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Shanghai
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Chinese were said to have admitted
they were connected with the Japa-
nese-sponsored local government.
Sentry Kills Chinese.
An italian sentry patrolling a por-
ton Of the Settlement adjacent to the
United States sector shot and killed
an unidentified Chinese when the lat
ter refused to halt
Two Chinese were killed yesterday
and IS injured when terrorists set off
two bombs in Japanese cotton mill
in the Italian sector of the Settlement.
Two other Chinese we're injured In
bombings in the Settlement.
Two explosions occurred in the
northern half of the foreign area to-
day. They appeared to have been In
side the Jspanese-occupied portion,
north of Soochow Greek from the Set
tlement proper. q
A japanese sentry at the border Of
Nantao, next to the French concession,
narrowly escaped injury when an un-
identified person hurled q hand gre
made At him. The Japanese charged
the explosive was thrown from thu
French area, but French authorities
denied the charge. "
Maj. Gen A. P. d. Teller -smollet,
commander Of British troops IN
Shanghai. lodged q vigorous protest
with japanese authorities As q result
Of the pistol-shooting incident on the
border Of the Anglo American defenAe
sector.
Japanese airplanes subjected Han.
kow, provisional Chinese capital Ia
Central China, to the second mass
raid within "a hours. The japanese
said they set fires in four places ana
destroyed two Chinese bombers which
were attempting to take OF from thu
Hankow airdrome. q
In yesterdays raids, 400 civilians
were killed or wounded in the tri-city
area Of Hankow, Wuchang and
Hunyang. -.
Bitter fighting continued. mean
while, on both sides Of the Yangtze
near Kiukiang, 135 miles below
Hankow on the Yangtze. Little
change was noted In Chinese or
japanese positions. A japanese COLI
umn advanced westward from Kiu-
kiang with the announced intention
Of trying 70 sever the Hankow.
Canton Railway:
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Franco to Reply Soon.

LONDON. Aug. 13 NP.-Insurgent
General Franco of Spain has sent as
surance that his reply to the non
Intervention proposal for withdrawal
Of foreign volunteers fighting in Spain
will be forthcoming within "a very
few days"
The Spanish government already has
replied favorably to the plan and Bri-
tain has been pressing Gen. Franco
for an answer. French Leftists have
been clamoring for opening of the
French frontier to allow war materials
to flow to the government as result
of Gen. Frances failure to reply
sooner to the British note submitting
the plan.
At the same time it was disclosed
Franco has agreed "in principle" to
pay compensation for British ships
bombed by his planes when the attack
Is proved by the foreign Office to have
been deliberate.
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ness has been brought ofncially into

ness has been brought oficially into
the OPEN
The trouble goes back to the
Ethiopian War, when France and
Great Britain applied League Of Ma
tions sanctions against Italy October
l9. 1885, and then refused to name an
Ambassador to the King of Italy as
Emperor OF Ethiopia, thereby recog-
nizing the Italian conquest Of Ethiopia.
Authoritative circles believe Italian
support for Spanish insurgents and
Italian accusations Of French viola
ton of the international accord for
non-intervention in the Spanish civil
war by letting arms for the Spanish
government cross the French-Spanish
frontier, have caused Premier Dala-
dier's government virtually to despair
Of new friendship accord with the
former French ally.
Foreign Interest in Games Hit.
BERLIN, Aug. 13 UP.-The atten-
tion given abroad to Germany's au-
tumn army maneuvers was branded
today as new attempt by inter-
ested foreign circles to stir up un-
easiness in the European general pub
lie" in a press release made available
to all German newspapers by D. N. B.,
the German official news agency
D. N. B. cited the correspondence
service OF the Berliner Post as au-
thority for this opinion, but its gen.
eral release indicated the correspond
ence was officially inspired
According to the Berliner Post. fall
maneuvers as already announced. will
be in the form of exercises by smaller
units
Rumors abroad estimated 1000 900
or more reservists had been called.
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$4,000 Pauili0n
Built for Debut
TOBeU eUsedOnce
the Associated Press.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 13-Blond
Lesley Hyde Hope Ripley. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. H. Ripley Of
New York. makes her debut tonight
at a supper dance in a $4,000 ball.
room which was built especially for
the affair and will be torn down after
ward.
The structure, on the water side of
the Ripleys' summer residence Beach
Bound. on the shore Of Bretons Cove,
is one of the largest temporary ball
rooms ever built in the Newport sum-
mer colony.
Hundreds of guests have been in
vited, and workmen have been busy
all week. erecting a weatherproof roof
although fair weather was forecast
and setting up elaborate floral deco
rations. Electricians will make the es-
tate grounds ablaze with lights.
Guests attending another Newport
debut. that of Miss Hope Saunders,
daughter of DR. and Mrs. Truman L.
Saunders Of New York, will 60 to the
Ripley party afterward for dancing.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
GALENTO WANTS LOUIS
Fighter, Victor Over Ammonia,
Released From Hospital.

