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hostilities, our army remains intact
and its morale Is high"
An earlier Belgian communique,
dated Ostend, Thursday evening,
said:
North and northeast Of Antwerp
enemy patrols made contact with
our positions.
Further to the south some local
infantry attacks failed under the
fire Of our defense.
TN central Belgium violent at
tacks were delivered against posi-
tions occupied by the allied forces"
Situation Termed Better.
An authoritative source said today
that the military situation from the
standpoint Of the allies though
very serious may be regarded as
very slightly better than yesterday
or on Wednesday,"
The Air Ministry announced that
During last night the Royal Air
Force made further successful at
tacks on military objectives In Ger
many" The single sentence COM
munique offered no details Of the
raids.
A meeting of the Allied Supreme
War Council in Paris yesterday, at
tended by Prime Minister Churchill,
was described Is having had -
very beneficial effect" The Prime
Minister few to Paris and re-
turned by plane.
Air Superiority Claimed.
This is an authoritative British
view of today's war position:
l. The situation on the French
battle line is very serious.
2. However, the outcome is await
ed with complete confidence"
3. Reports from the fighting
zones make it clear that the Royal
Air Force, machine for machine
and man for man, is decisively su-
perior to the enemy"
A British spokesman compared
the present battle of the Meuse
with the protracted fighting at Yer
dun In the World War (from Feb
ruary to November, 1850
He said the battle might be ex-
pected to continue with varying
fortunes for both sides" and that.
1t was impossible to form clearer
appreciation" OF the situation at
this time.
Mr.. Churchill, he said, calls the
fighting the Battle Of the Bulge"
due to the conformation Of the line
Of battle.
| Fresh Drive Expected.
British fighting men reported they
had checked the German drive on
Brussels, but expected q fresh on
slaught soon, while the empire, busy
with wars ramidcations, strength
ened her army in the Near East.
A War Once communique an
nounced the arrival Of . second con-
/ tingent Of the second Australian
force, which Is proceeding to its
specified areas In Palestine"
Great Britain's army moves In the
Near East came Is the Germans,
eager for Rumania,s oil for their war
machine, were reported concentrate
ing mechanical forces on the
Slovak- Hungarian frontier, perhaps
for = drive through Hungary, and
! Italy's war intentions remained Id
doubt.
AT this critical hour your arrival
brings US all encouragement and Is
. very welcome demonstration that
Australia win be there" said Lord
Caldecote. secretary Of state for
colonial and dominion a1fairs, ir1 .
message TO the Australian troops.
British satisfactton that the Tom
mics had slowed up the Nazis IN,
the 6elRtn sector. Vhere tlarea n.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Of Orion Wsilss, stass and radio
actor. were married last night By
Justics Of ths Peacs Harry A. West
fall.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

orson Wsllss' Ex-Wifs Msds
PHOENIX, Aris., May II R.-
Charles d. Lederer, -, scenarist, and
Virginia N. Welles, ~, former wife
Evening star., 1940-05-17

suit for divorce Monday, her attor.
uey. John 3. 1elord. said yesterday.
Mrs.. whitney establGhed residence
In Nevada, April 8.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
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The story thus far: Joan Char
ters falls In loDe ,Dith John North,
head OF North Aircraft, for 10hom
she Uorks as secretary. Laura
Ward, glanorous soctaltte, ,Dho
tDds the cause OF Joan's broken
engagement to Scott Ldnntng, is
noD pursuing John, and to queer
Joan 1Dtth him she intimntes that
scandal once linked Jo1n'3 and
Scott Ldnning's names. Kno,Ding
that Scott is onrions to under
mine North Aircraft and seize
control OF the company himself,
John fires Joan. Not until later
does he learn from his plane de-
sioner, Jim Bromley, that the
plans for military plane Which
he is 7,o1D building ,Dere drdDn
by Joan's father, recently killed
In a test flight accident, and
turned oUer to the company Sc
cretly by Joan. She refuses to
return to her job despite Johns
pleas. The night before the ne1o
plane is to be tested the me-
chantc, Mike Hdlloran, calls Joan
and starts to say something about
the plane, but the line suddenly
goes dead.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Marriage License
Applications

