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J -J After Italy's Stab In the Back, France Is Now Prodded by Hitler to Help Save Italy's African Empire. The World Asks: Has France Lost the Power to Weep?! THE WEATHER WAR FRONTS r They're sources of Important news these days as battles con tlnue in an apparent seesaw fash ion. Decisive victories still lid ahead. Watch NEWS-REVIEW. . dispatches for developments. By U. B. Weather Bureau J Roseburg, Oregon Rain tonight and Wednesday, Cooler Wednesday. ' See page 2 for statistics. 4' ; VOL. XLVI NO. 203 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1941. VOL, XXX NO. 92 OF THE EVENING NEWS ' JS fHrDOUGLASXOUNJY QA07 ' Q) 0) mm. ROOSEVELT ASKSIAPAN'S ENVOYS TO EXPLAIN FAR EAST MILITARY MOVES President Steps Into Parley As Britain, Tokyo Continue to Strengthen Forces for War By the Associated Press President Roosevelt today asked the Japanese questions which were said to include requests for an explanation of Japa neses military moves into Indo-China and toward Thailand. The disclosure was in a state department official's account of another visit there by Japanese Ambassador Nomura and Special Envoy Kurusu. This was taken by observers to mean that the president was intervening personally in the negotiations in order to get some satisfactory explanation of recent Japanese military steps. Nomura indicated to reporters before going to the state de partment that he and Kurusu were not bringing their govern ment's reply to Secretary of State Hull's document restating the basis of United States policy in the Far East. Kurusu told newsmen he thought there was still a "fighting chance" of success in reaching a settlement, declaring: "I don't give up so easily." Nomura said "nobody wants war war would not settle any thing any way." Both the Japanese stressed that Japan was anxious to con tinue the conversations and hold open the door for a resettlement. Japan Still Hesitates. While the United Slates stood firm in refusing to accede to Ja pan's demands for a "new order" in Asia as the price of peace in the Pacific, the Japanese cabinet devoted a long session to study of the Washington negotiations. " Sources close to the Japanese government said any crisis in the " Washington talks would probably be delayed three days or more, since the Japanese were under stood to be seeking "clarifica tion" of various points in Secre tary Hull's statement on the American position. Tokyo newspapers splashed dis patches describing the gathering ' of "ABCD" forces in the South Pacific the forces of America, Britain, China and Dutch East Indies and a Domei report from (Continued on Page 6) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS TODAY'S (Saturday's) news is 1 full of hints and highlights, of ifs and maybes, of bluffs and counter-bluffs. It is barren of decisive develop ments. QVERSHADOWING everything for the moment is the situa tion in the Pacific. The Jap press and radio are at tacking the U. S. bitterly. Here are scattered samples: "America has no sincerity." "America has broken the peace." "The United Stales ALONE is responsible for what seems al most inevitable now." OAVAGE chieftains, working their warriors up to the fight ing pitch, set the torn toms to 1 throbbing. Modern dictators turn loose their heel-dog press and radio. The purposes arc the same. Onlv the methods differ. IN Tokyo, Tojo's cabinet, in what the correspondents describe as "an atmosphere reflecting alter nate gloom and bristling hostili ty," meets anew to deliberate on Japan's final stand on the nego tiations with Washington. IAPAN, according to "respon " sible Far Eastern authorities" quoted by the Associated Press today, has two choices: 1. Accept U. S. terms. Quit the axis. Get out of China. 2. FIGHT. A THESE Far Eastern authorities " think it isn't in Japan's char acter (ruled as she is by a mili tary dictatorship that must fight .