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OAKLAND TRIBUNE THURSDAY JUNE 27. 1940 PUNISH ROARS NAZI PRESS AS GERMANY IS BOMBED eace Effort FORD REFUSAL TO MANUFACTURE U.S. Fleet Is Pier Damaged KING CAROL BOWS TO SOVIET ULTIMATUM; CEDES PROVINCES 1 Six Hours Time Limit Given as Troops Mass on Border, Planes Bomb Villages In the Pacific' In Ferry Fire British Bomb Ruhr Valley Oil Plont Set Afire; Germans Again Raid Towns On Island PLANE MOTORS STIRS CANADA Stormy Session of Parliament Demands Selxure of Plant Ban on Dominion Sales Reporfedlpv Oiinlailio Navy Maintains Irs Secrecy On Destination Of War Squadron OTTAWA, June J7.yP Henry Continaed from Page 1 bell president of the Canadian firm, who until recently was chairman of the War Supply Board, now taken over by the munitions department Sparks From Salvage Torch Set 65-Yaar Bay Vessd Ablax. Continued from Page 1 tinguish the blaze with hand ex. tinguishers.

Ira Kane, 55, of 2919 Harper Street, Berkeley, was using the torch on the automobile deck to ford's refusal manufacture airplane motors for Great Britain has aroused demands in Parliament for massed troops, tanks and artillery at Continued from Page 1 WASHINGTON, June 27. (U.B Mystery surrounding movements of the northern frontier. (Soviet Russian circles in Mos cow were silent today regarding re in a dustrialized Ruhr Valley Canadian Government ban on Coldwell, acting leader of the Co Raid on Coast Bate! Meld 'Ridiculous' By German Sources By Associated Presi'. BERUK, i June ir- the fleet indicated today that President Roosevelt acte3 on secret naval sale of lord vehicles and seizure of daylight sortie yesterday. One British raider was said ports in Bucharest that Rumania had to Latvia to "implement" further her mutual assistance pacts with the little Baltic States on Germany's eastern flank.

LARGE PROVINCE (Bessarabia, 17,146 square miles, with a population in 1937 ol now is the third largest of Rumanian provinces, both In area and population It lies in ihe the Tort Canadian slant. I aprppri tn the Russian demand.) operative Commonwealth Federation, asserted four unemployed Detroit paraders were killed and many injured some years when they have scored hits on the center of and military intelligence reports In But arter a stormy debate In the an oil plant east of the Ruhr Valley. House of Commons and Senate yes. ordering it to leave Hawaii. cm through steel beams.

Another The Air Ministry announced to Apparently Germany and Italy both counseled Rumania to bow to the Russian demands. Ministers of the Axis powers conferred St length terday. Conservative leader were met with "strong-arm methods" at the outskirts of Dearborn, The fleet is three days out of fceo. Successfully bombed" togllsh night that the Royal Air Force yesterday bombed German-'occupiecT Hanson said in Commons: ''Public opinion in Canada and, 1 rxrts and plane factories kst.nlgm, with the young monarch. Lahlana Roads, Hawaii, steaming toward a secret destination.

where the main Ford plants are located. northeast corner of Rumania, sepa oeueve, tne United States at this Authoritative sources said that airdromes at Waalhaven, near Rotterdam in Holland, and at Bonn the high command announced to Official, usnnllv Informed nn HITLER DECORATION Russia demanded: rated by the Dniester River from Boviet Russia's Ukraine. (Until 1918, most of Bessarabia time will deal with Mr. Henry lord. I think we can leave it there." near Cologne and Dortmund east of day, but apparently the "thousand iaval movements, professed com Return of Bessarabia, pnee part of The House applauded Cold- fold retaliation for Brltlih attack well said: had been held by Russia for more plete ignorance of the fleet's mission Essen, Germany.

