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Show World News Revealed At a Glance By Associated Press Oct 31. Moscow Premier Molotoff may state Russias attitude on European war at special parliament session opening Tuesday; Russia to welcome liberated sections of Polish White Russia and western Ukraine. Berlin German foreign office commentary voices criticism of United States for two fold yard stick policy in Europes war; says Washington seizes upon City of Flint incident, but ignores criminal detention of American ships by British. Stockholm Freighter City of Flint attempts to skirt end of British blockade under German crew; Norwegians escort her out of territorial waters. Paris French report patrol raids on entire western front; British and French fliers scout German concentrations on Rhine. London Admiralty tells of battle between two German bombers and British destroyer flotilla in North Sea; no casualties reported; German raider escapes royal air force planes; royal air force scouts over Germany. Bucharest Rumanians repeat flat refusal to cede soil to Bulgaria. Washington House rules committee a dopts plans to speed administrations neutrality bill through house in short order; embargo bloc leader cries gag rule. Helsinki Foreign office prepares Finlands no to Russian demands. Late Bulletins SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 31 Harry N. Highfield of Ogden Commercial Security Bank, Evan H. Hancey of the Cache Valley Banking company of Logan were indicted by the United States grand jury today on charges of embezzling funds by means of false entries. Arraignment of defendants will begin Wednesday and jury trials will commence Nov. 13. The grand jury has been in session since Oct. 23. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 President Roosevelt disclosed at his press conference that he would ask congress in January for a supplementary appropriation of 275,000,000 to defray costs of safe guarding and enforcing the nations neutrality program. The money, Mr. Roosevelt explained, will pay for increases in the personnel of the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, and justice department ordered September 8 when the chief executive proclaimed a limited emergency. PARIS, Oct. 31 Severe advance guard fighting along the Moselle and Saar sectors and the shooting down of three German airplanes was reported officially tonight after a long artillery duel between big French and German guns. BERLIN, Oct. 31 United States Charge D Affaires Alexander C. Kirk today informally called the attention of the German government to the responsibility devolving upon it for the safety of the American crew of the freighter City of Flint. GOTHAM CLOSES WORLDS FAIR NEW YORK, Nov. 2 The world of tomorrow was a $156,000,000 ghost town today. A skeleton crew of workmen began boarding up the 1939 New York Worlds fair, a deserted village of chromium and streamlined plaster which closed its first season in a dismal, rainy finale Tuesday. Paid attendance since the opening last April 30 totaled 25,811,733. (The fairs west coast rival, the San Francisco Golden gate exposition, closed last Sunday, uncertain whether to reopen in 1940. The Treasure island show registered 10,496,203 paid admissions in its 254 days.) NAZI SUB ATTACKS BRITISH STEAMER GIBRALTAR, Nov. 1 It was officially announced that the 4,989 ton British steamer Egba was fired on today by a German submarine but evaded the attack. She was believed to have continued her voyage undamaged. The attack was said to have occurred about 240 miles east of the Madeira islands. |