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Evening star., 1939-08-18
Armstrong Looked Good
EorIy in Bottle

The price, as recall it, was to l
on Armstrong. 1t was 7 to that
Ambers would not last the distance.
In the early rounds Armstrong, never
a ferocious puncher, dumped the last
of the Herkimer D'Ambrosios twice
to the floor, and the customers
reached for their hats, if any.
From about the sixth round to the
tenth, Ambers did a craftsmanlike
job of shaking his head clear while
wrestling with little Mr.. Vitamins
and tying up his arms. Armstrong
could not wind up for finishing
punch, for Ambers hung from his
right arm like trapeze artist and
mumbled. Peter Piper picked a
peck of Herkimer potatoes, until he
was sure his brain was sharp enough
for the final business of the meet
ing.
The final business consisted of
Ambers jolting Armstrong; chin
and mouth with uppercuts while
hustling Henry, always an advancer,
finally broke into retreat. His
mouth was cut, the blood poured
down his throat, he grew sick and
groggy. and, in the last intermis-
sion between rounds, he lurched to
the wrong corner at the sound of
the bell. a gesture which caused his
manager. Fat Eddie Mead, to yell
Dammit, Henry, I'm over here"
If you've seen Mr.. Mead, you know
that it takes an advanced state of
delirium to overcome him.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Gunther's is Mary|and's own {. the beer
that international experts call equal in every
way to the wor|d-famous beers from abroad

Even though Gunther's buys the best
ingredients in the biggest quantities of
any brewery in the South and thus saves
money
There are no long haul freight
charges added to the cost of your glass
of Gunther's. No import taxes. In addi-
ton, all of Gunther's beer is made right
here and most all of it is sold here. This
one fact means a saving of from 800 to
SOC a case that out-of-state brewers have
to pay "middlemen" for handling their
beer for them.
Think these savings over and
you'll know why Gunther's can offer
you glass of beer that is equal to tie
worlds most famous beers. yet
charge you no more than regular beer
prices.
Gunther Brewing Co., Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
From the
Press Box
Price on Armstrong
Tribute to Ambers
By JOHN LARDNER,

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug 18
(N.ANAD The betting on the
lightweight championship fight be-
tween Henry Armstrong and Lou
Ambers is no more than to in
favor of Armstrong, handsome
tribute to the party of the second
part, Mr.. Ambers, who is said to be
strung together with piano wire.
Here is this Scared and wan Ital-
ian, who appears never to have
packed away crlspy, crackly break
fast of krunchies in his life-the kid
is partial to ham and eggs-matched
to meet the toughest. most durable
fighter of his generation, and the
best they will lay on Hustling Henry,
the one-man beehive, is to S. This
would be little short of larcenous
If the whey-faced Mr.. Ambers had
not met Hustling Henry once before
and pushed his teeth down his
throat, one by one.
They fought for the first time just
a year ago. Ambers, piano wire and
all, was champion of the light
weights then, but Armstrong was all
around him like the first and last
pages of a cheese sandwich on whole
wheat, being champion himself of the
featherweight division, just below
Ambers, and the welterWeight divl-
sion. lust above him.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Pender Epworth League
Elects Officers
Special Dispatch to The Star.


PENDER. Va, Sept. 23.-S.
Sterling Swart, jr., has been elected
president of the Epworth League Of
Pender Methodist Church.
Other officers include Eugenia
Rice, vice president; Catherine
Lightner, secretary; Barbara Stuart.
treasurer; Ray Birch, recreation
leader; Wayne Fincen, publicity
chairman Of Worship Committee;
Violet Reeves, chairman of Mission
ary Committee; Marie Tinder, chair
man Of evangelism and church re-
lationship; Luella Croson. chairman
of leadership training: Gladys Cro-
son, citizenship and community ser
vice; Marilyn Meade, Mrs. Ray
Gooding and Mrs. Leo Adams, or
ganists. and Melvin Snapp, assist
ant publicity superintendent.
Advisers include George Denny,
recreation: Mrs. Stacy Swart, evan
gelism and church relationship; Mrs.
Harold Isdell. worship; Quentin
Sherwood, leadership training: Vir-
ginia Mccarthy, citizenship and
community service; Mrs. Benjamin
Fleming, missionary and world
friendship, and Mrs. L. r. Sherwood,
superintendent of Young Peoples
Division.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Europe's BottIefieIds- DAY by Day
Whether Germany Will Try to Flank Mognot Line
Through Netherlands and Belgium Is Question Of Hour
By DREW MIDDLETON,

