Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 2, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sun rises Sun sets 17.05. Moon rises 21.52 Moon sets. La.17. F of w a mpg r ree r Ress Winnipeg thursday november 2, 1939 Milder. Both British and German ored in two funerals held in after the German air get 16. In the iop View fighters were Hon Scotland recently i i id on the Firth of Forth taken at Rosy in Scot land British from the destroyer Mohawk carrying wreaths follow he coffins of shipmates killed in the raid. Fifteen men on the Mohawk were killed by bomb splinters. In the lower Pic Ture coffins covered with German ensigns and containing the bodies of two nazi airmen shot Down in the raid Are wheeled toward their burial place. Royal air Force fliers form the guard of Honor. Congress May adjourn saturday German shot Down with the British expeditionary forces in France nov. 2. A a Hail of anti aircraft shells from British and French batteries and machine gun bullets from British planes knocked two German hem Kel bombers out of the sky today when three of them attempted i scouting raid Over the British lines. Bursts of Black smoke from anti aircraft shells encircled the three German planes. Out of the sky to the cast streaked live British Pursuit planes. One German plane faltered then a second spun to Earth. A communique from general Headquarters did not mention the Fate of the third machine which streaked off in the direction of. Germany trailing smoke. One of the planes was shot Down by British aircraft and the other was brought Down by a joint at tack by British and French anti aircraft the communique said a a Best of bread Given romans Shell French town ip1 a ror worst Lime Al thu by Francis Stevens London nov. The bread ply for the British mommies Western front is one of the organized features of the British army writes or. Montague today m a special despatch to the Man Chester guardian. He saw 26 ovens and a tents in of the most successful pieces camouflaging yet achieved. The mis Are pitched together Iran Field the ovens in a Circle around them. So Complete is. We camouflage of the set up that it invisible from above. The flour comes from . Mixing is done by Day and the making at night. Straight run flour s used instead of bleached flour. To minutes in the ovens the Oread is stored for 24 hours until i k sufficiently dry for packing.1 loaves weigh two pounds each loaf is one Man s rations or two Days. Washington nov. Leaders predicted to Day the United states Congress would Complete revision of the neutrality which it was called into special session sep time to adjourn saturday night. As the House of i moved toward a showdown on re peal of the arms embargo key Issue of revision. Speaker William Bank head disclosed that he expected neutrality legislation would be put into final form by a joint committee of Senate and House members to Morrow or saturday. Then despite Republican insist ence that Congress remain in session both to consider Domestic legis lation and be ready to act on inter National problems the speaker indicated his belief that the demo cratic majorities Over a vote to end the session. Such a Quick conclusion has been desired by president Roosevelt. In cd Tate today the House was urged by representative Luther Johnson dem., Texas to carry out the will of the american people und support repeal of the arms embargo. Remarking that Premier Vya Chesloff Zolotoff of Russia had criticized the United states foreign policy this week while the House was in the midst of neutrality Dis Cussion. Johnson said it s up to Congress to carry out the will of the american people. The polls have spoken the Senate has spoken and i am admonishing you to be just and fear not not on verge War. Sam Rayburn the administration floor Leader today told the House that the United states is not on the verge of War nor is it anywhere near Rayburn said he could see no Best j immorality in Selling to Neutral countries fearing invasion they seek munitions Only to de fend their firesides their Homes he said. It would be immoral to refuse to sell them guns to protect their rep. William Lemke ii. . Described the neutrality res Okusor As in reality the Interne Riticor it just Asun american pro British As to be pro German pro italian pro russian or pro anything Lemke said. Where is the Dies committee to investigate this g control c-31 c3c5 a peril secretive Battle intense com Fri by Louis f. Keemle British United press Cable editor three european War fronts were Active today 1. The Balkans. 2. Finland and the Baltic. 