Further daylight raids were made today over Germany. Oil refineries (In Detroit, Ford said his decision against building plane engines for any purpose other than defense of "It's no wonder Hitler decorated than century. Mr, Ford." (Bessarabia is mainly agricultural. and of the specific International developments that precipitated the Czarlst Kussta; Cession of the northern part of the Province of once part of the Austro-Hungarlan empire, and Control of Rumania's big Black on Germany, object of pre clamor, was still to come, The. dally communique presented this picture of the European war: (In British newspapers corn and wheat being chief crops.

tne united States did not affect policies of Ford eomoanies in the at Misburg, near Hanover, at Bremen, and a factory near Salzbergen were attacked, the ministry said. order to get under way. They sug British Empire. carried Ford advertisemer which aid: "The vast' resources, human! and mechanical, of the great Da gen (Bucovina is a small province at the northernmost point of Rumania, lying at the junction of what were the Polish. Czechoslovak borders On gested that Roosevelt acted on highly confidential intelligence re Ford Motor ComDany of forces of occupation Sea port, Constanta, for a naval FLEET SALLIES Important segments of the French Navy were reported to have re rioved into the coastal region east ham (English Ford) factory are en ports which have not even circu men was stationed tne noa De-low with a fire extinguisher to prevent sparks reaching the oil there.

Despite the precaution, sparks leaped from the 'torch and touched ff the oil. The workman in tho hold scrambled to safety as the flames spread around him. LUMBER STOCK SAVED Chief Luticer led his men into the terrib'e heat to stop the flames from reaching the creosote-coated piles beside the ferry. They also moved lumber f-nm dncH of the Associated Box and Crate Company, to head the flames off there. A billowing cloud of smoke, visible from both sides of the Bay, toae from the burning craft.

The ferry, itself, was a glowing mass before the blaze was brought under control. At least two trucks, which were being used in the salvage opera tions. were destroyed. They were gaged on urgent national work to Canada, at Windsor, Ont, and other Ford plants located ih the British Empire are Using their facilities to the utmost for the Deduc of Bordeaux. The Dordogne sec tir wai reached Rumania.

It also adjoins Bessarabia. (Bucovina's population in 1937 fused to surrender for Internment the lated among higher Government officials here. FANTASTIC EUMOBS Fantastic rumors found currency i Under terms of the Petain Govern base, alon with railway bases and supervision of Galatl and Braila, two ports which control all navigation on the Danube. Granting of the latter provision would mean Russian control of all traffic on one of Germany's vital jThe Toronto Retail Fuel Dealers' was 910,997. The province wss a crown land of Austria until 1918.

ment's armistice with Germany and Italy. Eaay, repuls of "weak enemy naval forces" making reconnaia-f inoe attack! on the northern eoast France the night ef June 34-21 Association, which has about 200 members, resolved last night not tion of military equipment for the defense of the British Empire," Ford laid. They' art serving their On the collapse of Austria-Hun as "no news" remained the only official comment on the ship move-menu. Unconfirmed reports circu to handle Ford coke or put-chute other Ford products because, it said, lifelines. (Reports to Berlin said They were said to be assembling st French North African ports to continue the fight against the axis powers under direction of the people as uiey should do." CALLED SABOTEUR M.

3. Coldwell left-wins Sas gary in 1918, representatives of the Rumanians met at Cernowitz and proclaimed an assembly which voted union of the province with Rumania. Rumanian troops entered the his attitude is "anti-British." 'control of Tulcea, another Danube CThe British declared theae landing T-artiea obtained useful Information ii clashes with German troops.) (Other German sources declared the British raid on continental ports port, also was demanded.) lated that a foreign submarine had been sighted by the neutrality patrol near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. Another report, katchewen member of Commons, de British Navy and in cooperation Son Antonio Conceit Order for Ford Cart section on November 1L 1918. with General August Nogues, dared In.

the House that ''there, is an opportunity" for the official custodian of enemy property to take V-t 1 French high commissioner in North (Constanta, 149 miles southeast of Bucharest by rail, was founded likewise unconfirmed, asserted that Sinking of 15,000 tons of British Africa. tne movement of the fleet was rt on the deck at the Estuary end of SAN ANTONIO, June Maury Maverick said to by the soman Emperor, constant la ted to movements of Japanese chipping by a submarine. CIVILIANS KILLED Reports from Gibraltar said French warships and aircraft were over tne Ford subsidiary in Canada. He referred to Ford as "this highly-placed saboteur." the ferry and were reduced to twisted metal wrecks. A third tine the Great.