ASSOClateo FIcSS FUIeikH SOtIeSpOnocut.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The path of
the first major German thrust on
the western front occupied the
minds of military men today as the
armies of the third Reich, already
triumphant in Poland, shifted from
the east to the western frontier
barred by the Maginot line.
Some military observers in Lon
don said that despite German de-
mails they believed a German sweep
through the Netherlands and Bel
GUM toward the ancient Teutonic
objective-Paris-stil was under
consideration. A few thought the
German general staff might choose
a direct frontal assault on the Magi-
not line. A few offered the possi-
bility of an attack through Switzer-
land.
To reinforce the idea of a sweep
through the low countries were re-
ports of intensive German digging
along the Netherlands frontier and
troop concentrations in the same
sector.
The feeling that the war-as far
as France and Britain were con-
cerned-would start in earnest in .
few days on the western front was
evident on all sides. The most likely
opening move in the opinion of
many military men is a major Ger
man offensive.
Air Preparation Stressed.
1.-TWO months ago I do not think
the Germans would have even con-
sidered q sweep through Holland
and Belgium" said one ofncer.
To-day they are flushed with VIC
tory, they have the lessons Of their
first campaign in their minds and
they are fairly sure they cannot
break the Maginot line without tre-
mendous sacrifice.
"One Of the lessons learned was
the great speed at which q mechan-
lied column can move and the ter.
rife effect it has after SUFFICIENT
preparation by aerial bombardment.
The only report we have of Polish
successes against German tanks and
armored cars occurred when the
German air force had not prepared
the way with medium bombs and
machine-gun strafing"
Military men agreed, however,
that the mechanical columns which
sped over the fiat plains Of Poland
as the vanguard of the German
divisions would be hampered by the
rugged terrain of the western front.
But there are no hills along the
seacoast in Holland and Belgium"
said one. The Germans would be
able to use the same tactics that
were so successful in Poland"
Poland Out Of the War.
Every one here appeared agreed
the scene of the war has shifted
from Poland to the west as far as
large-scale operations we're con-
cerned.
Poland is not conquered" said
one officer. She is merely over
run. But resistance by q major
force has disappeared.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
the security Of the German North
Sea and the German coasts.

the security Of the German North
Sea and the German coasts.
The Polish soldier repeatedly
fought bravely. He broke on the
inadequacy Of his leadership and
his organization. Thanks to superior
leadership, high degree Of training
and the modern armaments Of the
German Army, its achievements
were accompe MED by losses which
must be described as unusually small
in comparison to the enormous losses
of the enemy.
Exact figures will be given in q
few days.
Materials and weapons Of the new
army have come up to the highest
demands. Munitions and fuel con-
sumption of this campaign amounted
to only fraction Of the monthly
production.
The German people can again look
with pride on its army.
The army, however, looks forward
to its further task with triumphant
confidence.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

them. Shoulder to shoulder with
them fought s. s. elite 0uards)
formations placed under the arfny's
command.
Upon the command OF Field Mar
shall Gen. Goering two strong air
fleets were formed under Gems. Kes-
selring and Loehr and sent to con-
duct an air raid against Poland.
|. These two air fleets completely
smashed the Polish air force and
controlled the air in a short time.
In closest cooperation with army
destroyer planes, bombers continue
ally attacked bunkers, batteries,
troop concentrations, marching COL
umns, unloadings Of supplies, etc.
Through the flyers disdain for
death they saved the army an end
less amount of blood and contributed
in greatest measure to the total re-
suit. Anti-aircraft artillery took the
German air force under its protec-
ton and especially in the beginning
OF the campaign co-operated in the
destruction of the Polish air force.
In all, approximately 800 either
were destroyed or fell to the army
as booty, the rest were interned
after fleeing abroad.
On sea, units of the German bat
tie fleet under command of Admiral
Gen. Albrecht blocked the Danzig
Inlet since the beginning of hos
tilities and thereby crippled all traf-
f1c to and from Polish seaports. With
the exception of submarine, all
the Polish fleet still in the North
Sea September l was destroyed or
interned in neutral harbors.
Air Force Role Glorious.
Here, also, the air force played a
glorious role. Outstanding accom-
plishments in the field of commune
cations, especially in the re-estab-
lishment Of streets, bridges and rail-
ways, in which the labor service par
ticularly proved its worth, made the
task of leadership much easier.
Border guards who quietly have
been fulfilling their duty for years
occupied territory behind the army.
making 1t possible for the command
to put troops on all fronts. Thus, in
exemplary cooperation, all forces
contributed to the final achieve
ment.
1t was possible only because the
west army and strong units of the
air forces confidently and deter
minedly stood ready to brave every
enemy superiority, however great.
and because the navy guaranteed
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Text of German c Con1nuniuue
Army High Command Explains Strategy 1t
Used in Conquerng Polish Forces