3. The Maginot and Siegfried lines. The Baltic situation looks More exciting than the Balkans at the moment but quietly and without Ballyhoo there is an intense struggle going on for advantage there. Manion says patronage n War work Ottawa nov. 2. Patronage and favouritism continues in the King government s administration of Canada s War Effort Hon. R. J. Manion National conservative Leader charged today in a statement. I must protest strongly the continuance at political patronage and favouritism in Canada s War said the opposition Leader. The primary purpose of the statement he said was to Correct a popular impression the Conser on one Side the Balkan states Are trying to smooth out differences Naniong themselves and form a bal Tara Alliance which with the sup port of Turkey and Italy would to discourage aggression against them. On the other Germany and Russia Are building their fences to lint the utmost in Trade advantage Istanbul Turkey nov. 2. Authorities to Day instructed German nationals to be prepared to leave Turkey As soon As possible. Through agreement and the Allie re not Idle in pushing their inter what is going on is shown in scattered despatches which Seldom appear on the front pages but Adi up to something. Germany has concluded Trad msgr moments with Rumania Bulgari Balkans continued on Page 6 column to be it takes fro m three to four Days the Stranc before m it leaves reaches the men but it can last Fet Tofoi c becoming Distaslo l dry. Montague said it is an absolutely first class loaf and nil Encampment scrib out i to loaves a Day. Apple Green Paris nov. 2. Artillery after previously shelling a French Village on the Western ont have shelled a French town r the first time since the War tarted it was announced today German batteries of four Inch and six Inch guns opened a blast esterday afternoon on the town Forbach capital of the admin native District for that area. The eople of the town Only four Liles from German Saa Bruecken and been evacuated Long ago. It was denied by authoritative commentators that the French had tired from their resistance Posi on established before the Ger Man attacks of oct. 16. It was denied also that germans and occupied a strip of French Ter Story 10 Miles wide and 2v2 Miles keep East of the Moselle. The informant said that recen lashes Between patrols disproved Jermani assertions that the French lad refused to undertake new operations since oct. 16. The germans lost in their oct 6 attack More than they have admitted losing since the War started he informant said. As regards German reports tha he British lost four planes an the French two on oct. 30, the informant said that the frenc Ost no planes. The High command said the nigh was Calm along the whole front. A a German Tanker sunk by Crew Manitoba motor licenses for 194 will be Apple Green background wit letters and numbers contract for White. A manufacture of the plates has been let by the govern men to the Canadian color Typ company Hamilton ont., the pric being 10 cents a plate for plates. The same firm made the 1939 plates. Democratic Duke Gloucester visits tiny cafe jokes with american writer by Webb Miller the British army in France by nov. 2. Jor general the Duke of brother of George and joked with american Lents in France yesterday Roadside cafe that reeked Clou n visiting the Accident his duties As of rain. Had talked r o that he with his brother major general the Duke of Windsor twice since the came to France with the Britis expeditionary Force. The spirit of the troops is sex he said. They manage to have some spor too. The other Day they invented new kind of race. They take whee Barrows and put live frogs in them it a Frog jumps out you have t catch it and put it Back in before yen o on with the race. Informed that the chief sport american correspondents was crap the Duke asked for instructions alive opposition in the House of commons was consulted from time to time by the government. Or Manion held the government prob ably was following the Best course in keeping full control of the War programme in its own hands Leav no the opposition at Liberty to criticize. He suggested parliament should i called Early in january in order that we May have a balance Heet before us. In regard to All Var activities with the accompanying parliamentary privilege of examination enquiry and discus text of conservative Leader Manion s statement issued follows if one May judge by the letters and visits received by me daily there seems to be an impression across Canada that the King gov unfred determination of the Empire. Here is where the Coulmore was believed attacked by submarine. A a Ocean search for Coulmore continuing washing ton nov. 2. Coast guard announced today tha it was continuing search for the British freighter Coulmore re ported attacked in the North Atlantic until it is definitely ascertained that the ship is Safe a reported in a message to a Cana Dian radio station. Reported Safe Ottawa nov. 2. Bup Thi Canadian naval service said today that it had been advised of an in Complete message that the freight Coulmore was Safe but that i could not place too much credence in the report. An official said the Camperdown radio station outside Halifax n.s., had picked up an Exchange of messages Between two unidentified ships at sea in which on reported that the Coulmore a Safe. War time regulations prevent issuance of any detailed report on the Coulmore. R striking Unity Chamberlain lauds Empire War Parley London nov. Minister Neville Chamberlain Tol the House of commons today that conferences in London o Dominion Cabinet ministers Are a striking demonstration of the