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PARIS, Oei, '15 (Reuter).--. An extraordinary version of the International Federation ut Tradic Things unanimously
· adoptril a resolution proclaiming unity of view with the French and British workers who are "defending
Merlie against wzression of Total- tarian states."
The resolution wedde that peace. could be contemplated only on a basis of restoration of gear- antres of the rights of nations and peoples. The cynical pro- posals of Hiler offer no guar- andre and open no prospects in this sens,
Royal Oak
ONE THIRD OF CREW · SURVIVE
HITVIVO
expect
London, Oet, 15.
Negotiations will Be Resumed in Few Days: Generated Optimism
The most important crisis during the week-end was that
that tallest would
of Finland and Russia. Reports from Helsingfors suggested a very serions situation, but later news WAH Continue and tint Stalin and not issued an ultimatum.
Rosevelt issued an appeal to M. Kalinin, Soviet President, to selijo maiters with Finland by negotiation. There has not yet been a reply.
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The effect of Me. Chamberlain's answer to Hiller has proved effective in disillusionian him as to the possibilities of Germany
Britnin with
Gertongy, nevertheless, compromising manoeuvring to draw in Roosevelt as mediator, but without
SITE CONS,
In France the allied troops are fully prepared for a German offensive. The British Expeditionary Furce is said to be in the highest spirits, better equipped than al any time previously, The Trading of this force secretly has mule a great impression. Nazi leaders are slated to be losing their nerve,
The British Admiralty matrees the destruction of more 1-hauts and it is stated that Germany admits the failure of the -boat war, but pretend,, that air hombing of merchant vessels will be more ofertive.
The Royal Navy suffered a tragic disaster in the loss of H.M.S. Royal Onk, believed to be due to submarine action of the coast of Spain,
BERLIN ALARMED BY
A LONE PLANE
BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Reuter).-Au ualdentifled acroplane flying at a great height over Berlin was fired on by anti-aircraft guns on Saturday evening..according to the Official News Agency. Owing to the height, the presence of the aircraft was disclosed only by the you of the engines,
afystery surrounds the Berlin repert of the unidentified plane over in city.
Berlin correspondents of Danish newrispers stalo a number of plants, believed to be British, wero over Berlin during a two-hour perla No alarm was sounded but the anti-aircraft guns
opened
fire at 9 p.m.
The Alr Ministry, however, states they have no knowledge of any rald over Berlin last night.
U.S. Neutrality Debate
Isolationists Demand British Possessions
Washington, Oct. 15. willing to plunge the United States
An extraordinary session of thej into war and grab another nation's Semale has been called for the pur-territory." Dose of speeding a decision on thu Neutrality Bill-Reuter Bulletin,
Isolationist Demand
Washington, Oct. 11. The isolationists have demanded that Great Britain and France sur- possessions in Bie Rekingfors, Oct. 14. prestige in Europe, for the Baltic tever their
Western Hemisphere So that the Finland regards the sitiuation astoral has, for centuries been closely tinited States can use them as Naval
Soviet inked with frussia. There was not very
Arious, Talls
with
Senator Alben Barkley nid, "It's rewardly, why are you not brave enough to take them in times of peace? Senator Lewis Schwellen- bach said, "It reminds me of Bolo- toy's demands to the Balkan cuan- tries."United Press.
In
The Admiralty announces the loss) of the battleship Royal Oak. The total enw was 13800 men. The An. mirad 1. snsd the EERST +371
Triter:hort bt is
Lindbergh Broadcast those thflv 1 Was et le a U-t.
Washington, Oct. 15. Among the survivors are Captain
nationwide Col. Lindbergh W. G. con deler de We Russia are, however, still considered much doubt whose influence was bebes, in payment of their war debts.
The extremist, Senttor Ernest broadcast has placed himself square- Hiver to trom, 19-1901, aw pussbie. Preudent Kailio, of Fin-coming paramount in the countries Landeen said, "Tell the Allies that ly on recred as opposing the repeal Comarinder I. P. Nielenside Pepfer, hand, has rated an eiersteney order belnit evacuated by Germany,
unless they puy within a certain of the arms embargo. He predicted The Royal Onk whe bastiahip of invoking the law of National Service, London commenta on the Soviel- 29,150 tons. Sh
Sales into the Eutropean War. He one of the five requiring every citizen to work for Lithuanian Treaty state that since period, we will send armed forces to that repeal would plunge the United Royal Saverea ela en fast been the defence and security of the coun- ! Poland was the ally of Britain, the Senator Robert Reynolds demand-said, "If we repeal the arms combargo filled with balzes arroz tort edoetry. An enlarged Cabinet has been latter could not connive at the cessioned Newfoundland and paris of with the pica of assisting one of the rendering her to it was captanser, formed, including
Lithuania. Nevertheless Canada. Bitter agitation followed waring sides to overcome the other, almost unrinkable,
famorily, which will be repersented it is recognised that the pessing of the dermand, Senator Tom Commally, then why mulend ourselves and talk The Royal Oak will be remember= |i9ith two Ministers.