William s. Morson, 40. 1880 Sixteenth st
Nv. and ceceha Ashe. 80. 1903
Narnum ST. NV; the Rev. James A.
Toby Jatfe, %, Newark. N. j. and Clara
shsT5To: sfs pa2 e. 25, N.Y. Wisconsin ave, NV
Earl RE s Hei Fries, s 2s e5 Pottstovn. Pa. and
Alice Wynn, %; Everson, Pa; the Rev
RaIpR 21ssdS NJ Hurley. E1S"q a5 1919 eerantum St
nv, and Mary /. NJ. Smith; q, s12
,o Jeffery9n St.: the Rev 30 John rs1non
roper M AND BEfhs EFhs Wiley sS5eefR go Pores st.
vile. Nd; the Rev, Frank Y Jaggers.
carlos Pecb - whits Riyer Junction
Massachusetts ave. NV; the Rev. M.
Nellie NJ. i Beeie. 81. iT5i. ISL North @ Capitol Ca %
''Pss Waas " as s3 Fl Sci nv vrsna ans
x..s ave nv; The Rev. ! Harvey Iysy Durham;
TcTJ s.; nv, and Jane Hanford Ian 2l 13I4
Maurice s. Brown, 30. 1900 s. nnoow1oo nnowo
Connecticut ave. W; the Rev. Charles
rh9mas ?, ,4t Morris. 2s, Staten Island: n.
Massie NJ ciayton. 80. ana Marsaret I.
Rev. j. Harvey Dunham
Johnnie. B Wood. q. 500 ,Acker st. ne,
ana Mar1e COSten, II. Al L. ST. Sc.
The Re-; Raymond 9, G. Hunter
Rssmusssn, Is n,2 both of Iakoma t,sp Park,
nv. and % Dorothea Sore E '' Prei. er 90. 1i5 *
Madison st, NV; the Rev. j, Herbert
LEROY Jamison: 81 .a41 Westminster st
Nv. and Helen S. Brooks - Marl-
yohn DFq Ma Sell hs So Rs4 Oklahoma BcGoks cg Okla
and La Vern j. Bereauist. 80 Duluth,
MINI: the Rev Oscar F. Blackwelder
Thomas P. Dewitt. ir.. 25, 1929 Trinidad
ave. n.e.. and Anna E. Harper, IS s52
Columbia rd, NV; the Rev. Karl G.
Robert E Pearson. 2s. "a Madison st
Colorado ave NV; the Rev. Or. Bali. '
Albert Martois 30, and Bernice Gray, 90.
both Of IA Sixth st. NV; the Rev.
Alva E Mitchell 80. As Hamilton st. NV.
and Eva R. Rldgely, "a, 6O4n Thirteenth
pl. NV: the. Rev. Fred S. Buschmeyer.
Burton E Smith. -, 33o13 G st. ne, and
Phillip D McDermott, 25. $50 Sixth st.
s.v,. and Evelyn NJ. Ireland %, 1910
Farmont st. NV; the Rev. c. A. Mussel-
Richard S. Weiss. 30, Norfolk Va. and
Ethel, Ethel shplman: - ~, p sos Rock Creek
is Ais,ams and 1xa Teresa G. lprostor' 81, e3a4
John Murray, 90. 1el Q st. s.w.. and
Hurdeline Palmer. IS, sos K st. s.w.; the
Rev. Samuel Kelsey.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Summer Camp Is Only Escape
For Children in Alley Shack
Mother on Relief Supports Five in Tiny,
Hot Apartment With Single Window

