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Evening star., 1939-11-05
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Ceremony
Armistice Day
Tea Is Also Scheduled:
Executive Committee
To Meet Tomorrow

Mrs. Irene Arnold, chairman Of
the Armistice Day Committee for
the American Legion Auxiliary, an
nounced last week that the mem
bers will attend the service of plac-
ing the wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier November IL. The
wreath will be placed by the De-
partment President, Mrs. Mary B.
McMillin.
Department officers will attend
the Armistice Day tea which is
given annually by the George E.
Killeen unit, after which they will
go to Washington Cathedral for
the service at the tomb of Wartime
President Woodrow Wilson.
The executive committee will meet
at the Y. w. c. A.. 6l4 E street NV,
tomorrow. Officers, unit presidents
and chairmen of committees are
asked to be present.
Mrs. Edith w. Quinn, president
Of Cooley Mccullough Unit, pre-
sided at an executive committee
meeting at her home last Wednes-
day evening. The following addi-
tional appointments were ratified:
Distinguished guests, Mrs Hazel B.
Fraser and Mrs. Emma M. Warren;
entertainment, Miss Agnes M. Barry
and Mrs. Mary B. Mulvihill; ways
and means. Mrs. Helen Hetzer and
Miss Agnes M. Barry, and assistant
secretary, Mrs. Madeline P. Will
liams.
Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, child well
fare chairman, are making plans
to aid needy families Of veterans.
and others, which the unit assisted
last year. Contributions are de-
sired for children's warm sleeping
garments, bath robes and slippers
in sizes and 4, cash donations for
milk and groceries and articles Of
clothing, new and old.
An Armistice eve program has
been arranged for November 7 at
8 pm. at the Y. w. C. A., 614 E
street NV. Capt. Watson B. Miller.
director Of national rehabilitation,
will be the guest speaker.
Plans are being made by the re-
habilitation chairman for a party
at Mount Alto Hospital on Novem-
ber 9 at 7:30 pm.
The junors of Cooley Met Cullough
Unit met October % at the home
Of the president, Miss Helen M.
Zaruba. Other Junior officers are
Miss Lottie M. Scriviner and Miss
Avis E. Trerice, vice presidents;
Miss Mary E. McCabe, secretary and
treasurer; Miss Julia A. Scriviner,
sergeant at arms, and Miss Mary
Scriviner, color bearer. They have
expressed their desire to sew, COL
lect bundles of clothing and other
useful things for needy families. It
will be bundle night for the next
meeting. Another interesting fea-
ture on their program will be to
save pictures for scrapbooks.
. Washington Police and Fire Unit,
No. 20, will meet November 10 at
3072 M street NV. at 8 pm.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. is,
will meet Tuesday at 1927 New
Hampshire avenue NV. at 8 pm.
All members are urged to attend as
there will only be one more meet
ing before Christmas and plans for
the Christmas party will be dis
r,IQand
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them into the field under severe
weather conditions and without q
hardening period.
The following formed the special
detail which went to Pontiac, Mich,
last week to return . number Of new
motor vehicles here: Capt. Robert
J. Martin, Master Sergt. ]. p. King,
stan Sergt. G. ]. Taylor. Serets. Car
son M. Howell, Joseph e. Robey,
Palmer N. Stanley and Joseph r.
Shugart; Pvts. (flrst class william
F. Mayes, Ray SIENNA, Cummings A.
Sanborn and Gilbert s. Poe; Pvts.
G. J. Fothergill and Guy F. Wick
ham.
Corpl. Edward B. McQuade has
been promoted to sergeant Ia Com
pany F, 121st Engineers.
The following have been promoted
to corporal in Company B, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment: Pvt. (first
class) Arthur B. Campbell; Pvts.
Edward r. Hassell and John w.
Weaver.
While the Headquarters and Serv.
ice Company, 12lst Engineers, with
q percentage Of 97.17, captured the
Veterans of Foreign Wars At
tendance Trophy, brigade head
quarters indicated that other units
Of the Guard, which are not per-
mitted to compete for the trophy,
had excellent attendance, and
therefore have been awarded hon.
orable mention in a general order.
