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Said In Custody iii ll. S. Warship

PANAMA, Oct. 2o —(AP)—1t was lnportedhere tonight, without 0111*‘ rial confirmation or denial, mm- m“ German freighter Havelland had been taken in custody by a Unit/Ed States worship off the Pacific coast

of Panama.

The 6,334-t0n vessel left son Jose. Cosin Rica, Oct. B. with Panama a5 her announced destination although her large cargo of Diesel oil no BfOiLfd speculation among ehiPPiIiB’ circles as to her actual purpose. '

Her course through the Americas neutral safety zone has been watch- ed with interest here.

Coming Events

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late for Notices in this column

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“Talkies-St. Peters Wednesday.

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ERMANs SEIZE U. sC. siglr

Freighter Loade

ascists Reported UrgingFormation

y’ Of Balkan Bloc

Diplomats Sen/love Resisting

Nazi - Soviet Expansion ‘ In, Thfirea.

(By Robert B. Parker, Jr., Associated Press Staff Writer) BUDAPEST, Oct. 23-(AP)—Reports that Italy was

foreshadowing better relations between the Fascist Gov- ernment and Great Britain and France.

Pointing out that such_ a Yugoslavia, Greece, Bllillllflfl, resist expansion of Soviet or gion, diplomats said it would provide a common ground for a meeting of the Fascists with the western allies.

There were widespread reports-without official con- firmution-thzit Premier Mussolini intended to call a meet- ing of the interested states at Rome or Belgrade, perhaps

of southeastern European Balkan diplomats tonight as

bloc, composed of Hungary, Rumania and Turkey, would German influence in the re-

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Says Hitler May Formally Declare War

LONDON, 0ct._ ill-Gucc- dl-yi-(CPP-Rlillh Isms-d. Ann- sterdun correspondent of the Daily Moll, reported today the Adolf Hitler may soon convoke the lteichstag to malrc a. formal.‘ declaration of wlr Great Britain and France. I

The Fuehrer’! conferences} with Nazi district leaders 011]. the morale of the populatlo ' gave him some cause for flection the w“ spondent add ed. He said it was nevertheless.‘ apparent that his racial group's: of advisers, such as Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbc trop, Propaganda Minister Joe flllh Goebbels and Police Chief‘ Heinrich Himmler, had for the

Fmoment increased their in- fluence with their leaders.

The Berlin consultations, lzznrd said, dealt with the fol- lowing qilesti0ns:—

l_ Monarchist-nationalist ten-

gdencles among German nrmy n

officer's. """-"'- ronorfcdlv took on new strength after the Soy-E let-Nazi pact.

2. Catholic resentment of the new German friendship with the Soviet Union.

Diplomats said the formation o1 a Balkan neutral bloc would be made easier by the fact that Tur- key already was allied with Bri- tain and France while Greece and Romania had French-British pledges" for defence of their in- dependence. Yugoslavia always has been in close sympathy with France and Britain. and King Boris of Bulgaria was said to tav- or close relations with those Dow-

GR.-

It was believed in most sou-th- eastem European capitals that B/ulggrlffg new Government, now being formed, would agree to co- operate with its nei hbors under Italian leadership. us post/Poli- ing territorial demands on Ru- manis and Greece. Premier and Foreign-Minister George Kios- seivanoiff was instructed today by King Boris to form a new cab- inet to replace the one which re- signed Thursday.

Indications in the Bllchafefli official press that Rumnnla fav- Qred the neutral bloc plan ca-mc n; the inspired Turkish press took pains to FlS‘=.Ol‘i2 tnnt Italy would benefit by the new miltunl assist- ance pact between Turkey and France and Britain.

Plans Reported For Jan-Soviet Arbitration

TOYKO. Oct. 2a —-(AP)-—Domel,

I 3. Growth ol’ Communist sen- ::timcnt among German workers. I, 4. Distress caused a large ' part nf the population by lack of Sufficient food and clothes. 5. Growing scarcity of raw rmlter-iais, forcing the closin ‘of many factories.

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F r e n c h Strengthen Outposts As Nazis Become Active Af- ter Long Calm.

