
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By FRANK JENKINS
"THE United States (on Satur
day) "freezes" Japanese as
sets in this country. Japan im
mediately freezes U. S. assets In
retaliation.
Britain at the same time abro
gates all commercial treaties
with Japan.
JAPANESE funds In the Unlt
ed States are estimated at
$131,000,000. U. S. funds in Ja
pan (not counting Manchoukuo
and Jap-occupied parts of China)
are estimated at 5217,000,000.
In 19-10, Japanese purchases In
the United States amounted to
S227.200.O00. In the same year
U. S. purchases In Japan totalled
.$158,376,000.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, as
commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, calls Into U. S.
service all the armed military
forces of the Philippines.
In the Dutch East Indies army
Units move to strategic coastal
points and Batavla, the capital,
Institutes air raid exercises.
Singapore's defenses are tighten
ed. Australia takes "all neces
sary steps" for protection against
Japan.' Canada freezes Japanese
assets.
In London, officials let It be
come known that a total block
ade of Japan is under study.
OUT still no shooting.
The poker game Is becoming
stiffer by the hour, but as yet
neither side has reached for a
gun.
CROM Saigon (Indo-Chlna)
comes this dispatch:
"With the approaching accom
plishment of her new set up In
Indo-Chlna, it is widely predict
ed here, Japan will have achiev
ed all she wants In this area FOR
THE TIME BEING.
"It is believed the Japanese
will turn their attention toward
Russia before attempting furth
er expansion in southeast Asia."
(Before paying too much atten
tion to this dispatch, remember
that the now dominant Japs
may have inspired it.)
f HIS one is from London:
"Josenh Stalin nnrl General
issimo Chiane-K.iiShck were
said bv a reliable source tod-iv
to have an unrierstandlnr by
which China would nut half a
million or more soldiers in the
field aloneslde soviet forces in
the event that Japan attacks Rus
sia. "This source said he had been
f rVinttnnnrl on Tarn 4)
TODAY
At a Glance
(Bv the Associated Press)
Russians declared nazl drlvps
aqainst Moscow. Kiev arc "break
Ina." with red armies counter
attacklna: German hlqh com
mand says soviet forces driven
out of Bessarabia, claims Rus
sians tranned In Smolensk sector.
Prime Minister Churchill warns
Britons invasion season "is at
hand." orders all armed forces to
be at concert !Uh bv Sapi. 1:
Forelan Secretary Eden says
nazl "peace blitz" due soon.
British reports say Japan de
mands Thailand (Siam) join Ja
pan's "new order" In return for
French Indo-Chinese territory:
Japanese warships, transports
pour 40.000 troops Into southern
Indo-Chlna bases.
Finland breaks diplomatic rela
tions with Britain: Poles an
nounce agreement with Russia,
seek 200.000 Polish war prisoners
in Russia for legion to fight
against Germany.
Defense Ai
On Highway
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WillBeUrgii
Name Special Comm o
To Take Up Work of '
Executive Secretary
A special committee to direct
the activities of the Oregon Pa
cific Highway association until
county budgets can be formed to
Include appropriations that will
make possible the employment of
a paid secretary, was authorized
by the association's directors at
the meeting held here Monday.
Carl Rynearson, Cottage Grove,
has been serving as executive
secretary and has spent several
months in Washington, where he
has been representing the organi
zation in connection with recent
ly passed legislation providing
federal appropriations for pri
mary military routes.
The association's funds have
been exhausted, It was announc
ed, and the various county courts
reported that their budget allow
ances had been used and that
further appropriations were not
available.
The need for continued effort
to present the cause of the Pa
cific highway as vital to national
defense was stressed, but, as it
was felt impossible to continue
to provide a paid employee it
was decided to turn the work
over to a committee which will
consist of President R. E. Koozer,
Ashland; Pecctarv Paul Ryn
ning, Medfo-c', and one m ';or
each from the count" co" j of
Josephine, Jackson, Eoi,'.js and
Lane counties.
County Assistance . -ked
Counties will be asked to pro
vide additional funds for the as
sociation when the 1942 budgets
are formed and it is hoped at
that time to restore the office of
executive secretary, the directors
reported. In the "meantime the
committee will work to place the
Pacific highway on the list of
primary military routes eligible
for appropriations under the de-
(Continued on page 6)
Will Ask for Price
Control Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 29.
