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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
No kitchen?
British Capture Trailer
With Rooms and Bar
International New. Service Wire

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-There' S
nothing like fighting in comfort.
A Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn message from London today
listed the booty taken by British
troops in the capture of Sid Bar
rani in the western desert.
Included was an elaborate
trailer consisting of two bedrooms,
a bathroom and a cocktail bar.
No one knows to whom it be-
longed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
International New. service osbls

KHARTOUM. o-Egyptian
Sudan, Dec. 25.-The Raj went
on a very friendly bombing ex-
petition today.
Raj planes sailed over the en-
tire British battleline in East
Africa-from Eritrea to Sudan, to
the Red Sea, TO the Abyssinian
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Mamma From Raj
British Warplanes Sail OUer East Africa Battleline
Dropping Cigarets, Turkeys and Plum, Puddings

dropped packages ~
cigarets. turkeys and plum pud-
dings in an aerial Christmas gift
distribution.
Some of the boys on the ground
British and Sudanese troops
were right in the middle Of scrap
ping with the enemy when they
got their presents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Hitler Spends
Christmas
At Front
International News Service Gable


BERLIN, Dec. 25.-Chancellor
Hitler is on the Western Front"
it was learned today after his
highest aides, speaking from bases
within 20 miles of England, told
Britain that invasion will come at
the first signal from the fuehrer.
Hitler is spending the Christmas
holidays among the soldiers and
workers on the Western Front.
Disclosure that the chancellor
Is in the West came after speeches
delivered in France limiting that
an early attempt to invade Britain
may be made.
COMMANDERS SPEECH
Flanked by the Big Berthas
which have been Smelling England,
Field Marshal Walther Won
Brauchitsch. commander-in-chief
of the German army, said in his
speech from Cap Girls Nez:
81 know that you are burning
to come finally to grips with the
English, and that you are await
ing only the fuehrer's orders.
"a great and proud year has
passed. I am speaking to you
from under q Christmas tree rs
I did last year from . point
close to the Maginot Line, which
was supposed to shield France,
but could not. Today we stand
on the channel wall, which Will
shield England only so long as 1t
pleases u.s."
Rudolf Hess, deputy Nazi leader,
said from a luftwaffe base in
France:
Let the world be convinced
that our army IL not asleep dur
ing this time when IL awaits .
new attack. No matter whether
water or concrete lies between
our soldiers and the enemy, :,
these forces are convinced OF
final victory"
60ERING AND GOEBBELS
Similar statements came from
Marshal Goering and Propaganda
Minister Goebbels. All expressed
full confidence of German victory
before the end of 1871.
Goering.' in special Christmas
message to the luftwaffe, said:
II hope next Christmas will be
q festival Of peace and victory
for Germany"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
THREATEN ROAD BACK

West of Moskopolis the Greeks
occupied positions threatening the
only road of Italian retreat from
the central sector.
Repeated bayonet attack S
through the Mokra mountain Sec
tor in the northern sector were
hurled against Italian lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
We Recommend:

"Yet today, while with revery Joseph
Elsie Robinson reprints "A Christmas
Prayer" Page Is.
ut better give than eceive-especsly when there
postage due" Bugs" Baer finds Page o.
Iris ideals along with her devastating charm" Hollis
author Christmas Dinner Date the daily short
story Page H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
.ItaIidnsContinue
Steady Retreat
Toward Vdl0nd
By A. Z. ANGELoPoULos


ATHENS, Dec. 25. -" Daring
local combats" brought Greek
forces new stocks of captured mu-
nitions and material. the high
command reported today. as Fas-
cist forces fell steadily back to-
ward Valona.
As the ministry of public Sc
curity announced that Christmas
Eve had passed without a single
air raid. the high command an
nounced the new capture Of pris-
oners and material in a brief COM
munique which ended with the
simple words:
MERRY Christmas
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CONTINUED on Next Page, Col. 81

