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Evening star., 1938-05-14
foreign FLEET
SCORES IN WAR
Air Force Comedies Loss of
Ground in Games on
4 Atlantic Seab0ard.
BY DEVON FRANCIS.
Associated Press Aviation Editol


NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Atlantic
seaboard war" a test of strength be-
tween black" invading fleet and a
sblue" defense army, settled down to
routine attacks and counter-attacks to-
day with the general headquarters air
force conceding that it had given
ground.
The campaign between a coalition
Of European and Asiatic powers" on
the one hand and the G. H. O., the
combat portion of the Army's air pow
er, on the other, was reduced to q
series Of brief communiques for the
general public. Little information was
being divulged because of its impor-
tance to national defense.
Before daybreak a reconnaissance
squadron took off from nearby Mitchell
Field, which is staff headquarters for
the games. to locate and attack sea
targets" Units Of the first and sec
ond wings" whose maneuver head
quarters, respectively. are at New
Haven. Conn, and Middletown, Pa,
were assigned to attack airdrome in
stallations and enemy personnel on
Mulberry and Plum Tree Islands in
Chesapeake Bay.
Like yesterdays missions. the "blue"
planes used live bombs. Other units
Of the first and second wings attacked
sea targets (enemy aircraft carriers
ewhich, in reality. meant the bombing
Of thin skins of aluminium powder
called sticks"
The black" forces were busy, too.
Two flying fortresses," representing
enemy warplanes. simulated attacks on
Mitchell Field. In the eight days which
have elapsed for the purposes Of the
maneuverS since the enemy first ap-
peared of the American coast, he has
seized the two islands in Chesapeake
Bay as well as Newport News and
Norfolk.
Last night the staff of the G. H. @.
demonstrated one of the factors which
is making modern war too complex for
comfort. Anti-aircraft batteries, try
sdng to meet the threat of an air raid,
were smothered by smoke bombs.
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Fukien Province coast with . week.
troops previously having grabbed the
port Of Annoy to the south.
Japanese for months have been
bombarding the Canton Hankow Rail-
way from the air. trying with indif1er-
ent success to stop the movement of
war supplies to the interior. A naval
blockade OF the South China coast
likewise failed to shut Of supplies.
Now the Japanese appear to be attack
ing the problem by land.
Japanese Army spokesmen asserted
the retreat Of 100000 Chinese troops
from the Suchow area In Central
China had become impossible" and
that they were faced with either sur
render or annihilation.
Railway Out Of Commission.
Planes were said to have put the
Lunghai line out Of commission with
bombs while troops pushing toward the
railway from the south were reported
to be only few miles from Tangshaw,
about 50 miles west of the junction
city Of Suchow.
The position of Chinese troops in
the Suchow area was admittedly criti-
cal, although foreign military observers
did not regard it as hopeless yet.
The extremely rapid advance of Jap
anese troops northward along the
T1entsin-P -Pukow Railway in the past
few days was the reason given for the
Chinese being in such q tight spot.
The Tientsin- Pukow line crosses the
Lunghai at Suchow.
Highways Reported Cut.
Japanese declared that all highways
over which the Chinese could with
draw south Of the Lunghai are being
cut now by the Japanese line running
northeastward from . point 10 miles
south Of Suhsien to Yungcheng, due
north of Tanshan.
Japanese forces which occupied
Mengcheng were spreading out along
the Kwei River, providing secondary
line against Chinese withdrawal from
Suchow. -
The question was whether the Japa-
nese could sustain their advance from
Yungcheng long enough to permit q
juncture Of forces. No further advance
was reported by the Japanese troops
fighting only miles from Sinanchen
on the Lunghai east Of Suchow.
u S. Cruiser at Annoy.
The United States cruiser Marble
head arrived at Annoy to help take of
American residents If necessary, while
the destroyer Edsall stood by of the
mouth Of the Min River below Foo
chow.
Foochow, about midway between
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consideration) that the so-called great
democracies really are preparing for
a doctrinal war. However, it is well
to know that in such a case the
totalitarian states would Immediately
become bloc and would march to-
gether to the end"
Scouts French Talks.
Mussolini expressed misgivings over
the eventual success to be expected
from negotiations which have been
started between Italy and France look
ing to settlement Of some of the prob
lens responsible for ill feeling.
They (the negotiations) are in
progress" he said, but we are on
opposite sides of the barrier in Spain
They want Barcelona to win and we
desire victory for Gen. Franco"
Referring to the recently concluded
agreement with Great Britain, Mus
solini said:
"At the bottom Of the dissent which
placed relations between the two
countries in serious jeopardy there
was great incomprehension and, let
us say 1t, also Ignorance"
10000 Boys Greet Him.
Mussolini, in his first visit in IL
years to Italy's historic seaport, spoke
before wildly-cheering crowd. Ten
thousand "Balilla" boys in uniform
assembled on the waterfront to greet
him as the Conte di Cavour, escorted
by 40 submarines and 80 other war
vessels. sailed through the harbor
entrance.
The "Balilla" organization takes it,
name from the Genoese youth who,
by hurting q stone at Austrian soldiers,
started the popular uprising which in
1746 resulted in the Austrians being
elected from Genoa.
II Duce passed through flag-bedecked
streets thronged with thousands Of
Genoese to the Piazza della Vittoria,
where he spoke.
M,lssolini said "the Stresa Front is
buried and. so far as We are concerned.
never will be revived"
The stresa agreement amounted 10
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Hong Kong and Shanghai, is an i'm
portant treaty port and tea trade cen
ter located "a miles from the mouth of
the Min River. The Chinese long ago
barricaded the river below the city.
blocking 1t to ship passage This forced
the japanese to land near the village
OF Meihua, 10 miles below the city.
The foreign concession of Foochow,
known as Tsangchienshan. is on the
south bank Of the river. 1t was report
ed that SO Americans were there and
that 40 others live in the interior, to
the northwest, most of them in mission
stations along the Min.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Communists to Get
Permit, but Speakers
Must Provide Boxes

