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Newspaper Page Textfun u it wm. Weather Burwu Mi?iTOfYDT nP"o tdt tutt liSii Forecast: Showers Snnoay and Moodar. Sllthtljr cooler. Temperature Hlfheit yesterday.. Lowest jTftfrday TO II . 1 . Baal aW naV aaV aM m saW V. L- WV ITW.X3 , I VVLl IT faW V" H H -aW gccl aV II IWI Ml rind vlii M II i u ii ii i i i f i i i tsoriiirmjJA xf; 11 i t i i i i i 1 11 in m, . ,n r.'k"-. -WW n IJ W -H. f 90 mV' JR V V '9.7 JL 111 I M J I M 'J .cwhV-J'Lr Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1941. ; ' r No. 79. DDBLDSLABBS VTAB I'M BBSA 1 1 a 1 Kelly's Comment From Washington Cantonment To Take Much Lumber WPA Not Wanted In Defense Work Old Eugene P.O. Purchase Vetoed Br John W. Kelly Washington, D. C, June 21 Within a brief time the war de partment will be in the market lor 1,300,000,000 feet of lumber. to be used in the construction of cantonments. This is one reason why officials have been anxious to have all go well in the forests and sawmills of the Pacific northwest, for a large percent age of the lumber will be Doug las fir and Ponderosa pine. Be fore the lumber is required, however, congress must author ize increase of the army to about 2,000,000 men and officers and appropriate the money for con struction of the cantonments. These matters will come in due time, but the communities hav ing "Indian information" that they have been selected as sites can scarcely wait. Contemplated cantonments in Oregon are all located in neigh borhoods surrounded by timber and sawmills, but the way things are run by the army the lumber used may come from hundreds of miles away. One of the important officers in charge of part of the construction pro gram says it is foolish and not businesslike. It is like the house-that-Jack-built, he says. First a cantonment is required for 35, 000 troops. To build it dwellings must be built for 'thousands of carpenters, graders and what have you to do the work. But to provide shelter for the carpen ters and other who are to build the cantonment thousands of men must be employed, and so on and so forth. "Screwy," is the way this higher official de scribes the arrangement. When and if the cantonments are built they will be on com petitive bids and not on the cost plus fixed-fee basis, the war de partment thinks: but congress is opposed to competitive bids, re gards the cost-plus fixed-fee as a quicker method. NEITHER army officials nor general contractors want WPA messing into the defense pro gram, building airports- or access JOIN WITH NAZIS, Text of Hitler's War Declaration Friendship Pact Broken Moscow and London in Accord Mated: Aid 1,500 Mile Front. New York, June 22. (JP) Here is the text of Hitler's pro clamation as reported by the CBS: It was a difficult step for me to send my minister to Moscow in order to attend to work against the policy of encircle ment of BritaiS. I hoped that at last it would be possible to rjut awav ten- Fuehrer Seeks n. Material to Balance U.S. occupy Lithuania. The defeat of Poland induced me to again ad dress a peace offer to the allies. This was declined because Bri tain was still hoping to bring about European coalition. That New York, Sunday, June 22 (JP) A German radio an nouncement heard today by NBC said "German troops all along the Russian border, from the Baltic in the north to the Balkans in the south, are moving to their last min ute positions." ABANDONED FOR 33 ONJJOST 0-9 Attempts to Reach Sunken Submarine Fail Secy. Knox Pays Tribute. BRITISH KEEP UP STEADY BLASTING E Portsmouth, N. H., June 21. UP) The first two attempts RAF Batters Nazi Bases And Channel Ports Shows Aerial Power. London, June 22. (JP) RAF bombers attacked western Ger- Cripps, British ambassador) was sent to Moscow. He was com missioned under all circum stances to come to an agree ment with Moscow. Russia al ways put out the lying state ment that she was protecting ""' W -Antie tele-; tnllania, Estonia, and Latvia, the puwnv to new lorn, ounaay, Baltic states) June 22. (IP) Adolf Hitler de- The r,npWl p,...i. in. clared war at dawn today on j to Rumania and the Greek lia Soviet Russia. son with England threatened to oerman troops massed In East place new, large areas into the Russia already are on the march, j war. Rumania, however, believ along with soldiers from Fin- ed she was able to accede to land and Norway in the north j Russia only if she received guar and Rumania to the south. antees from Germany and Italy The march was ordered as . for the remainder of the coun Hitler's declaration of war was i try. With a heavy heart I did read over the German radio by I this for if Germany gives guar Paul Joseph Goebbels. j antees, she will fulfill them. The announcement said that We are neither Englishmen mobilised on Germany's side 1 nor Jews. I asked Molotov were the forces of Field Marshal j (Vyacheslaff Molotov, soviet Boran Carl Gustar Mannerheim foreign commissar) to come to of Finland and Chief of State I Berlin and he asked for a clari is why Cripps (Sir Staff ord failed today, and the probabil ity grew mat me cran ana ner 33 dead had found a permanent