(Continued on page 2). Strike For Wage Boost Closes 38 Schools inTacoma TACOMA, Dec. 2. (AP) Sev enteen thousand school children of 38 public schools began a forc ed vacation today because of a strike by janitors, furnace and maintenance men. Several thousand pupils re mained at home, but others who went to class were being sent home during the cold, rainy morn ing as rooms got colder. No fires were reported In schoolhouse fur naces. Students were jubilant with the early Christmas vacation. At some schools, hundreds of students found doors locked. With big grins on their faces, they banged on the doors and shouted to be allowed to go in and study. Others milled around adjoining playgrounds in high vacation spirits. No immediate settlement of the strike was foreseen by either the school board, city officials or the strikers. The school board said about 75 men of the AFL-Enginecrs' union were on strike. Ray Molsio, AFL Tacoma building trades council official, said the union was de manding a 20 per cent increase in pav. Teachers recently received restoration of their pay to pre- depression levels and all city workers, including policemen, have received pay increases this year. The strikers contended their pay was still at the depression level and varied from $75 to $193 monthly. Conferences during the past month between the school board and the union ended without any progress leading to an agreement. The school board said it was without funds with which to raise the men's pay. The salary raise would have to be met by addl tional taxes which in turn would have to be approved by the voters at the polls next March. Two Russian Soldiers Die in Clash With Japs TOKYO. Dec. 2. (AP) Two Russian soldiers were shot dead when a patrol of five crossed the eastern Manchukuo-Siberla bor der some 40 miles northwest of Vladivostok yesterday, Domei reported today in a dispatch from Hslnking, capital ot aiancnuKuo. The Japanese agency's account said the Russians clashed wnn a Japanese force. The three sur vivors fled back into soviet ter- ritnrv. This frontier, ill-defined and runnine through hilly, wooded mnntrv. has been the scene of scores of Japanese Russian clashes in recent years. Board Frowns On Cheap Use Of Myrtle Wood The Oregon state board of for estry has gone on record as "op posing the use of myrtle wood for low commercial values which tend to exhaust the supply," and the state forester has been direct ed to take whatever steps he can to promote the use of this wood in the novelty Industry, the Rose- burg chamber of commerce was informed today. . The announcement of the board's action, made in a letter from N. S. Rogers, state forester, Is in response to resolutions from the Roseburg chamber of com merce, Pomona grange and vari ous civic clubs, protesting the use of myrtle wood for keel blocks and other commercial uses. The resolution pointed out that the wood Is limited In quantity and has a high value for novelty use but a low value commercially. The state board was asked to take steps to protect the supply. Substitutes Advised The board's letter reports that while the board has no legal au thority to restrict sale of myrtle wood from privately owned lands, the state forester has been direct ed to suggest to commercial us- (Continued on page 6) Heart Attacks Kill 2 of Family on Hunting Jaunt MOUND CITY, Kas., Dec. 2 (AP) Charles Besser, 77, and his son-in-law, Ward Rockwell, 54, each died after a heart attack while hunting rabbits yesterday. The county coroner surmised Besser collapsed first. Rockwell, running for aid, fell 15 feet away. I SAW By Paul MRS. W, E. SULLIVAN, Doug las county Red Cross chairman, as she made the first sale of Christmas tuberculosis seals of the season to Lester Wimberly, Roseburg postmaster. 'It should be extremely grati fying to all who help in the seal campaign," Dorothy Hunt, secre tary of the health association said to me, "to know how much good their donations accomplish. The fight against tuberculosis is of interest to all of us, and It is one which science, aided immeasurab ly by this public support, Is slow ly but surely winning." I must buy my seals tomorrow, f one of these good looking gals will make the sale to me in front of a camera. I'll even buy, If they don't! "Over in Scotland, at the pres ent time," Jim Cook, wnmir rancher, told me yesterday, "folks in need of cheap milk have to make application for it on certain forms furnished by the govern ment. Here is a list of some of the requests various forms con tain as published in an Aberdeen newspaper." 