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Br THANK JENKINS
APAN'S reply to FDR'S ques
tion as to why J up troops
ara being massed In French Indo
Chlna Is delivered In Washington
this morning.
The drift of it has not been
given out as theso words lire
written (shortly before noon) but
Kurusu tells the reporters he
thinks tho number of Japanese
troops in Indo-Chlnn hoa been
"exaggerated," and the reporters
(usually astuto gursscrs) draw
tho conclusion that this Is the
substnnco of the Japanese reply.
IURUSU (Japan's special crisis
envoy) says nothing DEFIN
ITE has yet been decided.
Nomura (Jap ambassador to
U. S.) offers this contribution to
th newsmen:
"As far as we are concerned,
we ara always willing to talk
for, after all, we are a FRIEND
LY nation."
Tha reporters interpret this as
an indication that Japan desires
no preclpltato action JUST
NOW.
"NRAW your own conclusions.
They are as good os any
Other outsider's.
Tbl writer (guessing, like
everybody else on tha outaldo)
surmises that Japan wants to
know how Ultjer Is going; to
come "out 1nHusr: Tjelnro she
goes any farther out on ih limb.
ONDON hears today the Ger-
manf are taking reinforce
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Looking Backward
By The Associated Press
One Year Ago British fliers
bomb Turin, Italy, and Duosscl
dorf, Germany. British house of
commons rejects peace motion,
S41 to 4.
Two Years Ago Soviet Rus
sia rejects truce In conflict with
Finland.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Ger
mans occupy Bucharest. Asquith
resigns aa British prime minister.
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GERMAN HEELS
New Offensive Near
Moscow Produces
Bloody Fight
MOSCOW. Dec. 8 VP) Red
army advance troops, reaching
the Mlus river In south Russia,
are watching Russian bombers
rain high explosives , on 1900
German army trucks massed
around pontoon bridges for a
crossing, the Moscow radio re
ported tonight.
By The Associated Presa
Soviet Ukraine armies late to
day were reported approaching
Mariupol, 100 miles west of Rostov-on-Don,
in the vanguard of
a smashing counter-offensive
that has already recaptured 4000
square miles end wrested "hun
dreds" of villages from the flee
ing Germans.
A British broadcast said the
Russians had by-pasted Taganrog
on the north, leaving troops be
rrind tow-mop up notl forcer still
holding out there. f:i'.-- ;
New Off (naive : v.:,
On the central front, the Rus
sians admitted- that -Gen.- Fedor
Von Bock had unleashed a vio
lent new offensive against Mot
cow from the north. :....
The Moscow radio ; reported
that German artillery .had been
shelling tho capital, but aald the
Russians hod silenced tha Ger
man batteries.
Presumably tho nnzls were
using, their long-range "big
Berthas," since their closest ap
proach to the red capital so far
has been reported at point 31
miles north of Moscow. -
The German push. It wat re
ported, broke through red army
defenses Just below Klin, SO
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Ma7 Robbery
Discovered in
AWc Cache
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8 VP)
Three sacks of mall, apparently
hidden 89 years ago by a robber,
today held high hopes for phil
atelists and historians and the
roason why love affairs and busi
ness dealings inexplicably went
awry In the fall of 1832.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hcugh,
young commercial artists, dis
covered the cache among attic
eaves while renovating an old
house they recently purchased in
downtown Philadelphia. ;
Among the 100 pieces of mail
was a copy of the New York
Herald for November 2, 18S2,
election day. Postal inspectors
believed this dated tho robbery
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49TH STATE EFFORT
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Inquiries on Claimed
Resources Follow
"Secession"
v .YREKA, Calif Dec. ,8 VP) -
Proponents of the 'campaign tor
formation 61 a 49th state or
Construction of adequate, roads
In .the California-Oregon border
counties said today their ef
forts were showing promise of
bearing fruit.
' -' An "acting governor" and i
territorial "cabinet" were chosen
here yesterday to lead tho fight
which has as its goal develop
ment of the vast mineral and
timber resources of the "frontier
counties."
Among the hundreds who
crowded onto the Siskiyou coun
ty courthouse lawn to witness
the "Inauguration" of Superior
Judge John L. Chllds of Del
Norte county as acting governor,
was E. A. Von Goerlitz, a mining
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British Declare Two
Assaults Beaten
Near Tobruk
By The Associated Press
Britain's North African armies
were credited today with beating
off two heavy axis attacks on
Ed Duda, in the bloody battle
zone south of Tobruk, but a new
setback was acknowledged in the
lost of the Gambut supply base
40 mljes east of Tobruk.
Authoritative London quarters
conceded that axis troops had re
occupied Gambut, which the
British captured on the second
day of Gen. Sir Alan Cunning
ham's 18-day-old offensive into
Libya.