the area north of Warsaw, as capable
of checking and perhaps threatening
a German advance from East Prussia
against Warsaw, as it was strong
enough to carry out its own attack.
This Polish group was supposed to
be f1anked on the right by consid-
cradle gathering forces which could
threaten East Prussia from an east
ern direction on the left wing
through very strong army in the
Corridor. The assignment of the
Corridor army was to occupy the
Free State Of Danzig and then also
be able to launch an offensive
against East Prussia from this side.
The order was given for rear
coverage to this operation by the
far strongest Polish Army. which
was placed in the region of Poznan.
In case Of German attack on the
Corridor this army with its SUI
perior strength was to threaten the
flank of this attack. It also could
be used at any time to help the
weaker Polish army marching to
the southwark. Through its strength
and central position in the vicinity
of Poznan this army threatened the
far flanks Of any German attack
from central Upper Silesia or from
Pomerania.
Poland's southern army in the re-
gion of Krakow and Lwow was, in
the opinion of Polish Army lead
ers, strong enough to protect that
important industrial area. It could
be used for the further purpose,
according to developments of the
war, either as an aid to other Po-
lish armies or to attack the i'm
portant Upper Silesian industrial
area.
Aim to Encircle Poles.
Secondly, the object of the Ger
man operations was to encircle, at
tack and destroy the large, strong
Polish Army concentrated in q bend
Of the Vistula River. For this pur-
pose the army commander in chief,
Gen. Won Brauchitsch, created two
army groups:
A southern army group under the
command of Col. Gen. Won Rund-
stedt, q northern army group un-
der command of Col. Gen. Won Book.
The southern group consisted of
three armies:
The army Of Gen. List, army OF
Gen. Won Reichenau and the army
of Gen. Blaskowitz.
The northern army group con-
sisted Of the army of Gen. Won Kluge
and the army Of Gen. Won Keuchler.
The orders of the southern group
were to push in a northeasterly di-
rection toward the vistula from
near Creuzberg with the center army
of Won Reichenau. The army of Col.
Gen. List from Upper Silesia was to
protect the right flank Of this army
and from the north side of the West
Beskidy Mountains to advance in an
easterly direction.
It's task was to hold the Polish
forces there and with units ad-
vancing from Slovakia northward
encircle the Poles and If possible
prevent their retreat eastward.
AS protection for the left wing
of Gen. Won Reichenau, the army of
Gen. Blaskowitz coming from east
| of Breslau> should advance in the
general direction Of Warsaw by
stages in order to trap and night OF
expected flank maneuvers Of the
Polish Army group in the vicinity
of poznan.
Task Of Northern Army.
The task Of the northern army
group was. With thn army Of Gen.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Rumanian Premier
lauded as Mariyr
Al Funeral Rites
CoIinescu's Own Service
Last Under Finol
Decree He Signed
BY the Associ ted Press.

~ tuG AooUVAAtcu EEG0Bs
BUCHAREST, Sept. 23.-Rumani-
ans today lauded Premier Armand
Calinescu rs . martyr to patriotism
rs they observed national mourning
on the eve Of an elaborate funeral
for the assassinated statesman.
Newspapers published the last de-
cree signed by the Premier . few
hours before he was slain by his
implacable pro- Mani Iron Guard foes.
The decree provided, ironically, for
additional ceremonies at government
funerals. Calinescu's own last rites
will be the first under the decree.
While King and peasant paid
tribute to Calinescu. the cabinet ap-
parently hads wiped out the ring
charged with the Premier's death.
The number Of Iron 0uardists exc
cuted Is now placed ofiicially at $40,
although usually well-informed cir
cles said there were indications the
toll was several times greater.
The government said Iron Guard
lists In concentration camps were
shot while attempting to revolt"
The bodies of seven men said to
be the Premier's assassins, as we'll
as of two others who committed
suicide when they were surrounded,
were cremated after they had lain
for 48 hours on the spot in one Of
Bucharest's main streets. where
Caltnescu was assassinated.
Army units on the Polish frontier
maintained full strength. despite re-
taxation Of tension following Russian
occupation Of the area across the
border.
The government insisted the Iron
Guard outbreak had no repercussions
IN the provinces aside from disorders
IN concentration camps.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

