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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
'Greeks Advance


ATHENS. Nov. 4 [P.-Greek
troops, holding off Italian attacks
in Epirus in fierce hand-to-hand
fighting. were reported today to
have won a second chain of hills
in a counter-dr into Albania to
cut off the Italian supply route
through Koritza.
The Greek high command said a
strong Italian thrust against the
Greek left flank in the mountains
of Epirus was repulsed with
grenades and bayonet fighting.
Artillery roared from both sides
of the battle line. The Greeks
claimed they destroyed nine of the
tanks which supported the Fascist
onslaught.
(Reports from Djevdjelija,
Yugoslavia, on the Greek from
tier, said air bombardment and
anti-aircraft fire we're heard
again today along the Southern
Yugoslav border from the direc-
ton of the Greek port of Salon
ika. 1t was not learned here
whether Salonika was being
bombed again)
Is Italian Bomb Raids.
A Greek communique said the
Italian air force smashed at the
Greek defense positions in Is con-
secutive bomb raids that preceded
the infantry attack.
The region of the reported sue
cessful Greek counter attack is
north of the Kalamas River, near
the coast, where Italian forces were
said to have made their only gains
A lieutenant colonel commanding
Fascist troops on this front was re-
ported killed.
Emanuele GrazZi, Italian Minister
to Greece, still has not requested
his. passport, it was disclosed, but
has been asked by the Greek gov
eminent to leave. Some sources ex-
pressed belief he was afraid to re-
turn to Italy because it is reported
that he advised Premier Mussolini
that Greece would accept the italian
(See ATHENS, Page A-4)
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Greeks Drive 7 Miles Farther
Into Albania, CircIing 'toIy's
Koritzo Base and Taking 200
Snow-BIunketed Mountains
Battle Scene; Second
Chain of Hills Captured

BY the
Fighting over snow-blanketed mountains Greek Alpine
troops reported to have driven miles into Italian
held Albania today ringing the Fascist supply base at
Koritza and capturing 1900 Italian prisoners.
Dispatches from YugoSlava said the fall OF Korza IN the
northern 00me Balkan front expected
rnomentari" said to have taken
ond chain of hills in Albania.
The southern Greek defenders said to have
bayones and grenades
reports Athens said the Greeks had taken
the last 48 hours and advanc
ing at points into Albanian territory
Reports Belgrade said that italian renforcemen
moving Northern Greek border
the held steadfay their positions and snowfall in the
toward Phorna.
high said heavy Italian attack in the
Epus Province consecutive bombing
foayS against positions had been routed with the
destruction O Fascist tanks
Sefan the official Italian acknowledged that
Mussolni legons meeting stiff Greek resistance
the southwest of the front
reported that the Italian invaders
territory varying distances and he added:
failed acquire lightning rhythm be-
weather prevailing for several days and because of
bad roads Swampy strips interrupted here and there by dyna
mite min by he Greek
British aid to the little Aegean kingdom took two
fold squirt Official circles in London confirmed that British troops
Of opposite the Italian
British $50 100000 into Greeces
defense Golfers.
YugoSava the Pravda quoted Greek
British aid will include sending three
army divisions-45000 men-to Greece.
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Rome Has Alarm

