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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
JAPANESE ARREST
ELEVEN BRITONS
Prominent Business Men
Are Seized By Author
tiles In Five Cities

SHANGHAI, July 20 (Monday).-
R,-It was learned from private ad-
vices today that eleven prominent
British business men in Japan have
been arrested by Japanese authori-
ties in five cities. Previous reports
had listed nine men.
All were said to have been arrested
Saturday in sudden raids without
warning. The Japanese censorship
suppressed all news on the subject.
Reasons for the arrests were not
disclosed, but British circles believed
that pressure from Germany on ia
pan was at least partly responsible.
One of those held was said to be
e. W. James Of Kobe, who returned
from Canada only last Friday.
Holder and E. W. James at Kobe,
The business men were identi-
fed as:
C.. H. N. James, retired naval Of
icer and chief representative in
Japan of the British Federation OF
Industries; J. r. Drummond, F.
M. Jonas, E. W. James, ]. F.
two brothers named Ring
err, a MI. Holder, president of the
British association; and H. c. Mac
Naughton, honorary Greek consul
lar representative.
James was said to have been ar
rested at Tokyo. Drummon, Jonas,
Holder and E. w. James at Kobe.
J. F. James and one of the Ringer
brothers at Simmonoseki, Mac
at Osaka, and the second
Ringer at Nagasaka.
There was no word what action
was planned against the eleven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
ENGLISH AIRPLANE
FAILS TO ARRIVE
Transatlantic Mail
Craft Believed Making
Flight To Montreal

BoUCHERVILLE, Que, July 20.
Canadian PresseAir officials who
spent the day looking for the years
first empire transatlantic mail plane
ended their vigil in speculation to.
night.
They agreed at dusk that there
seemed little likelihood of the plane
reaching MontreaTs air harbor be.
fore tomorrow afternoon.
The flight is to mark the resump.
ton Of British transatlantic mail
services. So secret have details been
kept that even the highest officials
had no knowledge Of the planes
takeoff or probable arrival time.
AS a wartime precaution the us<
of wireless contact with the airlineI
was left entirely to the discretion OF
the airliner's skipper and apparently
he decided to remain silent. The
planes destination, is New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
BRITISH ATTACK
ITALIAN CITIES
Planes Reported To Have
Bombed Trieste, Pola, And
Udine; Subs Sunk

SUSAK, Yugoslavia, July 28.-R
- Heavy cannonading ratified win
dows in this border town opposite
Italian Fiume early today.
Reports from across the frontier
said British planes had bombed
Trieste, Pola and J1djne.
1t was also reported that two Brit
ish submarines which had entered
the upper Adriatic were sunk by an
Italian Warship,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29

LISBON, Portugal, July 2S-(R-
The Belgian diamond magnate, Elias
Gersten, who has been waiting here
for an American visa, was reported
by police today to have attempted
suicide by jumping overheard from
a ferry boat on the Tagus river. He
was rescued and taken to a hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
GermanSC~
Attacks Against Britain
British Protest On
Seizure OF Tankers

BUCHAREST. July 2S.-tR-
The British legation announced
tonight it had protested formally
to the Rumanian government
against interference with the
British Astral Romano oil COM
pany and seizure of British river
tankers and barges. The note
reserved the right to take any
measures deemed necessary to
deal with the situation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
WORD RECEIVED

OTTAWA, July 28.-lR-A civil.
ian air authority said tonight word
had been received from the United
Kingdom that a flying boat of this
British Overseas Airway corporation
could be expected in Canada this
weekend"
No further information has been
received here, it was said.
In view of the fact no word of
the plane was received today, thig
source said it seemed likely the
plane might not reach the Dominion
until tomorrow.
For some time it has been ex.
pected transatlantic mail flights
would be resumed about this date,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
WEATHER

GeorrrsIiaa. Carolina, South Carolina and
warm iai Generally fair and continned
few wiao1y and Tuesday except for
d%resh Maaely scattere l afternoon thun.
's "a" p; m. Yesterday. A'ufs
Lao Temporarily.
|aininp,nm, ; 30 p. m. "a; maximum nov az ::
'o' mean So; normal 70.
$50 Humidity
~. Il: IN S6; 7:3O a. m. 80. I IN
Total f.. Precipitation
pene;;a i ta 1Hr "a hours ending 7:3o y. NJ.
l8 inch uesi since first Of the month
Tides For Today
Wilmington High Low
Ass0nboro Inlet 5:2sp 12:14p
'is s'1 is''ss,5 :2 ia sunset ? Esp; 9 s;ssp
moonset 2:36p.
seen'inued on Page Three, 81
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Evening star., 1940-01-18
Army Boosts Age Limit
For Reserves Schooling