ORANGE. N. j.. Aug 13 (P,.-Tony
Galento. the fighter. bartender and
raconteur. pumped himself into ar
easy chair today and allowed as how
he was pretty happy to be out Of the
hospital where he won a tough bout
with that bum, Ammonia.
Said Tony:
Gee, it's great to be home again
Bring on Joe Louis
Tony. the National Boxing Asso-
cations leading challenger for Cham
pion Joe Louis crown, was released
from Orange Memorial Hospital yes
terday. He had been confined there
since July % with broncho- pneumonia
The illness caused postponement Of
his scheduled bout with John Henry
Lewis, light heavyweight champion
in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Europe
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(COntlnued from F1rSt Pa8e)
have not participated in such ma
neuvers with the army since the
World War, and. possibly, World War
veterans between IS and As years.
The Nazi government decreed the
requisitioning Of grain storage rooms
for the bumper German crop; officials
announced any one disclosing indus
trial secrets to foreigners would be
imprisoned; under a law OF July 18
horses, trucks and buses and Nazi
buildings have been requisitioned.
Residents Of the area on both sides
the German-Czechoslov frontier
were worried over the German prep
arations for the giant maneuvers.
Some said 100000 men would par
ticipate in them.
Heavy Demand for Gold.
In London the continuing demand
for gold mirrored European tension as
buyers tried to get greater measures of
security for their property. The gold
price scared.
The Czechoslovak government tried
to prevent publication Of a declara-
ton by the Czechoslovak Army Ofi-
GERS Society that there could be mo
retreat in keeping Czechosloyakia' S
integrity. The manifesto. an apparent
warning to Nazi-supported, autonomy
seeking Sudeten Germans in Czecho-
slovakia, was officially said to have
been issued without the governments
approval
Members of the Little Entente
Rumania. Czechoslovakia and Yugo-
slavla-Were uneasy, too. Balkan
diplomats believed the trio would offer
Hungary non-aggression pacts, mill
tary equality and perhaps other
favors in efforts to reduce growing
German influence in Hungary.
France heard many disquieting ru-
mors, growing out of the German
plans for maneuvers. among them that
100000 or more German reservists
would be called to the colors and that
Germany was Fastening Notifications
on French and Polish borders.
Premier Neville Chamberlain, mean
while. remained here. Government
sources insisted he would return to
Scotland to continue MS vacation
whenever doctors, who have been
treating him for catarrh, permit him
to do so.
Other cabinet ministers remained
within call. lest some sudden develop
ment in the international situation
require an emergency meeting of the
cabinet
Reports in Paris said Great Britain
had instructed her diplomatic repre-
sentatives in Berlin to inquire "unoffi-
cially" about the nature and aims of
the approaching maneuvers. France
also had asked her ENJOYS to report
OIL the German preparations.
Government sources in London dis
counted warlike intentions OF the Ger
man maneuvers and sought to justi-
fy their size on grounds they showed
typical Prussian thoroughness" and
no attempt was made to conceal them.
That view varied, however, from
opinions in certain Paris quarters that
the maneuvers were designed to i'm
press the world and to prepare to back
up the Sudeten German minority In
Czechoslovakia If necessary.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
4-H STYLE REVUE
WINNER NAMED
Miss Mary Brosenne oi
Howard County Awarded
Grand Prize.
BY a Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