(By Taylor Henry)

(Associated Press ,Staff Writer)

PARIS, Oct. 23 —<AP)-—German troops were reported tonight to be increasing pressure on the French advance line after five days of al- most dead calm on the western front. As the French strengthened their outposts to meet renewed German

‘British Sink’

the channel ship.

sold Germany had lost about l6 planes in last week‘; raids on Scapa Flow, the Pita-h of Forth and Brit- ish convoys. Tlley said these losses ouwteigherl damage inflicted by the raids and snid no British ship had been harmed to the extent that would have kept it from going to ses.

Of the revived u-boat activ- ity, nn_ authority said that in comparison with the intensive period of submarine wurfnre in i917 "the British losses last week amounted to only i0 per cent in number and 21 per cent

activity, reinforced patrols on both sires sklrlfféiVfd briskly along the” northern flank where the Nazlsl have been cautiously feeling theirl

Japanese news agency Xeilmied m‘

"Kilikors Hail, Bingo and dance Frill-iv nignt, October 21th. Lunch SCHCU. L-156l-l0-23-2i.

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"Masquerade Dance, St. Teresa's Hull, Wednesday, October 25th. Webster's Orchestra. L-l496-i0-2l-3i.

“The ladies of the Order of the E.i»'.urn star will hold a cake sale a‘. s. A. McDonald's Store on Sat- lulhly. October 28th. L-l607.

"Cnttle-We require s quantity of rows and bulls for bologna i‘.1-'_ll(‘ or write us for prices. ls- ir-nll Cold Storage Co.

L-SBO-D-SO-t!

"Come to Bazaar and Chicken Sllillier in Rollo Bay Hail Wednes- dlll‘ and Thursday, October 25th and 26th. Li-l532-l0-2l-3i.

"The postponed annual meet- illk oi the Borden Fox Show Will be held in town hall Borden on Tuesday. Oct. 24th st a p. m. E C. Bell, secretary Treasurer.

L-l562-l0-23-2i.

"Chicken Sup , Bazaar, Belfast inn. October figirbadies Aid Boc- lel)‘. St. John's Presbyterian Church-

L-1559-10-24-ll.

"Come to Ladies Aid Chicken Slipper, New Glasgow Hall Wednes- llav evening, October 26th. 1f not fine first fine night. L-l5B0-10-24-il-

"Reserve Wednesday, October‘ 95th for bot goose supper in Ca e Traverse Hall. L-1452-l0-l9- .

"Pleasant Valley United Church Chicken Supper at Frank Cuicllffekl, Fredericton, THGSGBY, October 24th. Silillier o to i0. 11-1429-10-18-24.

fiqhlkles-Murrsy River Thurs- llmv. Special show. 1v-ibiid-10-24-2i.

f"l‘ile Annual Chicken Suiigcl‘. Wlusloe United church, Wednes ay. October 26th in I-lnll. L-15B5-10-24-li

"Mt. Stewart Presbyterian Church cillfken Supper November 2n . L-1590—10-24-li.

"Buylna Flowl Wednesday until Valle

a “clot-x Ben , Rose y. Il-ltsa-lo-as-n.

day that lans are neuritic Win91": ion for arrbitrntion of Jk1liflIlet5r‘;-"3(filé_ let Rusinn differences over ‘e _ puted border between Japaris l???’ tectiogate bfMitgglélgflglliiO nnd Soy c - izef u er - . Although the foreign ofilce said concrete ste had been held in abey- uncc thus ill’. observers believed ii was getting rcaldy i0 "Dell the neg’ otldtions upon the arrival of Con- sinniin smetnnln, newly- appointed Russian ambassador to Tokyo.

international Situation At A Glance

_ T Russian NW‘ IWOSCEI‘; “n31? s‘am! "elshy- m; (jlty of Flint, taken to Murmnnr ‘k’ Monmty night by‘ Germs‘: rniilnu n; contraband priu. Russ Ir “mam; resume talks, observers P dict Finland milhi- “Med” “ma u‘ hnds 1,0 Soviets.