Ern ment very frequently consults with me As Leader of the National conservative party that they ask our co operation and that we Are therefore equally responsible with hem for Canada s conduct of the War and equally capable of giving Zavors such As contracts appoint nov. A 25 years ago and Serbia declared War on Turkey. Germans made coast first near naval raid Yarmouth on English North sea Manion continued on Page 6, column proclaimed military area by British i admiralty. Germans captured Mes Belgium. Russians and turks engaged near Trebizond. Inside Germany fare what is happening in Germany behind the fan of the nazi military machine in. Action what Are the German people thinking and doing is there danger of a food shortage the British United press staff in Berlin has prepared a series of dispatches designed to give the answer of Neutral observers to those and other questions that have been hidden behind the military and diplomatic manoeuvres of Europe s strange War. These dispatches Are subject to no censorship what Ever. Watch for the first of these illuminating presentations in this edition on Friday. Fate of Finland hangs in balance by Joe Alex Morris British United press foreign news editor Europe s Little Powers were really on the spot today As soviet and nazi diplomatic offensives approached a showdown. With great Britain steadily increasing the Allied Effort to lose a choking Circle around Germany the political struggle rom Scandinavia to the Dardanelles became a Paramount Factor n a War that also was becoming brisker along the land and sea roots. A a profiteering costs Elkun Fine of in the North the United political support of the scandinavian nations Ivas Given to Little Finland As her special emissaries under former remier j. K. Paas Kivi returned Moscow for the final phase of negotiation on soviet demands for territorial exchanges and red Navy ases on finnish soil. Diplomatic sources in Moscow be sieved that an agreement would be by finnish capitulation but in Helsin fors and in the capitals of Sweden Denmark and was an attitude of Solidarity and resistance to the great of soviet expansion Man souvers around the Baltic sea. Miv tary precautions were taken by All of the Northern neutrals in preparation for any emergency All newspapers except the danish nation Tidence took a firm stand encouraging Finland to defend her sovereignty and finnish foreign minister Eljas Erkko said that the lation was ready to resist any attempted territorial penetration by Russia. The finnish mine Fields already stretching along the South Ern coast were extended to Hango vital port at the Entrance of the Ulf of Finland which was included in the soviet proposals. In state siege in the Netherlands and Belgium there also were signs renewed concern As to the next move in the european War. Although was difficult to find evidence of increased danger of a nazi thrust continued Finland on Page 4 c column 7 in his weekly War report the prime minister dismissed the Speed of soviet Premier Vya Chesloff to Lotoff by saying it occasioned some disappointment in Berlin and re fusing disturb myself Over flights of fancy in which m. Molo Toff indulged when describing the of the the russian Premier tuesday accused the allies of fighting Ger Many primarily to protect their colonial empires and declared the restoration of Poland could not be considered. He dwelt at length on Friendly relations with Germany but made no mention of any Aid other than economic and political to Berlin prime minister Chamberlain re ported the British expeditionary forces were strengthening their de fences on their sector of the West Ern front. Despite the loss of merchant ship nothing has occurred to shake our Confidence in our ability to. Overcome submarine men or. Chamberlain told the House. Crerar in House referring to the Empire or. Chamberlain with Hon. T. A. Crerar of Canada and other Domin Ion ministers in one of the galleries from Canada the Commonwealth of Australia new Zea Tokyo paper foresees new our Way bloc Tokyo nov. 2. Up havas Frencl newspaper Koku Mii him Bun japanese army Organ to said Russia s willingness to Chamberlain continued on Page 6, column London nov. 2. Admiralty spokesman said today that the German Tanker emmy Friedrich carrying barrels of american Oil was scuttled by her Crew in the Caribbean sea oct. 24, to avoid capture by a British Cruiser. The emmy Friedrich sailed from Tampico Mexico oct. 20, with her Oil cargo. Clearance papers showed the ship was bound for Malmo Sweden but shortly after her departure foreign intelligence agents were would German in Mexico City said they investigating reports she serve As a Supply ship for submarine raiders in the Western Atlantic. These sources said they had heard she would seek shelter in a Small Central or South american port and serve As a fueling base for German sea raiders. Temi Era Tuke readings Low during night. 6.30 ., nov. 2 12 noon nov. 2 2.00 pm nov 2 High nov. 2. 