They, with their percentages, follow:
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops. 10Th Division, 81. .16;
Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division, 93.57; Medical Detach-
ment, 121st Engineers, 93.46:
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 1926; State
Detachment, 9104.
The three units, next to the win
ner, in competition for the trpohy,
were the 29th Division Military Po-
lice Company, $3.50; Headquarters
Company, 10Th Division, 1894, and
the Headquarters Company, 1O4th
Quartermaster Regiment.
Pvt. w. c. Jensen, Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engi-
neers, was the winner of the indi-
vidual rifle championship match and
winner Of the Senatorial Trophy,
with score Of IA. Other competi-
tors and their scores we're: Pvt. j.
c. Oehmann, Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers,
143; First 1t. ]. d. Tanner, head
quarters. I'd Battalion, and Capt.
E. A. Mcmahon, Headquarters and
Service Company. both in the 121st
Engineers, each with 142; Corpl. A.
F. Scherer and Pvt. (First Class
A. H. Ross, both Of the Headquarters
and Service Company, and First 1t.
H. M. Boudinot, Company B, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment, each with
score of 14l; Maj. F. F. Bernsdorff,
headquarters, 1st Battalion, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment; Staff
Sergt. H. B. Parsons, State Detach-
ment, and Sergt. w. C. Snyder, State
Detachment, 139; Pvt. (First Glass;
s. w. McManaway, Company B,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, 1873;
Sergt. H. L. Cooke, Company A, 1O4th
Quartermaster Regiment, 1877; Corpl.
R. E. Black, Company B, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment. 1856: Corpl.
E. L. Staubus, State Detachment,
1855, and Pvt. P. G. Geraci, State De-
tachment, 135.
Commanding omcers Of the 12lst
Engineers, 260th Coast Artillery,
Special Troops, 29th Division, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment and Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, have been
ordered to send their colors with the
necessary details to the Catholic
University Stadium on the after
noon of November II. Second 1t.
Norwood s. Sothoron, 260th Coast
Artillery, will be in charge of the
troops.
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Daughters of the Nile

Capt. Lila White announces q
patrol drill will be held at 8 pm.
at Central High School.
Queen Bessie M. Deckey an
nounces turkey dinner on Novem-
ber Is at Almas Temple and a
rummage sale November 20 and II
at l107 Fourth street S.W.
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Legion to Participate Sunday
In Mossing of Coiors
First Annual Ceremony Scheduled
At Studium for 2:3OP.M.
Meetings This Week.

Monday: Stephen p. Nc
0roarty Post, Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
Tuesday: James Reese Europe
Post, Elks' Lodge, Fifteenth and
Q streets NV; National Cathe-
dral Post. 1923 Window place
NV.
We d n e sday: MacAlexander
Post, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club; Potomac Post, Pail
sades' Field House; Nash Post,
200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Thursday: James E. Walker
Post, 1916 Twelfth street NV.
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today at the Union Station and
escort them to the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier at Arlington Gene
terry, when they will place a wreath
Department Comdr. McLeish en-
tertained members of the depart
ment and post commanders at his
home last Monday when they dis
cussed welfare of the organization.
Annual Armistice Day memorial
services will be conducted at Saint
Sophia Greek Orthodox Church,
Eighth and L streets NV, next
Sunday at HAS am All veterans
and their families and friends are
invited.
Members are also extended an
invitation to attend the golden
jubilee celebration of the Catholic
University of America at the Catho-
lie University Stadium next Sum-
day at pm.
Past Department Comdr. Inman
and Past Comdr. j. Fred Chase have
been appointed on the Department
Legislative Committee.
The department commander will
be guest of the Military Order of
the World War at a luncheon at
the Mayflower next Friday at 1918
pm. All members are invited to
attend and may do so by COM
municating with Maj. Edwin S.
Bethlehem, jr., at the LaSalle Bald
ing not later than tomorrow even-
ing. Admittance will be by name
only.
The Department Citations Com
mittee Of Comrades Lambert, Nor
ton and Fawcett will call meet
Ing during the month.
Chairman William Cronin of the
Entertainment Committee of Ma
tional Capital Post announces the
annual New Year Eve party and
dance will be held at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, 1Ol5 l.
street NV, on December 30.
Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards
Post will participate with the
Yankee Division Club of Washing
ton, D. c., in the unveiling of the
new headstone to Gen. Edwards at
Arlington National Cemetery at 10
am. on Armistice Day. Comdr.
Golden will lead the post delega-
ton to Arlington.
Comdr Obey of H. L. Edmonds
Post announces a turkey shoot to-
day of the Boys Club. Twelve
gauge guns will be furnished by the
committee or participants may use
their own guns. Any one desiring
to attend the shoot call Comdr
Oley at Georgia 1898.
Columbia Post met at the Thomas
Circle Club when Lloyd B. Fields,
who served with the 44th Com
pany, Motor Transport Corps, in
France during the World War was
elected to membership. He was
obligated by Comdr. Thomas E.
FaWcett. The next meeting will be
held Wednesday evening at 1926
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Follow-Me Auxiliary will meet
at 8 pm. at the Thomas Circle
Club. Those taking part In floor
work meet at 7:30 pm.
National Capital Auxiliary met
October 26 at the Washington Post
Club with Mildred Carter, president,
presiding.
All auxiliaries and posts are in
vited to the spaghetti dinner to be
given at the Washington Post Club
by this auxiliary on November 8
from to 8 pm. Josephine De
Martini is in charge of arrange
ments.
The auxiliary will hold its
birthday anniversary party" on
November II. Clay Keene Miller,
past department president, has ac-
cepted an invitation from Mrs.
Carter to act as mistress of cere-
monies.
The next meeting will be held
after the spaghetti dinner.
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AMERICAN LEGION OFFTCERS-Uned States Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue Post elected Seated left right Russell JET
freys third vice commander; c. w. Curran first vice
mander; James W. Yokum commander; Arthur Thomas,
second vice commander; Martin A. Beehau, adjutant.
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. Washington Police and Fire Unit,
No. 20, will meet November 10 at
3072 M street NV. at p.m.

Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. is,
will meet Tuesday at 1927 New
Hampshire avenue NV. at 8 pm.
All members are urged to attend as
there will only be one more meet
ing before Christmas and plans for
the Christmas party will be dis
cussed.
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The meeting of Lincoln Post
scheduled for tomorrow evening has
been postponed to November 13 at
8 pm. in order to permit the mem
bers to attend the mass induction
into the Legion of the members Of
the new Department Of Commerce
Post In the auditorium of the De.
partment Of Commerce Building.
Kenneth H. Nash Post met at 200
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Friday
evening, with Comdr. George Grom-
met presiding. It voted to change
the meeting nights to the second
and fourth Wednesdays of each
month, beginning in November.
Lawrence v. Bell and Charles A.
Grimes were elected to member
ship.
Cooley -McC Cullough Post will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. at TOO L street
NV. This Is an important meet
ing. The post will start to give en-
tertainments in the veterans hos
pitfalls about the middle Of this
month. The chairmen of COM
mittees on Americanism and Child
Welfare will be instructed as to
their duties.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 50, Armis-
tice Day observance will be held in
Memorial Chapel, Walter Reed HOS
pital grounds, November II at 8 am.
Members, Sons Of the American
Legion Squadron, color guards ana
bugle corps will assemble ct Aspen
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Chairman William Cronin of the
Entertainment Committee of Ma
tional Capital Post announces the
annual New Year Eve party and
dance will be held at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, 1015 l.
street NV, on December 30.
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1t. James H. Nicholson, former
commanding officer OF the Naval
Communications Reserve Division,
has been promoted to the rank of
lieutenant commander,
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Past Department Comdr. Inman
and Past Comdr. j. Fred Chase have
been appointed on the Department
Legislative Committee.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
British Capture
| Nozi Who Sent
Churchill SOS
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-The COM
mander of German submarine who
sent the British first lord of the
admiralty, Winston Churchill, an
sos on behalf of a British steamer
he sank, has been captured by the
British. Mr.. Churchill told the House
of Commons today.
The capture, Mr.. Churchill said.
answered the question as to where
he might address reply.
The announcement-w gave
no details of the Germans seizure
came when Mr.. Churchill said some
submarine commanders had tried
hard to behave with humanity.
