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October 16, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
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U-Boat Food Stores GAOL-BREAKER TAKES
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an American Shipper. They are being taken to Juston.
EVIDENCE that some of the Nazi jubourd the United States merchant- U-boats, "pinnted" on skipping routes before the outbreak of war, are now running short of supplies, has been furnished/
An Ostend trawler hoo reported being stopped by a U-boat, whose commander asked for Ash for his crew of 40,
The trawler skipper offeruil him one basket, but the submarine com- mander insisted on having twn mor
well as some fresh cod. The trawler was then allowed to continue her trip.
The British liner Arandora Star- carrying £3,500,000 in gold and 441 passengers-ond four merchant ves- sels have reached pari sofely after i cluding U-boats.
days.
NEW NAZI THREAT
The German ratio announced the Nazis' Intention to reply to Britain's | blockade by herself Sauing a list of contraband goods.
It claimed that the British blockade was hitting neutral countries and that Germany would "protect" Diem and "replace, by Increased supplies, the deletencies caused by Britain."
TREATY RATIFIED
Lithuania Seals Hor Pact With Russia
GAS-MASK WITH HIM
Over Wall, Dodged Policeman, Vanished
-all in Two Minutes
WITHIN two minutes recently, a prisoner in Wand. sworth Gaol had escaped from a warder, climbed over the prison wall-carrying his gas mask-dodged a policeman in a busy street and disappeared. Late that night he had not been found.
The man, Benjamin Cooper, aged about 30, was serving a two years' sentence.
The Arandora Star is now in New KAUNAS, Oct. 15 (Reuter).-The York after a crossing which took 12 Lithuanian Parliament has uman
mously ratifled the treaty with Travelling without lights, she fre- Russin, which
He was working in the Governor's garden, watched was signed on Tues- quently changed course on instruc-day.
by a warder. Suddenly he made a dash for the wall. tions radioed by the Admiralty.
The Foreign Minister, in a sperch, Two more vessels were reported to [sud Lithunpla
confident that was
From window of her horse in the street. I was astonished by the have been sunk, but in each case the Russia would continue to respect her | Alma - terrace,
which acjoms the man's coniners, hut before I could crew have been rescued and are re-sovereignty and would not interfere dron, Mrs. Tin NOW what iralse a shout the policeman turned ported to he well. One of the ahipsin Lithuania's internal affairs.
happened next.
(round-und with that the man jump-| is from Eire, which is a neutral coun- He revealed that the Lithuanian
fence into the nursery She said "I was just looking outed over the try, and official eireles in Dublin ex-delegation at the Moscow talks had at for my window when i saw a shortish, a few moments, had cils- press surprise at the sinking.
first refused to agree to the demand man drop over the prisen wall and appeared." (The nursery, owned by The ships are:
for a Russian garrison in Lithuania, wall down the street.
Messrs. I. Neal and Co., Ltd., is The matra doors of the but Inter agreed with the Soviet "He seemed to be in a hurry, but opposite view that the war in Europe made did not run.
He was carrying un Precautionary measures necessary.
ordinary civilión gas-hask. had a ack over one arn, and was wearing prixon clothes.
Gartavon (1,777 tons), of Glasgow, Shelled and sunk by submarine. Crew landed in Azores by Swedish
tanker.
Inverlifter (9,450 tons), of Dublin. -Crew rescued by United States steamship R. G. Stwart.
The crew of the Blairlogie (14,425 tong), of Glasgow, previously reported sunk, were later reported to be safe
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LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter)-- Signor Bastianini, the new Italian Ambassador, arrived in London on post my house towards a policeman "He walked right down the street. Saturday night.
who was on point duly at the end of
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"The policeman dashed up street to the prison.
Leonds warders sprang over the wall as the prisoner had, and dozens lof them leapt over the fence and started searching the nursery gar- dens"
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (Reu- ter)-American newspapers, are Mrs. Tillman, who also saw the rs-Nazi Press Chief's allegation Miss Edith Palmer, a neighbour of still acidly commenting on the
cape, suki:
"He had almost got as far as the (later denied by the German policeman when the latter turned Government) that Britain would round and saw him. As soon as not be taking the action she is en the nun climb over the wall if the United States were not tried to shout to attract the police-
man's attention but could not make supporting her. myselt heard.
"UNCONCERNED"
The Tribune" of Oakland, Call- fornia, nals: "It Mr. Chamberlain Tooked the door on peace, which he
"A few moments later the prisoner did not, then why should a German passed right under my window. He appeal be made to President Roose- was hurrying a little but apparently velt, who twice castigated the dic- trying to look unconcerned as if he tators and whose invitation to a con- were on some errand or other."
ference in April-was-not answered by Wanders searched
the
Hitler?" nursery. There they found Goodman's inask.
Kas
Nazis Out-Manocuvred The journal concludes that the Auxiliary Bremen and special war Nazi regime has been manoeuvred reserve police also joined in the into a position where it must assume ehase, while a message was sent to
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Housewives were questioned and a starvation diel and conumandeer alli houses near the prison searched. available petral supplies and tyres Some of these were empty owing to from private cars and lorries to keep warlime evncuation and it was the military machine moving. thought he might have cencvaled Roosevelt To Intervena? himself there.
LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuler)No The grounds of the Royal Victoria|confirmation has been received direct Patriotic School, near the prison, from Washington of Mr. Cordell were also searched.
Hull's reported statement (broadcast Three years ago, after the whole by the Rome radio) that President of Britain had been searched for two Roosevelt is ready to intervene it all daya a prisoner who had escaped three belligerents request him to do From Wandsworth was found on the 350.
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