(AP) President Roosevelt will
ask congress for price control
legislation in a message tomor
row, congressional leaders re
ported today after a conference
with the chief executive.
"There was a general discus
sion of the legislative program,
including price fixing," said Sen
ate Majority Leader Barkley,
"and the president will send his
message to congress on that sub
ject tomorrow."
A final draft of legislation has
not yet been completed, Barkley
said, but there Is complete agree
ment on the general policy which
the measure will embrace.
The price control measure Is to
provide legislative sanction for
activities already undertaken by
the government to keep the de
fense program from boosting the
prices beyond reasonable levels.
Germans Claim Sinking
Of 19 British Ships
BERLIN, July 29. (AP) The
German high command an
nounced tonight that German
submarines had sunk 19 ships
totaling 116,500 tons from a Brit
ish convoy in the Atlantic while
fighting "for days" against
strong British protecting fortes.
"German submarines again
have scored a great success in
the buMc of the Atlantic," said a
special communique from Adolf
Hitler's headquarters on the Rus
sian front.
"Hard pressed by destroyers,
corvettes, submarine traps and
auxiliary cruisers, for days they
fought a British convoy and sank
a total of 19 steamers amounting
to 116.500 tons.
"Furthermore, of the protect
ing units, they destroyed one de
stroyer and one corvette,"
An earlier announcement indi
cated most of the sinkings oc
curred yesterday and last night.
"Bundle For Britain" Out-Stukas the Stukas, Blitz Blitzers
Here's the first picture of America's newest, deadliest dive bomber the new 1600 horsepower
Vultee "Vengeance" claimed to be more powerful than Germany's dread Stuka. It has a wing
spread of 48 feet and seats two. Specifications are a military secret.
T
Eden Forecasts a
Peace Blitz Coming
Foreign Secretary Scorns
Any Offers to be Made by
Nazi Government as False
LONDON, July 29. (API-
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
again rejecting any thought of
peace with Hitler, today looked
forward to a day when tasks of
reconstruction will confront Eu
rope and said Britain hoped for
United States aid then, as now,
"in keeping, through the genera
tions, the peace , we fjhall have
won.
Addressing a foreign press as
sociation luncheon, Eden warned
the world that although Hitler's
time table in Russia is badly off
schedule, a "peace blitz" will soon
be offered the world.
The proposals, he said "will
promise many things to many
people, perhaps even liberation
to some of the occupied coun
tries, maybe restoration of
France to her place ;as a great
power, recognition Indeed per
haps guarantees of the British
empire. Germany, we shall be
told, will be ready as a good
neighbor and a good European
to cooperate in the restoration of
trade."
But, he declared, Hitler's peace
terms would mean "every nation
would have to remain at its war
stations."
"Such an offer in itself should
suffice to warn us, for few in
deed are the nations that have
survived a Hitler guarantee of
their integrity. His enmity is less
dangerous than his friendship."
Although he said Britain and
her allies do not propose after
winning the war to cause Ger
many or any other country to
collapse economically, he de
clared that "In the military
sphere it is our bounden duty to
Insure that Germany Is not again
in another 20 years in a position
to plunge the world into the
misery and horror of total war.
Pre-School Examinations
Held at Health Office
Examinations of preschool
children, who have not been ex
amined at previous clinics, will
be conducted at the county
health office In the courthouse
Wednesday, it was announced to
day by Dr. A. N. Johnson, county
health officer. The health de
partment is endeavoring to pro
vide an examination of every
child who will start school at the
fall term, in order that remedial
defects may be corrected prior
to the opening of school.
Finland to Be Rewarded
For Helping Germany
BERLIN, July 29. (AP) A
highly authoritative German pro
nouncement said today that Fin
land's reward for Joining the
war against Russia and breaking
relations with Britain would be
twofold: i
Her position Is to be exalted
above that of all other Scandina
vian countries.
Her territorial aspirations for
"a greater Finland" are recognized.
War Horror!
PORTLAND, July 29 (AP)
Women continued to jam
the hosiery counters at down
town stores today, fearful that
freezing of Japanese credits
would make silk stockings
scarce.