On week days enjoy the two
pages Of comics and adventure
strips In the daily Detroit
Times; on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics I'm COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
SHELLFIRE INTENSE

Gen. A. p. Wavell, commander.
in-chief of Britain's Near East
forces, issued this Christmas order
of the day to his troops:
Operations are not ended and
further efforts with similar spirit
will bring further successes.
1.-The success now won in the
western desert has been one in
which all have shared. 1t has
been above all a triumph for
careful preparation and good ad-
ministration and hard training
behind the lines at the base as
well as In the theater of opera
tons"
There were no indications II
Cairo as to how long the Italian
defenders would be able to hole
out under the whitening shellfire
which officials said is daily in
creasing in intensity"
However, the great gun battle
was heralded in Cairo as prelude
to a British flank attack agains
the Fascist fortress. Reports from
the front said Italian troops hat
dug into concrete trenches and ar,
continuing to put up logged resis
tance. but that the British ar
bringing up formidable reinforce
and steadily Strengthening
action posts around their defenses
On December 81. 1t was an
nounced, British naval aircraft
torpedo units attacked a merchant
convoy of three ships, heavil!
protected by Italian destroyers
One 5000 ton vessel was blown W
and 6,000-ton ship was sunk. al
statement said. 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

politics for the balance Of
my life, / can deUOte myself
to such discussion at least
1cithout partisan impulses"
Expressing the humanitarian
impulses and discussing the ad.
mirable activities which have
made him a great figure in the
world. Mr.. Hoover said:
There are gigantic prob
lens Of food, Of famine of
pestaence in the defeated
democracies. They confront
the World today on eUen q
far greater scale than they
did in the last mar.
Governments may depre-
cate, some cdrtooniSts may
sneer, some coluHniStS may
argue. But the hard, iner-
orable stark fact is that be-
fore the merit harvest mil
lions Of innocent children,
-1Comen and men in Belgium
and the other occupied de-
mocrdcies lUiH be faced
NTH starvation and disease.
THAT fact cannot be dis
missed. Nor can remedy be
found overnight after these
hjdeotts cdldmitieS are upon
rs. They require months
for organization.
1T IS not my purpose to
discuss that question here.
But a great body of Amer
leans WiH continue TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

And again last night there shepherds in the fields
Judea but from the bleak and chilly hills they lights from
the little town of Bethlehem.
The lyrical of Christmas heard,
ing out Of the night But Bethlehem itself dark with the
first blackout in its history.
In the Church of the Nativity there shone brilliant candles
and lighted globes In all the holy places of this little the
candles burning behind curtaned doors and darened
windows. But Bethlehem itself dark.
No longer the hills arng
Eve with the bonres Of the shepherds for this
every light might guide enemy bomber to its goal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
CECRETARY HULL rece

CECRETARY HULL recently
- said at his press conference
that Notwithstanding that the
British blockade precluded the ad-
mission Of food to conquered peo-
Piles, this government proposes to
keep alive Its own policy Of feed
Ing the hungry wherever II can.
Tho distinguished secretary
splendidIy expresses the American
idea-the Christian idea.
There Is no permanent benefit
20 he secured anywhere, at any
time. by cruelty and persecution.
Alleged Christians have been
pursuing the pagan policy of an
eye for an eye and two teeth for
n tooth during the past twenty
centuries and no good has come OF
it--nothing but enduring hatreds
and destructive wars.
Is II not about time that Chris
tians gave at least q trial to the
Christian policy embodied In the
Sermon on the Mount:
Ex-President Hoover, who might
not be q very good politician but
who certainly Is q good American
and good Samaritan, spoke before
the Pennsylvania Society of New
York.
His address constituted a broad
review OF numerous American
problems resulting from the Euro
pean war, and he said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
= Sisters
KiILed in
Hif-Run