Rome Has Alarm
ROME, Nov. 4 (P.-British bomb
ers caused Rome's first air raid
alarm since July "a early today as
they carried the air war to Naples
for the second time in four nights,
but officials said they failed to reach
the capital.
Rome's populace was awakened by
the alarm at 3:45 am. and held
under the alert for an hour and As
minutes.
The high command said the flyers
who tried to bomb Naples were met
"by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire"
which forced them to drop their
missiles in open country. The bombs
were said to have killed one person
and injured three.
The Italian high command re-
ported that the Fascist drive into
Greece was continuing beyond Kala-
baki on the road to Ioannina in
Northwestern Greece. The attack
was supported by bomber blows at
defense positions along the Kalibaki-
Ioannina road, it said.
Other bombers raided the Greek
Aegean port of Salonika and the
citadel on the Island of Corfu. One
plane was reported lost.
Five Greek Planes Downed.
A communique said five Greek
planes were shot down in an air
fight Saturday over Salonika, be-
sides a sixth plane previously re-
ported downed.
A. barrage of anti-aircraft fire
was credited with turning back the
new British raid on Naples, which
British bombers attacked last Fri
day
Continued activity was reported
on the land and in the air in the
African campaign.
I'm North Africa" the commu-
nique said lone of our fast columns
put enemy armored cars to flight.
TN East Africa enemy attacks
against our forces occupying Mount
Sciusceib, near Kassala, were repealed
completely with light losses on our
part. Several prisoners remain in
our hands"
italian planes were said to have
bombed steamer escorted by a
cruiser in the Red Sea and attacked
port works at Perrin.
British flyers bombed Assab, in
East Africa, killing three persons
and causing some damage to the
city, and attacked Italian troops at
earn Ell Grien, northeast of Jarabub
in North Africa, the high command
added.
Stefani, official Italian news
agency. acknowledged that italian
troops were meeting stiff Greek re-
sistance in the Ioannina re jon, at
(See ROME. Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04

Thirty-two selectees are scheduled
to be indicted November n, and
the remaining 10 on the following
day. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
selectiye service executive for the
District said the quotas were further
broken down for the two days so
that boards with few or no volun-
teers may supply their quotas on
the second day.
Many Fill Out Questionnaires.
Many of the volunteers already
have filled out missionaries board
officials said, and the task of CLASH
flying them was to begin at several
board headquarters today.
Deferments were expected to run
(See D. c. DRAFT, Page A-5)
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Nozi Supplies Declared
Set Fire by korweeions
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. A British
broadcast heard here today by N. B.
G. quoted reports from Norway that
"a whole string of warehouses, load
ed with German Army supplies, are
already in ruins" from fire started
in Bergen by Norwegians ito OBJ
struct the German occupational
army"
German troops have been fighting
the flames since Saturday night, the
reports said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Frohmun Resting Well

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (P.-Daniel
Frohman, 80, theatrical producer
who suffered a fractured right hip
when he fell Saturday night in his
hotel suite, was reported resting
comfortably" today in Leroy SAM
tarium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
More Than 12O Volunteer Here
For Immediate Truininq

More than 100 prospective selec-
tees in the District have volunteered
for immediate military service,
survey of the rs local draft boards
showed today, indicating the city's
induction quotas through January
may be filled largely without draw
ing from top order number regis
trants.
Meanwhile, however, the Districts
quota of 81 selectees for the first
two inductions in the Sd Corps Area
was apportioned among the Is local
draft boards, with six boards or
dered to supply three men each and
five others called on for only one
man.
The remaining IA boards will pre-
pare for induction Of two selectees
each. Inductions have been ordered
for November a and %.
Boards Quotas.
Quotas for each Of the boards,
determined according to proper
tional registration, follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Biz Vessel Unidentified.

Big Vessel Unidentified.
The high command did not iden-
tify the large merchantmen, but in
formed German sources said the
19.l4l-ton steamer Windsor Castle
had been spotted and bombed by
single plane several hundred miles
west of Ireland.
The communique listed the other
ships as "one destroyer. a patrol
boat. a large merchantmen and
freighter," and said they were at
tackled yesterday near Kinnairds
Head, on the east coast of Scotland.
Informed sources said Nazi planes
bombed two 6,000-ton merchantmen
sailing in a convoy. Both vessels
began to list and the other in the
convoy fed to the coast, these
sources said
CThe Berlin radio, in a broad
cast heard in New York. said
another British convoy had been
attacked "in the northern part
of the North Sea" and a 5000
ton steamer apparently inca
pacitated" by bomb hits amid
ships)
CThe Laurentic and Patroclus,
passenger liners, and the Casa
mare all were registered in Liv-
erpool. The Laurentic was built
in 1927 and was operated by the
Cunard-Whi Star Line. The
Patroclus was owned by the
China Mutual Steamship Navi-
cation Co. and the Casanare by
Elders g. Fyffes, Ltd
Nazis Attack England.
Bad weather kept British planes
from Germany last night, informed
sources reported, but German flyers
yesterday attacked the Southern
English counties day and night.
mostly from extremely low attitudes.
Some planes were reported to
have swooped down to as low as Is
feet above the ground to attack
war essential" detectives which in
Guided London freight yard.
BY coincidence, a British auxiliary
cruiser also named Laurentic was
sunk by a mine of the north coast
of Ireland during the World War
on January %, 1917, while carrying
millions in gold to the United
States. About 260 men were lost.
Much of the bullion was recovered
in later years, the salvage work
continuing until 1884, when s5,000,-
900 was recovered by private opera
tors.
WeI-Known Passenger Ship.
The modern Laurentic was one OF
the best-known passenger ships be-
tween Montreal and Britain in the
early thirties. She also was much
in favor for tourist cruisers and
| often called at American ports.
On August 10, 1885, she collided
with the freighter Napier Star in
the g-shrouded Irish Channel just
after embarking on cruise to
northern capitals. Six of the
Laurentic's seamen were killed and
five injured but both vessels made
Liverpool safely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Out of the
Ballot Box

