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Evening star., 1940-09-13
President Reveals
Steps in Continental
Defense Program
Plane Doto Under Export
Control; St. Lawrence
Project Is Revived
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt today dis
closed several major steps in the
program of total defense" for the
North American continent.
Meeting the press for his weekly
Friday conference. the Chief Exc
cutive made the following announce
ments.
l. In order to tighten export con-
troll Of equipment and information
vital to the manufacture and op-
Grafton of military airplanes, equip
ment and technical information are
being placed under provisions of
the export licensing requirements.
Actual materials used have been
under such restrictions for varying
periods as far back as May, 1897.
2 Broad policies for the letting of
defense projects and principles of
labor practices under such con-
tracts. both formulated and ap-
proved by the National Defense
Commission, have been formally ac-
cepted by the Government and are
being submitted to Congress for its
information.
3. Negotiations concurrently are
under way with the Canadian Gov
ernment for development of the ST.
Lawrence River project for defense
power needs exclusively. with navi-
CATION potentialities being set aside
Technical Data Controlled.
With regard to extension of the
export control regulations, the Pres
idents proclama ton specified ad-
ditional materials as follows:
Equipment used for the produc-
ton of aviation motor fuel and
tetraethyl lead or any plans or
specifications useful in the design,
construction, or operation of such
equipment or in connection with
such processes. Plans, specifications
and descriptive or technical infor-
nation of any kind setting forth the
design or construction of aircraft
or aircraft engines"
On May l, 1887, President Roose-
welt ordered that aircraft and air.
craft engines should not be exported
without Government license. On
July 26 of this year, he further
ordered that petroleum products.
1etraethyl lead and iron and steel
scrap likewise be placed under
licensing control.
Congress Gets Message.
On the Defense Commissions
contract and labor policies, Mr..
Roosevelt informed the legislators
that Il consider these two docu-
ments to be of such importance as
to justify my sending them to the
members of the Senate and the
House of Representatives as a mat
ter of information. The values of
these policies and principles to the
Government, to industry, agricul-
ture, labor and to the country, Sec
tionally and as whole, will be seen
at once"
Approved by the commission Sep
tember 6, the contract pronounce
ment contains IL itemized principles
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-13
London 'Choos' After Bombinq,
Returning Nozi Flyer Reports
Former Ri9ht-Hond Man to Funk Declares
Thames Water Front UntenobIe for Gunners

pressions," he said, "I can only say
that London is already a scene of
chaos. And remember this is only
the beginning.
Throughout Greater London and
all along the outskirts. industrial
plants alternate with warehouses.
electric power plants, gas and oil
tanks and munitions dumps. All
these are doomed as our attacks
continue.
Ordered life in the British cap
ital is well-nigh impossible" Rech-
enberg declared.
Rechenberg, who left his post as
an official in the Economics Min
istry when war began, was first a
parachutist, but later became
gunner in bombers and mine-laying
planes.
my formation, when it started
out after dusk last Saturday, was
(See RECHENBERG, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1940-09-13

obSSCOolOIi-
Went to Shelters
Inside the palace the King and
Queen, with members of the
household staff, already had
gone to shelters underneath the
palace. They were there when
one of the bombs crashed into
the south wing, Shattering the
royal chapel, which is close to
the ambassadors entrance.
The Exchange Telegraph cor
respondent was thrown to the
ground by pieces of stone and
masonry which rained on Bucking-
ham Palace road One piece
smashed a street lamp near him.
Smoke shot into the air and a
few passers-by who had dared the
alarm to remain outside shelter
scrambled quickly to cover.
The attacking plane had gone out
Of its roaring dive into dead
stick. glide-motors silent. The
bombs plunged down from it before
the engine coughed and re-started.
With fresh roar the attacker
climbed into the clouds again and
was lost to sight. Other bombs,
incendiaries, fell close to the palace.
Soldiers from Wellington Bar
racks dashed across the palace
grounds with spades and other i'm
plements to control any blaze start
ing from the palace bombardment
They were aided by the auxiliary
fire service. Fires near the palace
were extinguished quickly by police
men and park keepers.
Shortly after the "all clear
Evening star., 1940-09-13