The Communist party will be
granted permission to use public
property in Washington to hold
an open air meeting but speakers
will be required to provide their
own soapboxes.
Albert Clyde-Burton, National
Capital Parks, announced thnt an
application of District -. District
of Columbia. of the party for use
of space at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. for . public meeting
Wednesday from 7::30 to $50 pm.
will be approved and . permit
issued.
Evening star., 1938-05-14

a job to which he has been reelected
every two years since that time.
As Lieutenant Governor, he receives
. salary Of $1,000 from the State. His
salary as secretary-treasurer Of the
United Mine Workers Is said to be
$1,000. He has come along as many
self-made and self educated men have
In this country. He Is Catholic
and Pennsylvania has never had a
Governor who was . member Of that
church. However, Pennsylvania in
population Is not unlike New York
State with its big industrial centers
and rural districts, and Al Smith, q
Catholic. was elected four times Gov
ernor of the Empire State. The reli-
gious issue Is not being raised against
1t. Gov Kennedy openly in this CAM
paign-but it is being quietly urged in
some quarters.
On the ticket with Mr.. Kennedy
are Mayor 8. Davis Wilson of Phila-
delphia, who was elected on the Re-
publican ticket, although he claims
he was Democrat, running for the
senatorial nomination.: Judge Ralph
H. Smith of the Court of Common
Pleas, for Lieutenant Governor. and
Mrs. Edith B. De Witt, candidate for
secretary of internal affairs.
Mayor Wilson was picked to give
Kennedy strength in Philadelphia,
where he needed it. Mr.. Wilson has
been the "hatchet man" for the Guf-
ey-Lewis- Kennedy ticket. 1t was he
who brought out the fact that Gov.
Earle had borrowed $50, 900 from Con-
tractor Matt McCloskey. It is he who
has made charges Of graft and cor
ruption against others in the Earle
administration Ind who has been q
constant thorn in the side of the
Earle-Jones OUTFIT
Mrs. De Witt, Marylander by birth,
has q long record of welfare work and
Of work for women's suffrage. She
has been active in Democratic poll
tics for years, serving Is 4 member
Of the Democratic State Committee,
Of which she has been vice chairman.
At one time she was financial secre-
tary Of Bennett School, Millbrook.
N. Y, and later she was advertising
writer for . New York concern. She
Is the only woman seeking . major
nomination in the coming primary on
one Of the principal tickets.
When Mr. Kennedy speaks. he ties
himself right in. with the Roosevelt
New Deal and the President. Nom
mate and elect him, he says, and the
ideas Of the President will be carried
out in Pennsylvania. He has re-
Trained from personalities in this
campaign. All that kind OF thing
has been left to Mayor Wilson and.
incidentally, to Charles J. Margiotti,
former attorney general ousted by
Gov. Earle recently, and Independent
candidate for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination. The charges which
Mr.. :Marsiotti has hurled against Mr..
McCloskey, Mr.. Lawrence and others
In the Earle administration, are right
| down The ailay e. Mr.. xennedy.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
JULY 4 CELEBRATION
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Chairman Finnan and Group in
Charge of Arrangements to
Discuss Plans Monday.