COLLEGE PARK. Md, Aug: 13.-
Miss Mary Brosenne. 10, Of Howard
County yesterday won the grand
prize In the annual All Club style
revue at the University Of Maryland
Her winning costume consisted Of a
light wool afternoon dress with black
accessories. More than 100 girls from
81 counties participated in the revue,
held on the campus.
In addition to the grand prize, q
winner was selected in each Of seven
classes, Miss Brosenne being the
finalist. The class winners were Mary
Jane Gnegy. Garrett County: Alice
Rohrer, Washington County; Roberta
Richie. Allegany County; Mae d
Gustino, Garrett County; Thelma
Grosh, Washington County. and Rutf
Nicodemus, Frederick County.
A conservation service, at which
new members of the All-Stars, honor
ary All group. were initiated, brought
the weeks encampment to close
last night.
Yesterday Hugh Macky Of the Mary.
land Bankers Association urged tn
boys and girls to make friends with
their local bankers. whom, he said
are glad to cooperate with All Clul
members in financing club projects
Other speakers were DR.. H. c. Byrd
president of the university. who toll
the youths there is ample opportunit
in the world today; Mrs. L. c. Gre
Of the Land Ladies' Club Of Mary
land and Howard O'Neil of tn
Agricultural Committee OF the Stat
Bankers Association.
The style revue was under the gen
eral supervision of Miss Helen Shelby
clothing specialist for the Extension
Service. who was assisted by Mrs
Hester Beall Provensen, assistant pro
fessor of speech.
In the fitting and showing contes
for livestock the team composed O
Margaret Palmer, Washington County
Clarkson Fry and William King
Montgomery County, was awarded frs
place.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
BORDER VIRTUALLY CLOSED.
Paris Retaliates Against Visa RefussIs
In Italy.

PARIS, Aug. 13 (P).-The French
Italian frontier was virtually closed
today to all normal crossings by citi-
zens of the two countries as long
smouldering animosity came into the
open.
In quick retaliation for Italy's sus-
pension Of delivery of passports for
travel in France, the French govern
ment ordered regulations in effect at
noon today practically preventing the
French from visiting Italy.
The publication Of foreign ofiice
communique disclosed that French
citizens not only have to give reasons
for going to Italy but must obtain
special visas from officials at the
French Italian border.
Patrols Strengthened.
At the same time the interior min
istry ordered frontier patrols strength
ened to prevent spying along the line
of fortifications separating France,
Italy and GERMANY
Reinforcements were sent to the
borders and special instructor was
designated to systematic frontier con-
troll.
The action against Italy was taken
after a conference between Premier
Edouard Daladier and Foreign Min
lister Georges Bonnet. Repeated
French protests to Italy failed to bring
any explanation Of the refusal to issue
passports valid for France.
United States Ambassador William
G. Bullitt and other diplomats inme-
diately called the foreign minister
about the matter, which came up just
IL days after Jules Blondel. French
charge d'affaires in Rome, conferred
with M, Bonnet about the possibility
Of reopening Italo-French conversa-
tions looking to q friendship pact.
Advices from Rome said Italy had
delivered no passports for French
.ravel since August S, and that all ap-
plcations for them were put to one
side and applicants advised to visit
other countries.
Relations Grow Colder.
The relations between France and
italy have been growing steadily colder
since Premier Mussolini rebuffed
French efforts to renew Italo- French
friendship after Chancellor Adolf Hit
Ter Of Germany made q state visit to
Rome early IN May.
The eouabble over passpsrts. how.
ever. Is the nrst time the ,,pfrisnda-
Evening star., 1938-08-13
U. S. FLEET WILL TAKE
FIVE MONTHS CRUISE
Caribbean War Games Will Be
Staged En- Route East From
California Base.
Bv the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO. Calf, Aug. l3.-The
United States Fleet, with some $50
ships and 400 aircraft, will leave its
San Psdro-San Diego base on Janu-
ary for a five-month cruise to the
North Atlantic, it was announced to-
day by Admiral Claude c. Bloch, COM
mander in chief
He said many new vessels In the
Atlantic would join the fleet In the
Caribbean-West Indies area for the
major war games extending south to
the Equator during February.
After stop at Guantanmo Bay
Cuba, the feet will arrive at New
York about April 20 for a three-veek
visit in connection with the exposi-
ton there, and sail about May 20 to
San Francisco for participation in the
Golden Gate Exposition.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
GERMAN A|R[|NER
ON ITS WAY HOME
Brandenburg Reports It's
$50 Miles Northeast of
Chatham, Mass.