The War Department has issued
new regulations which will increase
considerably the number Of Reserve
officers eligible to attend any Of the
Army's special schools, among them
the Cavalry, Infantry. Artillery. Sig
nal Corps and Engineer schools.
The adjutant general has advised
that, for the time being at least, any
Reserve ofilcer up to and including
captain is eligible for advance train
ing in these service schools II he has
completed the required inactive duty
training, which includes the Army
extension course, or has obtained a
certificate Of capacity and has not
reached his 43d birthday. Previously
the age limit has been 10 years.
It is stipulated that in no event
will officers of field grade be selected.
Members Of the first group from
the Washington area will begin their
three months service school course
Evening star., 1940-01-18
50 Reported Killed
As New Earthquakes
Shake Turkey
160 Declared Injured
In Nigde District,
South Of Ankuru
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Jan. 18.-Turkey's Sec
ond major earthquake in three weeks
was reported today to have killed SO
persons and injured $50 in the Nigde
district, some 200 miles southeast Of
here.
This district, which escaped the
disastrous earthquake of December
% which killed at least 10000 per-
sons in Northeastern Anatolia, suf-
fered a series of heavy shocks last
night accompanied by terrifying
underground rumblings.
New quakes were felt in the
devastated region of the December
shocks-about 200 miles northeast
of the new quake area-but no cas-
ualties were reported from there.
In the western plains, rivers
swollen by melting snow flooded is
more villages and caused a land
slide which crushed two bridges. In
this region late December floods
killed at least 1,5OO.
In the area wrecked by the De-
cember % quake relief workers still
were busy among the ruins, helping
the inhabitants in their fight against
cold, disease and hunger.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

next Tuesday. All infantry officers
will go to the Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Ga. They include First 1t.
Albert T. King, 1300th Service Unit;
First 1t. John A. McCrary, jr., 425th
Infantry, and First 1t. Edward F.
Butler, 318th Infantry. They will
return May n.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

ISTANBUI. .-HARDSHIPS IN QUAKE-Photos arriving on
Atlantic Clipper show OF Of the victims in the
Turkish earthquake Above, peasant survivor
cngs set Ineunu, President Of the republic She
children in the disaster Below mother and child
peer shelter seeing
collapse. "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
II Finnish WorpIones
Claimed by Russians

MOSCOW, Jan. 18 R-Soviet
Russia today claimed a major VIC
tory over the Finnish air force
destruction of II planes in combat.
The Leningrad military head
quarters communique covering yes
terday's operations noted scouting
and minor artillery and rifle fire in
some war sectors and added:
Soviet aviation made recon-
noitering flights and bombed several
railway functions and military OBJ
jectives. Eleven enemy airplanes
downed in air combat"
Evening star., 1940-01-18

In Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Pennsylvania, the whole cost
of general relief is borne by the
State governments.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

sandwiches were waiting to cheer
the passing soldier or traveller.
Imported luxuries are getting
scarcer, of course, and coffee and
sugar one on mild ration basis.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
FELTON,


Mr.. and Mrs, Clifford Harrington
Of Clayton, and Mrs Lee Harrington
Of Trenton, N. j., were weekend
guests Of Mrs. Walter Harrington.
Mrs. Anna B. GoOden returned
home last week from st. PauPs, ~
c., where she spent the winter with
her son.. Smith GoOden.
Mrs. Marjorie Colder. dean Of the
Women's College. University Of Del
aware, was the guest speaker at the
injecting OF the Avon Club last We'd
Eesday afternoon Her subject was
Mental Housecieaning, Final plans
were made for the biennial luncheon
10 be held on April n.
Mrs. Houston Short, Mrs. Robert
GFeenlee. Mrs. Wesley Eyer, Mrs.
Mary Still. Mrs. Allen Biggs, Mrs.
ID. A. Petry, Mrs. Mamie Adams, Miss
Gladys FARRELL Miss Betty Lane and
J. Frank Rice were among those
from Trophy Grange who attended
Pomona Grange in Smyrna last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. NJ. Simpler and
Mrs. J. w. Reynolds entertained at
cards last Thursday evening at the
home of the former
Norman Smith OF Washington, d.
C., spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Moore
The Home Demonstration Club
held a covered dish luncheon on
Friday at the home of Mrs. Hezelkiah
Masten. Fourteen members attend
ed.
Mrs. F. w. PeiRer. and brother,
Reynolds. of Germantown.
Pa, were guests OF Mrs. William
Goodwin and Miss Martha Goodwin on
Tuesday OF last week.
The FELTON, Community Fire Com
rany cleared $40 from the supper
ield in the Community House last
week. The iremen have responded TO
.hree alarms this week The frs.
Early Wednesday morning at the
lOme OF Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mere
iith, where u wardrobe and clothing
we're destroyed. Chimney fires were
idt out at the farms OF r. w. O'Day |
md George Harrison, near Hollands
lille later in the week
Miss Janice Eaton of Newark |
Ipent the weekend at her home |
lere.
Word has been received here of the
leath of Samuel Hughes. % years
Id, on March 2S, at his home in Cas-
.Lde, Montana. Mr. Hughes was born
md raised near HOllandsVille. He is
by a sister, Mrs. Eva II.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