1938 for full report of meteorological office see Gaffe seventeen if. Russian demands arouse Finland Gulf of both Nia in Lan d Russia wanting Lake Ladoga Russia seeks naval base Here Finland is alarmed Bun grimly determined not to surrender to russian demands which Hel Kingfors believes threaten her Independence. The major soviet demands Are shown on the above these Are the redrawing of the soviet Fin Frontier or. The is thaws of Karelia several Miles further to the North of Leningrad establishment of a russian naval base near the Gulf of Finland and fortifying islands in the Gulf of Finland. Russia denies she has any designs on the Aaland. Islands at the Mouth of the Gulf of bothnia. A Trike opened i new bargain with Japan the Way to creation of italian japanese soviet Erman bloc. The paper suggested that Japan s subject to the pressure by the soviet Union and the United states and has to come to terms with one n order to Deal with the other. One of the conditions of such an arrangement the paper said would naturally have to be cessation of soviet Aid to Chiang Kai Shek in China. The Nichi Nichi and the important commercial paper Chugai Shugyo urged the government to be prudent n meeting the soviet advances. Hitler to see ambassador Berlin nov. 2. Adolf Hitler prepared today for important conferences with his am Cassador to Moscow after sending ambassador Franz von Papen Backo Ankara with pointed questions for the turkish government and consulting with saris Gec Rev Ikon von Mackensen German Ambas Sador to Italy. Forces ready. The Voel Kischer Beo Zachter apropos of the general situation threatened the Long awaited intensified War against Britain. Our armed forces both veterans of 1914 and our proud Young Man Lood As Well Are burning to Dea those blows against Britain which Are necessary in order to cure her finally of her presumption and put her Back within those limits set for her both by nature and her actual said the paper. Expressing the Hope that it would be a warning to other Small store keepers. Magistrate r. B. Graham ined Ben Elkun grocer doing business at 247 Dufferin Avenue plus costs thursday morning when he appeared before him in. City police court. Elkun wednesday afternoon was convicted of a breach of the War time measures act he and his wife to Chad. Being charged with sell no sugar at a Price that was not and proper. The maximum penalty magistrate Braham pointed out wednesday afternoon Fine of two years imprisonment or both. Tvs the first Case however the offence having been com jutted just one Day after War was declared prompted the leniency or. Graham said thursday. The Case alone is re marked the magistrate for the accused made a profit of Only but for the effect on others i would Piave imposed Only a reprimand but other dealers must realize that for every s4.50 excess profit they receive they will have to pay and the said or. Graham Are rather High but i do not think they arc meant Only for the Small store keepers. Dealers May rest assured that those who fail to heed this warning will not meet with the same leniency As the accused in this he said. Wednesday afternoon mrs. Elkun who was also charged but acquit Ted almost collapsed when Magis trate Graham remanded her Hus band into custody pending sen tence. As her cries echoed through out the courtroom however the Cadi changed his decision and allowed him to return Home. Complete denia1 that Mikita Bilin ski chief witness for the pros ecu profiteering continued on Page 4 column 2 no word today i of City of hint i Berlin nov. 2. Bup nazi in. Authoritative quarters and the am 4 Erica embassy said today that they a had no news of the Progress the a3 american freighter City of Flint believed to be steaming southward along the norwegian coast toward Germany under a nazi prize Crew. Defending norwegian authorities for permitting the ship to put into t norwegian Waters under the prize Crew a nazi informant said that a Jim prize ship could enter Neutral Waters so Long As it was not rated a warship and kept moving. Armistice service London nov. 2. Brief religious service will take place in Westminster Abbey from 10.45 to On armistice Day this the service will be Broad the Cenotaph ceremony has 11.15 year cast. Been cancelled this year my there no general two minute will be silence. If the Bells ring King and Queen will take cover in luxurious air raid shelter the length of the Palace. The rooms were reinforced and the Royal shelter decorated in Blue London nov. 2. Up of the King and Queen have to take cover in an air raid they will walk into a luxurious room 25 feet below Buckingham Palace. They can sit in deep armchairs listen to a powerful radio set read their favorite books or work at their desks or eat meals brought to them from equally Well protected adjacent rooms in which the staff will shelter. Originally the shelter was one of several workshops along a Long Stone lined corridor which runs under the Queen s supervision air raid precautions officials said it was proof against anything but a direct hit. Palace air raid warnings be Given by a system of will Bells ringing simulant Sously. Each department in the Palace has its own . Warden. No elevator will operate after an air raid warning has been received ;