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Evening star., 1940-02-16
Japanese Are Forced
To Retreat, Say Chinese

SHANGHAI, Feb. 16 R).-China s
defenders reported yesterday they
were forcing the japanese Army to
retreat in campaigns at opposite
ends of their far-fung country.
The Chinese said the Japanese
forces in Kwangsi Province, in South
China, were being driven back south
ward over the path Of their on
slaught Of the past two weeks, with
the Chinese vanguard now only IA
miles north of Manning, main jap
anese base for this area.
Thirteen hundred miles to the
north, in Inner Mongolia, the Chinese
said they had recaptured the town
Of Wuyuar1, forcing the Japanese to
retreat southwark toward Paotow
the railroad base of the Japanese
campaign in Suiyuan Province.
The Japanese Withdrew so hur-
riedly there, it was said, that they
suffered heavy casualties and aband-
doned numerous supply trucks.
The Japanese denied both Chinese
victory claims, stating they simply
were Withdrawing to their respec-
tive bases, Manning and Paotow,
after highly successful expenditions
in which menacing Chinese concen-
trations were scattered with heavy
Chinese losses.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Woodring Will Address
Reserve Officers 1oniqhf

Secretary of War Woodring will
discuss national defense at the an.
nual banquet Of the National Coun.
Gil of the Reserve Ofncers' Associ.
alton at the Washington Hotel at :
O'Clock tonight.
The 80 council members attending
the three-day convention, which
opened yesterday, conferred this
morning with members of Congress
on proposed legislation in which the
association is interested. The coun-
Gil was to be given an exhibition Of
riding at Fort Myer this afternoon
and be guests at an informal recep-
ton at the home Of Gen. George 9.
Marshall, Army chief of stafi, follow
ing the show.
Other speakers at the banquet will
be Gen. Marshall, Senator Thomas
of Oklahoma, chairman of the Sem
ate appropriations subcommittee on
military affairs; Representative May
Of Kentucky, chairman Of the House
Military Affairs Committee, and
Representative Snyder of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman Of the House appror
priations subcommittee on Army at.
fairs.
Col. Edward S. Bres, q. S. A.,
retired, of New Orleans, president Of
the association, will preside and
Maj. Norman A. Imrie, U. s. A.,
retired, of indianapolis, will be
toastmaster.
Prior to speaking at the banquet,
Gen. Marshall will deliver q radio
address over an N. B. c. network
at Z pm. in connection with Ma
tional Defense Week, sponsored by
the association.
Brig. Gen. Charles Thompson,
executive officer for reserve affairs,
spoke at yesterdays session on q
new setup planned for keeping more
complete records on the nations
Reserve officers. He said question:
naires would be sent to officers soon
to collect more data that could be
used in assigning officers to stations
in event of war.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Army EnIistments
Exceed Presidents S
Emergency Goal
Recruiting Offices
Slow Down Compoien;
Other Branches Short
BY the Associated Press,


War Department officials an
nounced today that the Army,
breaking peace-time recruiting rec
ords. had passed the goal Of 227 1000
enlisted men set last fall by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in proclaiming a
limited national emergency.
Belated reports from scattered re-
cruiting Offices put the total enlist
ed strength at 200 beyond the OBJ
jective on February 7 and indicated
that since then it has increased by
several hundred.
Altogether, LOG, $40 men have been
signed up for three-year enlist
ments since last July /, greater
number than for any comparable
period since the World War.
Orders have gone out to slow
down the campaign. but it will not
be discontinued. BY July 36,50C
more men must be signed up to
replace those whose terms expire
in the meantime.
The National Guard is still a few
eAAoeAS'AAo oAAO2 "a Ato 6OdA u ZOJ, ,UUO
The Marine Corps already has
reached the $4,000 it sought at the
Presidents direction, and the Navy,
more deliberate in selecting and
training men for six-year enlist
ments, expects to reach its goal of
las, 900 in about three months.
OF those signed up for the Reg
ular Army 74,078 were without pre-
vious experience, 28,095 were men
who re-enlisted and 4,376 were for
mer service men.
The 4th Corps Area, with head
quarters at Atlanta, led all others
with 1927. The 9Th Corps Area,
San Antonio, Tex, reported 1882
New York and New England trailed
other sections, on population basis.
The Regular Army Reserve, made
up Of former service men, has been
increased to 25,214 toward en- even
tual goal Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Russians Expecting
Closer Political q
Ties With Reich
Commercial Agreement Is
Cited os Sign Of ~
Closer Relations
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. 16.-The govern.
ment newspaper Izvestia today pre-.
dicted a further Strengthening Of
political and economic ties between
Russia and Germany in consequence
OF signing Monday Of their new
trade agreement. f
This Soviet German agreement"
said the paper, proves that the
fundamental improvement in politi-
cal relations between the U. s. 8. r.,
and Germany which took place at
the end of last year and the friendly
relations then established between
them are growing stronger and
possess a solid basis for further
favorable development" 800
In long article on the agree.
ment, Izvestia belittled the i'm.
portance of trade relations with
Great Britain and France.
Expects Peak to Be Passed.
I'm the present circumstances" 1t
said, "the Soviet Union -" being
no longer dependent on foreign
countries due to the growth of its
economic power, can confidently de-
velop its economic life even with
| out extensive trade relations with
England and France, raising con-
tinuously its trade turnover with
Germany, whose government, like
the Soviet government, is inspired
with a desire to organize stable
economic cooperation between the
two countries"
| Under the new agreement Russia
expects German-Russian trade in
the first year to exceed the peak
year since the World War.
The newspaper acclaimed the
benefits to both sides from the
agreement between Russia, "the
worlds larger producer of raw ma
terials which Germany greatly
needs" and the Reich, among the
worlds foremost producers of high.
ly-needed machinery and equip.
ment."
Reich to Get Needed Materials.
Both sides, Izvestia said. expressed
desire to increase their trade
turnover in the future.
THE economic agreement will
provide Germany with necessary
raw materials produced in large
amounts in the U. S. S. r. and so
much needed by Germany in view
of the blockade organized by the
allies" the newspaper added.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Finlund
Continued From First Page.)