was guest OF Mrs. Edna Davis on
Sunday.
Among those attending the Round
Table Club luncheon on Friday were
Mrs. Ethel Collins, Mrs. Edward
HodgsOn. Mrs. Estella Roe. Mrs. Lii
lian McIlVaine and Mrs. Temperance
Jacquett.
Mrs. Katie LOrenzen quietly OBJ
served her 10th birthday anniversary
on Thursday. receiving many cards
of congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop OF
Kenton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Johnson of
Bowers and Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Wright and son Howard of Clayton
spent Sunday with Mrs. Beulah
Wright and Miss Frances Wright.
Mrs. Kathryn knight has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Knight of
Wilmington for three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stanley and
daughter Gertrude OF Philadelphia
were weekend guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward HodgsOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel Roe were
guests on Sunday of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Short. of Wyoming.
Miss Elmer Haddaway Of Wyoming
was a guest on Thursday of Miss
Isabel Storey. Miss Maude Schwartz
of Milford Memorial Hospital was a
guest Of her mother on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Smith spent the
weekend at the inlet.
Mrs. r. c. Ingram and Miss Sara
Ingram were Wilmington visitors on
Mrs. Ingram also visited
Mrs. Laura Wyatt at Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
MILLSBORO

MIR. and Mrs. Irwin PuRey and
children spent the weekend here
with Mr.. Pusey's mother, Mrs. Rhoda
Pusey.
Be Ye : Faithful Sunday School
class served a turkey supper in
Firemen's Hall last Friday evening.
The supper was delicious and very
well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry LOiiand and
Mrs. Ebe Adkins spent Tuesday in
Wilmington.
Gordon Ellis was given q surprise
birthday party ON Tuesday night by
his father and sister. L. Emory Ellis
and Miss Margaret Ellis.
Miss Sara Short and a guest spent
Sunday at home with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Short.
Leroy Monroe returned TO Leximg-
ton, Va. on Monday where he is a
sophomore at Washington and Lee
University.
Congressman and Mrs. George s.
Williams, of Washington. we're at
their home here over Sunday.
The Lions Club held its meeting
Monday night in the DOdd building
anu wan nCAN a AulANy utAAAEA ~
Mrs. Ethel DOdd
Mrs. Matte DOdd is spending sew
eral weeks in Philadelphia with her
sister. Mrs. Bertha Mathis.
Mrs. Matte ShOckley. Mrs. John
s. DObsOn. Mrs. Lima Hickman and
Mrs. Clara B. Johnson are among
those who have been very ill but are
improving slowly.
The Ladies' Aid was entertained
last Monday night at the home of
Mrs. TwifOrd Collins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Collins and children have recently
moved into their attractive new
home on Laurel road.
Samuel and Esther HenVis have
returned TO Randolph Macon College
at Ashland. Va. and blackstone Ju-
niOr College, at Blackstone, Va,
after their spring vacations at the
parsonage with Rev annd Mrs. f. w.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Henvis.
A largely attended funeral service
for Ilea Thomas. Of Philadelphia
formerly Of DagsbOro, was held last
Thursday afternoon in the Hickman
frneral parlOr. Interment was made
IN the cemetery at Dagsboro. Mrs.
W. J. Collins is a sister Of the de-
ceased and his mother makes her
winter home here with Mrs. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Messick, of
BloxOm, Va, spent Sunday with
Mrs. W. H. Johnson.
Mrs. POwhatan Downs is very III
al the home Of her son, Fl. P. White.
Jesse White and William DOwnes.
Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
the Whites and Mr.. and Mrs. Downs.
Mrs. Hannah White Cordrey, of
Salisbury, was visitor of friends
here on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Dyer and two brothers, Fred and
Howard Hughes Of Cascade, Mon
tsna.
MrB. Carl Hughes, Sr., and Miss
Nellie Hughes attended a perform
ance OF @Pinafore" given at Tower
Hill School, Wilmington, last Friday
evening. One Of the soloists was Miss
Mary Hughes, daughter Of Mrs Jane
Hughes, Jr., and the late Mr.. Hughes
OF Wilmington.
The Sarah Rebekah Lodge viii
give a party at the lodge room On
Saturday evening, April 20. Five
Hundred and Chinese Checkers with
prizes and refreshments
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
FARM NOTES

