Show ' — ' - - y it i' — ' ' -- - i - t - I - - ' The Weather Nevada and Idaho — Fair Monday ind Tuesday except 1hciittered thunderstorMs ovir little change in ' temperature ' ' 4 Sp 1 - a ' - ' ' Vol 1 41 No 120 ' - - ' ' - Salt Like City Utah -- ' 1940 - -- 0 1 --- - 0M I 11 - i 0 i lt 16 s ' 0 ' g I I 414 1:i if ! nt Draft fr' it 4 Wait ' f w111Kle s 1 al 1 t t' ' - f- 1 i " a 1 1 1 lews dental nomination gave new encouragement Sunda) compulsory service bill porters of the a ' 'x $ Burke-Wadswor- !' ''s S A - ) j j r t"- Roosevelt—favoring byPresident - conscription in principle Mitt leaving the details to congress S'enator Wheeler (13) Montana recently challenged Willkie to saywhat he thought about conscriplion The Republican nominee replied that he would discuss this acalong with other issues in his a -' )J$ iI'l $ Ce6tance speech at C C C 1500 civilians Nearly Burke-Wadswor- --0"- - instufafticiemntetmhoed I) '' months the number weirtm four needed to fill the army's quota would be drafted bill would h The I Burke-Wadswort- put the draft into operation at once with 400000 men being called In October '' Bridges Critical Bridges said he was opposed to Maloney's bill remarking: "Either conscription is needed Immediately or It isn't 'needed at 'all If you favor conicription I 4ion't see how you can justify vot' Ing tó delay it" said proposal the Maloney Nye Avould be better than immediate 'conscription but asserted that he was reluctant to vote for any measure which 'would establish the precedent of fusing the draft in peacetime Kansas as- Senator Capper---01- ) w "should give voluntary enlistment efair Achancei to raise the forces necessary for our na- tional defense If the plan' does not work—and I am convinced that it will—then it will be time to coneider 'raising a conscript army in placetime" Heexpressed his views a radio address Sunday night - ' ‘ ste-- t i t 1 t 11 - : -- - - ' - ' :: ''"- ' - ' - otitbreak was reported Sunday afternoon at Bear Wallow west of Dubois Idaho and 200 men were called to the fire line A new J HOME x '' - t - v ' - - - - : '": i - ‘ Dies - 1 (Dbehind from -- - Tribune Intermountain Wire mouNTcountyl—Struck - ' ' Rolling Boulder Kills Utah Man - ' '' - :'' :"-- - $ s i 'vt ' 4 '' ' - ' ' t ' Ar is ' : 10 ' - - 4 ' 't ' I ) " 4 '‘ ? ' Soldiers Perish In Bunks as Transport Sinks - ' rs 7 — ''' ' t - is In Lake Mead Idertaken ' 1p 'f ' - 4 1 I ' - ton ir-- n 418004trtea— 4woolommoivill LI 1 fa:MA6X Reich economic minister scores free trade Walther Funk nations as lacking in:'comprehension of world economic problems German KOENIGSBERG Germany's gigantic air force following up an awesomea11- day combat alone 300 miles of England's south and east vast Sunday in which both sides suffered heavily struck furious new blows Monday against the northeast and southwest and evidently blasted tit northern Ireland for the first time Thc howlirig assault of Sunday directedmattnr aginst Britain's big Portland naval base on' the south shore extended to Harwich on the east f1 The British unofficially listed 69 nazi planes destroyed' and officially counted 60—the same official number as in Thursday's great battle over Dover Twenty-si- x British planes lost The Germans said 89 British planes were downed Sunday falling "like shot birds out of the sky" while they theniselves lost 17 in what they called the most successful raid Ito date on Britain LONDON Aug 11 (UP)—A German Uboat has torpedoed and sunk the 7290-to- n British troopin the ship Mohamed Ali Atlantic with a probable loss of 120 fives it was revealed Sunday night in a joint communique of the admiralty and war office Most of the 120 missing from a total of 860 men aboard the former Egyptian passenger vessel were soldiers trapped in their bunks as they slept Survivors Land The- 760 survivors were: landed at a Scoftish port (The fact that the attack occurred in the Atlantic might indicate that those aboard the transport were troops en route from Canada or perhapereinforcements being sent to northern Ireland) - 400-pla- y reichsbank president and ecominister roundly scored free trade nations including the United States Sunday and that barter is the only salvation for world commerce He agreed with Colonel Charles A Lindbergh that: "When the rich get too rich and the poor too poor' something happens" Opening the eastern