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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
REDS WIN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 81
Uf'-AlloWing only four hits, Paul
Derringer and Gene Thompson
pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01

The Hall of Fame building is To-
Gated in University Heights, New
Y,rk City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01

Ferns grow so large in the Phil
ippines that their trunks are used
for telegraph poles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Sarajeyo

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, coffee
houses serve coffee in cups no larg-
er than thimbles.
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Y ,rk City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
l2,OOO Combat Planes Cost Over One Billion
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trol of exports and probably de- signed to prevent certain commod- ities from reaching Germany by way of Japan and Russia.
 The United Press was informed that Great Britain has received about 100 planes of the P-40 design and has approximately 1,200 on or- der. The United States has order ed 1,5O0 to 2,O00 for its own use and it is those on which it could waive early delivery in favor of the Brit ish.
 The Curtiss plant >s producing 40 pursuit ships a week. The national defense advisory commission yester- day discussed the question of Brit ish priorities to divert to England urgently needed munitions which have been ordered for the United States. Great Britain already has been given prior delivery rights to planes ordered originally for the United States, including Boeing fly ing fortresseS and 26 Consolidated bonbers.
 Entire Curtiss Output
 Consignment Of the entire Cur tiss pursuit output to the Royal Air Force would be in line with Pres ident Roosevelt's proposal that com plete plants be diverted to British aid. The United States n some in- stances would pay plant construc- ton and munitions production costs with an understanding that Great Britain, after the war. would return or replace the munitions advanced on lease or loan.
 Perhaps even more pressing than
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Continued from Page D thing was said here of his return to rule the one-fourth of his former kingdom that Greece has Wrested back from Italy
 GA dispatch from London said Fog was still there and it was not believed he would return to AL bania soon.)
 Coincident with General Papa gos decree, Premier General John Metaxas told mass meeting of CO., operative<farmers here that Greece would fight until all Italians were driven from Albania. Then, refut- ing rumors that Greece might con- slider an arrnistice plea by Italy, Metaxas said: "the battle of AL bania will only end with the com plete defeat of Italy. Greece has the finest general staff and the finest army in the world This was the first approximation of statement of Greeces war aims" by respon- sible off icial.
 Victims Of Blizzard
 Koritza, Albania, (via Athens) Dec. Is = (Delayed = UP0 = Ambulances sped to the Greek army base hospital today with the first victims of a blizzard in the moun- tain front northwest of Pogradec = soldiers with frozen arms and legs, many of which had to be ampu- | tated.
 These men had survived battles with Italian tanks in the valleys and Italian artillery on the peaks only to fall victims to new enemy winter. They were in pitiful con- dition. Their arms and legs were wrapped in crude bandages. Some had been two days reaching the hospital. They had to be carried down from the mountains on lit ters slung from mules, then lifted to ambulances waiting in the val leys.
 Doctors and nurses here worked frantically to save as many limbs as possible. The reception ward was crowded when I arrived. A white uniformed doctor, graduate of Cornell University, exclaimed: I've just gone through four amputations fer frost bite from a batch that ar rived this morning. For Gods sake can't you tell your people in Amer ica how badly we need more wool ems and blankets for our boys!" | I Ialearned that most of the Sol- die 5, even those operating on the m ntain peaks, wore only light s Is and underwear. The sudden, sss mobilization had caused such drain on Greek army ordinance that it was impossible to supply enough woolens for the mountain campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

Admit Milan Bombing
 British planes bombed Milan, Italy's greatest industrial city; Ver- cell, on the Milan-Turin railroad, and Genoa, one of the country's great ports, in raids during the night on the Italian industrial triangle in the north, the high command communique reported.
 It was admitted that damage was done to some buildings" at Milan and that there were some dam ages" at Genoa. At Vercelli, the communique said, four houses were damaged slightly. One person was reported killed and several wounded atat Milan. At Genoa, the com munique said, there were no casual ties.
 It was asserted that Italians had successfully counter-attacked Bri- tish forces which attempted to go close to Bardia, Italian base on the Libyan coast of Africa.
 The British used heavy con- centration of mechanized forces in the continuing battle in the Bardia zone of Libya, the communique said.
 The Italians counter attacked some of these units, the com munique said.
 Italian naval units shelled Greek shore batteries in the zone of Lukova in southern Albania, the communique said.
 Italian planes, 1t was added, bombed Port Sudan in East Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
Bitter Fighting