grave 440 feet below the sur face of the Atlantic. The second effort resulted in a descent of 370 feet, the deep est working dive ever made in the north Atlantic but the by navy divers to reach the many again last night, an au-pressure-crushed submarine 0-9 j thoritative source said. It was the eleventh consecutive night of these attacks. DAMS FALLS TO FREE FRENCH, BRITISHJROOPS Vichy Force Mass at Beirut For Main Battle Allies Bombard Ancient City War Bulletins Berlin, June 22 P) Ru mania and Finland Joined Germany today in the fight against Russia. (By the Associated Press) By the Associated Press Cairo, June 21. The ancient capital city of Damascus, a cen ter of 4.000 years of war-SDot ted history, fell today to the British and Free French armies on the 14th day of their in vasion of French-m a n d a t e General Ion Antonescu of Ru mania. (Continued uc Pago Six) TO WIPE DOT TARIFF ASKED Washington, June 21. (IPt The army, the treasury and the Reconstruction Finance corpora tion were reported today to be pressing for enactment of legis lation giving the administration broad power to wipe out import duties on articles needed for na tional defense. However, substantial opposi tion was developing to the pro posal which was quietly intro duced in both house and senate two weeks ago. Several senators declared that it would have to be modified drastically before it could be enacted. As It stands, the bill would eliminate import duties and in ternal revenue taxes on any article certified by any govern ment agency to be necessary for defense, when the article was purchased "by or on behalf of" federal agencies. END flTElOOSE PEACE PICKETING Breaks Word Again New York, Sunday, June 22. (JP) German armies marched against Soviet Russia from the Black sea to the Baltic today, bursting asunder the previous partnership which was a prel ude to the European war. Adolf Hitler, who at the mo ment his men marched into Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, boasted by radio that his back was secure by reason of his pact with Russia seven days earlier, chose a similar method today to tell the world that the deal was off, and that the war be tween the national and inter national socialism was actually under way. Hitler Bitter Hitler's scorching denuncia tion of Russia was read over the radio by his propaganda minis ter, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels. Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop followed with the actual declaration of war. Of actual action there was no direct news, but the German radio left no doubt that it was in progress already along a l.SOU-mile front. Hitler and Von Ribbentrop strongly suggested that Finland and Rumania, both with old grudges against land-grabbing Russia and both newly friendly with Germany, were sending their men to march beside the Germans against the Russian borders. New York, June 22. (JP) NBC said it heard the London radio tins morning say that a statement had been issued in Moscow saying that Russia and Great Britain are in full accord on the international situation at the moment. Nasis Desperate London, Sunday, June 22. (yP British officials withheld comment today on Adolf Hit ler's dawn declaration of war against the Soviet union pend ing an examination of the com plete proclamation. It was generally believed here v.. i v- . . j i - v .1 o ? . w!gether with the Finns we stand with Russia indicated that Hit- ; from Narvik n h. rr.thin. fication of the situation. He asked: 'Is the guarantee 'for Rumania directed also against Russia?' I replied: 'Against everyone.' Molotov asked further: 'Is Germany prepared not to assist Finland, who was again threatening Russia? My reply was that Germany has no political Interests in Fin land but another attack on Fin land .could not be tolerated. Es pecially as we do not believe that Finland Is threatening Rus sia. Molotov's third question was: "Is Germany agreeable that Russia give guarantees to Bulgaria?' My reply was that Bulgaria is a sovereign state and I did not know that Bulgaria needed guarantees. Molotov said Rus sia needed a passage through the Dardanelles and demanded bases in the Bosporus. A few days later she (Russia) concluded the well known friendship agreement which was to incite the Serbs against Ger many. Moscow demanded the mobilization of the Serbian army. When I still was silent, the men in the Kremlin went one step further. Russia of fered to deliver war material against Germany. This was at the same time that I advised Matsuoka (foreign minister of Japan) to bring about a lessen ing of the tension with Russia. Serb officers flew to Russia where they were received as al lies, victory of the axis In the Balkans at first foiled the plan to involve Germany in a long war and then together with England and with the hope of American supplies to throttle Germany. Now the moment has come when I can no longer look at this development. Waiting would be a crime against Ger many. For weeks the Russians have been committing frontier violations. Russian planes have been crossing the frontier again and again to prove that they are the masters. On the night of June 17 and again on June 18 there was large patrol activity. . The march of the German armies has no precedent. To- tremendous pressure at that depth, said the navy laconical ly, forced "difficulty in breath ing." Earlier, Frank Knox, secre tary of the navy, returned from the scene to report that "at that depth it is highly improb able that a salvage attempt would be undertaken." He said "some form of serv ice" would be held over the spot where the 23-year-old sub marine rested upon a muddy clay bank, if it was decided she could not be raised. Obviously moved, Knox ex pressed a reluctance to speak publicly at any length. 