fair spon- iored by Reichmarshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering Funk asserted that only German victory in the war would again make' possible "what always should have been: Peaceful economic competition In the interest of all nations participating in world-trade- " He declared the British blockade had been demolished "poll — and militarilr"-- -Goering spoke briefly calling attention to the fair's eastern and Russian exhibits sources pointed outthiappearance of the first Soviet exhibit here as indicative of German trade trends Funk attacked the American suggested "cartel" to dispose of the western worlds surpluses ' Semi-offici- 'the as war--"the- - Greatest Air Battle: Britain' and Germany ROME Aug 11 (A1--sudden fascist bolt of displeasure was shot atGreece Sunday by the official Italian news agency which charged Greeks ivith decapitating an Albanian nationalist and warned that such "evil crimes" will not go 1939 Red Cross Prepares to Rush Blood for Wounded Britdils (— WASHINGTON Aug 11 The mobilization of volunteer donors to furnish blood - plasma- - tO Great Britain's war wounded was !ito Aidof Turning Its flie upon the govJohn ernment of Dictator-PremiMetaxas which is inclined to friendliness toward Britain Stetani strongly indicated the alleged crime might fire Albanian nato bring some neighbor army medical corps in case of tionalists ing Greek territory into their emergency : The British Red Cross has in- Thrtiews homelandin a agency dispatch formed the organization here that Albanian capital it could use 300 liters of plasma from Tirana Chairman Norman Davis identified the beheaded victim- as weekly of the American Red Cross said Haut Hoggia declared "it is- not shipments would be made by clip- the only recent episode of political per plane if emergency conditions oppression by Greece" and warned: "Hoggia's sacrifice swill not be &mended The solution will be half blood In vain since news of the evil crime plasma and half a saline solution has deePly moved Albanians of This allows the material to be Ciamuria" Ciamurat is the border region kept Indefinitely la sterile bottles whereas whole blood is subject to In which Hoggia was said to have deterioration Experts said that been put 'to death Greek' "tyranny" unlike the whole blood used in Denouncing ordinary transfusions "typing" of over her Albanian minority Stefawas not necessary in plasma ni added that "Greek authorities seekas has been autheritadvely transfusions ' The New York association ad- tained by numerous witnesses vised the Red Cross that the cur- even have gone so far as to affirm rent price for blood plasma is $194 that Italians soon will be thrown a liter out of Albania" er Italian-o- ccupled announced Sunday by the Ameri' can Red Cross The donors will be New York City residents and the project will be conducted in cooperation with the Blood Transfusion Betterment association of New York The Red Cross will mobilize the donors and ship the expected thousands of liters of solution to the British Red Cross Red Cross officials said that to date no requests had been received from Germany for blood plasma Recently the Red Cross perfectedj experimental plans for the possible organization of a nation-wid- e corps of donors in'this country to make a supply available to the i 1 i t t 11:ohrten la one ill ' - uirdidtrhovivplieltd i 1 matched strength Sunday in dwisbyet sastrataoegpistsililme aotg jurectand one of history's great aerial battles a titanic series of com- the Hitler ' blitzkrieg i bats from dawn until late at did not indicate along more than 300 - Elitisioh rtehpeorrets nature of the 1 nmaligslest south and of England's coasts from Portland to Hit at Nav al Base Harwich Story page 1 colIn a single phase of Sunday's bi- g-umn 8 The foes made these claims aerial fight 200 nazi bombers and fighters screamed down - In assault and admissions: : o n Portland Germany: 89 British and 17 The conflict ringed from 25000 I German planes destroyed feet over England's chalk precithree British merchant ships pices to dogfights sunk and four damaged: Port- - over coastal towns while antiair'naval smashed raids base land craft cannon on ships and ashore Called most successful ever thundered at the nazi swarm Portland harbor apparently bore made on Britain Story page the brunt of the German attack 3 column