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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1939 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1939 Price per copy mt
Russia Breaks off Relations Finland
Soviet Takes Action “To Protect External Security”
54-Day Chrysler Auto Strike Ends In Agreement
Soviets Report
New Clashes On
Russian Border
MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (JP) — The
Soviet radio tonight declared
that two new clashes occurred
between Finnish and Russian
frontier troops. The report said
three Finns were captured and
that later two artillery shells
burst in Soviet territory and Rus j
fian machine-gun fire repulsed
the Finns.
Finns Deny
Attempt Cross
Into Russia
HELSINKI, Nov. 28 (/P)—Mili
tary authorities denied the Rus
sian 1 adio-report that the Finns
tried to cross the frontier.
Accuse Finns of
Firing Artillery
Across Border
MOSCOW, Nov. 29 (JP) —Rus
sia’s smouldering dispute with
Finland was fanned by reports
of fresh border clashes in which
the Red Army is said to have re
pulsed with machine guns, Finn
ish troops attempting to cross
the frontier as a result of report j
ed clashes in which the Finnish
artillery was accused of sending
shells screaming across the bor
der. New Russian troops arc said
to have been dispatched to rein
force the frontier garrisons.
which observers estimated, al
ready contain at least a million
men.
Reports from Helsinki indicat
ed that Finland has approximate
ly 400,000 men under arms or
more than one-tenth of the na
tion’s population. At the same
time, the Communist Party pa
per The Pravda disclosed that
new classes of naval reserves
were called up for serveie with
the Baltic fleet which are con
ducting maneuvers from the bas
es recently obtained from Eston
ia and Latvia.
Finland Sent
Note to Russia
Contents Secret
HELSINKI, Nov. 29 UP)—Fin
land, cccused by the Soviet Un
ion of menacing Leningrad and
ctua'ly trying to invade Rus
sian territory, prepared a reply
ivhichL’ may determine the next
turn cf the war of nerves. Notes
of the draft, answer to Russia’:
charge cf "profound hostility by
government cf Finland to
ards the Soviet Union,” which
Moscow cited as grounds for to
night’s denunciation of the Fin
nish-Russian r.onagression pact,
were completed about midnight.
The contents of the note re
mained secret pending transmis
sion to Russia. Officials denied
that Finland was mobilized to
full military strength.
Two members of the Finnish
border patrol, near the village of
Pummang, at the northern tip of
Finland were reported as still
mussing despite a long search.
The cottage they occupied at the
isolated post was found in dis
order.
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Reply to Russia
HELISINXT, Nov. 29 (^—Fin
land sent Russia a soberly con
sidered reply to Russia’s denun
ciation of their non-aggression
pact. Officials declined to com
ment on the Finnish reply’s na
ture or tone, pending delivery at
the Kremlin.
Creaks Relations
—
MOSCOW, Nov. 29 (/P) —Rus
sia broke of diplomatic relations
with Finland. Premier Molotoff
telephoned the Finnish minister
and hand 1 him a note breaking
off tbs relations.
Finland Stunned
HELSINKI, Nov, 29 ,(A3)—1The
news of Russia’s action fell like
a thunderc.ap tonight. In Hel
sinki the foreign office promised:
i statement soon. 1
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Says Hostile
Policy Finland
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Causes Creak
LONDON, Nov. 29 (/P) — Pre
mier Molotoff of Russia in a fate
ful broadcast tonight announced
the severance of dplomatic rela
tions with Finland and said the
hostile policy of the Finnish gov
ernment “compels us to take irn I
mediate steps to safeguard our!
external security.’’ He called on.
the Red army and navy to be j
prepared for any eventuality'
along the Finnish border where'
incidents on the tense Baltic sit
uation have already been report-;
ed bv the Russians.
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John N. Ridgley, 107, is shown as he told Judge George Tazewe II from his bed at Portland, Ore.
that he was able to administer his daughter’s $77,000 estate. Rid gley’s son, William, says the aged
man isn’t fit to manage the funds
Delay Blockade
German Exports
Until December
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LONDON, Nov. 28 (TP) — The
King assured the British empire
I that the royal navy was keeping
the sea lanes “free and open”
despite the sinking of the armed
Merchantman Rawalpindi by two
German warships, and recent
heavy shipping losses. The mon- j
arch’s assurance was given in a
perch at the opening of the first
war session of parliament, as the
conflict wiih Germany brought
! on these developments.