Living in two rooms on the top
floor Of a frame shack are mother
and her five children. Flies attracted
by the rubbish in the alley below
drift in through the screenless VIM
dow, the only window in the apart
ment"
The stairs leading up from the
ground floor are so narrow they
must be climbed sideways. The sun
beats down over the low ceilings and
the air is heavy in the two little
rooms.
The father of this family went
away two days before Christmas and
hasn't returned. The children
range in age from IS months to 13
years. There are no trees in the
alley where they live. That is what
a social worker found when he
visited the house.
There is only one escape from
that alley, from those two little
rooms. There is only one way this
mother of five can be relieved for
while of the burden of feeding
five children and paying the rent
with meager relief check There
is only one way to put color into the
pale cheeks of those children, to
give them milk and meat and veg
etables they need.
Camp Is Only Way Out.
A few weeks at camp is the way
out for these children. the way that
will open to them only if Washing
tonians respond to the appeal of the
Washington Council of Church
Women for funds to send children
to Camp Good Will, Camp Pleas
ant and other camps.
There are hundreds of other chill
dren who come from little better
homes. In one of those homes, ac-
cording to the files of welfare
agency, the sole support is the moth
er, who works nights as charwoman
to provide not only for her own two
children but also her dead sisters
youngsters. Overwork put her in
Evening star., 1940-06-15
6. 0. P. Leaders Face
Thorniest Problem
In Anti-War Plank
Endorsement Of Roosevelt
Policy by Many in Ranks
Adds to Difficulties
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Completion of the roster Of Re-
publican National Convention dele
gates left party leaders free today to
ponder one of the thorniest of con-
vention problems-the drafting Of
an anti-war plank that will stand
the test Of events and public opin-
ion.
Recognizing conflict Of views in
the party's ranks, many Republi-
cans in Congress say they would not
be surprised to see the convention,
also aware of mercurial ups and
downs in public emotions, adopt a
foreign policy declaration in very
general terms.
Work on Draft Starts Monday.
Adding to the difficulties is the
acknowledged fact that many Re-
publicans, even some presidential
aspirants, have fully or partially in
dorsed the administration present
policy of giving all material aid to
the Allies.
Preliminary efforts to draft a
platform that will not become out
of-date between June and Novem-
Der will begin Monday in Philadel-
phia when members designate OF
the convention Resolutions Commit
tee convene one week in advance of
the convention.
The last 8 of the 1000 delegates
who will select Republican presi-
dental candidate from among 10 or
more hopefuls we're chosen yester-
day in Illinois to complete the
States slate of SO.
Virginia Delegates Uninstructed.
The Democrats, who will have
1904 votes in their July Is Chicago
| convention. still have 200 delegates
to elect. Virginia chose an unin-
structed list of % Yesterday. Sixty
are being selected today in Michi-
gan, Nevada and Washington State
With 158 pledged and semi
pledged delegates and 400 first-bal-
lot votes claimed, Thomas E. Dewey
of New York failed to get Illinois
So instructed for him yesterday. al
though he won the States advisory
primary in April.
Convention Commends Dewey.
While declining to instruct for
Mr.. Dewey, the Illinois convention
expressed appreciation and COM
mendation' for his efforts towards
revival of interest in the American
system of government
Because of differences of view
within the party, Republican chiefs
here refused to commit themselves
on another Illinois convention plank
which declared the Republican
party stands for Americanism and
peace; the Democratic party stands
| for internationalism and war"
This language was similar to that
employed by National Chairman
John Hamilton before leaving for
Philadelphia Thursday when he
said the people must look to the
Republican party if the peace of
| the Nation is to be preserved"
Evening star., 1940-06-15

the hospital not long ago and she
had to go on relief. But the day
she was on her feet again, she went
back to work. She wants to work,
wants to give her children all the
things her 50 a week wage can't
provide
And there is another home where
the father, a truck driver, is i'll, but
he won't give up his job, as he has
been warned by doctors he should
do, because there is no one else to
feed the family. If the children
were off his mind for a while, safe in
camp, he could get much-needed rest
from work.
$3.50 Pays for Week.
1t is for those children and for
the mothers and fathers who are
helpless to give them what other
youngsters have that the Washing
ton Council of Church Women is
sponsoring the Needy Children's s
Camps" fund.
To get them out of crowded, ln-
happy homes, to give them fresh
air, sun and swimming, costs only
$3.50 week. Three weeks at camp
cost $25.
Hundreds of children will be left
behind unless Washingtonians open
their hearts and their pocketbooks.
Won't you share your vacation?
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Deaths Reported