Struga, Jugoslav Frontier, Dec. 19 -(UP)-Frontier dispatches reach ing Jugoslavia today said that Greek troops had penetrated the coastal Cika mountains in Albania and had occupied the village of Kalarat, four miles northeast of Chimara.
 The occupation was made after 21a hours of intense fighting with heavy losses on both sides, it was said.
 Chimara is south of Valona, Ital- Ian port in Albania which is the im- mediate objective of the Greek left wing in Albania.
 It was reported that bloody fight ing took place this morning just north of Teplini where the Greeks launched several attacks in an att tempt to break Italian defense lines. The Greek efforts were said to have failed when the Italians brought up fresh troops from the Trebesina mountains.
 The Greeks lost five officers and 68 soldiers killed and 160 wounded in the action.
 The Italians were said to have counter attacked heavily to the west of Tepelini but were repulsed after considerable losses were suffered on both sides.
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(Continued from Page D ity. All indications are that Italian aviation did not even attempt to pursue the carrier.
 Then there have been several naval engagements close to the Ital- ian boot and therefore within easy and tempting bombing range of the whole Italian air force. In every instance, it appears, the Italian ves- Sels rushed for the cover of coastal batteries, when they might reason ably have depended on the protec- ton of their air bomberS. The sea batteries proceeded as if modern air tactics had not yet been devised
 One need only contrast this pie tiire with the British experiences in the North Sea to appreciate Ital- ian inactivity. The British navy which practically ignores Italian air power was obliged, off Norway, to retreat before Nazi air lombard ment- The Germans were operat- ing under the handicaps of make shift airfields and difficult terrain, whereas the Italians presumably could have operated from their main bases, with all the comforts of home.
 Not in Defects.
 Tle explanation cannot be found merely in the defects of the Ital- ian equipment. Those defects would have accounted for tremendous Italian plane losses, but apparently there have been no such losses Fascist aviation simply has moi functioned on a scale commensurate with its numerical strength.
 The generalized criticism of Ital- ians as fighters does not seem to apply. The Italian army at least has given evidence of it's presence at strategic points by falling into Greek and British hands by the thousands.
 The Italian navy at least has fought several running battles.
 But Mussolini'S aviation behaves as though it were on a stubborn sit-down strike.
 Expert observers are unable tc solve the puzzle. There must be a consistent solution, but it certainly is not visible at this distance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
AUTO INDUSTRY
 MAKES AN OFFER
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(COIlLlIlu6Q lTOIll EdSC U the machines on week-endS would send workers far over their regular hours, and labor has not yet con- ceded it owes anything to the gov ernment."
 Machine Tool Tangle
 Lamb said it would be impossible to place the machine tool industry on a 24-hour, three-shift day, sev- en-day week because of the short age in skilled mechanics and tool and die makers.
 He disclosed that the 37 society chapters throughout the country soon would submit to local school boards a program for training skilled workers in high schools and col leges, but added it was of such long range it would not help in the present emergency.
 '"The best thing we can do right now is work longer hours" he said T don't know how it is going to be done. It's in the hands of the union group and the government. All the major manufacturers are willing to go to the limit"
 Chester Calm, secretary of the Automotive Tool and Die Manufac- turers association, revealed that a survey just completed showed ma jority of 225 tool and die shops in the automotive area were working two 10-hour shifts five days week About 70 per cent of their produc- tion is for national defense, he said.
 Appeal Against Ford
 Detroit, Dec. 19.-(UP)-The CIC United Automobile Workers ap- pealed to President Roosevelt today for federal intervention to dis suade" the Ford Motor Company from tits provocative efforts" to provoke a strike in its plants"
 Michael F. Widman, Jr., head of the unions campaign to organize Ford workers, charged in a telegram to the president that 110 Ford work CTS were fired Wednesday in "open and arrogant violation of the labor laws"
 He asked that the conciliation services of the labor department and the national defense commission aid a union committee which seeks a conference with the Ford manage ment today in behalf of the dis charged workers. He wanted media tors instructed to aid in any of our further efforts to reach peaceful and equitable settlement of this dis pute."
 A Ford spokesman declined com- ment.
 Requests Not Answered
