Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by edward C wayne army preparing f for or new recruits tension in balkan states increases As britain and axis exchange blows Us S community chest drives open EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns column they are those of 0 the news analyst and not uy ot at this newspaper released ti by western New newspaper THE WAR nelv scenes the balkans blossomed out as the new critical area in the european struggle german troops who earlier entered the country to seize the rich oilfields oil fields were increased and took over more territory ten divisions of nazi troops men as well as numerous aircraft arrived neutral sources said the actual goal was greek and turkish ports which control access to asia minor oil lines turkey and greece are allied to england as non belligerents turkey also has an alliance with russia and expected help from the soviet if the situation came to a showdown russia meanwhile made a vast military zone of Bes sarabia which it seized early this year from rumania many tacticians tactic ians believe russia ia was ready to oppose germany in in the balkans but others were less sanguine they believe russia already is outflanked out flanked in that theater A drive to greece and turkey also would give the axis powers a base on which to move toward suez from another angle causing a pincer movement with the italians moving east along the egyptian coast africa still was a gem for conquest gen charles de leader of the free france forces based himself at duala in th the e cam broons in tropical west africa his arrival coincided with a reception at dakar for gen maxime representative of the vichy forces neutral sailors escaping from dakar reported the senegal sector had been taken over by german authorities washington looked at the news apprehensively ly officials there believe the germans soon may use that air base for commercial nights flights to south america air war over england france belgium netherlands and germany furious a air ir battles continued the fight always was the same as yest yesterday erda y but more violent each side daily stepped up bombings of enemy territory the great st pauls cathedral in london was damaged many died each night under the debris of stores and apartments the germans used a new bomb combination explosive and incendiary berlin like london while able to deliver tremendous blows on its op 0 A ta vea 01 5 1 W 7 A here is actor producer charlie chaplin looking a bit dishevelled dishevel led as he is escorted into new york s astor asto r theater after fighting hi his a way through a friendly crowd to see the world premiere of his latest picture the great dilator dictator c the film has attracted wide attenni attention on because of the similarity between its tending leading characters and the actual men conf controlling rollin 9 the axis PO powers ers of europe position was unable completely to defend its home front british fliers increased the length and ferocity of their raids on the capital and industrial du centers germany began to evacuate children from berlin at sea british and italians both claimed victory in a mediterranean engagement the italians said a british aircraft carrier and destroyer were damaged the british declared the destroyer ajax which last summer took part in sinking the pocket battleship graf spee spec off south america engaged three italian cruisers sank two and crippled one the following day other british warships claimed to have sunk the third italian ship the british said they also had learned through neutral sources that two nazi transports had been sunk by RAF planes in the fre french harbor barbor of lorient three thousand germans german s were reported drowned burma road britain opened the road through burma to nationalistic china closed three months earlier in an attempt to appease japan japanese s since ince then have invaded indochina indo china and established bases base within swithin easy raiding distance of the road and its stations the british and chinese had landed thousands of american trucks in burma to aid transportation of munitions to gen chiang kai shek the situation yet may bring japan and the british into open conflict and the resulting snarl easily can involve american interests in do china and the outlying dutch east indies are the chief sources of americas supply of rubber and tin THE ARMY awaits recruits while mile men between the ages of 21 and 35 wondered which of them would be first called into camp under the selective service act the t Y S 1 r 1 y 5 4 p 4 I 1 g t 1 j a 41 r c ax I 1 I 1 1 i u senator rush dew holt oj of west vast virginia who voted against the dra draft it displays his selective service registration certificate indicating that despite his 0 opposition he comp liedwith the law aliga although 0 st he is 35 years old lie he is exempt from service as he is a member of congress army was p pushing with every degree of speed the preparations for their reception there still were indications many would no not t be ordered to report to camps on the date originally set november 15 barracks kitchens and sanitation facilities had not been completed in many camps and until these are in operating order many summoned may be sent to southern stations where they will be able to live under canvas to begin their toughening up process in three months time the average soldier is expected to be able to carry pack and equipment weighing 9 54 pounds and 8 ounces on a 20 consists of a rifle and bayonet weighing 10 pounds 8 ounces helmet of 2 pounds mess me ss kit I 1 pound raincoat 2 pounds 4 ounces half tent 2 pounds 8 ounces blankets 4 pounds haversack 2 pounds 8 ounces trench tools 2 pounds toilet articles 1 pound 5 ounces canteen and cup 3 pounds 8 ounces clothing 10 pounds 8 ounces first aid kit 4 ounces gas mask 5 pounds cartridges and belt 6 pounds dr clarence A dykstra form former er city manager of cincinnati has been named head of the draft administration by president roosevelt his salary will be a year which is half of what he received in cincinnati cin nati ti and less than he was getting as president of the university of wisconsin he has a leave of absence from the school president roosevelt will pick the first numbers irom from the goldfish bowl indicating which men will wi 11 be called first he will be blindfolded by col charles morris of elizabeth Elte abeth N J T the same man who blindfolded president wilson for the same job in 1917 LOOKING AHEAD coming eve events ants Movi esThe the motion picture industry is expected in the ne near ar future to announce another prize campaign somewhat r orne what like last years movies are your best entertainment drive FUND RAISING president speaks comm community unity chests in thousands of communities taking part in the 1940 mobilization for human needs opened their drives for funds the first gun fired was a speece speech h from the white house by president preside nt roosevelt the ancient injunction to love thy neighbor as thyself the president said still is the force that animates our faith a faith that we are determined shall live and conquer in a world poisoned by hatred and ravaged by war washington defense the capital is filled with rumors of impending changes in the defense commission setup following the election one rumor has it that if roosevelt wins he will offer wendell L willkie his republican opponent the position of commission chairman A more likely routine is that william A knudsen will be elevated to the position of chief of staff and that donald T nelson former sears roebuck executive expert will be coordinator co between the commissions several divisions secrets leaks in information supplied by the army to congressmen has irked defense officials it was indicated there will be a general tightening up two recent events were the final straws first members of the house appropriations committee made ade public details of an airport program that the army was guarding and asked be kept secret then rep van zandt R pa made an array arra Y of figures of arms equipment nt although chief of staff marshall was said to have requested the tables be treated as confidential otherwise on the washington front 41 secretary of state hull made public denial of rumors that he would resign fl 41 american diplomatic missions in rome and berlin were ordered home in what was described as a personnel shift fl 41 rumanian owned funds and securities curi ties totaling were frozen in U S banks during the balkan disturbances LABOR new deiv regulations with the federal law reducing the maximum hours of labor from 42 to 40 now in effect federal administrator philip B fleming announced regulations exempting thousands of white collar workers from the provisions to these the law will not require that overtime wages be paid overtime for all others other will swill be time and one half time the regulations are the result of months of study and hearings by the wage hour division they decided that an executive is one whose duty consists of management of an enterprise of subdivision sub division at a salary of at least 30 a week he also must have the power to hire or fire miscellany ac L col fulgencio Fulgen clo batista once a an n obscure army sergeant was inaugurated president of cuba for years he was the strong man back of a a long line of presidents batista decided he could better carry ca rry out his program from the presidential palace he was elected in july of peasant stock batista wants education for the illiterate thousands he has built schools scho laid out an agricultural health program and advanced public |