Vilag canot be regarded in the same with flushed face, shouted, "You are of neutrality, Thung who sudvance ed for the incident in 1928. when Britain, watt hit
Very el cty light a. the Soviet-German partition · three court martials arose brón a negotiation between Finland ant of Poland, The Lithuanian treaty, it dune the quan reeks whore į Mo row. There
dual in-is pointed out, was forced on
ther
Swedish of Vilin
the West Indies and seize them.**
Bundesade Buurmare dated the les formation, but it is reported that the Liliumia at the point of the bayonet | SUBMARINE
Lithonia than under Germany or
had been inufted for the Natural! thing of 10 Straferin Autondi Fand moreover, the Polish inhabitants
Among the court mattiallel war Islands fi: boon teleg docupaon- (of Vilna will be · better nå under į Captain (now. Vier-Admiral Dewor) ; ftester. whn we larmely je ponilt for ars; Waited Poren From: Wie hinston - Russon. gonizing the convoy nyckman Inst war.
Death Roll Luge
Londra, Cet 15. The Admiralty has issued a further list of survivors of the Royal Oak containing eighteen names, making a total of $10, and nech that the possibility of further survivors must now be regarded as remste Reder,
טון
of
Vil.
CAMPAIGN DEFEATED
this argument should admit openly that repeal is a step to war.
"The next step would be extension of credits, next we should be sending American troops."-Dated Press.
Pittman Opposes
Washington, Oct. 14. sports that forveit hat discine ed Heuter reports from Copenhagen!
Senator Pittman made a formal That the United States' démarche that following the Soviet-Lithuanian!
Statement attacking Cvl. Lindberg's tha Pintank quration, Paet the 12thuanian Government will Plerer en
prap sal to face a distinction Do- took He form of a personal appeal to prese Genmany for the refurn
iween eftensive and defensive wea the Soylet President, M. Klinh Memel, The Soviet
London, Oct. 15. Is expected to So far Roo etelt has received Tenpoort the request-Reuter.
A special German
Jum in the embargo einuse of the commentary reply.
e sad that Lind- Emited Pressures from Kovno' now admits that her submarine cam- Neutrality Act.
of the apparently approve A Reuter message from Helsinki, state that rumours from Nga that paign has been defeated by the con- targ states that American circles there Lithuania intends demanding the re-voy system, but explains that Ger- tilarious "he und conquest" of the declare that when the American turn of Memel is an interpretation of many aircraft will prove effective hemen Democracies,
Seater Talt supported the enlar Ambassador made the demarche to the programme, which aims at the re- where binarines have failed.
repeal, declaring, that such a Berlin Reports
Moscow, he gained the impression turn of the Sulwalkik! Territory as a that Russia desired to reach a settle-¡supplement to the return of
German promises thut British sen measure would increase the United Berlin, Oct. 15.
iment with Finland by friendly dis-There is no indication of any movewer would by defeated by aerial States neutrality,
bombing have fallen so far short of The erbargă disveltulantes against for the return of Memei. Although the loss of the Royal Out Deus don.
fullment. No convoy has been at-England, France und any peaceful Many Lithuanian Germana refusel was reported in Germany. Berilla The Finish press reveived reports
nation, the, asserted. "We are under sources say that the German Govern- from Moscow that the first Soviet de to answer Hiller's repatriation call,cked from the air.
far greater mival obligation to removq ment 18 without information from mand: wire moderate, including abeenter they do ent wont to be de- Regarding the pacertion that Delevind in discriminating than we are Any Gorman source-of-the-rink log-request-for-propembe-in-the-edeg wribod-as-"rabbits-for-Hiller's politish destroyers stopped and searched to say a obtigations to Hitler sim The German Government is said tinntir en of the Aaland Island: feat experiments”
Japanese ships in Japanese territorial y because they happened to exist be waiting for a report from what The Finish information offer in Tla: Latvim President explaited waters, it is pointed but that it i the Be inning the war which he ever German uit any love freen; stockh “a st-tes that the Finietei yesterday, the new pact with Soviet incredible that British naval bvolves--Rester Bulletia,
idrlegal on at Mrrow 'reeciv ed atremia. I said that it would secure thorities after exercising sew poster : The Scantor advocated some major Later the German. He & Coonmagyi, sarnar-ndum from Stalin and not ton | Latvia frum threats of war. The for hundreds of years should be in, amendments to the Neutrality Law, insured rovanimipe stopant. The ultimatum:
Soviet garrisons in Lativn would be:imorant of their duties as deliberato- | escluding a dielamtion of the wor warship hat bere: sunk by t
German Retreat
nd to detent unprotected points of ly to affront a Power, which hase prohibétes of American ship. ---ITMULUT,
Latvia, fando, Oct. 14.
deelored strict neutrality.-Reuter. pinut in all ww.era willin 300 miles A dozen ships at Riga. poris will from the 14 in deep matata - the end main dr-embark Gernunt emigrants, begin-
`Destroyer Raiders de that lot of No poley re the War Eejning next week,
London, Oct. 15. According to German radio reports, Germany in future will use destroyers
warfare."Router.