There is a small Christmas tree
in the home of Bruce Woods in
Taylor Township today but there
is no JOY or gladness because near
it i. two SSoa of tbe Woods 10 children
Virginia Woods, 16, and her
sister, Janet, IA, were killed last
night by a hit-run driver as they
returned from a grocery store
with meat for the family dinner.
The accident occurred at Van
Born and Wellington roads.
Witnesses said the car was travel
ing at a terrific speed. virginia's
body was hurled over a four-foot
fence, 20 feet from the concrete
road into a water filled ditch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

I'm .Judea
Bethlehem EnueLoped
In Vars Sable Cloak
International News Service Cable

BETHLEHEM, Dec 25.-"And there in the
shepherds abiding in the fields keeping watch their
flock by night -"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
CLUES DISCOVERED

-Janet's body was either carried
or thrown 100 feet by the hit
runners car. Particles of headlight
glass were found near the girls
body.
Seven minutes after the acct
dent at Inkster and Newcastle
roads, another crash occurred
when car driven by FL
mer Hill. 60, of 27522 Newcastle
road, was struck from the rear
by a machine driven by Vincent
Konwinski, u. of 36763 Goddard
road, Romulus. The scene was
about a mile and a half from the
place where the Woods sisters
were killed.
Hill escaped injury. His COM
panion, Mrs. Julia Milstaugh, 81,
of Allen Park, was critically in
jured and is in Eloise Hospital.
Konwinski's car rolled over sew
eral times and he was pulled from
the wreckage by deputy sheriffs
and taken to Receiving Hospital.
He was in a daZed condition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
DRIVER FACES QUIZ

Deputies were to question Kon-
winski today in the hit and run
death of the Woods sisters and
check whether glass from the
headlight of his car tailed. with
the broken glass found near the
body of Janet.
Virginia and Janet were sent to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
British Hammer
Bdrdia, Tripo|i
BY w. p. SAPPHIRE

Int News Service stsff Correspondent
CAIRO, Dec. Is. Christmas
came to the embattled Fascist
Libyan stronghold of Bardia today
accompanied by one of the most
thunderous artillery barrages of
the war in northern Africa.
AS British bombers pounded
Tripoli and the great Italian avia-
ton base at Castel Benito in dew
astating raids, British cannon
hammered the port of Bardia in a
day-long and night-long duel with
Italian guns in the fortress. The
Raj repeatedly suffered no losses
in its North African raids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
In The Times TODAY

CONTINUED on Next Page. Col. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

vast, beautiful acreage permits the
safe firing of large caliber guns
at ranges up 10 almost 10 miles.
as well as the anti-aircraft fire
of ground units at targets towed
by airplanes.
Stationed permanently at Fort
Lewis are the Headquarters OF the
81 Division, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery. 81 Field
Artillery Brigade. 10th Field Ar
tillery. list Battalion. 9th Field
Artillery; 18th Infantry: the spe-
eial Troops. NJ Division. consist
ing Of the Headquarters and Mill
tary Police Company; Sd Tank
Company. 81 Ordnance Company.
Sd Signal Company, I'd Battalion.
9th Engineers; 3D. ouartermaster
Regiment. Company A. 10th Quar-
termsster Regiment; Company Il.
osth Quartermaster Regiment:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
and was in training shortly before
the armistice was signed.
Few Old Struefures Left

and was in training shortly before
the armistice was signed.
Few Old Structures Left
Most of the 1857 buildings of
the old World war cantonment
were RACED during the two years
following the close Of the Euro
pean struggle, only a few being
left to care for the needs of a
small permanent garrison.
Camp Lewis became Fort Lewis
in 1927 and Immediately began a
reconstruction program. Gradual
ly then the old frame buildings,
drab and temporary, began to dis
appear and in their places rose
permanent attractive brick struc-
lures.
Since the program Of rebuilding
was started some ass permanent
structures have been built at a
cost of approximately $4,000, 900.
The building has been intensi-
fled during the past two years and
is expected to continue at an even
faster clip during the next few
years.
More Construction Needed
Considered vital needs at pres
ent are new library, new post
exchange, new hostess house, new
officers mess, new theater and
additions to the gymnasium and
hospital.
1t has been suggested by rank
ing fort officers that gymnasium
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