A short prediction broad
cast giving some interesting and
little known facts regarding
elections in the past presented
thi, evening on WMAL at 6:1S.
The Star, with the co-opera-
ton Of Station WMAL and the
National Broadcastine Co., will
broadcast the election returns
tomorrow evening.
Tune in on WMAL and watch
the progress of this dramatic
election. For full details see
PAGE A.0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Two Big British
Liners Sunk,
Berlin Claims
Armed Merchantmen
Reported Sent Down
And Destroyer Hit
BULLETIN.

bULLE lin.
LONDON, Nov. 4 (P).-The Ad-
miralty today announced the loss
of the armed merchant cruisers
Laurentic and Patroclus tor
pedoed and sunk by enemy
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Summary of Todoy's Star
Politics..

Politics.
Roosevelt talks to neighbors before
final radio talk tonight. Page Al
Women play most active role since
gaining vote. Page AS
Record vote seen with registrations
topping 60,0O0,000. Page A-3
Foreign
Guam typhoon leaves heavy prop
erty damage. Page Al
Rome has first raid alarm since
July "a. Page Al
Greeks reported to have taken more
Albanian territory. Page Al
German air raiders reported over
East Anglia. Page AS
Early German drive toward Suez
Canal envisioned. Page A
National.
Conflicting reports on German peace
moves received here. Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 4.-The British
auxiliary cruisers Laurentic, 1924
tons, and Patroclus, IL ,314 tons, and
the armed merchantmen Casanare,
5,376 tons, have been sunk by a
submarine, the German high COM
mand reported today, and five other
ships, including a l9,0OO-ton mer-
chairman, badly damaged by aerial
bombs.
The communique announcing
these claims credited 1t. Comdr.
Kretschmer with the submarine
sinkingS and said his toll of tonnage
in undersea warfare had now
reached 217,198-the second U-boat
commander to top the 100000 mark.
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Weather Forecast

Fair tonight; increasing cloudiness to-
morrow; slightly warmer, lowest tonight
about 46 degrees. Temperatures today
Highest, SO, at pm; lowest, 80, at
4:30 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04

(See ROME, Page Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
TURNER PITCHES
REDS TO VICTORY
Gives Them Useful Al Win
Over Chicago Cubs For 5th
IT,. Mound Conquest

CINCINNATI, June 29-R)-Jim
Turner, who came here from Boston
in a trade for a man now punching
the clock in the minors, pitched the
Cincinnati Reds to a very useful 4
to 1 victory over the Chicago Cubs
today.
The victory vas his fifth of the
season and protected the Reds in
finitesimal first place margin over
Brooklyn, who meanwhile took in
the Boston Bees.
The big hurler, whose price at
the winter baseball meeting was
Utility First Baseman Les S~carsella,
allowed the Chicagoans eight hits
but he needed and was given plenty
of fielding support. However, in the
pinches the Cubs found trouble with
his swapping curves.
They threatened to blow up the
ball game in the ninth. With one
out Bill Nicholson singled off Frank
McCormick's glove. Dominic Dalles'
sandro forced him, but Phil CAVIAR
retta singled and Augie Galan, bat
ting for AL Todd, walked. Hank
Leiber batted for Bobbie Mattick
and hit into a force play.
Meanwhile the Reds made the
most of five hits-four of them dou'
bles. Claude Passeau held them hit
less for the first four innings and
s%coreless for five, but in the sixth
wal Goodman doubled, slid into third
on Ernie Lombardi's grounder tc
Mattick, and scored on a fielder's
choice.
Eddie Joost opened the Reds sew
enth with a double and scored or
an infield play and a fly. In the
eighth, with two out, lombard dou
bled, Harry Craft was purposely
passed, and Morrie Arnovich cross
ed up the strategy by doubling them
back home.
The Cubs run came in the sixth
on Stan Hacks single and Jimmy
GleeSon's triple.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Phalanx Fraternity Here
InstalIs 1910 Officers

