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4 Dead as Result Crash of Airliner
CHINESE TAKE BLOODY STAND AT PEIPING
Scientific Party Returns From St. Lawrence Island
GREAT BAY COMING.
Arriving in England, Mrs. J.
Barden Harriman, new minister
te Norway, said she believed! the
V. S. would soon have a woman
president.
Roads Barricaded
Following Clash
Two Killed
(Bv The Assi>C!Btf‘<1 Pv*»ss
UNDATED, Aug. 10, —Japan
ese roads leading into the Chin
ese area around Shanghai, were
barricaded tonight after a clash
in which one Chinese soldier and
one Japanese Were killed.
The clash came as Japanese re
fugees were vacuating th Yangt
ze valley and other central Chin
ese area, pouring into Shanghai.
The Japanese troops, following
a policy of caution, refrained
from any display of force after
the incident.
A responsible source said the
Japanese army apparently believ
ed the time had come for peace
negotiations with China, on the
Japanese army’s own terms.
While the Japanese arnoy com
pleted the conquest of northeast
ern Hopei Province, Japanese ad
ministrators moved in, apparent
ly planning to set up a perman
ent civil government which would
ignore the Chinese claims to
sovereignty.
Germany Protests
(By The Associate* Press)
LONDON, Aug. 9, — Germany
formally protested to Great Brit
tain against the expulsion of
three Nazi newspaper, who were
ordered to leave England by th<
Home Office last weekend. Nc
explanation of the action ha:
yet been made public.
More Officers
Needed By Japs
China Struggle
(Bv The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 10, — Emper
or Hirtohito showed extreme eon
cern over Chinese developments,
including the slaying of two
navy men.
He called the minister of war
to discuss the cabinet decision to
make more officers available for
China.
Chinese defenders of Peiping
took a bloody stand at Nankow
Pass, thirty miles northwest of
Peiping, in a desperate effort to
stem the Japanese tide rolling un
checked over tTie provinces of
Chahar and Suiyan.
Chinese sources reported that
a Japanese detachment had been
wiped out. Five thousand Japan
ese are reported to be moving
against the Pass, the gateway to
Kaigan, capital of Chahar, and
the broad tablelands westward to
Mongolia. Tension was eased in
Shanghai' over the slaying of an
official, when authorities agreed
to settle the incident by diplo
matic means.
TOKYO, Aug. 9—The govern
ment laid before Emperor Hiro
hito plans for second steps to deal
with Japan’s steadily widening
conflict with China. An official
announcement said that in view
of the utmost gravity of the sit
uation in North China, General
Sugiyama, war minister and Ad
miral Yonai, Navy Minister will
make a full report to a secret
session of the two chambers of
parliament. The steps reported to
the emperor by Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye were not dis
closed but authorities indicated
! they marked a definite advance
in the empire’s preparatin for
whatever may arise in China,
1 even war. First steps were under
stood to be the decisions of July
llth, when reinforcements were
first ordered to China.
Mattern On Hop
~
(By The Associated Press)
CHARLESTOWN, West Virgin
ia, Aug. 10, — James Mattern,
world-known flier, took off from
here last yesterday for Oklahoma
City, after discussing big plans
for his proposed flight across the
North Pole to Moscow, next year.
He was accompanied by Walter
Hallahan co-sponsor of the flight.
;! They will continue on to Los An
jgeles from Oklahoma City.
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he wedding of the Duke of Windsor, resigned his parish and announced lie uju'o toar the l nitid
States. In this ceremonv be used the same prayer book as he did in the Windsor-Wartield nuptials.
AIRLINER CRASHES INTO POWER
LINE DAYTONA BEACH
FOIR KILLED
(Bv The Associated Press)
DAYTON BEACH. Florida. Aug not burned.
10. -A fourteen passenger East- ^ from Kingston,
ern Airlines plane bound from Jamaica w G MarIan of Mexi
Chicago to Miami, crashed just,^ ^ ^ ^ mQrning of his
after its takeoff here, killing three .
j injuries.
and injuring six.