sounded the King and Queen
walked through the cellars of the
palace and talked with members of
the staff. Later their majesties
went to the ruined chapel to inspect
the damage. Then they left the
palace on a tour of London areas
which had been arranged yesterday.
The apartments of the King and
Queen are in the north wing on the
opposite side of the palace from the
chapel.
The two bomgs falling in the
quadrangle dug out large craters.
A water main burst and water gey-
Sered up. Many windows of the
south wing were blown out and the
walls were pitted by flying debris.
Two bombs which fell in the road
way outside the palace close, to the
Victoria Memorial caused fire.
A man walking by the palace at
the time of the bombing said he
was thrown to the pavement by the
tremendous explosions
Chapel Built by Victoria.
The palace chapel, fitted with
crimson silk chairs and solid gold
altar service, was small. 1t had ac-
commodations for less than 100
worshipers.
Queen Victoria had it built to re-
place a conservatory. Normally
King George and Queen Elizabeth
used it for private devotions, but
several royal weddings and christen-
ings have been held there.
Princess Elizabeth, now IA, and
Princess Margaret Rose, 10, both
were christened there.
Two incendiary bombs fell outside
the palaces great iron gates. near
the massive monument to Queen
Victoria, and burst into flame.
Some witnesses of the palace at
tack-which required but IS seconds
Identified the plane as of French
design.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
London East End
Is Weary After
12-Doy Siege
People StroggIe Away
From Shelter in Wet
Dawn After Night Raid
BY DREW MIDDLETON,


LONDON, Sept. 13-The all-clear
shrilled through the cold, wet dawn
in the populous and poverty stricken
East End, a district which, in the
words of its own citizens, has been
bombed like a ruddy naval base
these past two weeks.
came out of the shelter stiff
jointed and bleary-eyed, as were the
Al other persons who had been down
there with me curing a nine-hour
NaZi air raid.
Down the street they struggled
through the rain, some carrying
mattresses balanced on their heads,
others with bedclothes bundled un-
der their arms
That makes IL nights we been in
there. ma" barefoot youngster
called. The mother nodded YEARLY
The men were restless. They'd
(See MIDDLETON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-13
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

BERLIN, Sept. 13-London is
chaos, according to Hans Rechen-
berg. Economics Minister Walther
Funk's right hand man who has
taken part in several of the German
air raids-"and remember this is
only the beginning"
Summing up his personal impress
sions in an interview today, Rechen-
berg asserted that one dock section
of London had been splotched by
fires, ploughed by bombs and blank
eted by smoke and that low-f1ying
scout found no anti-aircraft bat
teries in action within it.
Rechenberg suggested that the
heat was so fierce and the smoke so
choking that no gunner could re-
main at his post along the Thames
riverfront.
Summing up my personal i'm
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Conscription Bill Due
To Go 10 White House
By This Evening
Senute and House
Speed Final Action
On Compromise
ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Congressional leaders confidently
predicted today that peace time con-
scription legislation would be on
its way TO the White House by
nightfall to become the law of the
land
In both Senate and House the
plan was to obtain the quickest
possible action on the compromise
version Of the Burke Wadsworth
compulsory service bill worked out
by a joint Conference Committee
to reconcile the differences between
the two chambers on the measure
With acceptance of the compro-
mise generally taken for granted
the days big question was how long
it would take Congress to conclude
action on the precedent making bill
which orders the registration of
$500 900 men from the ages of 81
through IS for possible military
service. Some said it would be only
a few hours, others that it would
take most of the day.
Senate Meets Early.
The Senate received the compro-
mise version first and Majority
Leader Barkley called the chamber
into session an hour earlier than
usual to expedite consideration.
House leaders were ready to act
just as soon as the Senate approves
the legislation and sends it across
to their wing of the Capitol. House
regulations limit debate on the sub
ject to a single hour.
The compromise version caused
some expressions of dissatisfaction
chiefly from legislators who fought
for the narrower 21-to-31 age limit
and the 60-day postponement in
starting conscription. There were
no signs, however, of attempts to
(See CONSCRIPTION, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-09-13

