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Desperately, <
Between W<
, APS ARE USING ALL MODERN
INSTRUMENTS OF WARFARE;
SEEM TO HAVE BEST OF IT.
SHANGHAI.—American and Brit
ish officials joined today in feverish
efforts to strengthen military pro
tection around the international set
tlement and to evacuate foreigners
from the zone of greatest danger in
he impending battle between Chinese
and Japanese. United States Consul
General Edwin. S. Cunningham and
Lrit.sh. Consul General John F. Bren
nan pub.ished a joint notification to
American and British residents of
the Hongkew and Yangtzepo districts
to evacuate or be prepared to take
to cover. Scores of Americans moved
to safer districts.
SHANGHAI'.—Almost at the mo
... ..t that the general offensive was
an-.ounced the Chinese lines opened
p a heavy artillery barrage directed
against the Japanese positions in the
international settlement. Japanese
scouting parties soared up from the
army fields, flying over the Chinese
pos:tions in the Kiangwan district,
Between the Cliapei and Woosung
f _»rts.
SHANGHAI.—The Japanese Gen
eral Kinichiuyeda has ordered a Jap
Alaska Interests At
The Nation’s Capital |
(By W. A. S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—It now
appears that Seward will have a coal
bunker, in. connection With the Alaska
Railroad, hy the middle of the year
1932. Delegate Wickersham had in
troduced a bill in the House of Con
gress authorizing the erection of the
bunker and had made such a fair
presentation of tha need of this ne
cessity for coal development that he
felt encouraged to believe that the
committee of territories would favor
ably report the bill, in the very near
future. But this will not now be ne
cessary, for the bunkers are assured,
by reason of a report made yester
day to the committee by Secretary of
the Interior Wilbur. He states that
he now realizes the necessity for con
struction of the bunker, and that the
work will be undertaken by General
Manager of the Railroad, Co. O. P.
Ohlsen, with funds already available
to pay the cost. Among other things,
in his report to the committee, Sec
retary Wilbur, says:
“Assurances have lately been re
ceived tending to indicate that an ex
port business, in. coal can be developed
to a minimum rate of 10,000 tons per
annum, within the near future. In
vie wef dh eoutlook for the increase
of traffic, and on the recommendation
of the General Manager of the Rail
road, I have approved the project.
The matter is in the hands of the
General Manager for further action,
in line with his recommendation, k
is proposed to institute a charge of
50 cents per ton of coal for the util
ization of such facilities in the load-,
ing of vessels at Seward- In pro
I
ese i ighting
>n Battle Line |
josimg-Chapei
r- se general offensive against the
Chinese defenders of Shanghai at
:2» on February 20..
GENEVA.—The League of Nations
Counc.i, fir roly supported by every
xeat European power, made a last
desperate effort tonight to halt the
mpe: ding Japanese offensive against
Chinese troops at Shanghai. The
council urged and asked Japan to de
lay the i: r of e piration of her ul
5 at m to the Chinese and simul
ar.eot.sly convoked a special meeting
f th League’s General Assembly for
M ch 3 .o deal with the Far Eastern
-Uu. on.
WASHINGTON. — Thirty minutes
after the time set in their ultimatum
the Japanese launched their attack
against the Nineteenth Chinese route
army between Woosung and Chapei.
On a 16-mile front, converging on the
a lway center of Kiangwan, about
,.e l enter of the line, the Japanese
a . . s a.l the modern instruments
f waefa. - oil tanks, airplanes,
in ' y arid l.ry and
.]■ - . .S ;. gui.*. _ ngwan
i... g e lira s, but now
pp.u s uj be in the uaneis of the
Japanese.
Dick Rhodes, at McGrath, is feel
ing none too well, according to ad
vises received here a day or two ago.
ceedlng in the case it has been as
sumed that new legislation is not re
quired in vLw of the language al
l’eady contained in the Alaska Rail
road Act of March 12, 114. With re
gard to the special appropriation of
$75,000 proposed in this bill, I have
to recommend that the same be not
authorized, as it is expected to allot
an amount for the purpose from a
sufficient balance estimated to remain
available in the appropriation for the
current fisca year.”
The Bureau of Indian Affairs an
nounces that their new ship for Alas
ka service, to replace the Boxer, will
be launched on Jan. 18, at a ship
building yard in Seattle. Governor
Parks will be there to represent the
Interior Department, which has se
ected the name of North Star, sug
gt3tei by Ernest Walker Sawyer, by
will eh the vessel will be known after
ts completion in April next. The cast
of the vessel will be $389,300..
