Merchantmen May Be Armed By Roosevelt
The Arkansan was hit by shell fragments during a Suez air raid and added to ships damaged in the sea war. Officials weigh arming merchant vessels as a presidential policy, with Congress likely to debate a proposal amid tensions over measures for war aid and neutral shipping. The Arkansan carried US ports trade to the Red Sea and had a crew of 38, plus one British and one Dutch member.
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Bomb Explodes in Nazi Beer Garden in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires bombs exploded at a German beer hall amid a push to expel Nazi Ambassador Edmund von Thermann. Police arrested two youths distributing pamphlets calling for the envoy's ouster as Congress probes anti Argentine propaganda and whether the ambassador should be expelled.
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Willkie Backs GOP Support Amid War Warning Signals
Istanbul observers report a likely Russian declaration of war on Bulgaria soon as Moscow seeks to destroy Varna and Burgas ports to curb German trade via Turkey. Bulgarian officials flag a Russian note alleging German Italian activity. Bulgaria denies buying Italian warships, restraining fleet entry to the Black Sea via the Dardanelles. The report notes Britain's Ankara dispatch and a continued war coverage.
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Willkie Plans Active Role in 1942 GOP Campaigns
Washington reports Wendell L. Willkie will work for Republicans who support Roosevelt's foreign policy and speak for internationalism over isolationism. He aims to back candidates like Senators Ball and Bridges, keep silent where Democrats defend Roosevelt policies, and influence McNary's stance as party balance shifts.
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Bridges
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Hollywoods Willkie counsel in war propaganda probe
Washington reports reveal Hollywood enlisted Wendell Willkie as counsel in a Senate subcommittee inquiry into motion picture war propaganda. Old rivalries aside, producers face tax cases, while a study of a 1940 campaign mis-edited Hopkins moment shows industry tensions. DN.
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Holly
Newark Group Cancels Reynolds Speech
The Advertising Club of Newark, New Jersey cancels Senator Robert R. Reynolds's September 24 address citing potential conflict with the national defense program amid Nazi incidents and Roosevelt's speeches. Club president Herbert S. Waters notes no indictment of Reynolds while substituting Robert St. John, former AP war correspondent.
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Finnish Denial of Peace Talks Amidst Frontier Restatement
Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope announced his government denies any overtures to settle hostilities with Russia. He stated no Finnish representative abroad has sought talks through any neutral country or the American minister to test whether negotiations for restoring the 1939 Finnish Russian frontier would be acceptable.
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America Won’t Desert China Says Senator George
Washington Sept 13 Senator George of Georgia a Foreign Relations Committee member voiced conviction that the United States would not desert the Chungking government in any rapprochement with Japan The Chinese have no reason to worry about any action we might take Secretary Hull at the State Department said there was nothing new in Japanese American relations He noted exploratory talks were under way to see if Pacific settlement negotiations could be feasible or desirable George said there was hope the freezing of Japanese assets might be resolved amicably but any settlement must consider Chiang Kai Shek's undeclared war with Japan Some Chinese feared an American pivot toward Japan could endanger war supplies via the Burma Road Chairman Connally said Tokyo relations would hinge on further developments continued on page 5
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Japan
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State Department
Hull
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Burma Road
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Tokyo
Forty Turkish villages destroyed by earthquake report
AP dispatch from Bern says forty villages in Van province were destroyed by an earthquake last Thursday in Eastern Turkey. Many deaths reported, but total unknown as transport and communications lines were hit. Destruction centered in Kara gusse and Erdjich areas. Patna and Deli in Agri Province also shaken. The movement to reconcile John L. Lewis with left forces in the CIO for a united front at the CIO convention is under way.
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Axis Ready For Battle With U S
Fascist observers in Rome say Germany and Italy would fight the United States in any sea area within reach as a result of what Virginio Gayda called Roosevelt's de facto declaration of war The aim in the Atlantic is to block American aid to England The big question is where American ships will shoot first Hull says American zones depend on Germany's actions and defense waters limits are fixed by both Axis powers.
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New Sea Giant Ahead Of Time
Washington reports a 35,000 ton battleship named Massachusetts will be launched September 23 at Quincy Mass. It is the fleet's 18th capital ship, seven months ahead of schedule, with nine 16 inch guns and twenty 5 inch secondary guns.
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Twenty Six Towns Recaptured as Red Armies Counter
Soviet western front forces launched a two week battle near Bryansk and pushed German units 10 to 12 miles back while recapturing twenty six towns and villages. Snow fell in Leningrad signaling harsh winter ahead as German tank corps were routed by Red forces under Kreutzer.
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Reopen Senate Oil Probe Targets Ickes For Answer
Washington dispatch reports that senators may reopen the petroleum inquiry to have Interior Secretary Ickes testify on a finding that no actual shortage exists. Ickes and defense petroleum coordinator Davies to return from vacation Monday. Rep Martin of Massachusetts calls for their removal.
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Ralph K. Davies
Americans Old Hands With Pirates As Part Of Tradition On Sea Lanes
A two article series traces America's freedom of the seas policy and the Roosevelt claim to keep open defensive waters. It recalls early clashes with the Dey of Algiers, tribute demands, and the 1812 War context. Accounts cover the Mary Ann incident, the Alleghany voyage, and the rise of U S naval response against piracy. Commodore Decatur prepares squadrons as the War of 1812 ends.
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U. S. Alleghany
Convoy Nazi Sea Battle Reported in Mid Ocean Clash
London report says a large British Atlantic convoy tangled with German submarines and four engined bombers in a three day running battle. Eight ships were lost, many lives believed sacrificed, as weather and torpedoes tested the convoy while gallant rescues continued under fire. The admiralty noted most of the convoy reached port safely, but did not give dates or total ship count.
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Germans Sentence Two To Death As Norway Simmers
Oslo reports say a German court martial sentenced two Norwegians to death and ten others to prison for acts against the Quisling regime. Death sentences were commuted to life, with other penalties from ten years to life for workers and union leaders. The piece notes arrests, fines in Skien, milk deliveries redirected to German troops, and factory unrest amid rumors of strikes.
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