SeveKly damaged in the World War, it recovered dartnt city of San Antonio bad can fleet units in the Pacific, celed an order for 22 Ford auto Extraordinary precautions ordered assembled at Casablanca, French sumption British night sir rapidly and is Rumania's chief out-J Senator J. B. Black; New Bruns mobiles, explaining in a statement: in the Panama Canal Zone, lnclud Moroccan port on the Atlantic coast, Similar reports from Algeciras, wick Conservative, suggested in the let to the Black Sea. Its population in 1930 was 38.236. Ford has taken a stand against ihg sowing of live mine fields the Government in refusing to fill Spanish port near Gibraltar, said Senate that the Government cancel all orders tor Ford eautornent ai.d around both canal entrances, sug Rested that the fleet is heading to ward Balboa for a canal transit.

the French fleet had left Gibraltar orders of the National Defense run eil. We take our stand with the Gov CONFERENCE ASKED While military preparations were stepped up, Rumania's plea for a postponement of the Russian deadline was forwarded urgently, to Moscow. Rumania asked the Kremlin, to sgree to send delegates to a conference with Grigore Gafencu, former Rumanian foreign minister, to talk over the Soviet demands. Rumanian military planes pa trolled the Bucharest airport while antiaircraft guns were installed on the capital's tall buildings. All Rumanian shipping was ordered to remain in port In the midst of all these things the Rumanian public waa completely Ignorant of what was under way.

Newspapers Were forbidden by censor to mention the Russian Ulti forbid salt of Ford eara in Canada. Reports from Cernsuti, Bessarabia, said four Russian planes were fired on "near there, and that one was shot down. The others were is on Germsny. Th nign com. again said inn bombs caused military but ecknowl- id several civilians were killed cr injured.

three BrltUh aiders were shot down. Demands that England be pun-? ed "a thounndfofd fof nightly for Casablanca and for Algiers, Munitions Minister CD. How. ernment and will do no business Withdrawal of the fleet from the Mediterranean port who has been in charge of purchas with those against our Govern Presumably these ships would not Pacific at a time when Japan is promulgating a "Monroe Doctrine" truck, on the shore end, was burned, but may be saved, Learner said. He estimated that his loss would be more than $10XMW, of which $3000 was the value of the boat.

Planter's Dock, a restaurant 20 feet away, was scorched, but employees and firemen kept the flames from spreading to it. The headquarters of the Red Stack Tugboat Company, on the same dock, were menaced. BOAT C5 TEAKS OLD The Oakland, originally christened the Chrysopolis, was built as a Sacramento River boat more than 85 ing Army motor eauloment. much ment have been permitted to leave Gibraltar, where they would have of it from the Ford Motor Company for Eastern Asia and is reported aspiring toward leadership in the area raids on Germany swelled to an chorus in Berlin newspapers or canana, oeciarea: been under British command, unless their officers chose to continue the "We believe that Mr. Henry Ford of French In do -Chins and the Dutch Mbrgenthou Becks U.S.

in Ford Ceie "WASHINGTON. June Xt. has taken an attitude that is dis East Indies found no ready explana In one nlcht the newsbaoers said, said to have dropped bombs in nearby villages. Another account told of a clash between a Rumanian and a Russian plane. Last Monday, it was reported here, 100 Russian scouting planes flew over Bessarabia, and that several clashes of soldiers had taken place across the Dniester River, dividing line between Rumania and Soviet Russia.

war against the axis. AT ALEXANDRIA tinctly unfriendly to the British K7i imbs fell on German soil kill tion among 'fficials here. REMAINS STtONO FACTOB Secretary Morgenthau upheld today civilians and wounding tl la Other French warships are known tne Government's insistence that eornmuniti, Including The secrecy surrounding the fleet, Empire and every part, of it OftJDEft CANCELLED. "1 think we can aay thai he has been dealt with by the United States to have been stationed at Alex years ago. It was converted into a matum however, projected American tea' 1 im and Sterkrade.