and presumably still are in Summa
Village. The village has been de-
molished by shellfire, he added.
Summa is 20 miles southeast of
Viipuri, Finland's second largest
city and apparent objective of the
Russian drive
(Today's Russian communique
said the Red Army was advanc-
ing toward Kamara, railway sta
ton 4 miles north of Summa,
with the Firms "retreating to the
rear, abandoning arms and war
materials and suffering grave
losses.")
Discounts Russian Claims.
Today's military informant dis
counted reports in the Russians
communique stating that the Rus
slams were advancing toward Ka-
mara. a railway station 4 miles
north Of Summa.
Heading in that general direc-
ton from many miles distant might
be called approaching without really
true Justification" he said.
The spokesman said that even
though yesterdays communique
mentioned extensive losses among
the Russians, this nevertheless did
not lessen the seriousness of the
battle, in which day after day the
Firms are fighting with fewer men.
fewer artillery pieces and fewer
planes than the invaders have.
The greatest value of the Man
nerheim Line is due largely to
the hilly terrain, cut by lakes and
swamplands, in addition to the plan
of defenses themselves deep Sc
ries of Notifications and dugouts
and gun emplacements so arranged
that one or more can be lost with
out risk Of q serious break.
The Firms, nevertheless, have said
repeatedly that they are confident
of holding back the enemy, especially
through the winter, but that
against the tremendous man power
and war-plane strength of the Rus
SLAMS they must some day have
help.
Woman legislators Appeal.
The latest appeal, made by Is
woman members of the Finnish
Parliament, declared:
Every fighter plane and every
anti-aircraft gun given us is hui
manitarian help which prevents
the enemy from numbering the ci-
william population with airplanes. -
That the unhappiness of the
world should not grow greater and
that force should not spread beyond
our frontiers to our sister nations,
we appeal: Let your husbands and
sons come to our aid and help us
Firms fight VIGOROUSLY for liberty,
humanity and Justice"
Evening star., 1940-02-16