additions include a swimming pool.
squash courts and more bowling
alleys. Increase in the size Of the
garrison has prompted these sug-
gestions. For the same reason. an
addition Is desired for the modern.
well-equipped hospital.
Fort Lewis is the training CEN
ter for the Sd Division. a large
part of which Ii stationed at small
posts in the Northwest. where
training facilities are extremely
limited. These various units come
to the post once each year for
training, which usually lasts a
month.
Facilities Greatly Improved
Training facilities on the reser-
walton have been greatly improved
recently. New anti-aircraft. rifle
and tank ranges have been con-
structed and the artillery range
has been improved.
Weather and terrain on the re-
servation could hardly be better
suited to military purposes. It's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

any u. q. division. II vas or
ranlred In ipiS At Camp orssns.
North Carolina. and served vaicr.
ously during tbs war overseas.
particularly In IN defense ~ The
Marine river on July II. ipfs
OF the Individual unsss most
famous. perhaps. u the 18th tcsn.
Dol infantry. whirh va. station
ed ~ Fort Lewis March .. 1898.
after many years service In China.
Originally organised In 1914. Il "
the oldss, regiment now stationed
Al the post.
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eist Observation Squadron. and
the ID Balloon Squadron.
CCC Slesdqunrters
Also located at the post 10 the
headquarters Of the Fort Lewis
district Of the Civilian Conserve
tlon Corps. which directs the care
and activity Of some 5000 Ccc
boys. scattered among the 10
camps in Washington.
Tho ID In nicknamed Rock Of
the Marine Division and has one
Of the most notable histories Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Fort Lewis
Area Largest
Millions Spent For
Military Center

Fort Lewis was born wher
the L. S. entered the World
war in 1917, a spraying
hastily constructed, wartime
army training camp that &C.
commodated thousands of
men, sent from all parts of
the west.
The rockies were bedded in a
motley assemblage Of drab frame
structures and in tents. which
boboed up on the prairies like
mushrooms after a shower.
Out Of that grim. make-shift
encampment has grown Fort
Lewis, a permanent U. s. army
post. one Of the largest in the ma.
ton representing tremendous
investment II miles from Tacoma
on the Pacific highway.
Since 1927. the fort has been
steadily improved And during the
past several years its improve
ment has gone forward with ever
increasing speed.
II Is still growing, and although
Its population has never approach.
ed during peace time the figures
during the war. the numbers of
officers and men have recently
been boosted, with additional in
creases anticipated.
Nearly 5000 Men Here
Large scale military maneuvers
off the California coast have left
the post with a skeleton force of
about 500 men, but normal popula-
ton directly before the troops
boarded transports for California
approximated 400 officers and
men.
This figure represented an in
crease of 81 per cent since April.
1889. Families of the soldiers num-
bered 1,340. an increase Of 40 per
cent since April.
Coincident with the troops re-
turn to the fort, it is expected
that the posts garrison will be
still further increased and in time,
1t is likely that Fort Lewis will
be nations number one army post
Largest Reservation
The military reservation upon
which the fort is located is the
largest in the u. S. Total acreage
at present is 1888 acres and army
men are frank to admit still more
territory adjacent should be pur-
chased.
The U. S. army didn't just hap
pen to hit upon this particular
area for base. Civic leaders of
Tacoma and county officials. real
ling the resultant value of such
a post, raised the necessary funds
to purchase the area and then
presented 1t to the government
for use as military reservation.
1t was known first as Camp
Lewis, named after Capt. Meri-
wether Lewis of the Lewis and
Clark expedition. Construction
was begun in May, 1917. BY Sep
TENDER it was capable of taking
care of most of the units of the
91st Division. And when that
famed army outfit had completed
its training and sailed for France,
the 18th Division was organized
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

of approximately s500oo0o large bombing plane from
March field in California may be dscerned In the upper left
hand corner while bmp dominates the center photo The
blmp attached the IT, signal CORP stationed perma
nently at Gray field within the fort reservation.
Below Ia Troop b. Tacoma National guard calvary
unit II performs the expansive Fort Lewis parade
ground during the Army Day show
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