Store managers said, how
ever, that eastern manufac
turers had assured them of a
continued supply.
East Heat Wave
Break Is Forecast
(By the Associated Press)
A break in the death-producing
humid heat wave was forecast to
day by the Chicago weather bu
reau. Forecaster G. L. Canaday said
barometric pressure was rising
in Canada, Nortli Dakota and ex
treme northwestern Minnesota.
As this "high" develops, he ex
plained, It will expand in size and
send cooling breezes into the
sweltering midlands. Accompany
ing showers were likely.
A drop in temperature of 15 to
20 degrees was expected In the
".kotas and Minnesota today,
and similar relief progressing
slowly over the rest of the north
central district tonight, tomorrow
and tomorrow night.
Canaday said cooler weather
should reach the Chicago area
tomorrow night. It will move on
eastward through the Ohio valley
Thursday or Friday.
Today It was slightly cooler In
the Dakotas, Nebraska and north
west Minnesota but the 90-plus
weather remained in the rest of
the plains states, west gulf states
and from there eastward except
in New England.
Morning weather bureau re
ports showed that areas in New
York state and Pennsylvania
which were cooled by showers
yesterday were warming up
again. Canaday said even New
England, where the heat broke
with showers yesterday, would
steam up again before the new
break reached there the end of
the week.
The season's worst hot spell has
taken 273 lives, 137 by heat pros
tration and 136 by drowning.
Nine northern states had read
Ings above 100 yesterday, 106 at
Ft. Madison, la., being tops. St.
Louis, and Slgourney, la., had
102: Wichita, Kans., Springfield,
O., Seymour, Ind., 101, and Phila
delphia, Washington, Cincinnati,
Springfield, 111., Bismarck, N. D,
Huron, S. D., and Kansas City
Mo., 100.
Twenty-six heat prostrations in
the national capital area were re
ported as the mercury hit the
century mark.
I
Senate Committee Hears
Story of Depth Bombs
WASHINGTON, July 29.
(AP) A senate naval commit
tee report, released today, quot
ed Secretary of Navy Knox as
testifying that the captain of a
United States destroyer dropp"d
three depth bombs off the coast
of Greenland when he believed
he was in possible danger of at
tack from a submarine.
Churchill Warns
Of Trouble Soon
(invasion Season Near Says
frime Minister; Holds
Hope in Atlantic Battle
LONDON, July 29. (API
Prime Minister Winston Chur
chill warned Britain today of the
possibility of a German invasion
attempt in September, rejected
demands for appointment of a
minister of war production and
spoke "with considerable regret"
of the severance of diplomatic
rl(itions .with nazl assoclatcd
Finland.
"The Invasion season Is at
hand," he said. "All arnied
forces have been warned toi be
at concert pitch by Sept. i. mid
to maintain the, utmost vigil
ance."
The prime minister cautioned
the nation to "be on gtltird equal
ly against pessimism and optim
ism," but said the li ltlsh people
should be heartened liy "the mag
nificent strengtliUnd courage of
Russia and by tlfe atlllude of the
United States, vhich, he said,
"is advancing In rising wrath
and convictiait to the very verge
of war." A
Churchill'dcclared that the bat
tle of the Atlantic, "although far
from bping won, has partly
through American Intervention
moved Impressively In our
favor,."
Other credits on the British
war ledger, he said, were the
breaking of German air super
iority and the reduced number
of luftwaffe attacks on England.
Worst Not Over
"But the worst Is not over,"
he added. "The vast mass of de
structive munitions which they
(the Germans) have made or
captured, the courage, skill and
audacity of their striking forces,
the ruthlessness of their central
ized war direction . . .' the re
sources of many lands which
may to some extent become avail
able to them forbid the slight
est relaxation.
He added that "it is madness
to suppose that Russia or the
United States Is going to win the
war for us."
Churchill declared that parlia
mentary and press demands for
a coordinator or minister of pro
duction would be Ignored, and he
deplored careless criticism of
British Industries for lis effect
abroad, particularly In the Unit
ed States and Australia.