I Britain: At least 60 of 400 The Germans said the -wharves buildings and facilities of that Jittacking German planes de- - great naval base suffered crippling stroyed against 26 British lost damage with huge fires started two warships damaged in Portand virtually every ship In the land by bomb splinters: a nuport sunk mkr of civilian casualties sul- The British acknowledged unde4 I fered: several churches bombed termined civilian casualties up and down the coast and destruction of while services in progress large numbers of houses and hits Story page 3 column 2 - on crowd-fille- d churches but were i Other Developments: - chary of reporting damage to nub objectives tary ' ' Ot e hundred- - and twenty 1 Strike Nazi gases lives lost when British transi They parried the German claims port Mohamed All with annoqncement of heavy dam toropedoed In Atlantic Italians push further into age done in royal air force raids on factorlea and naval British Somaliland and Kenya Saturday oases in Germany and airdromes colony and bomb Aden: Britin Holland and France ish saying - they encourage Amid the fury of the fighting Irallan thrusts as supply-waster- s the British also acknotiledged loss ' bomb Eritrea and of 120 lives in torpedoing of the I i in British troop transport Mohamed Nil concentrations in the Atlantic Somaliland Story page 2 col- All umn I Warships convoying 70 merchant vessels were reported attacked German report said three inter- -' ' Talk: chantmen were sunk and four ' German Economic Minister damaged i naFunk attacks free-tradThe British said minor damage tions Including P S Story on was caused to two warships by — and naval buildings splinters page 1 column 4 ' ' ashore were damaged news Italian agency charges ' The British 'said the Germans Greeks with "crimes" against a Albanians and says they will came in uncounted swarms One town counted at least four sepa- not go unanswered 'Story rate attacks StreetsI were spat- - - ' 034 1 6 column page tered with machine-gu- n ci fire and' homes and churches were wrecktel- i In one town alone 40) homes were Causes 4' Earthquake 1 smashed In a attack 1 and 150 ' others were damaged Panic in Lima From churches filled by townsfolk despite the raids the sound LIMA Peru Aug 11 41JP1:-4z 4" the strong long earth temblor start- of hymns swelled between ing at 8:25 p m E D T sent thunder of explosion& There were no estimates :of the I n Inhabitants tushing through the streets of Lima but aggregate casualties there were no casualties or dam Reports of new "minorities" tContinolott nil Psi Iwo) age teolunut Three) — must be thrown into the sea or used for fuel" Referring to Lindbirgh's re- - mark in a speech at Chicago August 4 theeconomic minister unanswered recalled his own address in Rome Stefani the agency said t54Ap 18 months ago when he said "the capitation has occurred near the old rich (nations) will become border in Albania united with poor and the young poor will Italy under the Italian crown since become rich" the flight of King Zog April 9 al " By Associated Press Greek Slaying Of Albanian Stirs Fascists r :: over the industrial midlands Wales and elsewhere and swept 'in repeatedly at a northeast point in the face of withering antlair craft fire A great explosion was heard in northern Ireland along the coast at a time that plans were spotted overhead indicating assault In a new quarter Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom long has been dis- - lit !V al Zone (Under the Ottawa agreement tion but only through productive results" he added "Thus world tradecan not be revived by theories but by intensive barter" - Funk declared that unless Europe could sell to manufacturing nations its overseas accumulations of raw materials piling up n uMmoeEnrdoaulys - Top Nelvs The rescuing ship was many hours in pickipg up the survivors many of whom clung almost naked to rafts and wreckage which was tossed about like match-stick- s of 1932 Britain accorded prefer ential treatment to her possessions in empire trade) "An economic system justifies Itself not through age or tradi- tI l ne Gist o'l Day's' arrangement to cite a more recent example the projected American cartel really are no show pieces of liberalistic economic comprehension" he said ed ft dly be-ta- nomic - were-admitte- All The Mohamed formerly operated out of Alexandria Egypt