"One German captain signaled to
me personally the position of a Brit
ish ship which he had just sunk
and urged that rescuers should be
sent" Mr.. Churchill said. Il was in
some doubt at the time as to which
address a reply might be sent. How
ever, he is now in our hands and is
treated with all consideration"
The steamer was the Firby, sunk
OF the Scottish coast on September
II. The chief oflicer. James Wood
run, told several days later how the
submarine commander gave him 4
"stih drink" and bread and band
ages for four crewmen wounded by
shells The Firby's crew of more
than 10 spent 13 hours in ufeboats.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
The War Situation

British success on the high
seas against Germany was re-
ported to the House of Com
mons today by the British war
cabinet. British merchant ships
are being armed for defense
against submarine attacks, and
the convoy system is in full op-
Grafton, Winston Churchill said.
He also told the Commons that
Britain had seized more German
goods than Germany had de-
stroyed with her submarine war
fare. page AID
On the western front French
forces were reported to have re-
pulsed with heavy losses a Ger
man counterattack launched
during the night with the OBJ
jective of relieving the pressure
on key forts of the Siegfried
Line. Heavy French cross-fire
and French flank attacks on
the advancing Germans were
credited with forcing the Ger
man troops to retreat. page
AID
President Roosevelt sum-
moned six cabinet officers for
extraordinary review conference
on departmental activities in be-
half OF peace and neutrality.
Senate bloc fighting repeal met
after night of study on bill Of
amendments to chart their i'm
mediate course. page A-l.)
On the eastern front German
forces besieging Warsaw launched
what they expected to be the
final drive to conquer the city,
which has held out against Ger
man attacks since September 8.
The German forces were said to
have captured fortress guarding
the Polish capital and to have
entered the suburbs Of the city.
PAge A-1)
Representatives Of the II Amer.
lean republics, meeting at Pana-
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Naval Skirmish
Is Reported Fought
South Of Norway
Three Worships. Two Sub!
And Planes Declared
Engaged in Fight
Nv the Associated Press.

OSLO, Norway. Sept. 26.-Dis-
patches from Farsund. Southwest
ern Norway, reported that naval
skirmish occurred today just west
OF Norway's southern extremity, be-
ginning about noon and ending at
1:40 pm.
Watchers from the shore said they
saw three large warships, two sub
marines and many small craft TAX
ing part In the action and air
planes maneuvetfng overhead. They
estimated that between 80 and 40
shots were fired.
First reports did not identify the
ships which shortly disappeared
below the horizon-.or estimate any
damage caused.
Three Norwegian airplanes
watched the encounter to see that
Norwegian territorial waters were
not violated.
Eight or ten merchant vessels has
tened toward shore during the en-
gagement. which started just "a
hours after another naval action
was believed to have begun of the
Norwegian coast little farther
north. Gunf1re today could be heard
plainly at Lister Fjord.
The British admiralty said last
night it had no reports of any naval
battle of Norway 'as would have
been the case had one taken place. -
The newspaper Gula Tidend OF
Bergen said British and German
warships took part in yesterdays re-
ported encounter, during which
sounds of what was believed to be
gunfire were heard for about II or
Is hours. Residents of that area said
all was quiet today and there was no
evidence of any crippled ships.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Alien Women Warned
Of War Role in u. S.
BY the As,ociated Press.

6y the A89ocleteo fIebS.
TACOMA, Wash, Sept. 26.-Wosn-
en- seeking United States citizenship
were instructed by Federal Judge
Lloyd Black yesterday that In event
Of war they would have to bear
arms, just like men,"
Conducting = citizenship exami-
nation, Judge Black said:
I'm the past, when women have
been asked II they would take up
arms, many Of them have said they
would mainly because they felt there
was not the slightest chance they
would ever have to do such thing.
Times suddenly have changed.
Nov there Is . chance. War
might be around US here. Women
would have to bear arms, Just Ike
men."