Cain Slightly
British Middle East head
quarters said axis troops attack
ed Ed Duda in three waves, suf
fering heavy .casualties In rthe.
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Imperial counter-attacks tyere
declared to have' regained most
of the lost ground, however, with
the axis forces 'again "suffering
heavily in killed and wounded.
A British bulletin said New
Zealand troops mopping up along
the Egyptian-Libyan frontier had
routed the remnants of a German-Italian
column, which fled
westward.
The German high command,
stressing aerial attacks against
the British desert forces, said
axis soldiers repulsed Imperial
reconnaissance forces in relative
ly light ground operations dur
ing the day.
Planes Active
A nazi military spokesman
said - British tank losses under
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Court Reverses
Sentences of
Bund Speakers
TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 8 VP)
The New Jersey supreme court
today reversed the sentences of
nine men accused of making or
promoting anti-Jewish speeches
at a German-American bund
rally, and held the state's race
hatred law was invalid because
it conflicted with constitutional
guarantees of free speech.
Among the nine were Wilhelm
Kunze, the bund's national lead
er, and August Klapprott, lead
er lor the eastern seaboard
states. Klapprott was also man
ager of Camp Nordland, in rural
Sussex county, where the rally
was held.
"To denounce one's fellows or
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Patriotism Lacking in
Publication, Says
War Secretary
r-
Secretary -of war 'Stimson de
nounced today, as "wanting In
loyalty and patriotism" the mb;
lication of a' purported secret
army plan for ah American ex
peditionary force to Europe,
Stimson told hit press confer
ence that documents published
by the Chicago. Tribune repre
sented "unfinished studies of our
production requirements for na
tional defense which have been
carried on by the general staff as
part of their duties in this emer
gency." He added:
"They have never constituted
an authorized program of the
government.
"While their publication will
doubtless be of gratification to
our potential enemies and a pos
sible source of impairment and
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THREE NATIONS
REJECT BRITISH
iTESflR
Finland, Rumania and
Hungary Refuse to
Abandon Axis
BERLIN, Dec. S VP) The
Rumanian government tonight
rejected what was described as
an ultimatum irom Britain to
stop fighting Russia by midnight
or face a declaration of war.
LONDON, Dec. S VP) The
midnight (3 p. m., PST) deadline
set for the replies of Finland,
Hungary and Rumania to a Brit
ish note calling on them to with
draw from the war on Russia ap
proached tonight with increasing
Indications that all three would
reject it .
- The Budapest radio announced
that the Hungarian government
had decided to disregard "the
British ultimatum." Hungarian
Foreign Minister Laszlo de Bar
dossy. it said, told parliament
Britain had informed Hungary
that unless Hungarian ' troops
were withdrawn from the front
by midnight Britain would con
sider herself; at war with Hun-
British sources' still 'insisted
that the notes did 'hot constitute
an -ultimatum although -the mid:
night-limit for responses to what
was called a last Brnutr.aueinpi
to" stabilize relations" was ad
mitted. .. .,' ;. ;.
..:tThe German radio lit;' Paris
was heard by NBC declaring that
Finland had sent Britain a nega
tive reply. There was still no in
dication of Rumania's reaction
although there was no expect
tlon that she would, withdraw
from her anti-Russian alliance
with Germany.) -
The notes were transmitted by
the United States. British au
thorities were careful to avoid
calling the notes ultimatums and
asserted that Britain would not
automatically be at war with the
three countries, at midnight if
no replies - were received.
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Paris Cyclist
Shoots, Wounds
German Major
VICHY, Dec 5 VP) A Ger
man major was shot and seri
ously wounded in Paris today
while an unsuccessful attempt
was made on the life of an
other officer in a new flareup
of antl-nazi attacks.
The major was hit twice by
bullets fired by a cyclist in the
Rue de Seine in the Latin quar
ter. "
The second officer was fired
at by .. attackers at Issy-Les-Moullneaux,
workers' suburb
near " the , Versailles , gate.' He
was unhurt
Prefect -of Police Rear Ad
miral Rene Bard appealed to
Parisians to help police appre
hend those responsible for the
recent series Of attacks for
which German authorities have
threatened severe reprisals.
Pilot. Killed as Big
Plane Hits Hill at
.'. Vancouver
CAMAS, Wash, Dec 5 VP)
One of a flight of 18 Douglas
medium bombers destined for
Britain's RAT, buried itself in
l hillside Jnear ber todayvkiU-
ing Lt. Harry O'NelL the pilot.
.- Witnesses said the ship struck
Prune Hill with motors roaring,
73 leetrn;-.;:farmhouse. They
said fragments" of a body were
found hut it' was impossible to
determine- whether there was
more' than trae person in the
ship.;, v .:.-: -V
" j. i -Explodes, Burns . :
: ' The" ship 'exploded at the im
pact,' and the accompanying fire
mad e. immediate investigation
impossible. - Army - men said,
however, that it was likely only
the pilot was aboard.