by the Pharoanic Mail lines was used by young King Farouk of Egypt for part of his honeymoon voyage two years ago The troopship torpedoed at righttime sank in about two hours and most of those aboard were rescued by a near-b- y ship despite 'extreme difficulty due to heavy seas A number of soldrers Jumped and charged free trade nations n with resorting to the embargo overboard when the transport to list and were drowned in and boycott to dominate world the rough sea trade and Toss In Heavy Sea "The Ottowa Funk 11 4 ' - By Associated Press World Must Adopt Barter Or Trade Dies Says Nazi Aug ik BERLIN Aug 12 (AP)—Germans declared Monday massed aerial assaults on England such as that executed Sunday would be continued with "the greatest energy" and said the nazi air fercenow-l- s ready to deliver a knock-o- ut blow ' ' forest With Hoover Aringlier ar 0' Defenders Meet Invaders WithFire From Planes Ground Guns Both Sides Stiffer Sweeping' Losses o Prey to German Sub s s 01Øelsw I -- in expressions by Bridges and Nye on a substitute "bill offered by Senator Maloney D) Connecticut Maloney proposed that volun- unone-yebe enlistments tory with the basic pay in- from $21 to $30 a month I z Tropical Storm Brings Havoc To South Coast ' i constamping out 8 flagration While none of the fires In Utah was believed serious efforts of one volunteer resulted in death The little talk?" A pause "Thanks" Winkle said and hung up Hoover finished making a statement to news writers regarding the European food situation Then he and his son Alan who accompanied him excused themselves SAVANNAH Ga Aug 11 (UP) from a dinner engagement with Wilikie and departed —A troplca4 hurricane drove inShortly afterward young Roose- land against the South Carolina-Georgi- a coast late Sunday throwvelt and his pretty brunette wife - (Continued on Page Five) ing communications into 'chaos (Column Two) damaging crops and property and forcing thousands of vacationists to shelter Historic Charleston one of the south's largest arts was cuts off from all wire co unication for hours Beaufort S C and the United States marine base at Par— ris island also were isolated as the Tribune Intermountain Wire BOULDER DAM Nev—Second storm—which had been brewing Lieutenant Laurence E Wernberg In the Atlantic ocean five days of Kelly Field Texas plunged to smashed against the mainland The heavy wind and rain sent his death Sunday at 10:45 a m when a new army plane he was thousands of resort week-endeflying to Kelly Field crashed into on Georgia and South Carolina beaches and Islands scurrying to Lake Mead behind Boulder dam Lieutenant Wernberg was one of mainland safety It crippled telefive pilots who stopped near Las graph and telephone lines PropVegas Saturday night after a flight erty damage was known to be extensive In Savannah and CharlesIn flew: Vultee machines The group took ton off Sunday morning for their Texas Beaufort In the approximate As they were flying over center of the area over which the base Parris the lake Lieutenant Wernberg's storm passed and near-b- y (Continued on Page Pivot plane apparently developed motor (Column Six trouble As he was gliding in for a forced landing the plane struck a cable extending across the lake Defense Board Seeks and plunged into the water which is 535 feet deep at that point Merchants The four other pilots returned to Las Vegas and notified authorld WASHINGTON Aug 11 (1111 — ties who immediately began drag- The national defense commission ging the lake for the body and announced Sunday that retail merchants had been Invited to confer plane The only visible evidence of the here August 29 with Miss Harriet crash was a spot of oil a pair of Elliott the commission's consumer earphones and one wheel which adviser to discuss cooperation of came to the surface after the plane Jettilers with the commission's consumer division submerged 11the - "i l ) v1- Vessel Falls 01''''77 "II Burke-Wadswor- th :i!' - or 1 demonstrated- r "84 or - Ta lis Troo sl ng k It ''! ' en- by dame loose a large boulder which ' and rolled down a hillside- Vol COLORADO SPRINGS Aug West 41 of Mountain Home was (UP)—Former President Herbert killed Sunday about 3:15 while Hoover excused himself SundaY helping fight a forest fire' in night from participation in a Miner's gulch on Rock creek ap17 miles north of strange meeting between