[DNDON-Two Gqrmu “hm” lnes sunk by Pllllmi- “w 151mm merchantmen sunk, 14 men ol

PARIS-French communique "-

ntrol encasement! i)" zveeztscriihfgnyendins n" '5" ‘mm’

BERLIN-interest centres on_ lm-_- wngnt foreign polio addreslual-cifil; dny by foreign min It"

Von Ribbentrop in Danlll.

PEST-ital forming bloc oflgfif... muons, lYcports any.

MA- U confirmed re It ulyilfblziiilted solves we'll"? 132'“ German freighter Havcisnd. 01H“ d", o" ‘swam; cqut (officials ill Wnéhlngton denied this rellilm)

GUTHENBURG. Sweden- Own- ers of Swedish steamship Album: hear she is lost in North Sen, men lssirll.

WASHUQGTQN Isennte refusrl

way with l" " as small as three and five men. The Fred... ttvening commun-

ique said there was “marked ac- tivity" of conduct elements west of the Saar River.

A5 the western front came to life, Premier Daladier announced he hud decided to summon Parlia- ment to meet toward the end of Noveminer to consider the i940 ‘cud- get for another war year.

The emergency powers under which Dnlstiic-r has been ruling France expire Nov. 30. All decrees enacted by iliS government must be approved by parliament before that date.

The meeting of parliament will‘ be the first since the war began.

ls Pessimistic

A pessimistic note was struck to- night by a retired French Gen- eral, Maurice Duvnl, writing in the authoritative Journal Des Debuts. He summed up the war to date by saying that the French were presented with the problem cracking the Siegfried Line and “simply had to admit our imPOi" ence."

The General wrote frankly that "we cannot turn the Siegfried Line unless the Germans. taking the in- itistlvc, attack through Holland. Belgium or Switzerland and draw us into action there."

General Duvsl added that unless the Siegfried Line fell from with- in because the French-British naval blockade caused s German political revolution, the onl route to victory might be a d-irec offen- sive against the German fortifica-

tions.

Although General Duval claimed the Siegfried Line would have to be cracked, French military author- ities hsve indicated their tactics were aimed st capping Germany's civilian morale, while avoiding "needless" sacrifice of troops.

SHIP HARPOONS wants

NEW YORK. Oct. 28—(CP)-—'l‘ile United‘ Slates liner American Ship- per accidentally tilrned itself lntos hulzu hsrpoon and sneaked a whale 1,200 miles at. sea, Capt. Robert l Sullivan said today on arrival from

to limit debate on prolwmi NW J of arms emhltlot

Liverpool. He had to reverse the - ship to shake ithc mu off the bun.

1 Col. Ebenezer Zane. c.

in tonnage."

An sir raid warning was sound- ed nt the Firth of Forth today when two unidentified aircraft appeared, but later it was found that no Ger- man planes were in the area

An auxiliary sir force squadron was given official credit for saving

Death Takes Zane Crey Fiction Writer

ALTADENA, Calif, Oct. 23—(A.P) -Zane Grey, whose prolific pen converted a. romantic picture of the old west into colorful reality for millions of readers, died today.

The 64-year-old former dentist who wrote more than T10 novel'--a‘l of them in longhund~suifered a sudden heart attack u‘. his palatial home,

His family said that although he was under treatment for n heart nilmcnt he hall appeared in excell- ent spirits. He had a slight attack of indigestion esterday but said it was "nothing worry about."

Grey, who deserted dentistry nf- ter four years of unsucceszful prac- tice in New York, wrote st the n- mazing rote of 100,000 words a month. never revising his man- uscript after the first draft. Mrs. Grey attended to all revision,

The writer, whose most svflctuc- ular successful boo “Riders Of The Purple Sage." smeared in 1918. still was producing fiction regular- ly 35 years after pilblieatlon of his first novel, "Betty Zane." in i004.

His death coincided with the np- pearance of his newest work "Western Union," a tale of the de- velopment of the nation's tele- graphic system.

Gzny was born Jan. 81. 187b, at Zsncsville, Ohio. His father. bewi! M. Grey, was an Ohio backwoods- man, readher and physician. Thro hi"; mother. Alice Joseph- ine Zane, he was descendcdhfrom S 6X- lie who crossed the Atlantic with William Penn.