Off Spanish Cons?
Bertin,
Unconfirmed repare fre
the sinking of the Roval Oak, nergy-
be the lood, on September 24.
Thre Cierz. B reite!
eding to The Times,
The paper continues that the first
The press reviewed the German Moscow for Huidance. elaims to the sinking of the British | Berlin. aircraft cartier Ark Royal as well as The second failure, says The Times, the Courageous and Royal Oalt. is likely to be more damaging to Nazi
Will Churchill now admit the loss
Evacuation Of Germans
Moscow, Oct. 14.
Ted T the coast of Spain.
Some Nazl sources etuturd But detent was when the plan to extend German bombers damaged a fruth the Nazi protectorate to the Calicioni The Tass agency refers to the red and not submarines for "economical Arilish decadmaught. 2011042751
salad delay iisavaried and the States of) 4xplanation in the foreign press re- to look talgarding evacuation of Germans in the |routh-east Europe began
Roosevelt Denial radher than Baltic countries, denying that the Evacuation has any connection with
Washington, Oct. 15. President Roosevelt states that he mutual assistance Daels signed by the Soviet with Baltic countries. The ne po information concerning the six submarines were evacuation, says the agency, is tolety report that conducted at the instance of the Ger-operating in the Carribean. reet and there have been wide-man Government, The British announcement of the spread expressions of sympathy.
The King of Sweden has invited the Jous of the Royal Oak was broadcast į
broadenst The news was
by the Danish and Norwegian sovereigns and the President of Finland to a confer- at Stockholm on October, if. The news of this demarche has been received with great satisfaction in Finland.
The President and Foreign Minister
of the Ark Royal", the German News Agency ass.
by radio throughout Germany and tome wireless sintion.-Reuter Bui- the news of the disaster carried ban- ftetin.
ner headlines in all the afternoon
papers.
This real new success represents
Not Too Serious A Loss
Landen, Oct. 15.
once
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at Europe. the flat prohibition of catlanke wa polligerents, kind the immita-- alon of the amoums of belligerents* currency to be purchased with the Umied States Stabilisation Fund.
in stated that Vice-President Garugr in making efforts in persuade the Administratim to accept the nudication of the Neutrality Law's shipping restrictions.
The Isolationist Senator Nye to- day told die Senget "We cannot badd soum promerity on the sands of wholesale murder."
He ended the advocates of the [embarsto repeal to accept the verdict Referring to reports that two for-industrials on the effect of war
pon United States economy". --United in tankers had refuelled off Miami, Cie President sold that this was B
Prezs Rood example of unverified rumours.
Safety Patrols Reuter Bulletin.
New Addition
bus
Washington, Oct. 14. Samter Peyper suggested that the American Republics conduct exten- dve parcel the satety belt.
the
a further bitter ferron in those | Et le pointed out that the sinking
New York, Oel. 15. English virdles which believed they [of the Royal Oait makes very little of Finland have issued a joint slute-
One more German U-boat
"If any belgeren Vlotules would be abl» wage a war of impression on British naval strength.ment declaring that the friendship of joined those patrolling the Caribbean starvation on Germany without takThe British Navy has 11 more battle the Scandinavian countries is greatly Sea on the lookout for British ship their vesels should be interned In fact, I think int a great risk," derinres the Boer- ishlps equally or more formidable, valued in times like there.
ping according to the Mexico City after the violation.
we thould sinh: sabmarines, cruiser (while there arò a further seven even sen Zeltung.- - United Press,
There is a spirit of optimism in correspondent of the New Yuric
Jual alner warshops who make the more formidable on the stocks, five | Helsingfors. is felt that Finland Times, jot which are nearing completion. now has the moral support of the It is stated that these submarinesiolation," he said.
and of the have been provisioned by German they want to vintate the zone, that's Referring to namn, he said, "II Rome, Ori, 15. There are also thrée battle cruisers, Sendinavian countries
shipa--Reuter Bulletin. The sinking of H.M.S. Royal Oak joue of which is the most powerful la United States.
their risk to cum.“- -United Press. With regard to the Moscow talks it has been received in Italy with deep the world.-Reuter Buttelin.
Italian Sympathy
On The Western Front
Huge Armies Face Each
Other Across Rhine
in hinted that the reason why the talks Convoys' Air Protection
were discontinued was because Fin-
London, Oct. 15. and desired line to consider the
All convoys arriving and leaving, Russion proposals, the exact nature (new receive air protection, extending of which was not yet known-hundreds of miles out to sea states iRenter.
the Ministry of Information. Even
From Amsterdam Reuter reportaj poor visibility have only caused slight that the German Government is now interruption in the convoy work by considering whether it would be reconnaissance planes.
During cheaper to move the capital of Poland
rainstorms
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