"In the United States," he 'said,
"where there Is a vigorous cam
paign against the policy pursued
by the president, I fear that
harm has been done and It can
not be easily overtaken or
healed."
The British foreign office an-
(Continued on page 6)
Soldiers Mob Pickets for
Stopping Plant Production
HAMILTON, Ont., July 29.
(AP) CIO pickets took up their
lines today in front of entrances
to a national steel car company
nlant from which they were
driven last night bv a grouo of
soldiers from a local army trade
school.
The soldiers charged the pick
ets with flailing fists and cries of
"what are vou holding up pro
duction for?"
Russ Offense
Looms as Blitz
Slows Down
Berlin Claims Capture of
Bessarabia; Bombing of
Moscow Begins Again
By HENRY C. CASSIDY
MOSCOW, July 29. (AP)
Russian counter-attacks against
Adolf Hitler's Invading legions
were reported today to have
spread to all major sectors of
the front In one of the greatest
battles of all time. Soviet atmos
phere was one of calm confi
dence. Germans are still trying to
push forward, particularly in the
Smolensk sector of the central
zone, military observers said, but
both there and in the. Zhitomir
region of the Ukraine are "break
ing against the firmness and
stubbornness" of the defenders.
Nazi losses were described as
heavy.
Authoritative advices as late as
yesterday said that the battered
rail and highway center of Smo
lensk, 230 miles west of the so
viet capital, was still In Russian
hands after 12 days of bitter
fighting.
A modified form of trench
warfare was reported In the
northern sector, about Porkhov,
with the Germans meeting stiff
resistance by digging in along
temporary hollows, ti-ylng to
edge forward and then dig In
again.
Victories at Sea Also
At sea also the tide of war was
declared to be turning In favor
or the Russians and a communi
que reported that Moscow's fight
er patrols, and anti-aircraft 'gun
ners had'irepulsed an attempted
mass raid of from 140 to 150
German planes overnight.
Only four or five planes got
through during the 55-hour
alarm, the Russians said, and
nine of the raiders were report
ed snot down against no Russian
(Continued on page G)
Take Over' of Latin
America Suggested
WASHINGTON, July 29.
(AP) Senator Clark (D.. Ida.).
speaking as an Individual sena
tor, suggested today that the
United States "take over con
trol" of all Latin America and
Canada but a colleague Imme
diately branded the Idea as fan
tastic. Senator O'Mahoncy (D., Wyo.)
said he was sure no one in the
western part of this country
would support the suggestion In
calling the proposal both fantas
tic and Imperialistic.
Clark, one of a senate group
opposing administration policy,
gave no Intimation that he would
offer legislation to carry out his
theory.
But ho said In an Interview
that "the good neighbor policy
has been a failure and that In
stead of talking about sending
soldiers to Europe we ought to
think about using them here In
our own hemisphere."
lie mentioned puppet govern
ments as a possible means of
United Slates control of western
hemisphere countries thus tak
ing a sharply divergent view
from the administration In its
dealings with neighbors.
Innoculations Advised
For S. Umpqua Bathers
Persons who desire to swim in
the South Umpqua river should
secure typhoid Innoculations, ac
cording to Dr. A. -N. Johnson,
county hnlth officer. Test of
the South Umpqua water show
contamination as far upstream
as Canyonville, Dr. Johnson re
ports, and the river is held to be
unsafe for bathing purposes.
However, the river may be us
ed by bathers who have been
innoculatcd against typhoid. Dr.
Johnson reports. The innocula
tions should be procured from
the family physician, If possible,
but the health department will
provide them at a small fee for
children In families that are un
able to afford tho standard fee.
Will Head Army
In Philippines
As Crisis Looms
Vfe jyt.. Jr?
Gen. MacArthur
Following President Roose
velt's order last Saturday, mak
ing all military foroes of the
Philippines a part of the U. S.
army, General Douglas Mac
Arthur, above, was designated
by the war department to as
sume command of the consoli
dated forces, estimated at 75,
000 men. MaoArthur, a world
war hero, has been directing
the training of Filipinos for In
dependence since 1935. His new
task Is to meet the threat of
Japanese invasion.
Cotton and Wfceat Stocks
"Frozen" to Boost Price
WASHINGTON, July, "is.