The flight - of ' bombers wat
roaring into Columbia gorge,
north of here, under command
of Lieut. Charles E. Wilkins.
It subsequently was forced back
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Approach of Holiday Finds
Weed Under Pali of Strike
By BOB LEONARD
As one of the greatest national
booms in the history ' of the
world's greatest nation spreads
Its holiday song of plenty across
the war-touched but yet unscar
red land of the Americas,' the
tiny mill town-of Weed, Califor
nia, walks today to the shad
owed dirge of possible want.
With the great mill - of the
Long-Bell Lumber company,
chief support of the town of
9000, -blitzed by a complete
strike since October 20, 1200 em
ployes and their families today
face Christmas, 1041, with hope
and enough food but with rapidly-emptying
pocketbooks, grow
ing dissension, and the increas
ing prospect of stalemated nego
tiations. The strike is 35 working days
old today. It has reduced. the
majority of Weed's wage earn-
In The Pictures:
' Pictures by Wesley Gudr
lan r of The News-Herald pho
tography staff demonstrate life
In Weed during the Long-Bell
strike.
- No.-l A- shot taken of an
actual meeting of the union
picket committee when Jack
Tuman (at table In center) wat
elected chairman.
No. 2 Men of the picket Una
are fed coffee and sandwiches
from the commissary travelling
truck. ' '
No. 3 J. M. White, manager
of Long-Bell's Weed unit. ,
No, 4 The commissary
where strikers "buy" food with
welfare committee approval
cards or strike duty slips, '
No. 5 Bill Cryder presi
dent of the AFL Local 2907,
which voted the strike's be
ginning on October 30, nearly
seven weeks ' ago.
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TROOPS SENT
TO INDO CHINA
HELD GUARDS
Tokyo Says Friendly
Negotiations to ;-.
Continue
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (VP)
The Japanese ambassador, in -a,
statement released by the White
House, informed the United
States government today that
Japanese troops in French Indo
China had been reinforced prin
cipally as a precautionary mea
sure against the Chinese. . ,
' The statement added that Jar
pan had taken no step that "may
transgress the stipulations of the
protocol of joint defense between
Japan and France." . ( . '
; - Reply to F. R.
Handed to Secretary of State
Hull earlier in the day, the state
ment was relayed by the state
department to the president- i
It was in reply to an Inquiry .
made by the government, at the
president's behest, as to the pur
pose of strengthening of Japa
nese forces in the French col
ony which adjoins Thailand
(Siam.). ,
Tokyo's two envoys required
25 minutes to give Secretary of '.
State .Hull their government's
answer and after their departure
it was rushed immediately .to)
Mr. Roosevelt's desk."The presi- ..
dent -alse-: arranged e-htneheonr"
with Hull for a personal discus?
sion of the document.
' : A -conclusion drawn by exper
ienced observers was that the
Japanese reply declared that
their troops in Indo-China were
there under an agreement with
the Vichy French government
and their number did not ex-
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High School News Page 18
Information ...Page 8
Market, Financial ...... Page 14
Pattern . ..Page 9
Sports:...... Pages 10, 11
ers . to dependency upon union
subsidies. It has torn the little '
community into separate fac
tions, one of which is vociferous
In its stand others of which '
keep their own counsel. . '. :r- ;.
It has caused merchants' to
talk of leaving, and others to
swear they'll see it through with
the workers. It's ruining the
trade of both. . .
The shutdown is tying' up the
resources of Long-Bell and de
priving the town of an $8000
daily payroll. . .; rv: .
It's plunging virtually every
man, woman and child in Weed
into debt.. And the end is ap
parently not yet in sight.
- But the strike is also bring. .
Ing faith, determination and be
lief to the surface of Weed,
In the hall of the Lumber and
Sawmill Workers union (AFL),
the spirit is evident on the hum
ming lips of the ladies' auxiliary,
in the tone of men's voices. ,
On the street, in scattered
shops, it's evident in the angry
tones, the complacent tones end
the approving tones of other be
liefs. : ; . , .
It's echoed in the "... gaunt,
smokeless yet adamant stacks of
the silent mill. f ;
Meanwhile , the ' community
goes on living but in differ
ent pattern.. One store and one
cafe do most of the businesa
now. Both are managed by the
strikers. .
: Both, lying nearly adjacent to
union headquarters in the Moose
club on Main street, are operat
ed on a tocialized pattern.
Supplies are union-purchased
through donations from Interna
tional headquarters of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Jolnort :
and sympathetic locals up and
down the coast - ' '
They're purchased from the
union commissary and soup
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