The committee in charge Of arrange
ments for the 1898 Fourth Of July
celebration will meet at the Harring-
ton Hotel Monday with c. Marshall
Finnan. superintendent of National
Capital Parks, who Is chairman Of the
committee
Other members of the group are
Edward F. Colladay. Robert v. Flem-
ing, Elwood Seal. Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Peoples, Ford e. Young. G. r. Wilhelm,
Z. c. Graham, Joshua Evans, jr.: L.
A. Carruthers. Charles M. Thomas,
Winfree Z. johnson, Richard 8. Ten
nyson. s. Percy Thompson, Mrs. L.
w. Hardy, Richmond B. Keech, Albert
Ciyde-Burton. Harold Snyder. Col.
John w. Oehmann. Col. Peyton G..
hewitt, Col. Edwin f. HalSey, William
w. Wheeler. Curtis Hodges, C. Melvin
Sharpe, Miss Sibyl Baker. James G..
Yaden, George Z. Keneipp. Maj. Ed
win 8. Bethlehem. jr.; Mai. Ernest
w. Brown and Capt. P. j. Carroll.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
CHILE THREATENS
TO LEAVE LEAGUE
Delegates Reported Ordered
to Quit if Reforms
Are Refused.
BY the Associated Press.

GENEVA. May IA Informed
sources said today representatives Of
Chile had been instructed to hand in
their country's resignation from the
League Of Nations unless the League
Council gives more satisfactory treat
ment" to Chile's demand for Covenant
revision.
These sources said Augustin Ed
wards. head of Chile's delegation. had
been told to give formal notice Of the
resignation Immediately after today's
Council meeting unless satisfaction
was given to his governments pro-
posals.
Reform Power Denied.
The action followed a decision of the
Council at its secret meeting yesterday
that it was not qualified to undertake
such reforms as demanded by Chile.
Senor Edwards said Wednesday that
the only way to bring the League back
to life was to cut out dead articles Of
the Covenant and draw new ones.
The League was powerless to achieve
collective security, he declared. unless
it sought means Of bringing in power
full non-member states like the United
States. Brazil. Germany, Italy and
Japan.
Swiss Clash With Russia.
Meanwhile, a clash between con-
servative little Switzerland and Soviet
Russia today carried the unsettled
question Of Swiss neutrality to the final
days session Of the Council.
Maxim Litvinoff. Russian foreign
commissar, and DR.. Giuseppe Motta
Switzerland's League representative
quarreled over details Of the proposed
neutrality resolution until the early
hours Of the morning.
They ended with a text which salts
fled DR.. Motta but left Litvinoff de-
batting whether to abstain from voting
or wreck Switzerland's demand BY q
negative vote. A unanimous vote is
required.
Guarantee for Leaxue.
The resolution, as it stood at the
conclusion Of the discussions, gave
Switzerland integral neutrality within
the League In exchange for . Swiss
guarantee that the League would BE
free to exercise its functions in Switz-
erland."
Switzerland had asked for q special
statute Of neutrality" recognizing her
unique position as . neutral state and
freeing her Of obligations to apply
sanctions.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
BERLIN HITS j. s.
PROTEST ON JEWS
Charges of Discrimination
in New Property Rules
Denied.
b. the Associated Press.

BERLIN, May 1.-THE German
News Bureau today issued q foreign
office statement denying United
States allegation Of discriminati ton
against American Jews by new Nazi
property registration rules.
The foreign ONCE dismissed as
completely unfounded" suggestions Of
discrimination advanced by United
States Ambassador Hugh Wilson in .
note Of protest May 8.
The communique said the American
protest was directed against applica-
ton to American citizens of the decree
for reporting Jewish property"
Treaty Violation Denied.
1.-THE claim, it said, was made that
Germany violated the German
American friendship, trade and con-
sular treaty Of December Is, 1928, by
this decree.
This reproach is completely un-
founded.
THE article in the German-Amer-
ican treaty bearing on this matter pro-
vides, among other mutual assurances
between Germany and America, that
nationals Of either country are. in
principle, to be based on an equal
footing with nationals Of the other as
regards the carrying ON of trade and
commerce.
u. s. Claim Challenged.
1.-The position taken in the American
note, namely. that the German-Amer-
ican treaty does not permit differen-
tiation between individual groups OF
nationals of the other party to the
agreement on grounds Of race. finds
no support in the wording Of the
treaty.
This American attitude would, in
the last analysis, lead to the queer re-
suit that it would not be permissible
to make any differentiation Whatsoever
in the treatment OF nationals Of the
other party to the agreement concern
ing sex. age, technical education or
professional suitability"
Evening star., 1938-05-14
RIOTS IN COLOMBIA
Four Killed and so Wounded in
Three Cities Disorder.