(AP) In A move intended to
boost farni '.prices, the sdnate to
day tentatively approved legisla
tion which would "freeze" stocks
of wheat and cotton, now held
under government loan, for the
duration of the European war.
Discussion of the legislation
disclosed that surplus cotton and
wheat stocks may be sold or giv
en to England under tho lend-
lease legislation.
Inclusion of wheat in the meas
ure came after Senator La'iger
(R., N. D.) demanded that wheat
farmers be given the same treat
ment as cotton farmers.
I SAW
By Paul
MR. AND MRS. MARK M.
WATERS, pictured above, as
they stopped In Kosehurg recent
ly while visiting friends here and
in Olalla.
Mr. Waters was born In Olalla
In January, 18.")S, and lived there
and in Lookingglass for thirty
years. Mrs. Waters is a sister
of the late Jim Leonard of Olalla.
They have lived since in Palouse,
Wash.
"It's no drive at all to Olalla
nvr th'! ron'l? yo'! hnve iov,"
Mr. Waters marvelled. "When
I lived there those eighteen or
twenty miles spelled a long day's
travel, and often the roads so
calledwere Impassible!"
The Klamath Falls Herald be
wails the inadequacy of highway
signboard directory information
at the McKenzle highway junc
tion, near Eugene, because no in
formation is displayed there call
ing attention to the shortcut to
Klamath Falls available just a
few miles south over the new
Siam Seen As !
Possible Ally;
Demand Made
Occupation of Indo- j
China Goes into High; '
U.S. Mantains Policy
By the Associated Press
Japan's swing to the south asV
sumed an even broader aspect
today, risking new Anglo-Amerfr
can resentment. i --t
A Reuters (British news agen.
cy) report from Bangkok said
Japan had offered Cambodia and
Laos, which are part ot rrencit
Indo-Chlna, to Thailand (Siam)
In return for her allegiance ta
Japan's "new order" In Asia. .
Such a division of Indo-Chlna
would violate the ' French-Japa
hhi.ii.a1 1 n.l m irinW, n.
day", which pledges Japan to "re.
spect the territorial integrity oc
French Indo-Chlna and the sov
erelgn rights of France over all
parts of the Indo-Chinese union.
British authorities in Shanghai
said they would protest If Thai
land were forced to grant special
privileges to any third power
(Continued on page (5)
Glenn R. Abeene, 29, Dies
At Driver Valley Horn :l
Glenn Richard Abeene, 29, died
Monday at the family home In
Driver valley, where he had mada
his home throughout his lifetime.
He was born April 5, 1912, the son
of the late John Abeene and Min
nie Abeene. He received his!
ont-lts oHimnflnn nf thA Vnlr rtfl1ra
school and was graduated from
Sutherlln high school with the
class of 1930, ; .
Ho was a nember of the Ch.rls
tlan, church.' ' :i .'
Surviving Is his mother.h.ef
near relatives Include' thft-'foiiow-lng
aunts and uncles: 'Ethel Man
ning, Oakland; Mrs. Anna Mo
Phearson and Phoeba Roberts,
Springfield, Ore.; . Mrs. Mollie
Seavey, Eugene; T. E. Abeene,
Eugene; Joe Abeene, Cottags
Grove, and Verner Abeene, Suth
erlln. Funeral services will be held
at 3 p. m. Wednesday at tha
Oakland Community church. Ar
rangements are In charge ot
Stearns mortuary, Oakland. j
Jenkins
News-rtt-vlnw Photo and EnKmvlnfr.
Willamette highway. It seems
at least one woman who wanted
to go to Klamath Falls was mis
led Into driving the McKenzie
road a longer route. '
What a time the Klamath Falls
folks do have, enticing travel
their way. While about it, they
should put up signs, directing the
shortest route to Klamath Falls,
at all the important highway
junctions near Chicago and New
York. It would Interest people
In a friendly gathering not
long ago considerable discussion
arose over which sun tanned a
the desert, or one over a lake.
Having Just returned from Ban
don, I'd like o put In a word for
the sun of a beach.
The famous U. S. bomb sight
must be a dandy; but for com
plete, deadly accuracy It should
Incorporate the mechanism of at
sea gull In full flight, 1 , ,