In a naval conference authorities r

Three U-Boats‘ In Three Days

Two Under Water Craft Fall Victims To R. A. F.

Planes While Third Sinks Under Guns Of Navy.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDDN, Oct. 23—(CP Cable)—The Air Ministry zin- nounced today that Royal Air Force planes, darting for out to sen, sank two German submarines, bringing to three the number of submarines whose destruction has been disclosed during the last three days.

Belated reports gave further details of sent to the bottom by Brliish navy guns after being crip- pled hy a Bristol Channel merchant ship, as reported Sat- urday by the Ministry of Information.

_ Robert Whelnn, a gun crew member of the channel Ship,’ today told how the submarine was damaged in an hours shooting boutnvith his ship. A shell holed the U- bout damaging the diving apparatus and she was an easy Prey to the naval vessel which responded to an SOS from '

As Britons filled in the lull on the diplomatic and western fronts with war work and war pastimes, including a certain amount of “grousing," naval authorities report- ed U-boat warfare on Allied shipping had been intensified.

But observers pointed out the war on U-boats also has been intensified. The two submarines were sunk by planes ranging for from home bases. One was in the North Sea, the other in the Atlantic. Both were sent to the bottom by an explosive force of anti-submarine bombs. The pilots of‘ planes reported seeing oil and air bubbles rise to the sur- face after bombing the undersea raiders.

Before today’s announcement the Government report- ed that about one-third of 60 German submarines in ser- \ice at the start of the war had been sunk or damaged.

Senator Critical Cf Roosevcifs Neutrality Actions

WASHINGTON, Oct, 23-_(AP1._ —wns launched bv the Nazi party on the Administration Bill repealing the ltsuully United Slates Arms Embargo was months. blocked in the Senate lat/e today after opponents assailed the meas- ure anew and criticized the read- ing of s prayer for King George VI at church services attended by

A plan to shorten debate

President Roosevelt

Boilh Senators Clark (Democrat- (Republican- North Dakota) deplored the incl

Missouri) and Nye

iscopal Church, Hyde Park, prayed

the U-bozlt M

_. said there was no fighting “ex-

lilBBENTRliP TillK SAID ‘IMPCRJANT’

Speculation On Whether Foreign Minister Will Talk Peace Or Defiance

(By Melvin K. Whiteleather) (Associated Press Staff Writer)

BERLIN, Oct. 23 —(AP)—~Ger- manys interest centred tonight on a foreign policy speech the Reich Poriegn Minister, Joachim Von Ribbenirop, is to make in Danzig tomorrow before an organization oi.’ war veterans.

Officials would give no hint of what the foreign minister would say beyond declaring his speec scheduled for 8:15 P. M (3:15 P. . . S. T) was "important" Additional evidence that the Nazis attach significance to his words was seen in the announce- ment that translations would be furnished foreign newspapermen.

Political quarters speculated whether Adolf Hitler, with the military and diplomatic war fronts quiet, had commissioned Von Ribbentrop to make Mi- othcr peace gesture or to shake a defiant fist.

Authorities repeatedly have said Hitler would make no more peace proposals following rejection by Great Britain and France, of his latest terms announced in a Reich- stzlg speech Oct. 6 after the con- quest of Poland, demanding re- cognition of his territorial ac- quisitions.

This would not rule out the pos- silbllity, however, observers said. that some other high Nazi might inform the world that the door for peace is still open as far as Ger- many is concerned.

Another day of quiet on the weswrn front was reported in a high command communique which

cepiing artillery and reconnoitrlng activity.”

The communique reported a Brit- ish plane had flown over the rail- Vay station at Konnen, about l5 miles soiltheast of Aachen, on Oct. 2i and then disappeared over the Belgian frontier.

A campaign to consolidate the "home front“ —where many Ger- mans believe the last war was lost

as part of the political drive which occurs in the winter

Consigned To England When Captured.