CHATHAM, Mass, Aug. 13 fP.-
The huge German Atlantic
plane Brandenburg, en- route from New
York to Berlin on the second-half Of
round-trip flight. gave her position
to the Radiomarine Corp. at 10 am.
tE. S. T) today as about $50 miles
northeast of Chatham. She was flying
at about 1000 meters.
The Brandenburg took off from
Floyd Bennett Field at 8:02i2 am
tE. S. IT, for the thirteenth trans
Atlantic flight of the summer.
Capt Alfred Henke. the planes
commander. said before the take-off
that the ship would fly just south of
the Great Circle and that he hoped to
land in Germany in about 20 hours.
There were about 1000 people at
the airport. They applauded the
take-off and watched the ship circle
over the field minutes later and
head into the morning sun. The
weather was clear and bright but the
flyers expected to encounter some rain
over the Atlantic.
Bruno Hess. meteorologist. attached
to the S. S. Friesenland, German cata-
pult ship, said the Brandenburg
would fly a route about 1000 kilo-
meters longer than that taken on the
Berlin-New York flight The ship
carried 2.370 gallons of gasoline.
24-Hour Trip West.
The four -motored monoplane ar
rived Thursday at Floyd Bennett Field
"a hours and Sc minutes after a
surprise take-off from Berlin, 1875
miles away. 1t was the longest east
west Atlantic fight on record and the
first from Berlin to New York.
The Brandenburg's crew of four.
refreshed by two long nights of sleep,
expected to make the homeward trip
in 81 hours. aided by prevailing tail
WINDS over the ocean.
Following the trail of Hughes and
Corrigan, the Brandenburg is sched-
uled to make the seasons 18th cross
ing. Besides the first two flights. the
English pick-a-back plane "Mercury''
made one round trip and the German n
catapult ships Nordwind and Nord-
meer have made seven crossings.
Old Hands at Ocean Hops.
Three of those flights were made
in land planes-the Brandenburg,
Hughes Lockheed and Corrigan S
ancient Curtiss Robin.
The Brandenburg's surprise hop
anticipated a later flight scheduled
for four -motored British wood and
composition plane, another entry in
the international race for North At
lantic air supremacy.
Transatlantic flying was no new
experience for the crew OF the Ger
man Focke-Wulf plane, operated by
Deutsche Lufthansa German Air
ways, which also owns the Nordwind
and Nordmeer.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Roosevelt
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to be one OF the speakers at the an
niversary program arranged by the
Social Security Board at the Shore
ham Hotel in which the Presidents 8
speech will be . part. Senator Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York, who
piloted the legislation through the
Senate will introduce the President.
Meanwhile, talk Is beginning to be
heard, too, about what, If anything.
the administration may do about the
denomination campaign of Represen-
tative O'Connor Of New York, chair
man OF the House Rules Committee
Relations between Representative
O'Connor and the administration have
been none too friendly since he helped
bring about the defeat Of the Govern
ment reorganization bill.
Pensions Figure in Fights.
In any event. this years primary
contests have shown that old-age pen
sions, major subject Of social secur.
ity legislation, is q live political issue
1t figured most recently in the Idaho
primary, where Senator Pope was de-
feated by Representative Clark. who
had a pension plank in his platform
The subject also was much discussed
in senatorial races in Florida and Ok
lahoma and in the Texas guberna.
torial race. which ended in a victory
for w. Lee O'Daniel. whose most spe.
cific campaign proposal was a SIC
monthly pension.
In Ohio, where Gov. Martin L
Davey was defeated for denomination
on the Democratic ticket by Charles
Sawyer. the Social Security Boare
charged efforts were made to boos
the Davey cause on the basis Of hi
work for pensions. and now is consid'
ering charges against the Ohio Boare
Of Public Welfare in this connection.
The next Democratic primary II
which the question of pensions ma!
help determine the outcome Is in Cali
fornia. birthplace of the TOWNSEND
movement, where Senator McAdoo, al
ready the recipient of presidential
Endorsement, is seeking denomination
Lewis Makes Statement.
The third anniversary of the Socia
Security Act. which was signed on AL
gust IA. 1885. was marked by John L
Lewis, chairman Of the Committee TO
Industrial Organization. with state
ment in the c. I. o. News. which said
Organized labor will continue II
support the basic principles embodied
in the Social Security Act, but We shall
not content ourselves merely with de
Tending these principles against re-
dictionary attacks.
"On the contrary. we shall press TO
| future advances. Much remains t,
be done to insure an adequate pro
gram of social security. Present law
! are in imperative need Of simplifica
ton. certainty and minimum bench
allowance sufficient to support de-
cent standard Of living"
The Public Health Service likewis
observed the coming anniversary b.
issuing a report on its broadened re-
search activities under the act.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
MEXICAN OIL CARG0ES
SEIZED AT AMSTERDAM
Aguila Company Attaches 1000
Tons on Claim Petroleum Came
From Its Wells.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Aug l3-The Mexi-
can Eagle Oil Co. was reported to
have seized 1000 tons Of oil in two
tank lighters at Dordrecht yesterday
on contention it still owned the ex-
propriated wells which produced the
cargoes in Mexico.
The seizure was reported to have
had the permission of the ports Court
Of Justice. Mexican Eagle (Aguila)
was one of the British and American
companies appropriated by the Mexi-
can government May 18.
Meanwhile, the Bataafsche Petro-
leum Co., a member Of the Shell group,
appealed from court Judgment which
lifted an embargo placed previously
on the Swedish tanker Lundgren car
rying a shipment Of Mexican oil. The
embargo was granted June 1s and
removed August 2.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Four Rebel Planes Downed.