rear. abandoning arms and war
materials and suffering grave
losses" the Russians said.
Seizure of the SO Notifications
was the largest claim made by the
Russians since the war started. 1t
brought to 153 the number of such
Notifications the Soviet has reported
captured in the 15-day Isthmus
drive.
Attempt to Outhank Firms Seen.
Kamara is 4 miles north of Sum-
ma, scene of the heaviest fighting
since the war started. The drive
toward Kamara indicated the Rus
slams were trying to outflank the
Firms at Summa.
Soviet troops approach the sta
ton Of kamara," the Russian COM
munique said. "On February IS
Soviet troops occupied SO defensive
Notifications including 81 iron and
concrete artillery forts"
Since February 8 Russian COM
muniques have told of repeated cap
lures Of Finnish outposts as the Red
Army machine apparently gathered
momentum and bit deeper into the
Mannerheim line.
Until a week ago Soviet commu-
niQues at the most reported only
isolated local actions.
Red Planes Active.
The Red Army also was active in
the air.
Soviet aviation successfully raid
ed enemy troops and military
objectives." the communique said.
six enemy airplanes were brought
down in air combats."
In describing the activity in sec
tors other than Kamara the Rus
slams merely reported activity of
scouts and in a, number of areas
cloSbeS of ipfop{rv ,,pjtcn
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Sweden Is Seeking
Release Of Improved
U. 5. Fighting Planes
Confers With Army and
State Department on
Big Purchase Plan
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-The gov
ernment of Sweden has begun con-
versations with the American War
and State Departments in an effort
to obtain release for export of a
late-type, high-speed fighting plane
'in considerable number"
The advanced design warplanes,
not vest in production for the Army
Air Corps, would buttress the more
than 800 air fighters which the
Swedes have ordered from Ameri-
can aircraft plants since last April
Their orders have been acceler-
ated since the conflict between Rus
sia and Finland began on November
30. On Wednesday the government
proposed to Parliament the appro-
priation of $22 800 900 for additional
airplane purchases.
IA vultee Fighters Ordered.
Now on order from American fac
tories for Sweden are IA Vultee
Valiant fighters and almost zoe
Republic fighters, the former mod
eled after the racer with which
Sportsman Pilot Howard Hughes in
1887 set a West-East transconti-
mental record of 7 hours % minutes
Is seconds.
The Republic plane is an i'm
proved version of the Army All
Corps P-35 Seversky pursuit. Both
the Vultee and the Republic will
cruise on nominal engine power in
excess of 800 miles an hour.
! The Vultee order was only re-
Gently signed after one American
manufacturer had advised Swedish
purchasing mission that domestic
military orders would prevent his
making planes for export. To speed
delivery, Sweden shopped not only
at Vultee but at several other plants
Meanwhile, delivery of Republic
planes, the first order for which
was signed in April, 1889, has gone
on quietly. Twenty-one planes
shipped In Swedish and Norwegian
vessels which avoided belligerent
waters, have been unloaded and as
sembled in Sweden. BY June l the
Republic Co. expects to have de-
ivered 10 planes, and after that date
to turn out one day.
Total to Exceed 500.
An authoritative source said
orders which the Swedes expected
to place shortly would raise to soc
the total number ordered from
American firms. AL will he de-
fensive, fighter types, though "A oi
the Republic planes due for delivery
by June l will be two-seaters capa-
BILE not only of fighting but OF
carrying 1900 pounds OF demolition
bombs as well.
OF the machines for which con-
tracts have been signed, $50 have
been ordered since November 80.
The Republic machines will be
equipped, in Sweden, with two so.
caliber Bofros wing guns firing ex.
plosive bullets and two .30-calibel
machine guns firing over the top o1
the engine through the propeller.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Plea 10 U. ). Planned
To Relieve Starvino
North China Masses
City Conditions CriticoI,
Formers Neor Fomine;
Concessions Fearful
BY the Associated Press.

TIENTSIN. China, Feb. 10
Foreign merchants planned today to
appeal to the United States and
other nations for help in supply
ing necessities to impoverished,
near-starving masses in North
China.
Conditions in cities already are
critical, and reports from rural areas
describe the population as close to
famine without hope Of relief, ex-
cept from outside sources, until
the harvest next summer.
Foreigners fear that unless prompt
relief measures are taken thousands
of rural Chinese may force their
way into foreign concessions to de-
mand food. These fears are in
creased by renewed, Japanese-spon-
sored agitation against the conces-
sions.
Foreign chambers of commerce
here are cooperating in relief ef-
forts.
The shortage of essential food
stuffs such as flour, q staple of the
North Chinese diet, with conse-
quent high prices, is ascribed partly
to the floods of last summer and
partly to the war, including devas-
tation of farming areas and Japa-
nese confiscatlon of resources.
Flour in North China now is five
times the pre-War price and the
cost of coal has risen tenfold.
Similar conditions prevail in many
other Japanese-occupied areas, par
ticularly cities such as Shanghai,
where there are deaths from starva-
ton every day.
Rice prices in Shanghai now
have reached a record Of $57 q
picul 1888 pounds) as compared
with SIS before the war. Supplies
are scarce despite an abundant crop
within 100-mile radius of the city
Evening star., 1940-02-16

help must come If Finland were to
hold out. The Films warned Brit
ain, France and Scandinavia that
the war was theirs as much as hers.
France and Britain promised help.
British Prime Minister Chamber
lain and French Premier Daladier
said they were helping without
specifying how except that Sub
stantial aid" was going.
Volunteers from the FinnS In the
United States and Of many nation
alities in other countries filter
toward Finland and French, Italian
and American planes are said to
have arrived In Finland, but whether
the total Of these Is effective help
or not Finland has not said.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Census Bureau Workers
To Honor J. J. H. Pool