TKOOPS ON BORDER any 'American manufacturer who makes Rolls-Royce airplane engines for his' own country should make them as well for the British, power into both the Atlantic and Pacific. So long as its whereabouts andria under British command when the armistices were signed, and there was speculation here that these ships also might be defying Government as perhaps the circum 3, official Oermab hews With the ultimatum having less Rumanian officials refused to con remain a mystery, its power is a stances warranted." vi Tbe united SUte Government is also reuorted .800 oombs i i i IMder, Getman-beld Dutch I just can't Imagine the British than six hours to run until it expiration, foreign military observ factor for consideration both in dt firm or deny the reports of the infantry skirmishes. (Soviet authori has cancelled Its own. order with the terms. The Gibraltar reports said com base, the night of Jut) 24 velopments around Indo-Chlna and ers were informed that heavy con being shut off from their own engines," said the Treasury Secretary, who himself obtained from the i Mid there w-re 3tt dead end the Atlantic, manders of all naval vessels at ties also declined comment.) The Rumanian Airlines suspended centrations of Red Army troops, tanks and artillery were massing The Navy, meanwhile, dispatched 3 wounded Casablanca had assured General Ford for plane motors.

At the time negotiations were in progress It was pointed out Out the United States order alone, without a British order, all commercial service from the a third cruiser to South American Nogues they would continue the a km. the Dniester River and the British American rights tor mauu facture of the engine. capital to Bessarabian cities. waters, ostensibly on a good will war. former Polish-Rumanian frontier.

Ai i icrdam correspondents today jo persons were killed and a imbcr wounded in a British sir i ui Haarlem. 13 miles west of "As a matter of fairness and pol would to insufficient to justify the call. The cruiser. Phoenix, Rumania has nearly 1,500.000 men Armored Car Driver, Icy," Morgenthau told his press eon' ference, the Administration had to General Nogues two days ago declared his Moroccan troops would not yield one Inch of French North under arms, many of whom have ferry in U7S, when the Sacramento became filled with plaeer mining debris and was too shallow for navigation. The ferry had a spotted career In the Bay, and featured in half a dozen collisions with other craft In one of them, in W0, the boat coUided with the freighter Pennsylvania in midstream and 40 of her 300 passengers scrambled up the Jacob's ladder of the bigger ship.

No lives were Bocsws of its age, the Oakland finally was transferred to the Estuary run by order Of UJS. inspectors because less travel would mean fewer passengers on Its upper decks. When it was built, the Oakland was as one of the steamboat engineering marvets of the age. When it was sold by the Southern Pacific last Spring, tt was good only stationed in the Pacific, Is en route id Valparaiso. Chile, The cruiser, dam.

and a village south of been concentrated In Bessarabia and planned mass production.) Howe added, however, the Ford Canadian Company was "beyond criticism JB, that it ha eo-operated $27,000 Disappear Cuincy, is at Montevideo, capital of 1 I Mder last nighL A eorre- cancel negotiations with Henry Ford for loint British-American Bucovina. African territory without a fight. The British Air Ministry an Uruguay. The cruiser, Wichita, is THA Am IftnAtM. 1.1.4 mmIu at Rib da but reportedly diplomatic and military engind'Drder, when Ford refused to rn said Eotterdaor was i without casualties, damag-i i ouBei just repaired after the nounced three German bombers observers long have expressed be completely with the Government in filling war orders.

make motors for anr country Other Was preparing to sau shortly to Join were shot down, In last nJRht's raid thah the United Withe uinc at MonUvidoo and a fourth seriously damaged, that armored car driver and. $27,000 he wad transporting fo the Federal Reserve Bank vaniahed today, police reported, after the truck had been baited to allow Its two guards to eat. Police, expressing the theory that bombing in May.1 1 I EFFOBT REPOETED no serious had been done. And that there "only slight The German short news Freighter Sunk casualties." Teamster Peace Awaits New Vote LONDON. June 27.