Wendell proximately Tabiona L Willkie Republican presidential J E Gurr supervisor of the a n d Elliott Roosevelt nominee Wasatch national forest said Mr West was one of several men ensecond son of the president Mi7 Hoover had Just settled him- gaged to combat the blaze in heavself for a chat with Winkle after ily timbered land fle 'was workon a steep slope when a rock flying from Montana for an im- ing which presumably became loosened with the conference portant policy nominee when Willkie was advised after brush around It had burned that young Roosevelt and his wife rolled down the hill The rock hit Mr West on the had registered here at the Broad-mohotel Newsmen had been head killing him almost instantly The fire was reported to the summoned for a press conference forest office Sunday at 7:12 a m A crowd assembled in the Broad-moand by 6 p m had burned over portico only a short time 70 acres Mr Gurr previously had greeted Elliott end approXimately his wife the former Ruth Googins reported He said it started as far as could bp' determined from it of Fort Worth Texas Winkle seized the telephone in bolt of lightning It was expected to be under control by morning the sun parlor of his suite Two other fires less serious "I wouldn't be too strong on were reported on the east fork—of that" Hoover advised Winkle A member of the Winkle staff the Bear river and on Deer creek reached toward the telephone and a tributary ofon the Provo river (Continued Page Eighteen) said "111 'place the call" (Column six said Wilikie handle it" firmly He was connected "This is Wendell Willkie" he said to Elliott "Could you come up for a th '''' — - - 4 g victim was Von West 41 of Mountain Horne who was killed by a rolling boulder 17 miles north of Tabonia on the Wasatch national For Brief Chat ( 0'2 sup- Interrupts Talk Mil' Elwood ' : ''''' 4 Presideas Son at Hotel next Saturday Effect On Vote 1 II Willkle supports conscription 4' '' ' hill strategists saY his Capitol 1 statement may have perceptible et' ' k feet on the way Republicans in both the senate and house vote on ii conscription the '' I I measure Thus far senate Republicans t have shown themselves to be about as divided as Democrats on the measure which would require the registration of about 12000000 young men from 21 through 30 ' i' years old About 4500000 of these would be subject to a year's mill s y‘tary training '1 'Republican Senators Nye of I Aorth Dakota Johnson of California And Danaher of Connecticut t have been vigorously critical of I the measure but it has found de 1 fenders in Senators Austin of Vermont the assistant minority leader and Bridges of New Hampshire South of Dakota f Gurney 1 Silent McNary ISenator McIlary of Oregon the 'i leader and party nom- Reptiblican '11 for the vice presidency has been silent on his position but lii1 friends have said that while he cormight support proposal to would promise the measure they not be surprised to find him voting for it On final passage on Any declaration by Willkle conscription was not expected by n1 Most Republican legislator to spe911t city Mechanical details According'' ly both proponents and opponents meaof the sure said they felt the nominee's stand would have little effect on vote on compromise proposals these compromises Iwould a mixed reception was encounter 1 I - s kJ i 9 Willkie Sees - f - -- Sweep Utah Idaho Wyoming ' oe 't r New Outbreaks th AlthoughWillkie has not made nubile his views on compAsory lleading congressionalI l tlhi Inilenagh pRr a were known to be r ceeding on the premise that the nominee would take a position F o m e IA h a t similar to that assumed i tis h' s e t 11--- '4 s 3 I s rollees and forest service officials were called into action Sunday as brush and—timber fires broke out WASHINGTON Aug 11(AP)—Reports reaching Capitol in Utah Idaho and Wyoming Most serious blaze was in the hill that Wendell L Willkie might indorse the principle of mililake section of the WyoGrays accepting the Republican presi- ''ming national forest where more tary conscription irrhis-Tadresthan 600 fighters were engaged in to )1 1 Gigantic Air Fórce' AIñ At Big Naval Base ' Strike at North Ireland ScoreilfS- 'Cartel' Plan - - Capital Pears G O P Presidential Nominee "Might Okeh" Plan Would Sway Vote Observers Say )i - t i to ! 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