BOGOTA. Colombia. May IA (P.-
Four persons were killed and so wound
ed in disorders in three Colombian
cities, belated advices said last night.
a A decree was issued by President
Alfonso Lopez prohibiting any demon
strations or radio broadcasts of news
relating to public disorders following
the outbreaks in Paste, Popayan and
Cartagena.
The four dead were at Paste, capital
Of Narino State, where students, strik-
ers and an angry crowd attacked the
government palace. The palace guard
was stoned
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Students to Exhibit Art.

An art exhibit by students under
the direction Of Raphael Cesar will
be held at 1923 H street NV. all
next week, Starting tomorrow. The
exhibits may be seen from pm. to
Z pm. Sunday and pm. to pm.
during the week. It Is open free to
the public.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
ANGERED .
BYMEX|CAN MOVE
Withdrawal of Minister
O'MalIey Is Weighed
by Government.
~ the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 14-Mexico formal
ly severed diplomatic relations with
Great Britain today In protest against
Britain's brusque demands for pay
ment Of past civil war damage claims.
The Mexican Minister, Primo Villa
Michel. called at the foreign once
for half an hour to communicate
Mexico's decision to withdraw her
diplomatic envoy from London.
The Mexican move confronted angry
British oficials with the first diplo-
matte rupture initiated by another
state in 100 years.
Enjoys Recall Considered.
Informed sources said the recall Of
Britains Minister to Mexico, Owen st.
Clair O'Malley, was being ''consid-
cred" with the possibility only .
consular agent would be left in the
Mexican capital.
A British note demanding payment
OF an installment on the old claims,
sum less than 100000. had COM
planned among other things that
Mexico apparently was discriminating
in favor of the United States in meet
ing her obligations.
The note was the ostensible cause
Of the break though Anglo Mexican
relations had steadily worsened since
Mexico appropriated British and Amer
ican-owned oil properties March IL.
Whitehall Astnnished
Mexicos drastic action undoubtedly
astonished Whitehall But govern
ment critics had been wondering for
some time if Britain, while following
q conciliatory attitude in Europe, was
not roaring too loud in the direction
Of Mexico.
Mexico's expropcriation of the great
British oil properties was the crux Of
the whole matter. Since March
Britain has sent two sharp notes de-
manding their return. A third note
Wednesday summarily sought pay
ment Of overdue annuities owed for
old revolutionary losses.
Moreover, Britain had been doing
her best to discourage the use Of
British tankers for export OF Mexican
oil.
Some quarters believed the Mexican
British ministers were enjoying their
long week end, thus blocking any
official reaction until Monday
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
in the House Of Commons April 20
announced q ban on Mexican oil in
any government contract until sat-
sfactory agreement was reached on
the appropriated properties.
In Discord Over Spain.
British Mexican foreign policies
also had been in discord on the policy
of non-intervention, in the Spanish
civil war. President Lazaro Cardenas
has been q consistent champion of the
Spanish governments right to buy
arms; Mr.. Chamberlain a consistent
champion Of non-intervention.
The new breach found interested
business houses closed or silent. The
first public reaction was concern over
difficulties British nationals may have
in obtaining protection and transact
ing business in Mexico.
Along with the Mexican breach, the
British government also received the
bad news Of April declines in every
section of foreign trade for both the
month and the year. Cotton and
wool were hardest hit with q joint de-
cline of more than f2,500, 900 sterling
(about $l2,500, ,00O.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
TARvER SWORN IN

William Staley Tarver was sworn in
today as assistant United States at
toorney.
Mr.. Tarver. who formerly covered
the District Court for The Star, has
been assigned by United States Attor-
ney David A. Pine to both civil and
criminal work. His oath was admin
istered by Allen J. Krouse. another
assistant.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
INJURIES PULLING

George Paulas, 48, Of e25 Twelfth
street NV, was in a serious condi-
ton in Emergency Hospital today As
police tried to determine In what man
ner he received his injuries broken
left wrist and left hip, and possibly
fractures Of the skull, jaw and chin.
Hospital authorities said Mr.. Paulas
was brought in about $50 am. today
by two men who said they found him
lying at the foot Of q flight Of steps
leading out OF his home.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
WOMAN DESCRIBES
LAWRENCE'S BEATING
Brunette Says Former D. c. Man
and Lira Struggled for Gun
During Struggle.
BY the Associate Press.