 Edsel Ford. president of the com- pany, had not answered the unions recent requests for consent Ma tional Labor Board election among about 100000 production workers in the River Rouge, Lincoln, and Highland Park plants to determine their collective bargaining agent. But I. A. Capizzi, Ford attorney charged the union with greed for. more than $1.OO0OO0 year in dues in rejecting the request.
 He said last night there would be no answer to the unions latest communication to the company in which 1t claimed majority represen- tation and asked conference to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
Milan, Italy, Plants
 Blasted By British
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ministry had described the raid on Milan as successful. It was that bad weather curtailed the general attack operations of the bomber command.
 Long range bombers were believed to have been used for the raids on Milan and Genoa. Indications that they flew from bases in England came in reports that foreign planes had crossed Switzerland during the night, the usual route for RAF' bombers flying to attack northern Italy industrial and commercial centers.
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(Continued from Page D now include a "very large army capable of moving rapidly behind beach defenses from Scotland around the entire island but 1t would be disaster" to assume that the danger of invasion is passed.
 4. The nation must ''remembel that Hitler--I should deprecate any comparison of Hitler to Napoleon as I do not wish to insult the dead --wields gigantic power in a ruthless manner and has great need of doing something now or soon."
 Churchill said that there twas great need" of Hitler doing some- thing fin the next two months pre- Sumably because of reverses suffered by the Axis, and that the Hull in air attacks on Britain since Monday night might indicate preparations for a big new blow.
 While Churchill spoke an air bat tie was in progress over parts of London but no bombs were reported dropped.
 The prime minister spoke with fewer oratorical fiourishes than usual, but with a subdued optimism as he emphasized the need for in- creased vigilance. He faced crowd ed House, his hands resting on the table except for occasional moments when he stuck his thumb into his vest pocket. Mrs. Churchill sat ir the gallery, beaming at her husband
 The prime minister said Britain had lost less than 1000 men so far in the entire offensive in western Egypt and Libya.
 Churchill also warned parliament that the Axis offensive against Brit ish shipping in the Atlantic ocean continued lat diSquieting level
 Keeping open this channel must be regarded as our first military task at present." he said.
 Churchill also warned that it would be disaster for any one to suppose that the danger of invasion is passed"
 The danger of invasion had been the subject of much speculation re- gently because of warnings by gov ernment members at a time when there was lull in the German air force attacks on Britain.
 The prime minister was not pes simistic, however, regarding the out come of the siege of Britain.
 He held out hope that the U-boat attacks on British supply lines wouli be checked.
 We shall steadily increase from
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westward along the coast toward Tobruk and Derna was regarded here as sign of shattered morale.
 But it was reported that the re- maining Italians at Bardia had put up a strong fight behind a system of trenches, concrete pill boxes and barbed wire entanglements.
 Bardia would be valuable base for the British on the Libyan side of the Egyptian border. It would be valuable for a continuation of the British offensive, if it were decided to continue pursuit of the Italians across the 30 miles of desert sand to Tobruk, or it would be a valuable base for defense.
 British possession of Bardia would mean that the Italians, for any fu- ture offensive of their own, would have to transport all men and SUD- plies across the bare desert from Tcbruk, and all provisions for the advance forces would necessarily go along the single coastal road.
 Silence Is Broken
 London, Dec. 19.-(UP)-England's s respite from German air raids was broken for the first time since Il p. m. Monday when 8 heavy air battle ragged over section of Lon- don late today.
 Many planes zoomed as they par ticipated in dogfigilts above the clouds and frequent bursts of ma- chine gun fire were heard. Anti aircraft guns put up an occasional barrage.
 First reports indicated that no bombs were dropped and after a time the noise of battle faded into the distance and quiet again settled over London.
 The long respite from German air attacks first was punctuated when three Messerschmitt fighter bcmbers attempted unsuccessfuEy to attack a convoy off the southeast coast.
 London spent its second raidless night. The air raid sirens had not sounded since the "all clear" signal was given at Il p. m. Mon- day after German raid. It was the. longest raid-free period since the German mass raids were start- ed September 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
OFFENSIVE IN AFRICA

