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THURSDAY. DEC. 21. 1939 TIMES. W ILLA M IN A . DR EGON Nazi Land Mine Hunters Draw Most Dangerous Job WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W, LattlNE Russia’s Ouster From League Is Empty Victory for Finland Because Geneva Is Powerless (EI)ITOR'S NOTE—When opinions are expressed in these colum ns, they »re those of the new s analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.! — Released by Western Newspaper Union. _____________________ They Figured in the Battle of Nations ♦ JOSEPH AVENOL VIACHESLAV MOLOTOV Secretary-general of the League, he Premier of Russia, he replied bluntly by called the special session at Finland's be referring Avenol to an earlier Soviet mes hest after the little Baltic nation uas in sage which said Russia considered Fin vaded by Russia. Purpose: To win League land’s appeal “unfounded’’; that Russia condemnation of Russia, possibly her ex did not consider herself at war with Fin pulsion, and the support of other League land ; that Moscow was maintaining “peace nations for Finland's cause. If'hen the as ful relations" with the Soviet sponsored sembly agreed unanimously to offer Russia Finnish “peoples" government; that the its mediation services, Avenol extended regular Helsinki government no longer the bid to Moscow. had authority. (IAST PRUSSIA] TO GERMANY EEEQS9 Br»»lou o Progu« Vi«nn<aQ KARL BAMBBO JAKOB SL'RITS League assembly president and repre sentative of Norway, he was among lead ing pro-Finnish workers who argued for Russia's expulsion following receipt of Molotov's message. Rudolphe Freyre, Ar gentine delegate, threatened to leave the League unless this action was taken. Final ly such a resolution was passed and the council adopted it. Avenol was ordered to give the Soviet its walking papers. Russian ambassador to France and dele gate to the League, he packed his bags and left Geneva silently while the forces of democracy cheered. But observers won dered about the wisdom of this gesture. Would not Russia’s ouster draw the Krem lin closer to Berlin and Tokyo, thereby cementing the pro-war forces and spread ing the conflict? Moreover, had the de funct League gained anything? THE WARS: fight. Same day, however, this gain was offset when the British destroy- er Duchess collided with another warship and went down with 122 men. Intensified warfare was also seen on the Western front, where Nazi raiders provided a mysterious touch by attacking at night wearing black hoods and cloaks. Western Front TO RUSSIA The warning sign, “ Minen,” (Mines! on the cart tells the story of this picture. A squad of German sol diers hunt land mines in a sretor on the western front recovered from the French. Most dangerous Job is that of pulling the cart in which recovered mines are carried. A slight mishap and it is doubtful if even the identification tag would be found. The recovered bombs which cannot be used by the finders are destroyed by Nasi marksmen—in a safe place. Final Russo-Nazi Splihip of Poland Creation of a puppet Polish state under Berlin domination is expected shortly as the final step in that doomed nation’s division between Germany and Russia. Small area whose fate is still undecided prob ably will become a corral for Ger man and Polish Jews, who will be forced to seek refuge there. Stork Habitual Visitor to Massachusetts Family F i j “Strangers are present,” said Prime Minister Chamberlain, and 15 I reporters were ousted from the gal 1 lery. A few minutes later the house , of commons began its first secret , session since the World war. Sub ject: “Organization of supplies for the persecution of war.” There was probably a lot of ex Northern Front Russia could not blame little Fin- , plaining to do. First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill was land for the loss of her steamer I probably asked why Germany’s $20,- Indigirka, which went down off the ' 000,000 Bremen was allowed to slip coast of far-away Japan with a loss through the blockade and reach of probably 700 lives. But the Krem- j lin did pout that Finland’s white- clad ski units were “ using bandit i tactics in sudden attacks . . ." Wrote one war correspondent to his Moscow paper: “The enemy does i not engage in open battle. Hidden, under white robes, they suddenly J M r. and Mrs. James Oliveri of Quincy, Mass., visited by the stork only recently, are shown with their dart from the woods to shoot at our : advancing units. Then in all haste family of 12 children. Mrs. Oliveri holds the youngest arrival, who was christened Peter. M r. Oliveri, 36 years they run, frequently taking off their i old, is an auto mechanic receiving $36 a week salary. Mrs. Oliveri is 32 years old. The couple has been m ar boots to ski only in their stockings.” ried for 15 years. Finally, after 14 days of ignomin Diaper Derby ious defeat, the Russians reportedly Meet ‘Josephine,’ 900-Pound Champion rushed up 1,500,000 men and 1,000 airplanes to bisect little Finland, whose troops were slaughtering hun- 1 dreds of Reds each day, disabling ; tanks and capturing light artillery , pieces. Britain announced she would | send war mpterials to aid the Hel sinki government, while Italy con tinued sending planes and pilots. BREMEN Why, Mr. Churchill? Hamburg, homeward bound from Murmansk. (The admiralty had announced a Brit ish submarine had sighted the Bremen but did not attack because it would have broken international law. Germany scoffed at this report, but failed to tell why the Bremen was called home so sud denly from the ulleged safety of a Rus sian port.) Sir John Simon probably had to explain why Britain and France had merged their economic structure into what English financiers called an “ unbreakable combination of financial power.” But aside from these matters, the allies could be fairly well pleased with the war’s progress. Day after Germany had an nounced her war aim was “military destruction of the enemy,” three British cruisers sent the Nazi raider Admiral Graf Spee limping into the harbor of Montevideo, Uruguay, with 36 dead after a 14-hour running < BUSINESS: Asphyxiation Ever since its passage the 1935 public utility holding company act has been fought tooth and nail by America's No. 1 holding company, Associated Gas and Electric com- pany. Last year a senate investi- gating committee was outsmarted in its sensational search for myste- rious H. C. Hopson, Associated Gas’ guiding spirit. Crux of the holding company act is a “death sentence” clause pro viding for integration of all utility systems geographically and eco nomically. This month, its long ar gument apparently lost, Associated Gas asphyxiated itself. Resigned “because of ill health” was Presi dent J. I. Mange, replaced by Roger J. Whiteford. Said the new chief: “It is my purpose to give my at tention at once to simplification of the corporate system . . . inte gration or consolidation of its prop erties . . . and adjustment of the voting power . . . ” j j ! i : Edward Moeller, a bachelor un cle, won the Kansas City, Mo., dia per derby recently when he bested a field of five experienced fathers, completing his task in 1:02 seconds. Reason: He used a zipper diaper. "Josephine,” 900-pound three time champion Poland China hog, gets a long drink of water from four-year-old Marlene Cattle. Josephine attract ed more than her share of attention when she was entered in a Los Angeles live stock show. She weighs about 20 times as much as her diminu tive caretaker, but obeys orders readily, especially if there’s food in the offing. *