Delegate Wickersham has been
asked to lend his active support-—in
wh ch he vlad.y accedes—in securing
an appropriation of $30,000, so. that
the United States Government, might
participate in the second Ihtarna
u^na! or Jubi.ee Polar- Tear, pro
gram, August 1, 1932, to August 31,
1933. The first “polar year” camd to
fruition in August 1882, when four
teen expeditions were sent to the
field, twelve in the Arctic and two in
the Antarctic, by twelve different
countries, fully equipped for compre
hensive meteorological and magnetic
observations. The United S cates
(Continued on Page 3.).
DEMPSEY GETS FIRST SET
BACK IN COMEBACK CAM
PAIGN IN LEVINTSKY BOUT
CHICAGO. — Jark Dempsey had
the first setback of his comeback
• a. paign registered against him to
day, but he is not ready to retire.
King Levintsky, Chirago youngster,
shaded the former heavyweight
h ;; v m in a four-round exhibition
ih-rsday n ght at the Chicago
SLad’um before 23,000 persons, a new
j: io r bo ir;g record. The gross gate
e s w. re upward of $74,000, of
h h ii; prey received about $23,
a.id Levintsky $11,000.
Create Slate,
Manchuria
FORMER BOY EMPEROR
I CHINA, TO BE PROCLAIMED
PRESIDENT FEBRUARY 28.
MUKDEN.—The framework of a
i cw pro-Japanese state in Manchuria
was formed today, with the famous
Chinese militarist general Ma Chan
. h._n taking a leading role in friendly
eration with the Nipponese ead
whj crushed his army in a recent
.. i- It was understood that an in
e: . nt Manchu state would be
. v, d immediately.
MUKDEN-—Henry Puyi, formerly
the boy emperor of China, and last
cf the Mauchus, will arrive here Feb
ruary 28 to be proclaimed the first
president of the Manchurian republic.
He will be welcomed by one thousand
dignitaries, Japanese and Chinese
friendly to the Japanese interests.
Then, surrounded by Japanese officers
and Japanese arms, the new govern
ment will be proclaimed. It will
guarantee the larrying-out of all
treaty obligations made by the previ
ous Chinese regime and will asshe
vvh.te Edssiuns the right of ritizen
ship.
Brother Martial Lapeyre, who ar
rived here from Ganes creek last
Tuesday, coming in with Charlie
Coebel, left Wednesday for McGrath
.o join his associate, Brother Feltes,
w. o had arrived there with the mis
sion plane a couple of days previous.
Brother Lap.yre had been in Mc
C.uath only a few minutes when an
other mission plane arrived bringing
request that the two brothers proceed
at. once to Holy Cross, which they did
almost immediately. The plane of
Brothers Feltes and Lapeyre, it is un
derstood, will be shipped back to the
Packard factory for a thorough re
habilitation.
Mrs. E. Marsh, better known to her
many friends as “Shannon,” who suf
fered a paralytic stroke at her home
in Tacoma some weeks ago,is now
out of hospital and greatly improved,
according to advices received here
during the past few days, all of which
will be most welcome news to. her
numerous friends in these parts.
Deputy Marshal Frank Wiseman,
from Bethel, arrived at McGrath Fri
day, en route to Fairbanks. In cus
tody was on.- prisoner.
From this interior section there are
now about twenty individuals in Fair
banks, mostly in attendance at the
sesion of the District Court. Quite a
bunch from this particular section.
Joe Blanchell, from Yankee, is
spending a few days in town.
Items of Importance
In Reecnt News Events
FURS SALVAGED, CAPTAIN
AND CREW OF BAYCHIMO
ARE ON WAY OUT.
NOME, Alaska.—The captain and
two members of the crew of the ill
fated Baychimo, abandoned and be
lieved lost amid Arctic floes, left Kot
. zebue today for Fairbanks by plane.
Captain L. A. Cornwell, master of
the ship, a 100-ton British vessel
owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company
of London, said his crew salvaged the
cargo of furs while the craft was
held fast by ice. The boat was caught
in an ice pack last September off
Seahorse Island while en route south.
The crew left and made temporary
1 quarters on the mainland, and a se
vere storm swept the vessel away. It
was later located near Wrangell
! Island, but is now believed sunk by
icebergs. The remaining members of
the crew-will leave for Fairbanks on
February 22 by plane.
SII USUAL DIN’S ERUPTION
FEARED BY RESIDENTS
OF UNIFMAK ISLAND.