PRESCOTT, Ariz.. May 14.-Mrs.
Odessa Webb, attractive brunette, her
face swollen and bruised, told a coro-
ner's jury from Jail cot yesterday
how Ernesto Lira found her and
wealthy Marcus Jay Lawrence to-
gether and beat the former Washing
ton ID. c. man so badly he died
The jury went to the Jail to hear
Mrs. Webbs testimony and then re.
turned a verdict naming Lira as Law.
rence's slayer.
The jury recommended that Mrs.
Webb and George Vaun, a friend Of
Lira, be held under bond as material
witnesses.
Mrs. Webb told the jurors Of q
party Tuesday night at Liras home.
When she started to leave Law
rence's room. she said, she saw Lira
standing at the door.
Nov I have you both together
she quoted Lira as saying. "Iet's
hear you explain this"
Then he started beating me-" she
related. Lawrence came to my as
sistance and he and Ernesto began
fighting. I saw them both scuffling
for gun. started to run out of the
house, but was struck a blow on the
back Of the head that put me out
Mrs. Webb admitted she had been
intimate with Lawrence.
Liras preliminary hearing was set
for next Wednesday.
Mrs. Carrie Lawrence, mother Of
the victim, telegraphed yesterday from
the Panama Canal Zone, where she
docked on world cruise. to have her
sons body sent to Cleveland, where a
brother, Paul, lives.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Zoo to Have Shelter.

How to protect the animals Of the
London Zoo from air raids Is being con-
sidered by the omcials. The sugges-
ton that the beasts be fitted with gas
masks has been dropped because the
animals would tear them of. The
best plan. one ofncial said. is to make
. large shelter which could be subdi-
vided. Massive metal shutters could
be fitted over the glass windows Of the
reptile house Orders would be issued
permitting the shooting Of any dam
gerous animals which escape.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
BELGIAN CABINET
F0RMEDBY SPAAK
Key Economy Post Assigned
to Expert to Solve
Budget Porb|ems.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, May 14.-Moderate So
cialist Paul Henri Spaak quickly
formed q new government today and
assigned the key ministerial post of
finance and economy to a specialist
outside Parliament to solve the king
dom's grave budgetary difficulties.
M. Spaak, formerly a radical, an
nounced King Leopold had concurred
in his cabinet choices to replace Paul
Emile Janson's government which quit
yesterday over Parliament objections
to its financial program.
"A solution must be reached today"
said the 39-year-old Spaak. who had
been Mr.. Janson's foreign minister
He is the youngest Premier In Belgian
history.
M. Spaak did not announce the
names Of his budget specialist or other
ministers, indicating that the cabinet
was not yet perfected. but his state
ment implied it would be complete by
tonight and that he would face Parlia-
ment on Tuesday with . new financial
program.
May Seek Decree Powers.
1t was possible he would seek limited
decree powers for a short period to i'm
pose taxes and make economies to wipe
out large budget deficit.
M. Spaak said the post Of national
defense also would 60 to a nom
member Of Parliament. 1t. Gen. Henri
Denis, who held that portfolio in the
Janson cabinet. was expected to con-
tinue in the new administration.
At the same time M. Spaak ex-
planned the cabinet would consist of
III ministers as compared with the
previous ia move in itself appar-
emily intended to appease opposition
parties demanding greater administra-
tive economy.
Stands With Whole Cabinet.
A close friend of King Leopold,
M. Spaak asserted he would stand
or fall" with his cabinet as q whole.
BY this, he sought to avoid the
dangers of allowing party groups to
veto individual cabinet candidates.
He followed the same course last
October, after the fall of the Paul
van iceland government, and thereby
failed to become prime minister. But
with increased backing from the King
and wider public support, he stands
out as the potential strong man. of
Belgium and Is in position to dictate
f1rmer terms
Therefore, he is insisting on cabi-
net Of his own choice, on a ''take-it-
or-leave-it" basis.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
$4,000 BOND FREES
CAPITOL POLICEMAN
William c. Bryant and Brothers
Await Grand Jury Action on
Alabama Robbery.

William Conner Bryant, 20, Capitol
policeman, was free today on $25,000
bail in Gadsden. Ala. awaiting grand
jury action on charges of participating
with his two brothers in a $1,000
Boaz (Ala) bank robbery on May 6.
The trio was freed from the Calhoun
County Jail in Admission yesterday
when prominent Marshall and De Kalb
County landowners made bonds of
$25,000 for each. Boaz is the home
town of the brothers.
Bryant, who lives in the 200 block
of Twelfth street Sc, has been a
member of the Capitol Police since
January, 1887. He left here April 21
to visit in Boaz.
The officer and his brothers were
arrested the day after the robbery,
in which two unmasked men entered
the Sand Mountain Bank in Boaz,
grabbed $1,000 and escaped in an au-
tomobile.