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Allied Forces
German Mechanized Units In Heart Of Country
International Highway Report Submitted House
* Germany Accuses Britain Starting
Unrestricted Aerial Warfare On
Non-military Undefended Areas
UNDATED, April 25 f/P) — A
fierce battle raged for the con
trol of the Trondheim area, key
to the domination of Norway,
while there were signs of pos
sible unrestricted air warfare
seen in Berlin.
Authoritaitive British sources
said the bitterest fighting was
under way near Myra, north of
Steinkjer on Trondheim fjord.
Although there were no decisive
engagements, the Germans ap
parently held the advantage in
both land and air. They were re
ported digging in at Steinkjer af
ter a sharp encounter last night
in which the Allied advance forc
es were driven back six miles.
German planes spread the bat
tie front through central Norway
with wide bombing forays. The
German high command accused
Britain of opening the “aerial
warfare on undefended militarily
unimportant localities” after they
reported a bombing near Heide
in Schleswig Holstein.
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Foreboding for Sweden was al
so seen in one statement by an
authorized German source that
the hour for “decision” was ap
proaching.
The high command said two
enemy submarines were destroy
ed in the Skaggerak a cruiser
severely hit and British troops
driven back, which dug into new
positions and fought back fur
ther. The Nazi hammering of
Steinkjer is reported to have the
city in ruins and the inhabitants
are reported to have fled. British
planes bombed the German-held
fortress at the mouth of the
fjord and three nearby destroy
ers.
German warplanes bombed a
Norwegian troop 'train carrying
165 soldiers near Tynset, with ap
parently grave damage. Other
points along Trondheim also al
ong the railway were also at
tacked.
British Forces Fall Back For
Third Day Before Nazi Troops
And Admits Losing “First Trick'
UNDATED, April 26 </P>— Al
lied forces for the third time in
as many days fell back before
Germany's campaigners in Nor
way .whose flying columns have
driven swiftly into the heart of
the kingdom. The British War
Office admitted the new setback
came after the British conceded
they had already lost “the first
1 trick.” The war office said “lim
ited withdrawals” have been fore
ed by the strong mechanized Ger
man forces, aided by low-flying
warplanes south of Dornbas,
which is the railroad junction
point south of Trondheim, lying
50 miles north of Ringeby which
wras reached yesterday by two
westernmost German columns.
The British said the aircraft
now established in bases in Nor
way have begun “a vigorous of
fensive action.”
The German high command re
ported that warplanes yesterday
! damaged small British warships
l and transports, destroyed har
! bor facilities, bombarded troops.
I and destroyed eleven Allied air
planes in Norway. They said the
British attacked Oslo during the
nght but “no military damage”
was inflicted, while on the west
coast a British raid damaged sev
eral German planes on the
ground.
The British said German bas
es in Norway and Denmark were
bombed, oil tanks souith of Oslo
with hit and a large fire started,
transports attacked in Oslo
fjord, and that the fire started at
tacks on four large ships at Sta
vanger, the seaplane base. The
air ministry said British pilots,
and anti-aircraft gunners account
ed for 8 German planes shot
down and 9 others damaged, at
a cost of 5 British planes.
German Troops
Trying Reach
Trondheim
STOCKHOLM, April 25 (IP) —
Under a protective aerial bar
rage German troops rushed to
ward Roros, apparently in an ef
fort to reach Trondheim with
new reninforcements hurrying in
" forced marches.
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED
Old Papers For Sale
Stopped 35 Miles
From Objective
STOCKHOLM, April 25 (/P) —
The German motorized force
which hammered its way into
Roros was blocked from reach
inf Trondheim by a British col
umn at Storen, 35 miles to the
south. Swedish news agency cor
respondents reported and said
the German force was not very
strong leaving only small guard
units behind to guard the line of
communication.
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Alaska International Highway Report
Recommending Route Tapping Alaska
Panhandle Is Sent To The House
WASHINGTON, April 26 iff)—
! The Alaska International High
way Commission report was sub
mitted by President Roosevelt to
the House and recommended the
route tapping the Alaska pan
| handle. Representative Magnuson
j who prepared the report said he
i was informed that President
| Roosevelt and Canadian Prime
Minister MaeKenzie King dis
cussed it at Warm Springs earl
ier in the week.
The report said that such a
road was feasible and would im
prove the already friendly rela
tion between the two countries
and would develop rich Alaska
res areas and facilitate airplane
tr: v 1 by the establishment of
land ng fi. Ids along the road. It
was -aid to provide no serious en
gin .'ring problems and would op
en a vast new territory to set
tlement.
It was said the survey in 1933
indicated that the $14,000,000 cost
w aid be the same and no new
cost estimates are made but said
it was believed an acceptable
formula could be worked out
with Canada for the division of
the costs.
