Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 6, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vol. Pages Winnipeg monday november 6, 1939 final edition colder. Warns 0 ships to guard shipments a Manitoba in j i j master of the America France line Hull docked in Hoboken n.y., sunday and s it two torpedoed British vessels in tin Captain is seen keeping a grim watch inc proceedings which resulted ill All Iii crewmen of the floundering Yorkshire e inn aved. Centre two members of the Crew a line to a floating Plank As they watch the hip below a Lifeboat from the City of Mandalay bunt i capt. P. Smalley As he Waves a Greet As survivors from the Mandalay were being aboard a submarine came to the surface astern of the Independence Hall and trained n Searchlight on her to determine her nation capt. said upon his arrival at Hoboken. A Norway nov. 6. Today rejected a new German protest against release of the freighter City o i Flint to her american Crew and there were increasing Indica it ions that the whip would leave her cargo Here and return Home tie germans had demanded tha the prize Crew which Norway in turned. Be released and that the ship either be Given Back to Gei Many or held in the Harbor her until some agreement could b reached. Norway continued to maintain that Germany lost Legal right t the ship when the German priz Crew look it into port at Sund and that she is now go wherever the americans Wai Harriman u. Paris s. Were centred i Fiat on an apparent German Effort minister to Norway who conferred Here with capt. Joseph a. Gainar drive the frenc a of the City of Flint also said the the ship is now free. I Racnoaargucmint-5 sector along Nej in radio to the unite Noyes Neil May be f Limo War he ind 3ut d. Spec . 3 rows than a 7 most .1-1 tart of a its importance lies in need for the supplies of steel and c pc from the evacuated Saar Brucken Industrial Region which he ranch have Cut Oil. The pm Inch positions in the lights for Bach completely dominate Saa Brucken across tie . French mar have respected ils Ini. Although their was could destroy it the reason s that the germans could destroy the of Foi Bach. . Strabo air. Colmor and Mulhouse h of which evacuated of the civilian population.-, lit within Range the German artillery. The Ger mans started shelling Forbach on saturday the states carried by the nation City of Flint continued on Page 4, column Paris nov. 6. Britain and France today noun cd a plan of joint naval action to guard ships carrying Merican War cargoes across the Atlantic. The plan worked out by a. Hon. Winston Churchill first ret of the British admiralty Cesar Ca Pinchi French Navy Nister and vice Admiral Francois Darlan chief of staff of he French Navy is designed specifically to overcome the threat f German submarines and warships. Churchill lunched with three held Ord Gort British commander7in-chief, before returning England. The first ships to leave new York Ith armaments particularly air lanes will be conveyed by Allied warships the entire distance to Rove it was said that Britain and Ranee control the seas. It was reported however that in German Fleet had been ordered o group a boats and raiders in two lain zones of operation in the at to off the Gulf of Mexico o interrupt Neutral and Allied ship Neils of Oil. And the other in the Forth Atlantic to intercept freight is in the Way the deutschland Cap ured the City of Flint. The germans raids probably would be complicated by Winter terms which Render mid Ocean Atrol duty difficult for submarines. They Are expected to 3e forced South and away from Northern shipping routes. Much of the Allied materials probably will be flown or shipped by rail to Canada to be taken by naval escorts continued on Page 4, column 3 a a a Crerar is guest arrested saturday by Constable William Grant three teen aged juveniles said by police to be Mem Bers of a gang called the Black riders have been charged in connection with wednesday night s Blaze at the premises of Western vinegars limited 468 Redwood Avenue according to Deputy chief of police Charles Mclver. The three were rounded up during investigation into the cause of the disastrous fire which thursday Light destroyed the building. Other charges involving theft of articles in the North end of the City have also been Laid against the by Francis Stevens London nov. 6. Special Cable t. A. Crerar was the guest at a luncheon today Given by j. V rank chairman of the import com Mittee Cereal controls Board. The luncheon was held at the Savoy hotel and Many aspects of wheat marketing were discussed. British and Canadian viewpoints were Given by representatives of both sides. Present at the luncheon among others were sir Norman Vernon of Spillers limited of the War time hour Mill control committee a. Hooker vice chairman of the import Board George Milvor chief commissioner of the Canadian wheat Board and r. V. Biddulph. The Canadian wheat Board representative in England. Free boys the Deputy chief said. Two of the lads Are 15 years of age.