(IF)- War Minister Anthony Eden the driver, Thomas F. Fbelan, had declared Inst night i nd is making "well-camou. i attempts to get In touch with Yugoslav freighter Ltbud, 5334 tons, was sunk June 20 in the Irish Sea been kidnaped, with the money, began an immediate search. lief, however, that King Carol would be unwilling to attempt to oppose Russian demands by force. They held this view particularly since, Germany and Italy authoritatively! were reported to have consented to! Molotoff's demands as the price of Russia's pressure to keep Turkey out of the side of the Allies and Soviet economic aid to the Axis powers.

(A similar expression was forthcoming when Russia recently marched into Lithuania, Estonia and lor salvage. the axis powers." lor warned that such attacks would be1 continued, and that "possibly other forms of attack will be attempted I am convinced that these csn be repulsed." i "probably through striking a mine," the Berlin radio quoted a Belgrade i we negotiations. (Aufhoritative sources In Ltm. Continued front' Fage 1 one week's vacation with pay, uniform an. starting time and a M-cent daily wage increase, in place of dispatch in a broadcast heard here i described this broadcast lis "positive rubbish and absolute mm Eden warned the population tonight.

The ship was bound from South Africa to Liverpool. The crew was rescued. against taking to the roads as the original si daily raise demand. employers and the union. While the Oakland Plan was not represented at the session, it continues to act as representative for the draymen, Seott said.

As the union commute met this morning to complete the draft of its counteroffer, Real announced the negotiation of a new contract with the Steel Warehouse Distributors Association of Oakland. refugees. stated no such move has been, or will be, contemplated.) I i.orts from German-occupied In advance of recelot of the of irwny stated reconstruction in the JVtrvik ore port region had pro-i so light trains could use "bn railroad line to the Swedish1 fer, employers withheld comment, but it was pointed out that the proposal was Identical with an informal compromise suggestion made by Seal and rejected by draymen early in the dispute. The agreement to sumbit each others compromise proposals to 'Wet' Judge Dies FALL RIVER, June Federal Judge James Madison Morton 70, retired, a caustic over which ore from Swed-i mines formerly was transported. A Russian delegation reached Berlin last night to discuss a treaty to Mittie border problems in Poland.

rationed last Fall by Germany Russia. AT FRANKLIN TWINOAKI 200 0 1 a a OAKLAND secret votes was reached at a pro tracted session 'held yesterday by Mathewson and City Manager John F. Hassler with representatives of critic of prohibition during the ory aiea today. WW SAVE AND INVEST PRE-IIOLIDAY 1 HE people with worthwhile savings REDUCTIONS reserves are mostly those who deposit a moderate amount the first thing eech pay day before they are tempted to spend it. Thia simple system is almost always more successful than saving haphazardly as yon have "money to spare." American Trust Company's many conveniently located offices make easy to save wisely by saving regularly.

i' This bank will welcome your savings account regardless of size. SUMMER DRESSES NEW dresses, and startling values at these prices. Summery casual and dressy types for rural and urban living. Sixes 10 to 38. witfothe Golden West" Before July 10th In all Its yem'cf service this Institution hat never caused tht loss of a tingle dollar to any Investor.

Nor has it ever been necessary to ask notice when an in jvestot (depositor) wished to withdraw funds. Sarong guarantee Capital Stock and Reserves protect Our investors. Membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank system further provides a large reservoir of credit to meet my emergency Savings placed hen before July Oth mill com vnlerttl from July 1st 20. 1 5. 10.

WERE 16.95 TO 20.00 Prihhh-a few sheerssilk jerseys sheer wools ncanto crepes. WERE 23.00 TO 25.00 Prints oxford crepes parca. crepes silk jerseys cable nets Ptkables. WERE 27.50 TO 30.00 Prints bcrca crepes cable nets a few jacket costumes. awn 'M Mm (noAMiinafijfiir I kfjr -Kit! 5 tVttttNT HAT? ON SAVINGS MaatOtwiliniaa Monhtca Cdifornk GDSDEH Stn Fnuxisco ENTIRE STOCX OF DINNER Af.D EVEMK3 DRESSES REDUCED 10.

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