With a dinner at the Paris cot
tage, Wrightsville Beach, on Friday
night, the Phalanx fraternity in
stalled officers for the ensuing year.
The new officers are:
Phil Cameron, primus; Ernest
Whitaker, pro-primus; Sam Bissette,
and Bill Gillespie, tribune.
]. B. Huntington, general secre-
tary Of the YMCA, made a short
talk, outlining the qualities requi-
site for clean manhood.
Guests and members were as fol.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Hunting
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. CARROT.
Tommy Walker and elan Smith.
James Taylor ana Katie Davis. Ian
sing Brown and Letha Mae Dixon,
Ernest Whitaker am Jane Ellen
Baldwin, Mac Johnston and Mary
McCraw, Kelly Jewell and MARY
Nesbitt, Amos Wofford and Sue Ray
nor, Allen Lewis and Mildred Snee-
den, Phil Cameron and Lille Pearl
Williamson, Vincent Thorpe and
Adelaide Roseborough, b 9 ar d
Abrams and Hazel Hall, Sam Bis
settle and Ellen Rose Duncan, Wal
lace Moses and Bill Gillespie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
ISL Shot Wins Matron
Handicap At Arlington

CHICAGO, June 20. - Up - Shine
o'Night, a Is to / shot in the wager
ing, captured the Matron handicap
before rs, 900 at Arlington park to-
day. The entry of Montsin and
Mamie O'Hara a second and third.
The winner returned $155.20 to
win, $500 to place and $3.50 to
show.
Shine o'Night, ridden by Jockey
8. Thompson, was never far back
in the mile race, and came on to
conquer Montsin by three lengths.
The heavily played entry of Uner-
ring and I~nsocoelda, owned by Her.
Der w. Wolf, Kansas City, closing
at even money, was fourth in a field
of fourteen.
War Beauty, a daughter of Man
O'War. and o Play set the early
pace, with Shine o'Night always
challenging. She broke through at
the top of the stretch. snatched the
lead and held it. The time for the
mile was 1886 is.
The race had a gross value OF 3d.
270, with $6,565 going to w. Z.
Hobson, owner of the winner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
YACHT CLUB PLANS
INVITATION RACES
More Than 40 Boats To Par
ticipate In Three Day Event
Starting Thursday

The Carolina Yacht club will pre-
sent its annual invitational regatta
at Wrightsville Beach Thursday,
Friday and Saturday afternoons
with more than 40 boats from North
Carolina and South Carolina com.
petlng for cups and donors.
The regatta, expected to be one
Of the highlights of the racing sea-
son at Wrightsville, is to begin at 8
p. m. each day.
Today ten entries from other cit.
les have been received and addition.
al entries are anticipated prior to
the opening of the regatta, club of.
flclals said last night. p,
With the club boats and four 10.
a boats owned by persons who are
not Of the club participat.
ing, it is anticipated there will be
40 or craft in the lists when
the opening gun is fired Thursday
afternoon.
The Class A., B and C boats will
Use the outside course, while Class
d and Moth boats will use the in.
side course, officials said last night.
An imposing. array of cups has
been secured for presentation to the
winners in the various classes and
plans are being, made to provide
those participating in the races a
full program of. entertainment as
We'll as keen competition while sail.
ing on the sound waters.
The annual club championship
race, Which has been held on July
4 since the club was organized many
years ago, will not be held this wear
TO make it possible to hold the open.
ing races on Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
TELLER WINS 18th
DEFEATING CHISOX
Holds Chicago To Eight Hits
And Fans Eleven As Mates
Coast To Victory