'Those poor fellows are dead out there," he explained. "They are Just as much heroes as if they had died in action." George Crocker, 27-year-old native of Seattle, made the first two diving attempts today, and even after he finally had been hauled up, Rear Admiral Rich ard Edwards, commander of submarines in the Atlantic fleet, announced the diving ef forts would continue. London, Sunday, June 22. j Syria, the British Middle East ine HAH last night carried out command announced tonight. In3 Z. ..7 .i The alIied ,orces marched Fnn- m a int the ncent Moslem capital v!ft?:Ti,BS:i'-t." h-rs after they be'gan to shell it with big guns. This bombardment was launched af ter French High Commissioner Gen. Henri Dentz had refused a British ultimatum to with- ORDERED CLOSED BEFORE JULY 15 Washington, June 21. (IP) The United States today ordered all Italian consulates in the United States closed and all Italian consular officers removed from American territory before July 15. Undersecretary Welles at the same time, announced that the United States embassies in Ber lin end in Rome have been in structed to make arrangements for the return to this country of all American consular officials in those two countries, but at the same time to categorically reject allegations made against them by the nazi and fascist gov ernments. In addition to Italian consular officials. Undprwrrotnrv Wll rector. announced that the Italian oov. i "Women ernment had been requested to remove all agencies and or ganizations of the fascist govern ment, with the exception of the Italian embassy here. offensive in which masses of planes, 150 to the wave, were used to battle the Luftwaffe and its bases. The roar of explosions was heard on the Kentish coast from the setting in of darkness until dawn as British bombers pound ed away at targets which have been battered and rent for more than a week by Britain's heaviest and newest bombs. Attacking with a force which observers on the coast said was as great as that which Germany sent against this country In the battle of England last fall, the British reported 28 German planes shot down in the fierce air fights which developed in the series of trans-channel raids yesterday. For these victories, the British said, they paid a toll of five RAF machines. - Veteran observers said they believed the British were using a striking force in these at tacks, now In their 11th day. as ' r, i-n-i a 4Un . . I U .. . 1 . wnen they were trying to wrest control of the air over England last year. Tonight's attacks seemed to strike much deeper Into the oc cupied territory than is usual besides hitting the coast. In return, the Germans ap peared up to a late hour to have directed no extensive thmst at this country. But the British said two night bombers of the German air force had been brought down. E Washington, June 21. (JP) Uncle Sam's civilian defense or ganizations will enlist volun teers without distinction between the sexes at least that is the plan in the current "rough draft" stage. Disclosure that proposals for strictly "women's divisions" have been tentatively rejected was made today by Mrs. Florence Kerr, newly-named admlnlstra tive assistant to Mayor F. H. LnGuardia, civilian defense di- will be fflvpn chance on an equal basis with men draw his defending troops, (The German radio reported that British artillery had de stroyed Mezze, western suburb of Damascus, with artillery fire prior to fall of the capital. A rrench dispatch from Beirut Syria, Indicated that the capital itself may not have been de fended. This dispatch said that French troops withdrew from the city, after which it was oc cupied by the British), (The French, In dispatches from Beirut, admitted they had been forced to withdraw from the capital to positions to the north, where it was said the Vichy, troops were taking up new aerense positions, (The British radio said French forces also were retreating northward toward Beirut. The radio said this meant the main body of French in the mandate would be concentrated in front of that coastal city and that the main battle for Syria might uine piace there. (Just before the fall of Da mascus, the French admitted tne British had almost sur rounded the city and were hold ing positions from only a mile to six miles outside its gates). General Charles de Gaulle told Reuters, British news agency, his Free French forces entered the city at 3 p. m. ler had been convinced a quick victory against