1. Will you please send me a SIKH Rail Strike Threat Ended By Agreement Terms Not Yet Revealed, But 325 Million Annual Payroll Hoist Rumored WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (AP) The threat of a strike was lift ed today from the nation's rail roads, simplyfying the problems of traffic chiefs who must ac comodate the heaviest holiday business in two decades on lines already jammed with defense freight. Settlement of the dispute over wages and vacations was an nounced last night by Wayne L. Morse, chairman of an emergency board appointed by President Roosevelt. Morse withheld exact terms of the peace agreement until It could be submitted to Mr. Roose velt today, but other sources de clared the pact would add from $300,000,000 to $325,000,000 a year to the carriers' payrolls. The walkout had been set for next, Sunday, and hundreds of thousands ot soldiers, due for Christmas furloughs, had been wondering how they were to get home from camp. Long Negotiations End The settlement capped two days and nights of almost continuous negotiations between the railroad brotherhoods and the carriers, with the president's board acting as a mediation agency. The same board, acting In a (Continued on Page 6) Jenkins NowB-Kview Kngruvintf. form for cheap milk. I have a baby 18 months old, and did not know anything about it until a friend told me. 2. Please send me form .'or cheap milk, as I am expecting mother. 3. I posted a form by mistake before ray child was properly fill ed in. 4. I have one child two years old and am expecting an' increase in November. Hoping this meets with your kind consideration and approval. 5. Please send me a form for supply of milk for children at re duced prices. 6. I am getting married In De cember. Please send me a form for cheap milk. I may not have any babies but you never know. Jim is a native ot Abcid:-en, .Scotland. His parents, and four brothers still residp there. "Yes," he answered a query of mine, we receive each others mail fairly regularly, although some of it of course is lost. The folks are having an eventful time. Bombings are of frequent occurrence, but so far they have safely survived them. ' Graduated From Aviation School 7 ;) Recently graduated from the naval aviation machinist school at Chicago, Bud Crumpacker, 18, above, formerly of Rose ,burg, has been assigned to an air crops squadron at Corpus Christ!, Texas, according to word received here by his all .ter, Ruth Crumpacker. He en listed In the U. S. navy April 3, 1941, and expressed a prefer ence for aviation mechanics. Following preliminary train jng, he was sent to Chicago, where he was graduated early In October, being assigned Oct. 26 to his present place at Cor pus Christ!. Socialists Facing Prison tor Plot MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2. (AP) A possible federal prison term tip to 10 years loomed today be fore 18 persons, members of or associated with the socialist workers party who were convict ed by a Jury here on charges of conspiracy to create Insubordina tion In the armed forces of the government. Albert Goldman, New York at torney and one of those convicted last night, announced that "evei-y legal step and every other re source would be exhausted for appeal purposes." He immediate ly made plans for filing an ap peal before Judge M. M. Joyce in federal court here next Saturday. Judge Joyce set next Monday as the date for sentencing. Conviction of the 18 defend ants was on one of two counts of an indictment returned last July after a raid on the socialist work ers party offices hero and In St. Paul. Bushels of literature were seized In the raid, and introduced In evidence at the trial, along with two red flags and several pictures of Leon Trotsky, com munist leader who was assassin ated in Mexico. Court attaches said the verdict marked the first convictions un der the Smith amendment to the sedition act of 1801. That amend ment, added to the law in June, 1940, makes It unlawful to advo cate overthrow of the govern ment. Dynamite Shatters Rock, Would-Be Suicide Unhurt PORTLAND, Dec. 2. (AP) A prisoner at a Multnomah county quarry shoved a quarter of stick of dynamite in a hole In rock yesterday, lighted the fuse and sat down on the rock. The blast scattered the rock to all directions, but the prisoner, Kay Kennedy, 17, was uninjured. Deputy Sheriff Oswald Day re ported. Kennedy, convicted on a petit larceny charge, was sentenced last month to a year in jail. Portland Killer to Die In State Gas Chamber PORTLAND, Dec. 2. (AP) William II. Wallace, 54, convicted of the murder of Dan Flnkell, 32, was sentenced yesterday to die In the Oregon penitentiary gas chamber Feb. 27. The sentence, mandatory un der the jury's verdict, was im posed by