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ma for a special neutrality con-
ference. entered closed session to-
day to decide upon the limits of
neutral zones in American waters
from which all belligerent activ-
ity would be barred. American
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles urged yesterday that the
belligerents be cautioned by the
American neutrals to keep war
time activities away from Ameri-
can shores. page AID
Another naval skirmish was
reported fought today of the tip
of Southern Norway. Shore OBJ
servers said that they saw three
large warships, two submarines
and many small craft taking part
in the action, with airplanes ma
neuvering overhead. 1t was es-
timated that between 80 and 10
shots were fired. page AID
German Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop is sched-
uled to arrive in Moscow tomor-
row to confer with Soviet Rus
sian of11cials on the fate of
dismembered Poland, it was an
nounced by Tass. Soviet news
agency. Diplomatic quarters
were speculating on the possible
creation of q buffer Polish state
as well as on Russia's intentions
toward Bessarabia and Estonia.
page A-3)
In Bucharest it was authori-
tatively reported that Ignace Jan
Paderewski. famed pianist and
former Premier Of Poland, was
likely to be chosen to succeed
Ignace Moscicki as President Of
Poland. August Zaleski, former
foreign minister Of Poland, was
believed to be another possible
choice. Refugee Polish leaders
were reported to have nearly COM
pleted their plans for formation.
Of the exilsd Polish government.
Gage All
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border and the fourth partlt1oh OF
the country had begun. Ironically,
the rains, which might have saved
Poland had they come sooner, came
now.
A variety of factors combined to
bring about the sensational Polish
debacle. Foremost was the might OF
the German military machine.
From the start, the Poles were faced
with heavy odds. Seventy divisions
of magnificently equipped and
trained troops were pressing against
them from the west and flanking
them from East Prussia in the north
and from Slovakia in the south.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Beaten Woman Dies;
Named Assai|ant,
Police Say
Four Are Arrested,
Two More Sought in
Maryland Cose

Mrs. Addie Blaine, IS, of the first
block of Bladensburg road NE,
beaten and left unconscious on a
lonely Maryland road early yester-
day, died in Casualty Hospital last
night after naming man she said
assaulted her.
Detective Irving Lubore of the
ninth precinct, who aided in round
ing up four persons being held in
the case, said Mrs. Blaine disclosed
the identity of her attacker II hours
before abdominal wounds caused her
death. Two more are sought. Q
"She told me her boy friend beat
her after declaring If I can't have
you, no one else WILL" Detective
Lubore said today.
The detective added that Mrs.
Blaine informed him the attack oc-
CURED while the mans car was
parked on Bladensburg road near
Tuxedo road, just across the District
line in Prince Georges County, and
the man then showed her from the
automobile and drove of.
Accusation Denied.
The detective said the man named
by Mrs. Blaine, who is under arrest,
denied her accusation when ques-
toned.
Prince Georges County police at
Hyattsville said they were told sew
eral persons were in the machine at
the time Mrs. Blaine is said to
have been beaten.
Mrs. Blaine was found lying on the
side of the road at 2 am. yesterday
by a Washington motorist, Bernard
Novak of 1102 Park place NE.
He summoned the Bladensburg
Fire Rescue Squad and the woman
was removed to the hospital. where
she died at 8 o'clock last night.
On the records of the Prince
Georges County police at Hyattsville
1t was stated she may have been
beaten or struck by an automobile.
The four under arrest were taken
into custody last night by Detective
Lubore and Detective Sergt. Aubrey
Tolson and were turned over to
Maryland authorities.
District Coroner A. Magruder Nc
Donald said today the woman died
of abdominal injuries" and said
| an autopsy would be performed at
the District Morsue this afternoon
Mrs. Thelma Blaine Of 1911 Good
Hope road Sc, . sister-in-law Of
the dead woman, said Percy Blaine
the woman's husband, was employed
rs = painter by the w. p. A. u
Boiling Field.
She said her brother -in-law anc
his wife had been separated severa
months and Mrs. Addie Blaine hac
bsen living with her mother and
three sisters. a
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After two days, the German air
force was supreme in the Polish
skies and could set about systematic
cally hamstringing Poland by dis
rupting all communications. Ger
man bombers attacked small villages
as well as cities and large towns.
They bombed railroad stations,
functions. farmhouses. crossroads,
telegraph poles gasoline dumps,
radio stations, trains and automo-
biles on the road. Polish commune
cations we're soon chaotic.
The Polish forces were isolated
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