An authoritative statement
| aid the application of the Brit
ish and French blockade against
I Germany exports was delayed i
! until December or for perhaps a
; week longer to soften the blow
j .0 neutral shippers.
I Britain manifested concern ov
I er the Finnish-Soviet border dis
f putc.
It was also announced that a
British auxiliary cruiser landed
73 German prisoners, including
12 officers at a Scottish port. It
is understood that they are sur
vivors from a sunken sub and
three German freighters whose
fate were not disclosed.
The armed merchantman Chit-1
ra, which brought home eleven
survivors of the Rawalpindi also
anded 32 German sailors from a
ship raptured in waters near Ice
land, in which the Rawalpindi
was sunk.
The Air Ministry announced
that Royal Air Force planes
made a “successful reconnaisance
flight into northwestern Ger
many tonight.”
Fond Minister Morrison told
he House of Commons that but
ter and bacon rationing would1
j start January eighth with pur
chases restricted to four ounces
a week per person. Consumers
were also asked to restrict their
sugar purchases to a pound per
person, though sugar has not yet
been rationed.
Mrs. Roosevelt To
Defend Youth i
—
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (>P)—
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt vol
unteered to testify before the:
1 Dies Committee in connection j
| with the activities of the Ameri- j
I can Youth Congress which she!
' defended against charges of com !
.munism this summer. She told
the press at a conference that she;
j was willing to “answer anyone’s i
questions asked in the the inter-!
est of youth.’’
First Chancellor of German
: Republic Dead in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 29 <JP) —
jPhillipp Scheidemann, aged 74,
! first chancellor of the post-war
I German republic, died of cancer
' here. He fled from Germany af
j ter Hitler came into power and
! has been living in a small Copen
| hagen flat, his only income the
j dole as an unemployed photo
j grapher.
PICTURE STORY OF RESCUE
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Capt. D J McKenzie (top), master of tlic American freighter Inde
pendence Hall, keeps a grim watch from his bridge as he directs
rescue of survivors of the torpedoed Yorkshire City and City of
Mandalay eft' the coast of Spain. More than GO passengers and
members cf (he crew died. Center, two members of the City of
Mandalay’s crew cling to a floating plank as they watch approach
of the American ship. Lower, a lifeboat from the City of Mandalay
approaches, Capt. P. Smalley standing in the stern waving a greet
ing to Capt. McKenzie. . .
Chrysler Auto
Strike Ended
After 54 Days
DETROIT, Nov. 2!) (/P)—■ The
longest and costliest labor dis
put in automobi e history, the
54-day deadlock between the
Chrysler Corporation and CIO
Auto Workers ended in an agree
ment on terms of a new working
contract.
Chrysler workers lost fifteen
million dollars in wages during
the 35-day working period of the
controversy. It is estimated the
dispute cost the corporation one
hundred two million dollars loss
j in sales for the start of the 1940
I production season. Only the rat
ification by union locals is need
ed to put the contract into effect
to start 58,000 Chrysler hourly
employees and an estimated
98,000 others in sales depart
ments, automotive parts plants,
and rubber and glass industries
affected by the long shutdown,
when Chrysler operations get
back to work tomorrow.
Informed sources said the new
con'ract provisions included a
general wage increase of three
■ .eats an hour for all Chrysler
.voikers, to make an added in
rease in Chrysii r s Marysville,
Michigan, plant and the Nt.ycas
;e, Indiana, plant to total about
uve million dollars annually. Al
io the establishment of a four
man reviewing board, two from
the United Auto Workers and
.wo from the Corporation to set
le any grievances incapable of
J adjustment through routine pro
I edure with provision for an im
partial mediator, mutt/, i iy ag
reed upon by the four members
! of the board, who may be called
I in as a last resort.
Inventor Of
Basketball Dies
I
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 28
(/P) —Doctor James A. Naismith,
aged 78, the inventor of basket
ball died here at 1:50 arm. of
heart disease following a cere
bral hemmorhage.