]. j. H. Pool, 10, former employe
of the Census Bureau, will be hon.
ored by co-workers at luncheon at
l pm. tomorrow in the Census annex
cafeteria, First and M streets NE.
Mr.. Pool yesterday celebrated his
10th birthday anniversary and re-
tirement from the bureau after
some Is years of service. He had
worked in the bureau since 1923.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Tydines Speaks Tonight
On Finnish Aid Proqrum
Nv the Associoted :

By the Associated Press.
Senator Tydings, Democrat of
Maryland, accepted yesterday an
invitation to speak tonight on a
radio program IN. B. CO. in behalf
Of Finland.
Senator Tydings will talk at
1915 pm, E. S. T., on a program
arranged by the Fighting Front for
Finland" an organization formed
to seek financial assistance for Fin
land in its war with Russia.
The Senator went to Russia in
1927 to study the country's economic
and governmental systems. Recently
on the floor of the Senate he criti-
cized Communism, the Soviet sys-
tenn and the Russian invasion of
Finland.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Stone-Corrying Snowfall
Brings Boys Arrest

A 12-year-old boy has been ar
rested and released in custody of
his parents on charges Of throwing
the SNOWFALL that injured Miss Elsie
Davis, %, Of the 3400 block Four
teenth street NV, yesterday as she
walked near Park road and Four
teenth street NV.
Miss Davis was in Sibley Hospital
today receiving treatment for head
injuries.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Navy Planes Employed
In Search for Man
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 16.-Two
seaplanes from the Naval Academy
today flew over q section Of marsh
about IS miles south of Cambridge
on the Eastern Shore, in futile
search for a man reported missing
during Wednesdays storm.
c. Notion Gray, Elliott, Nd, tele-
phoned the academy yesterday and
requested q plane. 1t. Frederick
Kivett. U. S. N, made an unsuc-
cessful search.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Alarm.
By the Associated Press,
Continued From First Page.)

that they have lost some positions,
but they minimize the seriousness
Of their defeats.
Probably Million Engaged.
Probably a million men are en-
gagged on the two sides, fighting on
i've main fronts from the isthmus
at the southeastern TIP of Finland
$50 miles north to the Petsamo area,
far up in the Arctic region.
Phantom Finn patrols on skis al
most invisible in white against win
ter snow waged guerilla machine
gun warfare against the massed
Soviet forces. Soon after the Soviet
invasion, November 80, the Red
Army penetrated about one-third
way across Finland's middle seeking
to cut the country in two. But
Christmas week the Finns celebrat-
ed their spectacular success in driy-
ing back Soviet forces on this front
and even threw ski squads into Soviet
territory. On the other four fronts
the Ftnns held their ground well
from the start.
/, Finnish censorship kept back little
news except the knowledge Of Fin
nish losses. Firms reported tens OF
thousands of Soviet dead on battle
fields, but still contend they lost few
men because of the Mannerheim de-
fense tactics of machine gun and
automatic rifle fighting from thou
sands Of well-protected dugouts, pill
boxes and widely scattered forts
The Mannerheim line itself is null
tiplicity of fortified points over q
broad area, so that loss of few posi-
tons may not be serious.
Scores Of Towns Devastated.
I. War in the air devastated scores Of
towns and villages and damaged
Cities and military points, but Fin
nish aviation frequently appeared to
fight back capably.
Finland from the first recognized
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Russians Report Troops
Smash Way to Komoro

MOSCOW, Feb. 16 R.-Russia's S
vast military machine was reported
in q Red Army communique today
to be smashing its way along the
Karelian Isthmus toward Kamara,
Is miles from Viipuri, having cap
turedr 53 more Finnish defensive
Notifications"
"The enemy is retreating to the
Evening star., 1940-02-16

RUSSIAN TROOPS TO FLANK SUNINdA-Arrow indicates
the path OF mased Soviet troops facing
they reported they smashing Kamara station on
the vipuri Lenngrad railroad line miles north summa
Unable to penetrate the Mannerheim Line Suma
the Russians kept their onslaught there and Aanked the city
by driving to Kamara the Russ communique sad claiming
into Kamara also would vp The Firms they
moving the Russian infantry down ke wheat The bitter
continued along the entire Karelian 1shnus front
"A p. Wirephoto,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-09
Officers TO Be Named al
TUESDAY, Session