London, Dec. 19.-(UP)-British military quarters, abandoning their extreme conservatism regarding the offensive in Africa, said today that the fall of the Italian base of Bar dia was imminent.
 Crack British tank units sent secretly to Egypt were lbattering at the Perimeter forts about Bardia and were reported to have crashed through them. Thousands of Ital- ans were trapped in the Bardia area. Thousands more were flee- ng precipitately westward along the coastal road under day and night oombardment by British planes and warshipS.
 It was disclosed today that what the British called some of the best anks in the world" were taking part n the offensive. Built from specifi- sations drafted after the German 1litzkrieg on the low countries, the anks are so good, that Italian dis patches have asserted the British were using entirely new types of tanks.
 The British tanks were reported to nave cracked the outer Bardia 'orts, which had taken the Italians hree years to build, with compara- i've ease.
 May Reduce Town
 Now, it was indicated, the British 7ere in position to reduce the town roper, giving the strong garrison 1e choice of surrendering or con- nuing a hopeless fight under att ack from land, air and sea. The flight of thousands of Italians
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

planes, is the British need for mer- chant vessels. The United Press was informed that the United States is considering ta2lng over 37 Danish vessels tied up in American ports and making them available to Bri- tain. Britain's willingness to buy al- most anything that will float" was further revealed yesterday by it's purchase of 16 old cargo vessels from the United States World War merchant fleet at cost of $3,295,- 800.
 Officials of the Danish legation here and the Danish Consul general in New York declined to comment, but it was known that it has been discussed during the last fortnight by officials of the maritime commits sion, the treasury and the navy. No decisions have been reached and the question of legal auhtrity to take the ships and pay for them appears to be stumbling block that might require an act of congress.
 Might Set Precedent
 Seizure of the Danish ships might set a precedent for taking those of other countries tied up here. There are about 150 ships of foreign reg istry averaging 5000 tons each in United States ports; 27 are Italian and two are German. There are an estimated 60 neutral vessels in Latin American ports in addition to 56 Italian and 40 German ships.
 Original plans for constructing 60 cargo vessels for Britain have been expanded now to 120 and arrange ments for the building are expected to be completed shortly. The Brit ish are understood to have the cash to pay for these and for the World war relics it purchased yesterday.
 But British plane orders have Jagged considerably of late, it was understood, possibly because of fi- nancial difficulties which caused Great Britain to appeal to the United States for financial assist ance. MT. Roosevelt told a cam paign audience in Boston on Oct. 30 that Great Briatin had asked per- mission to negotiate with American manufacturers for 12,000 additional planes and that he had instructed national defense officials to give sympathetic consideration to any request that delivery of those planes be given priority over deliveries to the army or navy.
 Over 26,O0O Planes
 "When these additional orders are approved, "~he said, they will bring British present orders for military planes from the United States to more than 26,000."
 The United Press was informed, however, that no order for any of those 12,00O planes had been placed as of the close of business yesterday.
 Some developments in further h- cense control of exports may come tonight. Col. L. R. Maxwell, export license control administrator, is to deliver a radio address which may deal with a new control proclama- tion. MT. Roosevelt is expected shortly to issue a proclamation probably designed to prevent the Altering of goods to Germany by way of Japan and the Soviet Union
 Now under license control is ex. port of 58 articles including iror and steel products, machine tools chemicals, aluminium, tin and othel stratebic materials, hides, optica glass, silk, airplanes and airplane parts and plans. There are some in dications that the national defense advisory commission would like tt impose export restrictions on cop per.
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negotiate a Christmas, or vacation, bonus for Ford workers and discuss general wages. working hours, and conditions of employment. The first request was made Dec. 10; the sec ond Monday.s
 Widman asserted that on We'd nesday 100 men were discharged from the Lincoln plant. fUr. wearing union buttons and that 10 employ es of the River oRuge tire factory were discharged and one beaten lat the instructions of the service men" :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