Circuit Judge Dobson. Witnesses testified that Wal lace shot Finkell on a downtown Portland street Aug. 8 after Fln kell, accompanied by a woman had asked Wallace to stop swear ing. Rezegh Recaptured in Smash That Joins 2 Panzer Units; Nazi Losses in Russia Mount Ukraine Rout At Its Height Soviet Says Invaders Unable to Gain Ground in Drive Against Moscow, Also Asserted By the Associated Press Soviet dispatches declared to day that the retreat of Adolf Hit ler's Ukraine armies from Rostov-on-Don had become a rout, with the nazls fleeing westward along the shores of the Azov sea after a defeat which "puts an end to talcs about the Invincibility of the German army." A British broadcast quoted so viet Vice Commissar Lozovsky as saying that "the latest attempt of the Germans to take Moscow has cost them half a million men." Soviet dispatches reported that beside the German defeat at Ros tov, red army troops had also put the Germans to flight through deep snow drifts around Stallnogorsk, 120 miles southeast of Moscow. Advices reaching London said that the German southern forces, commanded by Gen. Von Klclst, were heading bacK to Mariupoi, 100 miles west of Rostov, to make a new stand around that city, which they captured on Oct. 7. The German high commana said bitter fighting was continu ing but gave no details. Nazis Report Gains On the central front, a Bulletin from Hitler's field headquarters asserted that German troops pressing the two-months-old of fensive against Moscow nau pene trated deep into the capital's de fense system how far was not stated while a soviet spokesman countered with a statement that the Germans can register so far only tremendous losses in all directions, without exception, Authoritative London quarters likewise reflected optimism over the battle for Moscow, declaring that the Germans had not made any progress during the past 24 hours. Dispatches to the soviet news paper Pravda said red army troops had repulsed attacks by three German divisions, aDout 45.000 soldiers, in the Klin and Volokolamsk sectors, respectively (Continued on Page 6) Secession Leader Gilbert Gable Dies PORT ORFORD, Or.. Dee. 2, (AP) Gilbert E. Gable, 55, mayor of Port Orford and lead er of the so-called Curry county secession movement, died at a. m. today of acute indiges tion. Gable had lone been proml nently identified with various Port Orford enterprises including the Port Orford Dock and Term! nal company, the object of con siderable litigation a few years ago. He sought to build a rail road from Port Orford to Grants Pass. Ore., but failure to start work cost the ICC approval cer tificate. He was instrumental In getting the town Incorporated in 1935 and was Its only mayor. Following the disastrous fire In Bandon In 1936f he headed the rehabilitation committee which directed the town's rebuilding. The secession movement of Curry county was instituted large ly by him because of his belief that Oregon was not giving prop er attention to development of mineral deposits In the county. Gable was from a Pennsylvania family which pioneered in the coal regions of the east. He was also publisher of the weekly Port Orford Post. His widow and a small son sur vive. Navy Draws Fine Recruits From Douglas County Douglas county has an excep tionally largo number of young men of mechanical ability, Judg ing from the applications for en listment in the U. S. navy, ac cording to B. J. Hall, navy re cruiting officer, who arrived here today to remain through Thurs day Interviewing applicants. The navy has discovered that agricultural communities produce an exceptionally fine type of men, Mr. Hall states, ana this particu larly has proven true in Douglas county, where approximately 50 young men have been enlisted so far this year. By tar tne majori ty of these men, Mr. Hall states, have requested training in ma chinist, aviation machinist, or the naval air corps, and practically ail have shown outstanding ability in the lines for which they express ed preference. Training on farms has in many cases been a valu able preliminary to navy schools, Mr. Hall asserts. Farms Yield High Type "We have found in our recruit ing service," Mr. Hall declared today, "that young men from ag ricultural communities are gener ally of excellent character, are ambitious and industrious anu have a high degree bt intelligence. The-navy 'lor several years nas nlaced snecial emphasis in