James H. Connolly. rs. 1894 Girard st. n e.
Harry L. Ragland, 70. $3.50 Highland pl
James P. Dunniean. 70, "20 H ST. ne.
Margaret c. Devlin, 81. 1904 Neal st. ne
Cyrus A. Mickey, 5S. AZ Massachusetts
ave.
Edgar g. steever. 81. Emergency Hospital
Albertina Pies. So. Georgetown Hospital.
Leila Harris. 50. Sibley Hospital
Fred W. A. Sommers. 81. Doctors Hospital
Mary Langton. so, Georgetown Hospital.
William A. Ray. 46 Veterans Admins
tration Hospital.
Charles F. Cummins, 43. Casualty Hospital
Landrun G. Mccall, ~, LA 18th st. ne
nsfs Rose Bepbfs dfs Sc apaeq h9spa
William Carroll, 16. Home for Aged and
Infirm
Fannie Shields, 20. 100 M st. s.w.
Mary Wedge. Il. All 2lSt st
Carrie Holland. IS. Gallinger Hospital.
Carrie Tolbert 81, Gallnger Hospital
Ernest Grifith. 81. Providence Hospital.
william Ross 43, Gallinger Hospital.
Redmond Cooper. 25, Gallinser Hospital.
Montasue A. Hart, is, 1856 Corcoran ST.
Walter L. Stafford. IA. Eastern Branch.
Evening star., 1940-06-15

It's nice to see you. Won't you come
in? Mark and Helen Lanning are
here. And Laura Ward"
Jim said mo, thanks. Joan and
I have a date"
John looked from one to another.
"A romance?"
Jim grinned. "No such luck, John
we just learned something mighty
queer" Briefly he told John of
Mixes unfinished phone call and of
his disappearance
John was froWning when he fin
ished. I'm glad you told me-" he
said. 1--WE been afraid something
might happen to the plane" He
glanced at Joan. Did you know
Scott Lanning is in town."
"Yes, I've seen him"
A shadow crossed his face, and
he said, "Oh, you have" rather
fatty. Then: It'll phone a private
detective I know. He'll find Mike
And I'll have him send couple of
his men to the plant to stand guard
over the plane"
Joan rather distrusts Jake Co.'S
tigan, John" Jim said.
"Oh, Jake's all right. He's been
working day and night on the two
ships. He's hard man to get along
with, but he's on the level" He
smiled at Joan. Don't worry. Jim
Charters plane is going to be all
right"
Jim slipped his arm about Joans
shoulders. Just like Jim Charters
little girl, eh, John?"
! Joan was watching John, even
while she was grateful for Jim's
gesture. She saw his eyes grow
strangely remote, and it made her
heart sink. He still had that mys-
terious something against her.
But he laughed and said, That's
right, jim
Admits Love for John.
They left him then.
When they reached Jim's car, he
said, How about a movie, Joan?"
And she agreed with a murmured,
"All right"
AS they drove away. he said, so
you are in love with him
Il shouldn't be, but I can't help
myself
you've tough competition. Laura
Ward can wrap man around her
little finger without half trying"
Shes too much for me. She
doesn't play fair"
Jim laughed shortly. You'll al
ways lose if you play according to
the rules. Why don't you make a
play for him?"
You forget he has something
against me- she said. And when he
made no reply she said, What is
it, Jim? You know, and you've got
to tell me"
1t was a long moment before he
replied. Then: "All right. Joan. He
learned something somewhere about
you and Scott Lanning"
Learned something-?"
Yes"
Joan looked at him in perplexity
Il was Scott Lanning's fancee." she
said. Il broke the engagement the
night before the wedding"
That isn't what I meant. Joan >
Joan stared at him while realiza-
ton slowly came No wonder John
North seemed to have something
against her. She felt suddenly cold
and hollow: the hope of her love
for John North taken from her
She knew where he had gotten such
an idea. From Laura Ward
from that unprincipled liar.
(Chapter XI Continued Tomorrow J
Evening star., 1940-06-15
New Unit of Wright
Plane Plant Dedicated
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PATERSON, N. j., June 15.-The
Wright Aeronautical Corp. dedi-
Gated new unit of its huge plant
yesterday at a Flag Day ceremony
in which Army Air Corps bombers
roared overhead and artillery and
tanks rumbled through city streets.
The new building, rushed to COM
pletion in ST days, is designed to
turn out 1000 airplane motors
monthly. Guy w. Vaughan, COM
pany president, said al luncheon:
Il am sure this is not the last
Of the expansion, according to the
latest word from Washington
Another such type building can be
erected in case this country needs
it for defense purposes"
The new unit, adding $4,000
square feet to the vast Wright plant.
was inspected by Army, Navy and
Marine officers.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Youth Council Finds
DC. Guilty Of Failing
To Meet Problems
Session Today to Droft
Corrective Policies for
Ills Charged at 'TriuI'