the bid of the Boston bank be ac- cepted.
 The unsuccessful bidders and their offers were: Fdererick M, Swan & Go, 13 per cent; Bank of Manhattan, IA per cent; Leavitt & Co., .l46 per cent; Lee & HigginSon O., .155 per cent; Waterbury National Bank, Chase National Bank and Chemical Bank and Trust Co, .1TO per cent plus $1O premium; Central Han over Bank and Trust Go, .19 per cent; Bond, Judge & Go, .125 per cent; Chase, Whiteside & simmons, .138 per cent.
 The money will be used to pay Dc city's running expenses until the hnst insatllment of taxes falls due Aext May. TEe s1,i5O,00O is smaller than the amount usnaiy borrowed by the city in anticipation of taxes in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

People of little Panama spent nearly $28O,O00 for perfumery last year.
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ow on out our resources in fotil- IS and other methods of defense, J le declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
ITALY WILL MAKE
 EASTMAN STAND

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FAMOUS FLYER ]. ], MUCH PUZZLED q Re

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BRITAIN TO HAVE
 BIG ARMY IN l94l

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LOWEST RATE OF
 INTEREST ON LOAN

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GREEKS PURSUE
 FLEEING ITALIANS

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Admit Milan Bombing

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Evening star., 1940-06-23
|ndecision Indicated
In Framing 6. 0. P.
Foreign Affairs Plank
Views Widely Divergent;
Merit System Indorsed
In Reorganization Stond
BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-A,l
Endorsement of the merit system
for appointment of Federal em-
ployes is understood to nave been
included today in the plank on
Government reorganization Icing
drafted by one of the subcommittee
preparing tentative .>'-'"1rm for
the Republican convention.
But the overshadowing platform
issue-the party's attitudc t.ward
the war between democ' acy aid
dictatorship in Europe
unsettled tonight as .ile Foreign
Affairs Subcommittee recessed lrtil
3 pm. tomorrow.
Chairman Alf M. Landon reporte d
progress as he announced briefly
that deliberations would continue
over the week end. MI Landon
indicated he believes the report 1
the subcommittee. when finally an
nounced, will be unanimous. What
will happen in the permanent Res
olutions Committee is far less
certain.
All signs indicated that the full
committee was deep in indeclslon--
torn between conflicting demands in
letters and kilograms from back
home. They have been piling in
for two days demanding, on the
one side. all aid short OF war tc
the Allies, and on the other a policy
of hands of" European affairs
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Five virginians Hurt
In Crash Near E|kton

Five residents of nearby Virginia
were injured. two seriously, in an
automobile collision near Elkton,
Md, yesterday, according to the
Associated Press.
The Virginians, en- route to New
York when the accident occurred,
were Douglas Schwab, 10, of Ar
ington, who received a fractured
skull and brain injury; Charles
H. Hay, jr., 10, Of Arlington, a frac-
tured vertebra; Morris Ward, 10, of
Falls Church, a slight head concus-
sion, and Norman Lyon. 20, and
William E. Nichols, 10, both of Ar
lington, minor injuries. The first
three were, in an Elkton hospital
last night.
Two Baltimore residents in the
other car received cuts and bruises.