CHICAGO, June % III Bob
Feller of Cleveland won his 18th
game of the season today, holding
Chicago to eight hits and striking
out IL batsmen as the Indians
coasted to a z to 8 victory over
the White Sox at Comiskey Park.
It was Feller's third victory Of
the year over the White Sox. They
young speedball star has lost only
four games.
Performing before a crowd OF
5000 fans, Teller was master OF
the situation most of the way.
Hetruck out one or more in each
of the nine innings.
Cleveland made 10 hits of
Thornton Lee, big lefthander, Ha.
Trosky getting two singles and a
double. No other Indian had more
than one hit.
Chicago assisted the league
leaders by making three errors
which did nothing to encourage
Lee, who pitched a fairy smooth
game most of the distance.
In three games this season the
Sox have made only 16 hits OF
Feller. On opening day, the lowe
farm boy held them hitless anc
on April Is they made the same
number of hits as they made to
daylight.
Teller played a big part in the
victory; aside from his hurting
Indian runs in the second innlns
he drove in the second and thlre
with a double after Lee had walked
Ken Keltner to load the bases
Cleveland sewed up the game
with two more in the fourth, botf
of these runs being unearned al
Luke Appling and Bob Kennedy
c,romjed errors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Jack Sanford Leading
Piedmont In Batting

RICHMOND, Va, June 29-R-
Holding his pace at 1878, Jack San
ford Of Charlotte perfected his
Piedmont league batting lead this
week in the face of weakening
opposition.
Francis Walsh of Rocky Mount
got official rating in the figures
from the Howe News Bureau fro
the first time this week but through
games of Wednesday he had slipp-
ed from last weeks 1893 to a 1853
that gave him second place.
Last weeks runnerup, Ernie
Horne of Richmond, slipped a little
to third place 1855. In fourth with
1852 was John Pesky of Rocky
Mount. Jay Maynard of Richmond
rounded out the top five with .348. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
HURLS
TERRYMEN TO WIN
Defeat Phillies 5 To 0 In Sec
ond Straight Shutout For
The Giants

Philadelphia June 20. - Up -
The New York Giants stayed in the
thick of the National league pen
nant race today with a 5 to 0 VIC
tory over the Phillies as Bill Lohr-
man hurled Bill Terry's men to their
second straight shutout.
The Giants got to Higbee for
nine hits four Of them by Burgess
Whitehead. A double by Mickey Wi
TEX. singles by Whitehead and John
ny Rucker along with an infield out
chased in the first two runs in the
third. The others resulted from an
other of Whitehead's hit, two sacri-
fees, as many walks and ony Cue
cinello's single in the eighth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
O'Brien's Condition
Seems VERY Good

DELAFIEDL. Wis. Juen %
R-Attendants at Waukesha Me.
mortal hospital said today Davey
O'Brien's condition was apparent
ly very good"
The Philadelphia Eagles profess
sional football star and All-Amer-
lean quarterback with Texas Chris
tan University in 1888 underwent
an emergency appendicitis opera.
ton yesterday. mc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Cincinnati Red Scout
Named Indian Monnoor

LOUISVILLE June 2s.-1R-
Leo Miller. president of the In
dianapoiis Indians of the American
association, today announcer 1ea,
el Ems Cincinnati Reds sco,,+ ~
oeen appointed manager Of The 10
dams. replacing wes Griffin ~ ~
n,aver .I,%er Pittsburgh Pirate
tomonr ana coach will take over
cn1,n Indians open a series w,tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

"Haye a bottle of beer and
help Uncle Sam pay for the
defense program" will be the
slogan of Wilmington beer
dealers come tomorrow.
When the federal commo-
dity taxes go into effect IN
the morning, the citizens OF
Wilmington will find the SELL
ing price of certain articles 60
ing up a bit. From the usual
IS for a barrel of beer. dealers
will be paying Sc.
Amusements take their toll
with one cent payable OH each
dime admission. Gasoline and