Estimates Of the U. S. Department
Of Agriculture indicate that turkey
producers are planning to raise be-
tween four and fiye per cent more
turkeys in 1910 than in 1889. More
than $500 growers furnished infor-
nation on which this outlook is
based. The growers reported that
they plan to obtain about one per
cent fewer poults from commercial
but that they are going to
increase hOme-hatchings about nine
per cent as compared TO last year.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
MAGNOLIA

A bake win be held by the ladies
OF the church next Saturday morn
ing. April 13. at the home OF Mrs.
William Paradee. who is chairman
Of the parsonage committee Pro-
ceeds are for the use Of the parson-
age committee. The proceeds OF the
recant eupDar we're s1lO. instead ot
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Filtering rain water from cisterns
is a problem in many farm homes.
Engineers of the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture have perfected a sand
filter that any handy farmer can
make at home for around $40. This
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

filter has a capacity Of about a gall
lon Of water an hour. The filter is
described in "Farmstead Water Sup
ply" which is officially known as
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Farmers Bulletin No. I44s and is
available from U. s. Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
More than 10000 Delaware farmers
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Swat the fly early!
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SECRETARY
OF STATE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
DOMESTIC SCENE

q Miami-President Roosevelt, aft
er kidding newsmen that he was GO
ing into the Caribbean sea to visit
Easter island and hunt Easter eggs,
showed up at various naval bases
on inspection.
q Washington Dies committee
probers say they knew sabotage had
been committed on a pursuit plane
of type to be delivered to Britain
some time before the plane crashed
in a test flight.
q Washington-An 11-year peak in
general employment has been
reached, more men and women re-
ported at work than at any time ex-
cept for about six months in 1929.
Demand for certain types of labor
still reported tremendous.
q New York-A giant u. S. bomber,
engine of destruction, became "a
mercy plane" when it rushed Carlos
Davila, president of Chile, and his
seriously i'll wife back to their home
when doctors recommended the
summer climate.
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ITALY:
Unrest at Home?

Serious signs of Italian unrest at
home matched continuing news Of
disaster at the Grecian front, al
though the lapse between occurrence
and admission still was about ten
days to two weeks.
The Italians have to wait at least
that long before learning what has
happened to their boys lover there"
across the smiling Adriatic. At first
there were reports of constant sue
cesses as the Fascist war machine
smashed into Grecian territory,
sweeping the Greeks ahead of them
as the defenders marshalled their
forces swiftly and sought defendable
positions for men and guns.
Then the Evzones, those killed
mcuntaineers, began striking and
Italian gains became losses, and the
invaders were swept back across
the Albanian frontier into a retreat
that was steadily continued.
It was 10 days after the fall of
Pogradetz, important northern base,
before the Italians learned of it Of
ficially. Northern Italy learned of
it through their Jugoslavian neigh
bors long before the press had it.
The news of the abandonment of
Porto Edda and Argirocastro was
similarly delayed. Reports of riot
ing inside Italy, especially in north
ern cities, was persistent but un-
confirmed officially, as Marshal Pr
etro Badoglio, popular hero, was
summarily set down for the failure
of the Albanian invasion.
Also understandable was the
Greek battle cry of "Tirana by
Christmas" and the feeling that if
the echoes of that shout ever were
to reach the interior of Italy, where
olive oil and spaghetti are being ra-
toned on minimum amounts, per-
haps interior morale would follow
that of the men on the firing line.
Meantime the Greeks, like Time,
were marching on" taking unbe-
ievable amounts of military booty
and prisoners so numerous that they
were being flown back in plane loads
rather than clog roads by marching
them in.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
HEROES:
Sagas of the Sea