Certain garrisons, such as that
IN Warsaw, will continue to hold out
against the Germans. Their en-
durance depends on their supplies
of munitions and food and the
amount of troops the Germans wish
to send against them. There is no
question about the bravery of the
Poles"
The Germans in 1914 followed the
plan laid down by Gen Won Schief-
fen Is years before and swept
through Belgium. Military men said
they believed the Germans would
extend the plan II they should drive
through again, moving farther west
into the Netherlands to take ad-
vantage of the costal plain and
flanking the Belgian forts which
held Won Kluck Just long enough in
1914 for Marshal Joffre to prepare
the French armies for a counter
attack and the British to get their
Evening star., 1939-09-24

Contemplate little army" on the
firing line.
German military strategy has al
ways followed the line Of swift, bold
attacks, and London analysts said
their seemed no reason to doubt 1t
would follow this plan again. Bel
gian and Dutch resistance, although
determined, seems hardly likely to
hold the crack German armies, mill
tary men said.
The last barrier to such an ad-
vance is the line of fortiflcations
built by the French along the Bel
gian frontier. French ofncers say
this extension is not as strong as
the Maginot line itself.
Beyond that line lie the nat plains
of Northeastern France and the
road to Paris.
Whether or not Germany would
defy neutral opinion and strike to-
ward Paris from the north appeared
the military question Of the hour.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

to question whether the govern.
ment was showing sufacient vigor
in prosecuting the war.
The Labor opposition In Parlia.
ment demanded mobilization OF
the Nations industrial resources,
vigorous action against war profi-
teers, and more assurance that the
government was organizing mu-
nitions supplies on sufficient scale.
Prime Minister Chamberlain, who
attended the second. supreme, war
council with British and French
government and military leaders
yesterday, will make another war
report to Parliament Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
ovet Only Obvious Victor in First Phase Of Conflict in Europe