Britain is im possible. Sources expressing this opin ion said Hitler apparently has At the Danube and on the shores of the Black Sea under Anton escu (Rumanian chief of state) German and Rumanian soldiers are united. The task is to safe- States is rushing to Britain. Washington, June 21. (JP) After 1.029 hours of continuous marching the American Peace Mobilization abandoned its pick et line in front of the White House today. London, June 21. iJP) A re- More than 100 pickets carry-1 liable foreign source said today Ing red, white and blue banners the German-Turkish treaty con participated In the final march Itained a secret clause binding before it ended with a speech j Turkey to benevolent neutrality by Frederick V. Field, executive ' in the event of war between secretary of the AFM. iGermany and Soviet Russia. decided to undertaKe a Russian i guard Europe and thus save all campaign in an effort to gain I have therefore today de vast additional material and ; elded to give the fate of the Ger economic resources with which 1 man people and the relch and of to help equalize aid the United EurP again into the hands of She made the nolnt that nnr. State department official said IL.!." J"b' re 5oing to these would include Italian sub-111 7 q"a,,"ea Wt. who wer ,mninv.. r.f f h. : ?? ,hem rrw.rd'ras of whether Italian tm.ri.t infnrmo.mn f.i,nc lnd'vidual is a man or a fice, Italian National Institute of Exchange, Italcable, Italian Li brary of Information, Italian To bacco monopoly, Italian commis sion for the New York World's fair, custodian of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition and the of fice of the Italian commercial counselor in New York City. All German consulates in this country were ordered closed last Monday, and Berlin and Rome immediately retaliated by order ing United States consuls out of Germany, Italy and occupied countries. Washington, June 21. (JP) simultaneously with a war de partment recommendation that the national guard be kept In active service beyond the single year originally planned, the author of the selective service act said today that congress would quickly authorize an ad ditonal year's training for draftees if the administration requests It. How long the war depart ment proposed to retain the na tional guard was not Indicated .oM vt v ,,,, . "'" "iciiiurnnuum an- "' "' i"i I . JJUW I i , II , .. fnnnv tnraiv. n.iit . wuni.iim mo icwmmenDBlign their ahllitv " Dn made by Secretary Stimson, our soldiers. No Cabinet Change London. June 21. (V) It was announced officially today that no change Is contemplated in the organization of Britain's eight man war cabinet, under fire fre quently in house of commons debates. T TO HALT STRIKE BULLETIN Pan Francisco, June 21. (JP) There were reports today that the navy, possibly working with the army, would take steps Monday to bring the big Beth lehem shipyard here into full production. Machinists have been on strike there since May 10. Admiral John W. Greenslade, commandant of the 12th naval 'JP) Night district, met today for almost R. H. E. three hours with Harvey W. 4 8 3 j Brown, international president 12 13 0of the AFL machinists. With were nine other Seattle, June 21 game: Los Angeles . , .. Seattle Weiland, Coffman, Berry and Greenslade Campbell; Turpin and Fallon. navy officers. Rep. Wadsworth (R., N. Y.). who introduced the draft bill, said that if It is decided to pro long the training period of the selectees, men over 28 years of age, now in service, should be permitted to withdraw after completing their 14 month training periods. NIELATtENlAY HEAD STATE GOP Portland, Ore., June 21. (JP) Kern Crandall, chairman of the Oregon Republican state central committee, now on duty as a major In the army, sub mitted his resignation as party leader today. Crandall recommended Nlel Allen of Grants Pass, past de partment commander of the American Legion, as his suc cessor. Kenneth Nielson of Eu gene, committee secretary, said he would call a meeting for July 7 to consider a successor. London. Sunday. June 22. Of) The Berlin radio was reported today by the Ex change Tetegraph to have said action in the German-Soviet war could be expected In two seas In the Polar sea and the Black sea. New York, June 22 (IP) Rome radio announced early this morning that President Is- met Inonu of Turkey left An kara en his way to Istanbul where he will hold an Import ant meeting of the Turkish cabinet and meet foreign rep resentatives, NBC reported. New York. June 22. (,P) Rome radio declared today that the coming conflict be tween Russia and Germany will find the Italian army standing by, ready to assist Germany in her struggle. New York, June 22. (IP) The BBC said early this morn ing that it can be definitely stated that no actual troop movements on the part of either Germany or Russia have as yet taken place. NBC re ported. New York. June 22 (JP) The German radio announced early this morning that with in the next 24 hours represen tatives of the International Press will be given documen tary proof that the Soviet union came to a secret under standing with Great Britain behind