BY h Associated
LONDON, Sept. 13-Five German bombs crashed
historic Buckingham Palace and its precincts today in Lon
donS longest daylight raid of the but King George and
Queen Elizabeth at the royal residence during the lombard
ment escaped injury.
PrnceSSes Elizabeth and Margaret Rose not in the
palace at the time officials announced.
Two of the bombs fell in the inner quadrangle Of the palace
third hit the chapel in the and the other
fell roadway between memorial and the palace
gates.
The deafenng the while clung
to shelter during alarm lasting four hours and nine minutes
and ending at l55 pm.
The bombing Of
stately building which has been residence for
did whether staff had
injured.
Three Later Revealed to Have Been Hurt
The Ministry of Information issued while London
was still under alarm, said simply
In the of this raids bombs dropped
Buckingham Palace and slight Their maese
VINO were IN the palace, were unharmed"
Later 1t was made known that three palace plumbers who had
working the south and had shelter the
hapel slightly
hey given first aid palace ambulance taken
Westminster Hospital
Their majesties Tuesday delayed action
bomb dropped Sunday ripped 15oot deep crater the
ncoed swimming pool showerng debris and shatterng
windows.
British said that todays assault the Naz waranes
appeared to their thusts historic parts of the capital
Telegraph, British
who had left the palace witnessed the attack
First he heard the
bomber dive from the clouds
AS the plane the of the palace the pilot
appeared machine lost Then
the whistle of bombs and explosions heard in rapid
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Fire and Blast Destroy
Seven Wrecked Tank Cars
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
> PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept. 13.-
Four tank cars of gasoline. one
of fuel oil and three cars of coal
were derailed at the Northern Pa
cific Railway depot here early to-
day, touching off a fire and explo-
sion that destroyed all but one
car and the depot.
Fifteen persons were injured,
none seriously, as the flaming fuel
roared through the depot after it
had been smashed when one of
the cars rolled into it.
The car of fuel oil exploded with
a burst of flame that was seen
many miles to- the south.
The explosions followed the de-
railment by nearly half an hour.
Most of those injured were among
the nearly 200 townspeople who had
gathered near the depot. Some
were trampled in the rush to escape.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
I Mould Never Send
u. 5. Boy to Fight in
Europe,' WHIkie Says
he Associated Press

by the ASSOCIATED PEeSS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Wendell
Willkiefold crowd in the stock
yards today that IF you elect
me President. 1 shall never send
an American boy to fight in any
European war"
He also pledged himself to
build a domestic economy so
strong that no dictator ever
shall seek to strike"
Standing in a hay wagon in
the heart of the huge packing
house district. the Republican
nominee contended that the
administration had failed to
solve the unemployment prob
lem and said President Roose-
welt. in his recent address before
the Teamsters Union, promised
labor everything except jobs"
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Palace Bombing
Toughens British
Rulers Spirit

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-King
George, replying to the war
cabinets congratulations on
their majesties' escape when
Buckingham Palace was bomb
ed this morning, said:
Like so many other people
we now have had a personal
experience of German barbarity,
which only strengthens the
resolution of all of us to fight
through to final victory"
Evening star., 1940-09-13
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 13.-Italy's air force
in heavy day and night lombard
ments has dealt Furnishing blows at
British positions along the Egyptian
coast, the high command announced
today, amid unofficial reports that
an Italian drive into Egypt already
was under way.
1t was the fifth successive day of
such assaults, often the prelude of
an offensive.
The high command communiQue
did not mention any land offensive,
but one military authority said-"an
operation" already had begun in
that sector. He disclosed no details,
however, and other high Fascist
sources expressed doubt that Italian
land forces actually had crossed the
British defended Egyptian border.
But indications mounted that both
the steadily increasing Italian and
British forces along the desert
Egyptian-Libyan frontier were pre-
pairing for major action. Day and
night, the Italian communique said,
Italian bombers have hammered at
British motorized columns and other
targets along the Egyptian coast.
Gas Tank Fired.
A gasoline storage tank was re-
ported set afire and trucks, armored
cars and tanks put out of action
by repeated hits.
Other Italian planes bombed Brit
ish positions in the Anglo
Sudan and a motorized column in
the Ell Katulo zone of Kenya colony,
the communique said.
The high command reported an
Italian submarine had sunk $4,000
tons of British shipping in the At
lantic Ocean, including 10000 ton
oil tanker and an 8,000-ton freighter.
Five soldiers and one civilian were
killed and several other persons were
injured when a British bomb, drop
ped during a recent air raid, ex-
ploded as it was being removed from
near the Fiat motor factory in
Turin.
Italy's North African forces have
(See ROME Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-09-13
B uII etin