srs would pay 325 per cent, or near
" one third Of their income. In in
come tax. Other tax surprises were
foreseen, perhaps In the luxury field.
Many questions from members of
Commons about the war faced min
iaters during the week. They ranged
from one addressed to Prime Min
lister Chamberlain on whether q
proposal for . United States of
Europe might be embodied In any
British peace terms to another
about windows Of the war ONCE It.
sell showing too much light In the
blackout darkness.
Some sections of the press bepan
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Gasoline Raiionino
And BIackouts Keen
British al Home
Further Income Tax
Boost May Take Third
Of Earnings
Dy the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The war,
three weeks old tomorrow, continued
to be fought mainly on the home
front and reduced Great Britain
tonight to nation of stay 1T
homes"
Travel was greatly restricted by .
new wartime scheme Of gasoline
rationing; nightly blackouts already
had reduced the number Of places
to 60. The first of the governments
rationing measures took thousands
Of automobiles OF the highways.
Food rationing will follow after
. national registration next Friday.
Housewives already were complain
ing at their inability to purchase
some food commodities. The food
ministry said this was due mainly
to transport problems.
To remedy them and prevent ex-
cessive price increases the govern
ment planned to put food rationing
into effect as soon Is possible after
completion Of the national register
sort of wartime census.
Taxicabs Are Scarce.
The gasoline rationing, limiting
the supply for q private automobile
to that sufficient for an average Of
less than miles q day, had an I'M
mediate effect In both city and
countryside.
London, never 4 busy place on
Saturday, was even more deserted
with some Of the normally busiest
streets almost without trafIic. Taxi
cabs already were scarce, and the
Journal Of Taximen said many old
drivers were headed for the work.
house.
The damaging of the British pa
troll boat .Kittiwake by striking .
mine in the English Channel, and
the loss Of five Of her crew and
injury Of two men, was announced
oficially.
The first eyewitness" accounts
were received of what British forces
In France were doing. but they told
only of their trips across the chan
mel, their billeting In France, their
high spirits and their camaraderie
with French poilus. There was
nothing in them about military &C.
tion.
Heavy Income Taxes.
Already feeling the pinch Of war,
the puhlic looked forward tn moro
unpleasantness the coming week.
Sir John Simon, chancellor of the
exchequer, planned to announce his
war budget on Wednesday and all
expected . further boost in the in.
come tax-some guessing as much rs
. shilling (20 cents) on the pound
($4.0O or . total Of six shillings
six pence ($1.3O.
That would mean British taxpay-
Evening star., 1939-09-24
By the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. % (7:30 pm, 1:30
pm, E. S. TD.-The German army
high command tonight issued the
following communique:
The campaign in Poland is ended.
In a connected series of destruc-
tive battles of which the greatest
and most decisive was in the bend
of the Vistula. the Polish Army of
millions of men has been defeated,
captured or routed.
No single Polish active or re-
serve division, none Of their inde-
pendent brigades, ETC., escaped this
fate.
Only fractions of individual groups
were able to avoid immediate de-
struction by fleeing into the swamps
Of Eastern Poland. They sue
cumbed there to Soviet Russian
troops.
OF the entire Polish Army only
an insignificant remainder still is
fighting at hopeless positions in
Warsaw, in Modlin and on the PEN
inSula of Hela.
That this still is possible is due
exclusively to the willing forbear-
ance of our troops and our consid-
Grafton for the Polish civil popula-
ton.
AS signs increased after the
spring of 1899 that Poland, relying
on the foreign aid guaranteed it,
would not avoid assault at arms with
the German Reich in pursuit of its
CPoland's) wide stretched national
interests, an attempt was made
through careful examinations to
clarity the probable operations and
intentions of Poland.
Intentions of Poles Learned.
Impressions obtained from Pol
ish literature and the daily press
IN connection with military measures
of the Polish Army leadership which
meantime became known. gave an
approximate picture of the inten-
tions of the Polish leadership.
In a series of conferences between
the Fuehrer and the commanders in
chief OF the army, navy and air force,
their general staff chiefs and the
chief of the high command of the
army, operative suppositions follow
ing therefrom for the German army
were discussed and clarified.
First: Perusal of general and very
scientific literature of Poland already
impaired the picture of conceptions
which the Polish political state
Chauvinism had made regarding the
future development of the Polish
state. The publicized demands of
the daily press as well as oratorical
outpourings of the Polish military
strengthened these impressions.
The marching up of Polish fight
ing forces, which appeared in the
train of Polish mobilization, passes
as final confirmation of these in
tentions. The Polish army leader
ship under-rated the German army
in the belief that it could success
fully conduct an offensive war in the
east, at least to a certain degree, in
consideration of strong German
strength bound in the western part
OF the Reich.
Strength Concentrated.
The dominating factor was i'm
mediately to occupy the Free State
OF Danzig, to attack East Prussia
from three sides and to conquer 1t
as an island cut of from the rest
OF the Reich. For this purpose the
following concentration Of strength
took place.
One Polish army WIS stationed In
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Firms Will Protest
Sinking of Steamer
0y the Associated Preas,

03 the Associated Preas.
HElSrNK1. Finland. Sept. 23.-
The Finnish government tonight in
structed its Minister in Berlin to
protest to the German government
against the sinking Of the Finnish
steamer Martti-Ragnar by what
crew members said was q German
submarine. The crew Of l8 was
rescued.
The 2,262-ton Martti Ragnar,
loaded with wood pulp for England.
was reported sunk OF the coast of
Norway today.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Thomas w. Hume Dies

BRYN MAWR. Pa. Sept. 23 R.-
Thomas w. Hume, II, who retired
. year ago As q vice president of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, died to-
day In . hospital Of heart disease.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-29
When Onions Were Gods

Onions are, perhaps, our most
valuable vegetable, both as food
and physic. They contain a good
deal of sugar and phosphorus, SO
affording food for body, bone, and
brain. And they also contain sui
phur, which gives them their IA
miliar odor, but is fine thing for
the blood. In spite of all these
virtues, over 80 per cent of an on
ion is just water.
In days of old, onions were very
highly esteemed; the ancient
Egyptians even worshiped them.
Good Queen Bess used to break
fast with her maids of honor on
beef, beer, and onions. The Is
raelites wandering in the desert
longed for the onions of their
Egyptian slavery. The workmen
who built the pyramid of Cheops
SO centuries ago consumed nearly
81 500, 900 worth of onions and gar
lie, which is merely variety Of
onion.