Scenes shown here taken Fort Lewis Of the
largest u S. army posts located about Is miles south of
Tacoma the Pacific highway.
All three views taken during the annual Army Day
maneuvers, when civilians invited to the fort Shown
the two upper pictures few Of the 455 permanent
brick structures which have been built 1927 at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-26
Navy May Be Without
Boyer and Cutting
In Opening Game
Middies Stoee q 2-Hour
Set-to in Tuning for
Wilton and Mary

Fy the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept. 26-Pos-
sibilities that neither Bud Boyer.
quarterback. nor Right Halfback
Phil Cutting would be able 10 play
against William and Mary Saturday
were intimated here today as Navy
went through its neXt-to-last drill
for its 1910 inaugural.
Boyer, who had replaced John
Harrell in the starting backfield. was
injured slightly yesterday and Gut
ting isn't feeling we'll No final de-
cision upon their playing will be
made until tomorrow
If they can't play. Harrell will 60
back into the backfield at the start,
while Sammy Boothe will replace
Cutting.
Sherwood Werner will start at
fullback and HOWE Clark may get
the nod over Bill Busik for the left
halfback post
Coach Emery (Swede) Larson yes
terday sent the MILDLY varsity into
two-hour scrimmage against the
b" squad. which ran off William
and Mary plays on a rain-soaked
field Yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-26
Regatta
Continued From Page D-lD

tCOnIlnueQ from rage D-l.'
is the defending champion IN the
Glass c amateur and Milford Har-
rison, who beat out Jacoby last year,
is back TO defend his crown in the
Glass C professional.
Dick McFayden's Gladiator won
the midget class cupboard last year,
with Elise Tysons Peanuts second
and Jaul J. Birbaries Conn Kid
third.
The Glass F open. with "a entries.
will find John j. Kovacevich of
Arvin. Calf. who recently broke
world record in the nationals at
Worcester. seeking to better his
mark with Muscat-Kid. Clint Fer
guson won the championship in this
class last year with 5l.963 miles an
hour
The cupboard races open at 1910
pm. tomorrow. On Saturday and
Sunday will be held finals in out
boards and all inboard heats and
finals. with the Presidents Cup race
as the crowning event.
All of the Presidents Cup boats
are due on the scene by shutdown
today. Herb Mendelsons Notre
Dame came in this morning, with
Dan Arena. its youthful pilot, in
charge. Mendelson was due today.
Notre Dame in Fettle.
Arena said Notre Dame has been
hitting terrific speed in trial spins
and that Mendelson believed the
boat ready to set record.
Miss Syndicate. Horace Dodges
tried boat which won the Presidents
Cup II years ago, is back for another
shot. It arrived yesterday and is at
the pits adjacent to the racing
course.
Zamie Simmons NV Sin still is
on the huge truck at the Nash Ma
rine Supply Co.. awaiting more IA
vorable conditions before being lifted
into the water for trial spin.
Simmons plans to take of definitely
tomorrow. and hopes to hit speed
of 100 miles per hour.
Marion Cooper's Mercury. Bill
Cantrells Why Worry. Joe Browns
King Staten, George Davies Hermes
and Sidney Aliens Hotsy Totsy,
gold cup winner, will arrive today.
The regatta headquarters in the
Willard Hotel has been the scene of
much activity. with r. Aubrey
Bogley, race chairman. and his COM
mittee working until the wee hours
registering the pilots and checking
up boat arrivals.
Boxes for the regatta may be
procured at the willard.