_ WASHINGTON, Oct. 23—(AP)—'l‘he freighter City of Flint, owned by the United States Maritime Commission,

has been captured somewhere man raider and, according to

taken to Kola Bay, near Mursmansk, Russia. The 4,963-t0n vessel was en route from New York for Vdlffilasggvvf“ when taken. Reports to the

Liver

MQSCOW. Oct. 23—-(AP)—TaS!. Soviet Russian News Agency, reported tonight that a German crew hurl seized the llnlfl-d 51.110;

ship City of Flint and brought her

flag as a prize under contrnbrand regulations,

The Russian port of Murmansk

The news agency said 18 Nazi crewman from s German cruiser took charge of the 4.963-ton ship owned by the United states 51,111. time Commission and arrived in Kola Bay without n Soviet pilot,

Murmamk Port authorities for the time being detained the -.hip and interned the Germans, Trss added.

The City of Flint was said by Toss to have been en route from New York to Manchester, England, with n SJOO-ton cargo of tyne.

ton, grain, fruit, leather and wax.

The Toss report failed to say what became of the American

crew or when or where the ship w:

tilneiCornmission. Wlilélfdiiiiiaineeu the seizure, did-not. say on what grounds the ship was taken, but sumed the Germans considered she was carrying contra-

band to Great Britain.

tractors, grain, fruit. leather said the ship arrived at Kola

erican crewmen.

The United States Government immediately started inquiries to learn just what goods were carried by the craft, which is operated under charter of the United Stata lines, s. private organization sub- sidized by the government. Of- ficials said that if 51 per cent or more of the cargo consisted of con-

BERLIN. Oct. 24 —('I‘uesday) —(AP)—The German Admiral- ity and the Propaganda Min- istry said early today that they had no knowledge of the Unit- ed States freighter City Of Flint being seized by a German raider.

"No report of such action has

Second Russo- Finnish Talk

Gets Under Way

that God grant King George the strength “to vanquish and over-

oonle all his enemies."

Clark was directly critical of the

President.

By Witt Hancock Associated Press Staff Writer MOSCOW. Oct. 23 -(AP) —Rus- sin and Finland besan e. second Scr-

“I cannot refrain from referring ms of negommom wmgh; wmch ob-

to some of the tilings that have al-

scrvcrs believed may result in con-

ready gone on tending to show an B95510“ of Fmmsh 151mm to me so- vlet

absolute lack of neutrality on the . psi-t of the government, of some of

those in high position," he said.

"I refer to the action of the Pres-

ident yesterday, being present st service, having his picture

tagonlsts.”

The prayer in question was road from s Canadian prayer book of the Church of England. Clark said od idea lo read

prayer book at which the passage "God Save The King“ had been deleted and "God Save The

it would be a from a historc Wtlliamsburg. Va, in

President" written in

New Bulgarian Cabinet Formed

SOFIA, Oct. Zil-George Kiossleg- n ca - lnet which resigned last Thursday,

anoff, head of the Bulgaria ht formed a new ministry.

K Boris earlier today had conlriiizssloned the Premier to form a new Government, it was expect-

taken with the pastor who had been pruy- ing for the triumph of the King of ,ania. But would not win Great Britain over all of his an-

Dlplonlntlc circles believed Ru sia would emerge as the unchallenged master of the Gulf of Finland and a the Baltic as thee result of the con- ferences, following concessions gain- ed from Latvia, Estonia and Lithu- consent forlhel" troops to enter upon Finnish sol .

The delegation headed by Dr. Ju- ho Pnnsikivi, which arrived this morning with instructions from their government on how far Fin- land was prepared to accept Soviet proposals, was invited to the Krem-

lin at 6 p. m. (l p. m. AST) after waiting most of the day. The first talks were still under

way several hours later with the prospect they would be l umed sf- ter dinner.

It, was understood the Finns, backed by support of other Scandin- avian states, would oppose vigor- ously ally possible Ru=sian move to take over control of the strategic Aalancl Islands tn the Gulf of Bofhnia.

Meanwhile, indications of Russia's friendship with Germany was seen in reports from unofficial reliable sources that the government soon would give n 10-day “festival of German rrlflnciuding concerts by

ed that the new, regime would Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and oth- maintaln Bulgarias present initer- e1- German composer; national policy of strict neutrality.

Well-informed circles believed powers to govern by decree. sfiTrfiv-wififirb

VANCOUVER. Oct.

posed on seven of 2i

police court here today.

ed held, however, to enab men to leave the city. otbel