its re cruiting department upon so-called rural districts because of the fine calibre of young men en listed there. Another factor in the present (Continued on page 2.) Roseburg Lumber Workers Organize Union, Join AFL Electing to affiliate with the American Federation of Lahor rather than the C. I. 0 men cm nloved locally by the Roseburg Lumber company have organized Local No. 2949, of the Carpenters and Joiners of America, an A. . L. affiliate. The union, it is re ported, has nearly 100 per cent membership from the men em ployed at the Roseburg plant and has annroximately 50 per cent membership from the men em- nloved bv the company in us log ging woods on the Calnpooia, mak nc u total ot approximately 130 men who have signed the charter. Curtis Calkins has been elected president of the Roseburg local, with Ray Watson, vice-president; Cecil Harris, recording secretary, and Ralph Krohn, financial sec retary. Meetings are to be held each first and third Friday. The meet Ings will be held at Sulherlln as an accommodation to me men employed in the woods, making nearly an equal distance for each f I'OUD of members to travel. Affiliation of the workmen with a labor organization was made advisable, it was reported, because of large scale boycotts hv union carnenters and wood workers of products from unor ganized mills. Representatives of both the C. I. O. and A. F. L. have been uruine affiliation with their re anectlve organizations,' but the local workers, by a large ma- lorltv. favored the American Federation of Labor. Australian Sloop Sunk By Torpedo, Report CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 2. (AP) An Australian escort sloop, the Pa'rramatta, was re ported today to have been tor. pedocd and sunk. It was not stated where the Parramatta was sunk but It had been officially announced last May that she had joined a Medi terranean station. , British Plan To Annihilate Foe Thwarted Australian Cruiser, Nazi Raider of Superior Size. Both Destroyed fn Fight By the Associated Press On the Libyan desert front, the British today acknowledged a damaging setback for General Cunningham's drive to knock tho axis out of North Africa. 1 Dispatches from Cairo said the Germans had slashed through the British corridor from Rezegh to Tobruk, joining trapped panzer forces northeast of Rezegh, and recaptured Rezegh itself and Blr El Hamed. A British spokesman said the nazl break-through meant that the newly-united German panzer divisions now hemmed in along the coast east of Tobruk could' probably break the British en circlement and escape to tho west "if they wish to do so." The spokesman declared, how ever, that while the nazl suc cess "may delay matters for a few days longer," it had not im paired British confidence. , .He said' the" link with Tobruk was not broken despite the axis thrust, andUhe communique de clared tb& British retained air su periority for blasting axis tanks. "It may delay matters lor a few days longer," he added. "It was just a down In aq, up-and-down fight." -; It could be termed a local Ger man success, he said. Another Battle Imminent Both sides now were stated to be reforming and regrouping their forces for another battle. over the desolate, rock-strewn desert, and British reinforce ments were said to be reaching the field In a steady stream. (London sources said the Brit ish "still appear to have numeri cal superiority in armored forces." They said German claims of destruction of British tanks were fantastic. . (There was no evidence, the sources added, that the combined German force now could en-, danger the empire forces engag ed in wiping out axis forces still resisting in pockets along the Egyptian-Libyan border, but - it was admitted there still was no (Continued on Page 6) Britain to Declare War On Finland, Balkans Duo LONDON, Dec. 2. (AP) In formed sources today predicted that British declarations of war against Finland, Rumania . and Hungary would come toward the end of tho week. They said Finland had been given her last chance to cease attacking Russia. These sources indicated that British reluctance to declare war on Finland had been overcome to a considerable degree when Fin land adhered to tho antl-comin-tern pact, especially In view ot Prime Minister Churchill's warn ing several months ago that who ever marched with Hitler was Britain's foe. A TIE FOR m" jfjjjS Buu fffkJ' Christmas lMi Seals "r it 3 1 :!