Having, in mock trial last night,
convicted the District of failure to
provide sufficient employment, edu-
cational and health facilities for its
young residents, the Washington
Youth Council met at the Y. w.
c, A. today to formulate a correc-
tive policy.
Today's Legislative conference"
on Jobs, peace, civil liberties and
education, was scheduled to in
struct local delegates to the Ma
tional Youth Congress in matters
on which the congress might be of
help to the Nations Capital
The trial" last night at the Y.
W. C. A. followed the councils an
nual dinner which was attended
by about $50 persons, including Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a member
of the councils Advisory Committee.
and Senator Murray of Montana.
Several young persons appeared as
witnesses and, under examination
by Lee Pressman, c. I. O. counsel,
testified as to the Districts short
comings as regards opportunity in
their individual cases.
Verdict Is Guilty.
An 16-year-old graduate of Arm
strong High School told the coun-
ellis Jury" that she and her mother
had no money and were often forced
to sleep in the parks because she
had lost her N. Y. A. position
through i'll health and her mother,
although unable to obtain employ
ment, could not get relief because
OF her classification as employ
able"
Another colored girl said that
she wanted to study dental surgery,
but could not because of lack of
funds and that the only free higher
education open to her was In
teacher training; she added, too.
that most of the parks in her
neighborhood and other parts of
the city were not available to COL
ored persons.
After hearing other witnesses on
educa tlonal and health problems,
the jury returned a verdict of guilty
against the District and Federal Gov
ernments and Congress. 1t recon-
mended program of additional vo-
cational training and guidance, bet
ter educational opportunities, i'm
proved housing, recreation. health
conditions and revision of relief
regulations to include relief employ
ment for persons 16 and II years
of age. minimum N. Y. A. aid age
Is 49,
Residents Blamed.
The jury suggested that part of
the blame for present shortcomings
in the District lay on the residents
themselves for their inactivity and
lack of support of the campaign to
obtain suffrage for Washington.
John P Davis, executive secretary
of the National Negro Congress. act
ing as Judge" put the District and
Federal agencies controlling District
affairs on probation for a period
of five years, and placed them
under the custody of the Washing
ton Youth Council for a maximum
period of five years. In that time,
Mr. Davis suggested, the council
should be able to do something
about correcting the evils suggested.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
CHAPTER XII.