Germany's back. NBC reported. WASHINGTON EYES JAPAN'S POSITION Also Possible Aid to Russia Looms President Asleep, When News Breaks. FAST' FIELDING TO DOWN EUGENE Spectacular Inflcldlng, which produced three double plays and cut down three men at the plate at critical moments, en abled Bob Fox to pitch the Med ford Craters to a 9 to 3 exhibi tion-game victory over the Eu gene Athletics at the fair grounds park last night. . The two clubs will clash in a regu lar Oregon State league tilt this afternoon at 2:30. The Craters scored what proved to be the winning run in the sixth inning when Pitcher- Manager Andy Hurney of the As, with the bases loaded fol lowing an error and two walks, gave Joe Gray a base on balls, forcing Bobby Volk across the plate with the tally that broke a 3-all tie. The Craters got an other run in the seventh on Al Lightner's single to right, Spike Johnsons sacrifice and Foxs scorching single to left. Barney Koch's single, errors by Johnson and Churchill and Chuck DeAutremont'SN double gave Eugene two runs in the first inning, but the Craters went ahead, 3 to 2, in the third on singles by Churchill, Roe landt ' and Gray, and Manager Lou Sauer's two-run double to left. The A's tied it at 3-3 in the fifth on Koch's single, a fielders' choice and DeAutre- mont's single. Churchill, the Craters' kid third baseman, started two of the three double killings, the last one coming in the ninth when Eugene got Mattison on first with one away. Del Schroer started the other twin play, all of them being via Volk at sec ond. In the third Bill Hamel of the s tripled with one gone, but Churchill nipped him at the plate on Mebesuis' roller. In the fifth Volk and Fox both cut down Eugene runners attempt ing to tally. Fox went the route for the locals, giving eight blows and fanning four, while Hurney al lowed Medford 10 safeties while fanning nine and walking seven Sauer, Gray and Churchill all hit twice for the Craters, while DeAutremont and Koch got two each for the visitors. Score: Eugene 3 2 Medford . S 10 3 Washington, June 21. w.uany, move against Russia created a sensation in diplo matic quarters here tonight and caught government officials tin. prepared for a development of such far-reaching significance. President Roosevelt had re tired early, before Adolf Hit ler's proclamation was read over the German radio, and White House aides said that so far as they knew he was not awakened for the news. Secretary of State Hull was advised immediately but ha and other state department of ficials remained at home since the department so far -lacked any official reports on the sud den development. In view of slow communications, it was expected that direct word from American diplomats abroad would not reach here for sev eral hours. Despite widespread rumorm of Russian-German tension for several days, Adolf Hitler's de. clsion to turn his armies east ward came as a distinct sur. prise at this time. Constantine Oumanskv. tha Soviet ambassador here, could not be reached for comment. No Comment No immediate comment was available from British diolo. matic sources but it was learn ed that Viscount Halifax, the) British ambassador, was in formed promptly and eagerly awaited official reports. One question immediately raised was the possibility of American aid to Russia. Sumner Welles, undersecre. tary of state, was asked at a press conference this week whether Russia would qualify for American lease-lend aid in the event she became the vic tim of aggression. Welles turn ed the question aside as hypo thetlcal. Extreme difficulties existed for the United States or Great Britain to get any aid to Russia. From this country, materials' presumably would have to go via the Pacific to the Russian port of Vladivostok. Japan's position in the new lineup thus became a matter of increased importance. The United States for several months carried on negotiations with Russia apparently intend ed to keep relations on as friendly a basis as possible. These talks, largely concern ed with trade problems, were suspended several weeks ago when the Increasing demand for materials needed for national defense In' this country led to a sharp curtailment of export to Russia. OF F.R. TO BERLIN Hurney and and RoelandU Mattison; Fox Wsshington, June 21.- President Roosevelt sent Ger. many today a copy of the grim message he had given congress on the sinking of the Robin Moor, and thereby told the nasi government his views without cloaking and blunting them with the stilted and inexpres sive language of a formal diplo matic protest. This message called the sink. ing of the American freighter last May 21 an act of "piracy," asserted that reparations wete expected of Germany, and de clared that this country would resist nazis efforts to dominate the seas. Its dispatch to the Berlin gov. ernment, along with a brief message of transmittal, will constitute the formal American protest over the sinking. "Nothing further Is required.' said Sumner Welles, undersecre tary of state, when newspaper correspondents asked if It was planned to supplement todays action by sending a formal not to Berlin.