ANCHORAGE.—Residents if Uni
mak Island, Alaska, were apprehen
sive tonight that Shdshaldin vollano
may explode at any time. The vol
rano boomed like a hhge lannon to
day at two-mindte intervals. Reports
resolved here were that red-hot lava
had been emitting from the volhano
for thrfi^ days and gas exploded with
terrifih iforre when it emerged from
.nner crater and combined with oxy
gen of th eouter air. Hot rorks were
hurled thousands of feet from ■ the
! rrater, which is 8,950 feet above sea
level. The volcano was active last
week, then calmed.
SEATTLE.—Shushaldin volcano, on
Unimak Island, Alaska, was in vio
! lent eruption tonight, spreading ashes
over a ten-mile area, it was learned
here by radio.
The crater awakened ■ early last
week and sent dense clouds of smoke
aloft. A few days later it boomed
ike a cannon at two-minute intervals.
The most severe phase of its return
l.0 life hame tonight as lava sasraded
down the precipitous mounutainside
and ashes fell far inland.
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{ ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
LOS ANGELES MAYOR,
j LOS ANGELES.—An asserted at
! tempt to assassinate Mayor John C.
Torter of Los Angeles was frustrated
today when two policemen captured a
middie-aged night watchman as he
'■ appeared at the dcror 'of the mayor’s
office and pointed a revolver at the
executive. Jacob Bender, 58, em
I ployed as a night watchman by the
! Federal Industrial Alcohol division,
! was arrested. Captain ofT Detectives
Joe Taylor questioned Bender and
I claimed the man was a: religious fa
natic.
'290 WAR VETS MAY ORGANIZE
“BULLY BEEF CLUB.”
, Around a tin of bully, beef issued to
; them in France, world war veterans
will organize the Bully Beef Club
Tuesday night, after the model of
Stillwater’s famous Last Man’s Club.
W ith the tin can which is to be
eaten by the last survivor given a
: place of honor in the center of the
table, the veterans may joke about
which of them’will be the last man.
That is what they will do if they
follow -the first session of the war
organization, after which they made
the r plans. Two hundred and ninety
n ibers ar? eligible to ioln 11 ■ club
m All \ L.S td.i i ORGANIZE
SAYS TO MMOONEY WILE
RECEIVE FELL PARDON.
NEW YORK.—The New York
Daily News said tonight that Tom
Mooney will receive a full pardon
within a month. The article is writ
ten by Louis Rupel, Daily News re
ortcr. He said the word pardon had
b.en used frequently in circles in
which Mayor James J. Walker moves,
but the mayor himself has not been
quoted. Walker recently made a plea
for Mooney. The newspaper cited no
••peeial authority, but said it was
likely that Governor James Rolph, jr.,
would pardon Mooney around March
15. It pointed out that Mooney’s
pardon would give Walker tremen
dous political prestige and might
lead to his nomination as a candidate
for vice president of the Unitod
States.
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS
MAY FORM WISCONSIN COLONY.
MADISON, Wis.—A number of
farmers near Pierre, S. I)., may mi
grate to Wisconsinn and colonize
..new from cut-over timber lands in
ti.e north, under plans considered to
day by state officials. “We would
move next summer in time to erect
log huts and sheds for the following
winter,” stated an offer before the
colonization divison of the State De
partment of Agriculture. The grass
hoppers, drought and oth'r conditions
have reduced their means until they
contemplate migrating to some other
State where wood is plentiful and
land is cheap and productive. They
asked the State to donate a tract of
land that could be developed into a
good agricultural and dairy section.
MAY CAUSE SUSPENSION
OF AMERICAN SILK MILLS.
SAN FRANCISCO. — Continuation
of the Sino-Japanese trouble may
cause United States silk mills to sus
pend operations, according to Samuel
Pearson, president of the American
Sink Spinning Company, of Provi
dence, R. I. Most of the importnti
of raw silk from the Orient has beta
stopped and many factories will 1 avc
to close if the trouble is not ended in
six months, he said.
WASHINGTON.—The Senate late
today passed without record vote the
Administration's federal reserve
credit and currency and expansion
bill, designed to increase federal re
serve credit to banks and buttress
American gold reserves. The meas
ure was amended at the last minute
to extend from one to two years that
section providing for emergency issu
ance of money to protect gold re
serves and for loans to individual
banking concerns.
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla.-John I>.
Rockefeller and Sir Malcolm Camp
bell renewed a year-old acquaintance
today. They met after the 92-year
uld millionaire had completed his
daily round of golf. Sir Malcolm
wished continued jealth to Rockefel
ler. Rockefeller said he hoped Sir
Malcolm would break the world’s au
tomobile speed records he now holds.
The Daytona course became smoother
today, and the British driver hopes to
make a test run on Saturday or Sun
day.
FARIS.—The government of the
sturdy, black-haired Pierre Laval
was overthrown amid shouts of tri
ad hoots of derision in the
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