Joan stood for a moment with the
telephone in her hand Mikes un-
finished call had more than dis
turbed her. She was alarmed. Mike
had been about to tell her something
about the plane.
She called Jim Bromley at the
plant and told him of the call. She
repeated as much as Mike had said
Jim agreed that it was queer.
III look Mike up he said, land
call you back"
He didn't call, but al 8 o'clock he
came to her apartment. He looked
puzzled. Mike wasn't at the han
gar. He was supposed to work to-
night, and Jake Costigan was sore
that he didn't show up Jake tolc
me where Mike lives I went there
but he wasn't at the rooming house
Jake told me Mike has been drink.
ing a lot lately"
Joan shook her head. II never
knew Mike to drink"
What do you think. them"
Il think something happened tt
him. 7 think he really had some.
thing important to tell me. He!
been all wrapped up in the plane
Jim, because it was designed by
Jim Charters"
You think Jake Costigan nigh
have lied?"
Jake Costigan," jean said, "ha!
grudge against Mike. And agains
John North and me" And she tolc
him how the pilot had once STRUCK
Mike. Jake got fresh with me, anc
later John North warned him abou
it, He's hated the three of us ever
since"
You think Mike discovered some.
thing wrong with the plane?"
He was awfully excited. I think
someone stopped him from talking.
Sabotage. Joan?"
Maybe" she said "At any rate
I think we'd better do something.
Jim Bromley nodded This is toe
big for me. I'm going to see North
Come along with me, will you
Joan?"
John North lived In a tall apart
ment building A butler answered
Jim's ring and admitted them to the
reception hall. They waited until ht
went to announce them to John
They could see into the living room
John had guests. He sat chatting
with them. and Joan heard low
musical laughter She saw that tht
girl who had laughed was Laura
Ward.
She turned away, biting her lip
and she saw Jim Bromley watchins
her. He murmured, Sorry, Joan
I didn't know she'd be here
John came from the living room
smiling. He said, Hello, jim
then looked at Joan, directly into
her eyes. There was the briefest
pause before he said, Hello. Joan
Evening star., 1940-06-15
HyattsviIIe Tax Rate
To Remain at 40 Cents

Hyattsville's municipal tax rate
for the fiscal year starting July l
will remain at 40 cents on each Sl00
This includes IS cents for general
purposes and cents for main
tenance of the fire department.
The rate was set by the Mayor
and Council last night A budget
of s4O,448 was adopted. This was a
little more than $500 under the
amount of S40769 asked last year.
Mayor E Murray Cover appointed
legislative committee to study pro-
posals for the 194l assembly. The
committee includes Councilmen
John L. Clarke, chairman; w. Irv-
ing Earnshaw and P. Frederick
Dryer, Corporation Counsel Waldo
Burnside and Town Clerk w. Carroll
Beattie.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.

Reichmuth Rear Admiral Ferdinand L..
from Navy Department to Atlantic
Greenman. Capt. William G.. from De-
stroyer Squadron 81 to Atlantic Squadron
Bachman. 1t. Comdr. Leo A., from Navy
Department to U s. S. Arizona
Cawthon, 1t. Comdr Joyce c., from U. S. S.
ArGonne to U. S. S. Vestal.
Curry. 1t. Comdr. Duncan. jr.. from U. s. S
Chester to u. S. S. Ramapo.
Forbes, 1t. Comdr. William G., from U. g. s.
Boulware, Il, Joe w, from Navy Depart
Ellis, 1t; Lee A. from Squadron ~ to
Atlantic Squadron
Marshall, 1t. Harry M, from u s. s.
Mississippi to Milwaukee, Wis.
McCulloush: 1t. Montgomery L., from
U. s. s Hannibal to q. S. S. Oklahoma
Stelnke. 1t Frederic s.. from U. S. s.
Eagle to U. s. S. Ramsay.
Teal, 1t: Edward NJ. jr.. from U. s. 8.
Raleigh to Naval Academy
Van Slyke. 1t: Francis A.. from U. s.. S.
Twisgs- to U. s. S. Eberle
Duncan. 1t q. g. Charles K, from u s. s
Schenck to Atlantic Squadron.
Ovrom. 1t. q. g. Allan A.. from U. s. s.
Ramsay to U. S. S. EAGLE 81. " y
Cooper. Ensign Francis T, jr., from u s. 8.
Raleigh to U. S. s. Pruitt
Quillin. Ensign Evan D., from U. s. s. New
Orleans to U. S. s. Litchfield
Sprott, Ensign Ebert D.. jr, from U. 8. 8.
Concord to U. s. S. Charleston.