MADRID, Aug. 13 tP).-Pilots of II
government planes were reported today
to have shot down four of an armada
of 81 insurgent planes in an air battle
in Southwestern Spain, near the
Cabeza del Buey 'front.'
Twelve government pursuit planes
the advices said, encountered II in
surgent bombers and Is insurgent pur-
suit craft. While five of the govern
ment planes fought the bombers, seven
others we're said to have tackled the
insurgent pursuit fleet, bringing down
four,
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Man Trap Displayed.

A gruesome object displayed at the
centenary celebration In Bolton. Eng
land, was a man trap. formerly used
at = local bleaching plant to catch
stealers Of cloth lying in the fields
during one Of the processes.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Church Picnic Today.

A novelty picnic for the benefit Of
the Colesville (Md) Church will be
held from 2 to pm. today at the
Colesville baseball grounds.
Evening star., 1938-08-13

Norwegians caught nearly one-third
OF all whales captured in the Antarctic
last season.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
PRINCE GEORGES UNIT
AGAIN BACKS NICE
Young Peoples Republican Club
Favors e-election-Leser
Indorsed for Senate.

1dFOIS Re-eleCClO0-A6SeE
Indorsed for Senate.
The Young Peoples Republican
Club of Prince Georges County has
gone on record in favor Of the re-
election of Gov. Nice and the cleo
tion Of Judge Oscar Lesser to the
Senate, it was announced today.
The club also has indored the fol-
lowing for the State Central Com
mittee for Prince Georges County:
Frank Small, John Littlepage, Edgar
Cara, Mrs. Edwin NJ Fisher Sher-
man H. Hollingsworth, William Grit
fifth and Ernest E. Henson.
Plans were announced for a hay
ride to Beverley Beach on August 26.
Members will leave the Seat Pleasan
Community House at 7:30 pm.
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Evening star., 1938-08-13

Chinese were said to have admitted
they were connected with the Japa-
nese-sponsored local government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-26

the danger of betrayal by the in- sanely jealous Ines, and after a ser ies of thrilling and beautifully TO- mantle episodes the picture ends on surprise note that will leave aud- fences with a lump in their throat.
 Other splendid portrayals are of- fered by Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Mime. Nina Koshetz and Johnny Downs.
 Sharing honors on the same pro- gram are the leading funny-men of the screen, none other than Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their latest comedy "Block- Heads" in which they reach the highest peak of hilarity. With the two comedians in their new full-lengtn laugh fca- ture, are Patricia Ellis and Minna Gombell.
 Next Wednesday evening, the management of LoeW's Poli is pre- scnting on the stage for two per- formances at 3 D. m. and D. m. Roses Partisan Midget Follies.