The 20,000-ton merchant cruiser
Carnavon Castle took its place
among sea heroes when it lirnped
into Montevideo after telling of
"chase" fight of nearly "a hours
with an unidentified Nazi surface
raider that has taken a heavy toll of
British and neutral shipping.
Once more, as in the case of the
Graf Spec, the battle took place in
South Atlantic waters, tending to
confirm the British belief that ports
in that general neighborhood send
out ships which refuel and repro
vision the raiders.
The Carnavon Castle, undoubtedly
lighter in armament and slower in
speed than the German raider, re-
ported that it left its antagonist bad
ly hit astern, and afire. Carnavon's
skipper expressed the opinion that
the raider had not long to survive.
The merchant cruiser arrived in
port hit dozen times, with many
killed and wounded, and listing
heavily to port. Ballast tanks had
been filed on purpose to accomplish
this, and to lift her starboard side
out of water, thus bringing huge
holes at the waterline up out of the
water, keeping the ship afioat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
TAKING HAND:
u. S. Steps In

While prominent isolationiSts
viewed with alarm" each success
sive step, it was evident that the
United States was becoming daily a
more vital factor in the various
phases of World war II.
Summed up, these might be cata-
logued under (a) promised aid to
Greece; (b) promised food credits
to Spain; (c) placing aid to Britain
even ahead of vital national defense;
(d) preparations to place the navy
Immediately in shape to aid Britain
in patroling ocean lanes.
President Roosevelt's assurance
to King George of Greece that ma
terial aid will come from this coun-
try, and Immediately, was couched
in terms that showed the nation
ready to succor any and all peoples
suffering from aggression.
AT the same time that the state
department and national defense
council busted themselves with this
problem, Ambassador Weddel ap-
preached the more ticklish task of
aiding Axis-friendly Spain. The
Spanish admittedly were in dire
need of food to tide them over the
winter.
Franco was unable to give imme-
date assurance of Spain's non-par-
ticipation in the war, but while
America apparently was willing to
waive a definite pledge, demand
was made that Spain announce her
principle of non-intervention.
The United States was anxious to
give Spain food, partly from this
country, partly beef from the Argen-
tine, but equally as anxious that
these provisions not fall into the
hands of Axis belligerents.
In addition to huge American
commitments to give Britain planes,
tanks and war material of all kinds,
the need for merchant ships was
being met through the purchase
here of $50 ships, more than 100 of
them to be constructed by one ship
yard alone.
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Four, Machine Tools, and Number
Five, Guns.
In spite of big increases in produc-
ton at the Pratt-Whitney, Curtiss
and Allison plants, facilities for max
ing planes were still far ahead of
the engines to make them go.
Those in the know admit that U. S.
commitments to Great Britain are
such that our plants will not be able
to deliver engines in quantity to this
country until around next Septem-
Der. After that time the Ford plants,
it was said, will be geared up to
make Whitney engines inquan-
tity, and the Packard factory will
have the Rolls-Royce liquid-cooled
motors in hand. These are essen
tial for pursuit planes.
Two other auto factories are sur
veying their ability to turn out air
plane engines, but even if they work
out the problem, they won't be in
production until late in 1941, well
behind the Ford and Packard situa-
ton.
AS to aluminium, the country is
increasing it's production of the raw
material rapidly, but there is a long
lag between raw material and the
sheets and forgings necessary to
make turrets, mounts and fuselages.
Next bottleneek was the landing
gears, the shortage being in wheels,
brakes and the air-compression CYL
inders necessary for the heavy types
of bombers with retractable wheels.
Factories are gearing up for these
in mass production, but are far be-
hind the plane factories.
Machine tools, starting point in
all mass production, constituted the
biggest headache among the bottle
necks. Knudsen and his associates
started on the machine tool prob
lem first, knowing it would be most
vital, but the lag here has been
even greater than expected.
One new machine tool, having to
be built and turned out in mass pro-
duction, may cause lag of months
in making airplanes on an assembly
line basis.
The guns referred to are of heav-
Ter caliber than those we formerly
used on our planes. Here, again,
the defense leaders have realized
that guns are not designed and built
in quantity in day, and concen-
trated effort is being made in this
direction.
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per cent of its fruits and 40 per
cent of its eggs.
At present the island of Oahu, for
example, has only enough food ir
storage to last the civilian popula.
ton "a days. Conditions on the other
islands are not much better.
A special committee is striving To
help natives raise more varieties CT
products, and is planning the cor
struction of greater warehouse far
cilities in which to store huge rt.-
serve food supplies which could be
used if the island were blockaded.