Outstanding
Norwegian
Airman Killed
STOCKHOLM. April 25 UP) —
Captain Hjalmar Risser Larsen,
outstanding Norwegian airman
and explorer was killed in the
first fighting at Oslo’s civil air
port when Germany invaded Nor
way.
The Norwegian Telegraph A.g
ency reported among other ex
ploits that Risser Larsen accom
panied Roald Amundsen and Gen
eral Umberto Nobile on their
North Pole flights.
It was reported that Risser Lar
sen declined to accept the Ger
man demands that he surrender
the airport and was killed when
hp resisted.
In January, 1933, he headed
an expedition into the Antarctic
and rescued from the ice two com
panions from a Norwegian whal
er.
Scalise Named
In 53-Count
I 11 d 1 C t 111 Cllt
NElfr YORK, Anril 26 (/P) —
George Scalise was named in a
53-count indictment charging con
spiracy and. extortion, the list
f alleged extortions totalling
$97,150, the victims including op
craters of hotels and rooming
houses as well as members of
unions.
CAUGHT BY “CAMERA TRAP’’
A “camera trap” rigged up by a Plymouth, Mass., theater manager
in hope of catching a burglar snapped this picture. As a result. Po
lice chief Russel Dearborn said a young man booked as EmestJ. F.
Dupuis was arrested on ten counts of breaking, entering & larceny.
Communist Organzer Testifies
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Party Intends Revolution Thru
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General Strike Basie Industries
WASHINGTON, April 25 (tP)—
Ezra Chase who said he had been
a Communist Party organizer in
Los Angeles, told the Dies Com
mittee that the party intended
to plunge the country into civil
war by calling a general strike
of the basic industries. He identi
fied, by what he said were the
minuses of the Los Angeles
county communist party conven
tion in March, 1937, which show
'd that the convention adopted
resolutions directing units be
formed, especially in CIO organ
izations, which he said were aim
ed to get the entire Los Angeles
population behind the trade un
ion movement and with commun
ist control it would be in a posi
tion to call a general strike.
Senate Sends
Alaska Harbors
Bill to House
WASHINGTON, April 26 (JP)—
items included in the Rivers and
Harbors bill approved by the Sen
ate yesterday and sent to the
House are:
Seldovia harbor $75,000.
Petersburg harbor $80,000.
Port Alexander harbor $31,000.
Wrangell harbor $189,000.
Metlakatla harbor $120,000.
Sitka harbor $109,000.
Elfin Cove $38,000.
Kodiak harbor $70,000.
Sailors Union
Of Pacific
—
SAN FRANCISCO. April 26;
(/P) — The Sailor’s Union of the
Pacific membership stopped work
in West Coast ports yesterday
and met and voted "practically
unanimously" to reject the wage!
increases of $7.50 a month that,
the employers offered. Secretary i
Lundeberg announced they want
$10. Lur.deberg said they would
continue taking a strike ballot,
uthorizing the negotiating com
mittee to call a walkout unless,
their demands are met. Able
bodied seamen now get $72.50 a i
month.
Grand Jury
Indicts 122 In
Liquor Ring
NEW YORK. April 25 (JP) — A
federal grand jury indicted 122
individuals, all but six of whom
were rounded up, on-charges of i
operating a vast five-state illicit
liquor empire, defrauding the
government of $1,600,000 in taxes
during the last ten months.
A Treasury Department spokes
man said it was the largest in
dictment ever returned by any
federal court and the roundup
was one of the greatest mass ar
rests ever affected.
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Permit Hook
Fishing Salmon
WASHINGTON, April 26 (JP)—
The House Merchant Marine com i
mittee approved the bill prohibit
ing the seizure of boats, nets and
seines of persons accused of vio
lating the Alaska fishing laws ua
til after his arrest, trial and con
viction. The committee also ap
proved the bill amending the Al
aska fisheries law to permit hook
and line salmon fishing for per
sonal use in certain Alaska wat
ers.
Makes Final
Gesture Power
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BATON ROUGE, April 26 <iPJ
— Governor Earl Long, retiring
May 14th, made a final gesture
of power, ordering all Lousiana
gambling stopped and also re
prieved his five supporters, con-,
victed of slugging on election,
day, when he was defeated.
Sheriffs throughout the state
were given 48 hours to remove
slot mahcines, pinball games and
other devices.
U. S. Meet Back
From \\ ar Games
HONOLULU, April 26 (R> —
The (fleet is back in Pearl Harbor
and 42,000 men and officers are
looking ahead to 10 days shore
leave after extended war games.
Hundreds of powerful search
lights played on the warships as
they filed in last night led by the
U. S. Pennsylvania.
Speed Burial For
198 Negroes
NATCHEZ. April 25 — Of
ficials speeded preparations for
(he burial of the 198 negroes who
perished in the dance hall fire.
Most of the bodies were still un
identified. Police Chief Serio said
he arrested 5 negroes suspected,
of setting the fire although Sher
iff Jenkins said investigation in
dicaited that the fire started ac
cidentally. ^