-, and the third 13. Monday morning Thomas Faircl Deputy provincial fire commissioner questioned the three Young prison ers at juvenile court. The who Are said to. Have been in trouble on previous occasions Are not held in connection with thursday s fire it was pointed out. The charge involves the setting of the lesser fire. By Grant Dexter. Ottawa ont nov. 6. Spe Cial negotiations regarding the Empire air training scheme begun Here today with representatives of Britain Australia new zealand and Canada sit Ting around the conference table. Hitherto there has been much publicity stressing the import Ance of the scheme and Many challenging statements respect ing the number of airmen to be trained. Prevailing forecasts place this number As High As per year. Much has been heard unofficially during the past few weeks of the great asset which Canada will possess after the War is Over. But Canadian officials do not seem to be much impressed with this Point of View. In their opinion few of the 100 air Fields which the scheme will require according to unofficial information will be of any service after the peace. There would be say 20 Aird Romes in Manitoba and As Many in each of the other Western provinces. These domes will be located at Small Points such As for example. Mor Den Virden Swan River head singly and so on. They would never be req tired it is said for the Iran Canada service and so far As can be seen would be of no use to Civi aviation enterprises. In the Las Brussels told to stay Neutral Iven if Hitler attacks Holland soviet finn talk Zolotoff reaffirms russian neutrality Moscow nov. Minister Viaches Laff m. Zolotoff addressing a communist rally at the Moscow opera House tonight reaffirmed soviet neutrality and said that no Effort to draw the soviet Union into War can succeed. The meeting climaxed the first a still Undi toe today. The French Ivy Ilsc Strong patrols in tin Mosqus m Clur by tween b Ich a and. Day of a three Day Celebration of i the red revolution anniversary which was marked by issuance of i the first communist manifesto since the outbreak of the War in Europe. The manifesto called on workers All Allied countries to halt the in a decl countries to Nan Trench planes and attacked the action of the to made three flights United states in repealing its keep into sunday while embargo. Maii air patrols a spared behind criticizes . A French Zolotoff. Who last week critic Zolotoff president Roosevelt for Alleg Ojo interference in Russo French Saa Brucken Ger j relations and who also attacked the 1 Strasbourg. Mill american neutrality Law m a pc sch before the supreme soviet scientists declare world climate steadily warmer is growing York. Nov evidence the. Tin Minior Insi us Semi Iorii Jne it. Major in climate Arth Lias net known since cos1cia ump before any re the orthodox Conception of stability of climate needs some re vision at the geological changes of the past i Are records in Rock and sediment deposits showing several ice Ages the Start of in climate a waded histt.ry1" vs., consider is rather Var Faux is mud. Period scattered through millions of years. Between each ice age there was a warm period. All of these changes took apparently thousands of years to swing either up or Down the temperature scale. Victoria nov. 5. Up British Columbia s weather recorder last Reed with a United states Council referred pointedly to the United states tonight. Tracing the economic crises Lead no up to the present european War 10 said that in 1937 a new eco nomic crisis broke out embracing a number of the largest capitalistic countries including even the Rich est of them such As the United states great Britain and Zolotoff said that although War already involves More than half the population of the world it is con stantly spreading. He accused great Britain and France of seeking to extend their in fluence in Scandinavia and the Balkans for the purpose of increasing their own colonial possessions he hinted that the United states neutrality act is a screen for event Ual participation in the War. Since the soviet revolution Molo Toff said two worlds have Arisen. They Are the old world of capitalism embracing All capitalist countries and the colonies and Semi colonies under their control and the new world of socialism brought into being by the soviet system in our he said. Capitalism senile and decaying is already looking backward on its and is approaching its sharply worded the communist International in its manifesto called on the workers of great Britain and France today to go against those who favor continuation of imperialistic hoarding charge is preferred charging him with unlawfully accumulating a Quantity of sugar contrary to the War time prices and Trade Board regulations a summons has been served on Aaron Wertlieb storekeeper doing business at it Selkirk Avenue it was Learned at City police Headquarters monday morning. The summons is returnable in City police court wednesday morning the Case will Mark the first charge of hoarding a necessity of life to be heard in Manitoba since the out break of War. Wertlieb according to information laid1 against him by inspector m. F. E. Anthony of the . Between sept. 8 and sept. 12, did unlawfully accumulate a necessary of life to wit sugar beyond an amount thereof reasonably required for the Ordinary purposes of his business contrary to the War Timi prices and Trade Board regulation