It struck a power pole, and Airport Manager Pete Dygert
fluttered helplessly through a said that the power which the
thicket of small trees. plane struck at 11 p.m. last night
The dead are Chief Pilot Stew was put up by the Florida Light
art Dietz, copilot Robert Reed, Company after faiiUie to woik
and Peter Philpot, a passenger, i of an underground cable. He de
The motors blazed momentarily clared that he was not notified
but the fuselage and wings were the power line had been elevated.
ALL VERY JOLLY. Arrayed In formal afternoon attire, Noel
Toward and Bath Chatterton attended the annnal theatrical tardea
partyat Regent’* park In London. It was a benefit for the Aetera’
orphanage.
Lower Court Bill
1 ■
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C Aug. 10.
i —The House today sent the sen
: ate's lo-wer court proposal bill to
[ the senate house conference com
mittee to work out an agreement
I agreeable to both. It is ejcpected
' to receive approval within a few!
| days.
'-—
Roosevelt Says
Vi ar In China Is
Very Disturbing
(By The Associated '’ress)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—Presi
dent Roosevelt described the
i Chinese and Japanese hostilities
! in North China as very disturbing
; and said he intends to remain in
: or near the White House to keep
in touch with the situation. Mr.
Roosevelt at his twice weekly
press conference did not discuss
the Smo-Japanese situation other
than to say he considered it dis
j turbing.
Earlier a formal statement is
sued by Sen. Key Pittman, Chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee was considered to empha
cising the United States’ deter
mination to stand clear of far
eastern hostilities. Pittman rebuk
ed those persons who “are impa
tiently and unreasonably urging
President Roosevelt and Secretary
of State Hull to state what ac
tion will be taken under the neu
trality act toward China and
Japan.”
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M. S. Nanuk Is
Back At Nome
After to Trip Is.
The motorship Nanuk. Captain
Aarnout Casteil, returned to the
Nome harbor about noon today
from a voyage to St. Lawrence
Island, a little over 100 miles off
the coast of Alaska.
Accompanying him when he left
Nome last Saturday afternoon
were Mrs. Alvin Polet and Gene
Mingus. The schooner, chartered
by Chas. Bunnell, Dean of the
University of Alaska, brought
back to Nome Father Murray,
Mrs. Murie and Miss Jean Bun
new. aaugnaer oi uean ounneu,
in addition to the round trippers.
Dr. Rainey, remained on St.
Lawrence Island to complete
some further investigations at
Kukulik, the scene of numerous
archaelogical mounds, which the
party was examining. He will be
taken off the island upon the re
turn of the Coast Guard Cutter
Northland, it was understood.
The Nanuk left Savoonga yes
terday afternoon about 2 p. m.,
making the trip in about 22 hours.
The weather was somewhat
rough on the voyage going over,
but ideal returning.
Upon his arrival at the island,
Captain Castell reported that a
heavy swell was running, break
ing on the reefs outside of Sav
oonga and he therefor did not
immediately go in. Instead, he
said, he misunderstood Eskimos’
waving on the shore to mean that
the party was at Gambell, so he
sailed there but found no one.
Returning he stopped at Kukulik,
took the party from there the
short distance to Savoonga where
they picked up some of their be
longings, and then sailed for
Nome.
The scientific party, it was un
derstood plans to return to Fair
banks soon by airplane.
Cannot Attend
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 10,
—The White House said today
“the pressure of other things”
will prevent President Roosevelt
from attending the senate harm
ony Democratic dinner tonight,
honoring Senator Barkley of Ken
tucky, who was chosen as Dem
ocratic leader of the senate foll
owing the death of Senator Jos
eph T. Robinson of Arkansas.
Instead, the President will send
a letter of greeting which will be
read by Vice President John N.
Garner.