President Roosevelt nominated
Jesse H. Jones today to be Secre-
tary of Commerce. The nomi-
nation had been withheld pend
ing passage by Congress of a
resolution permitting Mr.. Jones
to retain his present post as Fed
eral loan administrator while
serving in the cabinet.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
By the Associated Press.

the city.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-Germany
intensified her aerial war on
London again today, Nazi raiders
bombing Buckingham Palace
and dropping incendiary bombs
in Downing street, where Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and
other cabinet ministers have
their offices.
officials said no damage was done
in Downing Street.
The attacks were made during the
longest and most determined day
light raid London has experienced
in the war, with the raiders dodging
in and out of the clouds like bees
swarming in tree Observers could
see them over ali parts of London
A dozen incendiary bombs fell in
the Whitehall area-Where almost
all the important government Offices
of the kingdom are located.
The Foreign and Home Offices are
on Whitehall. and in the middle
of the street is the famous Ceno-
taph, monument to a million World
War dead. Buckingham Palace
proper is half a mile from White
hall. The Houses of Parliament
are at the Thames end of the street.
Busy Street Bombed.
There were a number of casualties
when three bombs screamed to earth
in a busy street before hundreds of
people there could dash to cover.
They came before the alarm sirens
had sounded.
One bomb started a large fire.
Hundreds of girl workers we're re-
moved to safety as London's air raid
precautions workers concentrated in
the area to fight the blaze.
Meanwhile, the Air Ministry an
nounced that British bombers struck
heavily last night at LIE Havre, on
the German-held French coast,
where the Nazi army has been re-
ported concentrating some of its
most powerful units for an invasion
of Britain.
A German tanker and a supply
| ship were hit at LIE Havre, the min
istry said.
1t also reported that British bal
loon barrage had shared a German
plane early today.
Alarm Hours Minutes.
The city was under an air raid
alarm, second of the day, for four
hours and nine minutes during this
| attack. An hour and 35 minutes
later the third daylight alarm was
signalled at $3.50 pm. and explo-
sions in the central city indicated
the attack was being pressed home
again.
The third alarm lasted only SO
minutes, the "all clear" sounding
at 4:08 pm. During the attack
two screaming bombs plunged in
central London. Columns of smoke
arose.
An Air Ministry communique said
the Germans deliberately bombed
a number of conspicuous buildings"
and other British sources said they
| apparently made particular effort
to hit London's most priced edifces.
1T is feared that the enemy has
succeeded in killing and iniuring a
number of civilians" said the COM
munique.
German authorized sources in
Berlin said their bombers were
hitting London's docks and in
dustries with extraordinary &C
curacy." Bombs of all calibers
were dropped on both sides of
the Thames after penetration of
the London defenses. DNB, Off
cial news agency. said, and soar
ing conf1agrations were visible
from afar)
One bomb also hit a large build
ing adjoining hotel in the central
| part of the city but caused only
minor damage. Firemen confined a
(See LONDON, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Yesterdays Advertising
(Local Display

Total, 3 other papers, 61,190
During the past two years
the circulation of The Star
has increased on an average
Of 10000 copies daily.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Shopping Tomorrow

This beautiful weather
should bring out large shop
ping crowds tomorrow in
response to the attractive
advertisements of the mer-
chants in today'S Star.
Be sure to look them over
carefully and plan your shop
ping early Saturday morning.
All the stores will be open
by $50.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Ruler and Queen in Shelter
During Attack; Chapel
Damaged; Three Hurt
BULLETIN.

LONDON, Sept 13 (PD.-The House of Lords has
been damaged in recent air raids it disclosed off,
cially tonight An ncendiary bomb that hit the House,
in wing OF the houses of Parliament, quickly
eXtinguiShed
Evening star., 1940-09-13
5Bombs Strike BuckinghamAgain;
|ncendiaries Hit DOWNING Street
London Is Ruided
3 Times; Reich
Flyers Cautious
BULLETIN.