At the annual meeting OF the
Fife PIT. A. Tuesday evening at s
o'clock in the grade school audi
forum officers will be elected for
the coming year. Nominations viii
be submitted by a committee COM
posed Of Mrs. Joe Bisig, Mrs. A..
Boitano and Miss Olive Myers. The
new officers will be installed at
the May meeting, but win be rep
resented at the state convention
soon TO be held In Aberdeen.
Adult Recreation" is the sub
ject TO be discussed by Miss
Joanna Manousos. grade school
physical education instructor, dur
ing the program arranged by Mrs.
w. d. Vinson. An exhibition In
tumbling viii be given by high
school girls under direction Of Miss
Alice Crimes. Grade school stud
ents. directed by Miss Helen
Thrane. will present a group Of
musical numbers.
Mrs. r. Sowders is in charge OF
the social hour which will follow
the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-09
P. L. c. Students
Pick Delegates

Miss Helen Johnson, Portland,
Ore, and Miss Doraine La Beau,
Longview, were elected by the stu
dent body to represent Pacific
Lutheran college at the Associated
Women Students convention at
the University of Oregon April Is.
10 and II.
Arrangements have been made
for a series of discussion groups
dealing with such subjects as
student activities, panhellenic, in
dependent women and vacations.
Included in the program will be
prominent speakers such as Mrs.
Virginia Judy Esterly, assistant to
the president of Scripps college;
Mrs. Eugene Andres. national
chairman of College Panhellenic;
Mrs. Sheldon Sackett, member OF
the state board of higher education
in Oregon, and Miss Helen G. Fisk,
associate director of the Western
Personnel service in Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-09
N edra Williams
F eied al Shower

Miss Marjorie Lewtas and Mrs.
John Lewtas were hostesses at a
miscellaneous shower Tuesday eve
ming. honoring Miss Nedra Will
Jams Of Seattle, who Is to become
the bride OF John G. Lewtas. IT,,
of Tacoma, June s.
Peach blossoms and camellias
decorated the rooms; the lace COW
cred table was centered with daffo-
dis and tall yellow tapers.
The evening was spent in play
ing a shower game and late
supper was served.
Guests included Mesdames o, E
Williams, mother of the bride elect,
and Vera Bowles. sister of the
bride-elect. OF Seattle; r. J. Var
Buskirk, w. II. Seholl, c. V. Floyd
L. F. Scholl, NJ. v. Sullivan. Jack
Davies, p. J. Van Buskirk, George
Sullivan, y. F. Floyd, A. G. Lew.
tas. J. l.. Van Buskirk. Howard
Hansen, Gene Nelson, r. c.. Var
Ruskirk. William Gigon. and Law.
renee Lord, the Misses Doris Gun.
strom, Miriam Engelland. Patriots
Van Buskirk and Joyce Sullivan.
Out of town guests included Mis-
Irene Hagerstrom and Mrs. Cliff
ford Brown of Seattle, and Mes
danes John Lewtas sr, o. L
Sloat and David Lewtas, all o
Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-09
Miss Rasmussen Hostess
To Piano Pupils

Miss Dorothy Rasmussen en-
tertained her piano pupils Friday
afternoon at a recital party from
30 to $3.50 O'Clock in her home
on 1924 So. Gunnison II. The mu-
steal afternoon included an in
formal recital time and a musical
quiz game.
Guests were Barbara Knott.
Glee Porter. Dorothy Naper. shir-
ley Palm, Bcnice Anderson.
Eunice Vaver. John and Virginia
Carr. jeanne and Dorothy Jordan.
Martha Clark. Ross BischOff
Onnalee DUNCAN. Getty F1ett
Margaret Lammedee. Paulln
Healy. Virginia Greco. caro-
Belts. Carol and Janet Void. Pa.
tricia Lower. Doris Whitaker. Bo-
nita Olson and Rose Marie no.
minda.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-09
"reminiscences
Will Install
Mn. Donald tisnriss WI
Preside russdsy Evening

Newly elected officers al
the Tacoma Taaxsmistreas
club will be officially installed
At tho regular meeting o. the
club this Tuesday evening a
the Tacoma hotel. Mrs. Dom
aid HsnnInr. acting president.
viii preside.
me new effie<rs sxes Miss f.els
HUFF. president Mrs. FRED Argus.
vice president. Miss purothy Palm.
secretary. and Miss Avan<ils Wat
sun. treasures. Retiring uffieeFr
beside. Mrs isennIax lnesudsi Mrs.
Howard rrobstfsid. vies president.
Miss Lola Huff. seeFstsfy. and
Mrs.. Maynard Falaanef. treasury
An initiation services fof res
members and presentation u nssm'
bsrshlp cards will psseeds the m
stsliatlon. Mrs. Oscar Adams vii
act - tnsstmiztress for ths eve
ming IN charge II the program.