made by the governor general ii Council sept. 3, in such Case mad and last week in City police court Ben Elkun grocer doing business a 247 Dufferin Avenue was convicted of profiteering in sugar and Fine he was charged under the same act. Air Fields continued on Page 4, column 5 a a a French Down online nazi planes Paris nov. 6. Up havas French Agency the French High command announced to night that Finch Pursuit planes had downed nine Ger Man planes part of an enemy Squadron of 27. The. French planes returned to their base without loss. The Battle was provoked by the French fliers who attacked despite the three to one numerical superiority of the enemy according to the official account. There was great activity by both air the communique said in the course of a violent air Battle nine French Pursuit planes attacked a group of 27 German Pursuit planes. Nine of the latter were brought Down at least seven of them on our territory. Our patrol re turned Complete and in belgian protest Brussels nov. 6. Up Hava French belgian government protested today to Berli against flights by German plane Over belgian territory. Moscow nov. 6. Three a Celebration of the 22nd Anni Ersary of the red revolution lasted today delaying further conferences with the finnish mis on Here to negotiate on Russia s Crri trial demands. It was reported that the finns Ould stay but that they might not Leet soviet officials again before Bur Day. The finnish Cabinet let at Helsin fors yesterday and reportedly drafted new instructions expected to reach Here today. Russia was reported insisting on permission to lease Wangoe the port at the Entrance to the Julf of Finland for a naval base and this demand was believed the Hief obstacle to an agreement. Observers Here believed that Wangoe s main strategic signify Ance Lay in its proximity to the Valand islands Between Finland and Sweden and that the finns mib ulessly were enjoying swedish support in their resistance to rus a on that Point. By Edgar Ansel Mowrer Paris. Nov. 6. Special radio despatch to the Chicago daily news and Winnipeg free press Belgium s Cabinet met today under the personal presidency of King Leopold to discuss what answer should be made to a virtual German ultimatum. According to formation Given Helsin fors nov. G. havas French that Fin land s desire to remain Neutral must not serve As a springboard for soviet Premier a. K. Cajander declared in a radio address Here saturday that if need arise we shall defend our Liberty and our we ask to live in peace with our Cajander asserted. We menace nobody and thus have Al ways fulfilled our Finland consented to negotiate with Russia As proof of her desire for peace but believes that her Concession should be matched by the other Side the Premier said. The Premier slated Russia wanted to assure the Security of Leningrad. He conceded that the soviet s great Northern Metropolis lies within Cannon Range of the Frontier but added this was not sufficient Rea Germany s note warned Belgium son for rectifying the Border or demolishing finnish fortifications since finnish Security also had to exclusive in this correspondent on saturday. Alex Buenos Schwantz German ambassador to Brus Sels. Called on foreign minister Paul Henri Spaak and handed him a note asking for the Defin Ite Assurance that Belgium in Tenas under All circumstances to remain Neutral meaning even in Case Germany decides to try to crash through Holland along whose Borders German concentrations and artillery have during the last 48 hours assumed threatening proper that entering any new be taken into account. Met last sept. 11 study safeguards by m. W. Tie Hague Noy. 6. despatch to the Chicago daily news and Winnipeg free Cal experts of the Oslo states who in Brussels to for common interests As Noii belligerents Are for gathered again today at Copen Hagen to discuss grievances Conse quent on infringements of their neutrality status by nations at War. Sweden Norway Den Belgium and Holland Are grouped within the Oslo Trade convention. Sweden and Norway Are per Turbed by Russia s push in the Baltic and its demands on Finland a.11 of these Small Oslo neutrals Are not Only exposed German Politico economic pressure denied by the Case of Norway be cause of the City of Flint incident but Are subjected to serious losses by great Britain s blockade. An Orange Book or Sta a paper published by the dutch foreign minister e. N. Van a seffens Sheds Light on the troubles that befall the Small neutrals in the Northwestern european War zone. This Book contains British and German declarations to respect the neutrality of Holland but while the British pledge is in unconditional terms. Germany s is couched in that coun try s usual equivocal terms. The most urgent question for Holland and other Small neutrals however remains the very slow English methods of searching Neutral ships for contraband. Safer quarters by Richard Mowrer Budapest 6. Special radio temperature readings Low during night 6.30 a.m., nov. B 12.00 noon nov. C 2.00 p.m., nov. 6 High nov. A 1938 for full report of office see Page fifteen. Despatch to the Chicago daily news and Winnipeg free press the German government is pre paring to move to Vienna and Prague