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' r No. 79.
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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.