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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
1
London reports a German Heinkel bombed the 8441 ton liner Domala at dawn near the English Channel, likely killing 108 aboard, the heaviest merchant ship toll since Athenia. The attack marks the first raid west of the Straits of Dover as war voices question leadership.
A Senate commerce subcommittee approved a Tobey resolution to drop personal income questions from the 1940 census by a 3 to 2 vote. The panel planned secrecy until tomorrow and will forward the measure to the full commerce committee for a vote before possible Senate floor action.
After six months of the European war American military men agree the conflict is deadlocked and no clear way out is visible. Officers differ on significance of events and whether a decision may come from current force lineup. time continues.
The House Appropriations Committee raised total budget cuts this year to 293 million dollars while a Senate move eyed using part of the 1 billion dollar treasury working cash. The panel cut 2.98 million from the Interior Department bill with 250 thousand earmarked for the Byrd Antarctic expedition. Senate leaders praised New Deal gains as seven years of Roosevelt administration. Farm loan bills seek self supporting land banks and lower farmer interest while a labor panel hears a motion picture company spokesman urging protection for employer discharge rights under amended Wagner Act.
Italy delivered a strong note to Britain denouncing Britain's coal blockade on Italian imports from Germany as a breach of the 1938 agreement and a wider contraband system. The protest urged respect for non belligerent rights and postal secrecy under the 1907 Hague convention while accusing Britain of coercive economic pressure.
Tokyo March 4 War Minister General Sunkoku Hata told the Diet that the Salvation Army must be placed under proper regulations to prevent espionage. He said military authorities were already monitoring the religious group's activities and questioned its ties to Britain.
Reports say a Farley for President delegate slate may be entered in Ohio against a Democratic slate backing Roosevelt if he seeks renomination. Under Ohio law Farley would need to declare as a candidate before the May 14 primary. Democrats warn a campaign could run in Ohio unless the Cleveland area delegate dispute is settled.
A 16 block area of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, began sinking due to old anthracite workings. Property damage is estimated at 1 million dollars as 2000 residents flee. Subsidence reached 18 to 20 inches by noon, with cracks, collapsed roofs, and gas and water mains failing. Police organized evacuations and the area was roped off. Continued on Page Two.
A fragment discusses the shift from monarchs to aristocratic rule, then to wealthy elites and business leaders. It traces how aristocracies ally with rich interests, exploit the many, and sow drone and pauper outcomes, leading to revolt and upheaval against the wealthy.
French dispatches report fresh German divisions entering the front behind the active line as reinforcements arrive. German raids seize prisoners near the Vosges while French ambushes trap troops in the Wissembourg gap. Miniature battles erupt along the front with heavy artillery as March moods loom and observers fear a potential blitz.
In Brussels on March 4 Germany apologized for the killing of a Belgian army aviator after a clash between three Belgian planes and a German bomber. The German ambassador voiced sincere regrets, and Belgium said it would consider any indemnity demand.
Navy officials reported sighting two abandoned lifeboats about 360 miles south and west of the Dominican Republic. Identified only by a Ha pag nameplate, the boats appeared from ships of the Hamburg American and North German Lloyd lines. One boat had capsized and the other filled with water, carrying sails spars and oars.
President Roosevelt marked the seventh anniversary of his New Deal era amid speculation about a possible third term. He told reporters he would not reveal his plans on the occasion. Rumors say he may back Hull or Jackson if he leaves the stage, with the Democratic convention July 15 looming.
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish forces repelled Soviet attempts to seize Viipuri as the battle rages. In the north near Petsamo and Lake Ladoga area, about 1200 Russians were killed in heavy fighting with Finnish units. Air and artillery exchanges intensify on the Viipuri isthmus as Soviet planes bomb positions behind the front.
In Basel Welles observes the front lines across the Rhine from a train window. He notes Germany on the east and France on the opposite bank as he travels through Bavaria toward Lausanne. He plans rest then to take the Simplon Orient Express for the United States.
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia orders the American Medical Association and affiliates to stand trial on monopoly charges. The court reverses a district ruling that medicine is a learned profession not within the Sherman Act, and holds that restraints on medical practice violate trade law.
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