according to reports filtering in from Austria. Castle Schoene Brunne outside Vienna is being prepared to become the residence of fuehrer Adolf Hitler time it marshal Hermann Goering has sent his wife and child to Prague. If the reports Are Correct they May be taken As indications that the germans expect to begin Large scale bombing operations and expect to be bombed themselves As a result. Commit in cats now would be regarded by Germany As an unfriendly act and that Belgium was furthermore invited in its answer to clarify its relationship to Holland. Terribly impressed the belgians seem to have been terribly impressed. Their first cab inet meeting which met saturday evening failed to reach any conclusion and a second meeting was called for today in the presence of King Leopold. Apparently the belgians intend to answer first that their attitude remains one of strict neutrality second that Belgium will Only assume new International Obi an arrangement with it feels that its Security is being threatened which apparently Means that the belgians do not actually consider their Security threatened third that Belgium s relations to Holland will be dictated solely by considerations of Security a sort of phrase which Means Little or nothing. Some fear that the belgians will submit an answer to Germany that will tie Belgium s hands and make self defence extremely difficult and a common attitude with Holland almost impossible. But the outcome of foday s cab inet session must be awaited although it is doubtful i any of it is said. At the same rumoured that Field Bill this will be published in Belgium itself. Jesuu. Meantime hungarian Vii regard to German intentions i Clui us n Southeastern Europe Are in with creased by news posters pasted in Vienna depicting a lean German i j Soldier gnawing on a piece of bread while a fat Little hungarian peasant in costume is standing near him cat fat Juicy food. The caption on the poster is How Long is this situation Gobi Iglo the hungarians cannot forget that Vienna is Only four Budapest by German eyes hours away from train and dislike temperatures. Ltd mde in As ,0 suggest Villi Short i Onsi durable weather Bureau spokesman that the especially world s climate is getting warmer. British Columbia s recorded Wea ther history Here dates from 1875, or. Thorn said. But in Europe where records have been kept for much longer periods this gradual Rise in temperature has been proved. And accused the United states of warming its hands near the fire the sharply worded manifesto besides assailing the United states for repealing the embargo also attacked Italy and Japan. No mention was made of Ger Many in the manifesto which occupied four columns on the front Page of pravda communist party news paper. Looking in this direction. German experts have been despatched to All danubian coun tries this correspondent learns to try to find a Way of keeping a navigation Channel open after the Danube begins to freeze toward the end of this month. The Rich is largely dependent on the Dan ube route for supplies of Oil and Grain from Rumania and other Ottawa. Nov. B. Claiming that prime minister Mackenzie pledge to banish patronage during the War arc not being car out Hon. Or. R. J. Manion National conservative declared today that unless patronage is slopped he will bring it before parliament at the next session Fol lowing is the a jul of his statement the prime minister s statement in in ply to mine requires a few Brief comments. Before making them however it should be pointed out that the interpretation put upon my statement by some o the press in implying that my remarks referred Only to War contracts was wholly incorrect. 1 spoke of political Pat produce from Yugoslavia and Hun Gary. 25 years ago nov. A troops of the Indian expeditionary landed in Mesopotamia. Austro German forces retreated in Galicia and East Prussia. Turkish warship bombarded Batum russian port on Black sea. Ron age and favouritism in Canada s War work referring to appointments and promotions As Well As to other branches of that Effort throughout i Canada. Six weeks ago i wrote to the prime minister a Suggs slice that to Issue specific instructions to do Force away with Patron arc and favorit ism particularly As it applies to War work but from information which is constantly coming to me from Manion continued on Page 4. Column 2 spies spy on spies super Gestapo is reported created As nazis squabble Over soviet pact Paris nov. 6. Bulj the news j eluding he l Ordre said today in thu High nazi leaders blamed Hitler for accepting blackmail from Josef Stalin rather submit to Defea by the paper despatch from the German fron tier that grave dissatisfaction had broken out in High nazi circles Over Adolf Hitler s capitulation to than meanwhile French sources re Russia and that Heinrich irom Jle Frontier that 20 head of the nazi secret police had created a super Gestapo to keep watch on the regular Gestapo. The new organization is com posed of 120 secret functionaries granted extraordinary Powers in Munich bearers Naz is. Including of the nazi party Edal had been arrested for plot Ting to create a separatist bavarian government in the event Germany began to crumble in the War ;