BERLIN (Pl.-English planes
bombed Germany's principal in
dustrial city of Essen, seat of the
Krupp munitions works, last
night, authorized sources said to-
day. British bombs missed their
industrial targets, these sources
said, and hit a workers residen-
tial quarter on the outskirts of
the city.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Egyptian Coast
Heavily Raided,
Italians Claim
Offensive Into Territory
Of Britoin's Ally Is
Reported Begun
BULLETIN.

CAIRO, Sept. l3 R.-British
patrols were reported today to
be fighting hard against large
Italian forces on a mile front
in Kenya Colony, hundreds of
miles south of the Libyan-Egyp-
tian border area where Italy's
main offensive is believed immi-
nent.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign
East London weary after 12-oay
siege. Page Al
Nai flyers bomb King and Queen
in palace. Page Al
Incendiary bombs dropped on Down.
ing street. Page Al
British blasted on Egypt's coast,
Italians report. Page Al
Nazis charge French $1,000 900 a
day for occupation. Page A
Retaliation to continue with no let
up, Nazis say. Page A
France reported rejecting Italian and
Nazi demands. Page AS
Japanese. fearing U. S., reported
seeking Soviet pact. Page Ais
NotionoI
F. B. I. probes powder plant blast
fatal to 80. Page Al
Continent defense program steps re-
vealed by Roosevelt. Page Al
Willkie starts 7,000-mile speaking
tour throught West. Page Al
Conscription bill due to 60 to White
House by nightfall. Page Al
New vitamin n, potent and costly,
found vital to man. Page Az
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Weather Forecast

Fair and continued cool, with lowest
temperature about So degrees tonight;
tomorrow fair and warmer. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, 10, at 2 PM;
lowest. so, at am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on PAGE A-2.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

Associated Press and tHD Wirephotos. North
American Newspaper Alliance. Chicago
Daily News Foreign Service and The Stars
Stan Writers. Reporters and Photographers.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

(See ROME. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-09-13
F. B. !. Probes
Blast Fatal 10 5
Al Powder Plant
Damage Is $1,000, 900;
Explosion Is One of
Worst Disasters
' BULLETIN.

KENVIL, N. j., Sept. 13 (P).-
More bodies were removed early
this afternoon from the ruins
OF the Hercules Powder Co.
plant here, raising the death list
TO 80, and company officials ex-
pressed the belief virtually all
bodies had been recovered.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

(See MIDDLETON, Page A-3D
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Gregg Plans An Escape

tricked him into sailing to watch
you"
"Me-why me?"
"She was afraid you knew some
thing or suspected something
through me. When she found you
didn't die after all, she was ran
tic"
The car was well out of London.
An industrial suburb gave way to
open fields. In the nat country,
the single hangar of a small air.
port doomed like a large barn.
Vincent drew the, car to spot
before a sandy sp,ead Of ground.
But Vincent?" Mary was
aghast. You're not quitting
you're not running away?"
"You said you were going to stick
by me-" he replied as he snapped
back the emergency brake. mo mat
ter what I've done, love you and
I've found a way out for both of
U.S."
She was uncomprehending.
1--WE made my plans" he con-
tinued decisively. 81 knew some
thing was wrong when I saw those
Scotland Yard men and I acted
fast. If I stay here and am in
termed it will wreck my whole life.
1 won't go to prison. It would be
hopeless for both Of U.S."
She drew back In horror.
"I've plans for us, q beautiful
honeymoon. Wen see the sparkle
of the sun on the blue Mediter-
ranean. Well swim in It's waters
and toast on its warm sands. At
night the moon will come up out
of Africa. You'll see the palms
silhouetted against 1t, black and
bending in the wind"
The picture he painted was
bright indeed.
"I'll get job for a commercial
company and maybe you can come
on some Of the flights" he went
on. you'll see the Arabs around
their camp fires at night in the
desert. They'll be making their
coffee and the smell is heavenly.
And If a war comes that promises
adventure I'll enlist for the ex-
element"
A trim little ship was warming
its motor.
mo! mol" Mary tried to hang
back "You can't leave like this.
You were responsible for the sink
ing of the Moravia for the
death of Anna Winters and all the
rest. You can't run away. You
can never be happy!"
For answer, he hurried her to-
ward the waiting plane.
Ito Be Concluded