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Evening star., 1940-10-25
Tragedy in London-Mon With Empty Perombu|otor

the hot wreckage to find the
answer.
NO" said the A. R. P. warden,
wiping blood out of his eyes, I'VE
haven't seen any woman with a
baby around here tonight"
The man turned a bit and bowed
and you got glimpse of his face in
the weird light. His face was ex-
pressionless, masklike, his eyes fixed,
even as he spoke, on the firelit dis
tances beyond the drift of fog and
dust and smoke Somehow, you had
expected they would be.
Thank you, sirs," he said, and he
pushed his perambulator out into
the darkness. The A. r. P. warden
returned to the work of removing
bricks from one pile and throwing
them into another.
Somehow this scene didn't seem
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Sneeze Powder
| Routs Heorino
OF Egg HurIer
" the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-A handful of
South State Street Court decorum
today with the case of Charles Null
rain. SO. who allegedlv I'D Mr..
and Mrs. Wendell L. Will. Tues
day night, was called.
When the defendant, the COM
plainant, his lawyer, Judge Harold
P. O'Connel, the reporters. pho
tographers and spectators stopped
sneezing-whoever tossed the sneeze
powder wasn't caught - Mulrain
pleaded innocent to charges of as
sault with a deadly weapon. frozen
eggs, and disorderly conduct.
Mulrain obtained a continuance
until November IL, one week after
the election
He said he wanted time enough to
obtain witnesses Ito prove I was
intoxicated" and that he wanted to
obtain lawyers.
81 am terribly sorry about the in
cident," he said. 1T was all done in
lllC opiiA VI CiiC iiAOlilSliI'
Mr.. Willkie was struck in the left
temple by an egg just before his
train departed from the La Sale
Street Station and one or more eggs
struck Mrs. Willkie in the back. SOIL
ing her clothing.
Seized by police, Mulrain was ac-
c,1snd in connlaintS bv Repuhlican
State Senator Arthur J. Bidwill who
was represented today by Edward
Casey, a former Municipal Court
judge.
I'm behalf of the Republican
party" Attorney Casey said, I'VE
want to be magnanimous in this
matter. Mr.. Willkie also is mag
unanimous and we agree the de-
fendant should have some time to
prepare his case
I'D do anything in the world to
right this thing" Mulrain replied.
Il think as much of Mr.. Willkie as
anybody. 1t was just a boyish
prank"
"All of us may not agree with
what Mr.. Willkie says" said Judge
O'Connell, having ceased sneezing.
but we must defend his right to
say it."
The trouble with the whole thing"
said Mr.. Bidwell, was that 1t gave
Chicago a black eye"
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Maryland Democrats
Split Jeopardizes
Roosevelt Chances
Purge Attempt Enters
Picture; Mayor Jackson
Criticizes Spending
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
Star Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 25.-Anti-
third term. anti-Roosevelt senti-
ment is splitting Maryland Demo-
Gratis. So strong has become this
division that the State. which three
weeks ago seemed destined to go
into the Roosevelt column with as
big a lead as it did in 1886 is now
regarded by many Democrats as
debatable ground. The edge, they
say. is still with President Roosevelt.
If he carries the State. however. it
Will be by very much reduced ma
iority. He had a lead of l58, 900 four
years ago.
Leaders OF the Roosevelt fight in
Maryland insist. however, that 1t
is only the rich Democrats who
have abandoned the President
They contend that the great mass
of rank and file Democrats are
staying with the New Deal.
There is some evidence to proof
on the other hand. that the Demo-
cratic detection in Maryland has
gone considerably beyond the upper
crust; that it is sinking down into
the great middle class and the
white-collar workers and the farm
ers. If that continues right up to
election day. as one Democrat of
importance told me today. almost
anything can happen.
Roosevelt Opposition Co. ordinates.
The Democrats have a huge regi-
stration of voters as compared 10
the Republican registration, ap-
proXimately 2l2 to /. 1t is apparent
that only a political upheaval
can turn the State over to the
G. o. P. presidential candidate
Republican factions have seemingly
become reconciled, so far as the
presidential campaign is concerned
GaIen L. TAFT has publicly an
nounced his support of former Gov
Harry Nice in the senatorial race to
help smooth the way. A great i'm
petus to the Willkie campaign comes
been organized in large numbers
and from the DemOcratS-for- -Willkie
organizations. Both have brought
into action large number of VOL
unteer workers. The campaign is
really clicking today, and what
seemed to be headless and there
fore ineffective Roosevelt opposition
a few weeks ago is now co-ordinated
and working hard.
The Democrats in Maryland have
had their factional differences, too
(See MARYLAND. Page A-3l
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Berlin and Hamburg
Roided, Germans Say

BERLIN, Oct. Is tP.-While Ger
man and Italian warplanes were
striking at port, industrial and traffic
facilities in England last night, Brit
ish bombers attacked Berlin and the
German port of Hamburg. leaving a
number of dead and injured, the
high command announced today.
Fires were set and other property
damage resulted in the harbor and
some sections of Hamburg, the COM
munique said
In Berlin British bombs caused
several fires, light" damage to
houses and bigger fire" in lum-
Der yard.
Five Planes Claimed.
The fires were extinguished quick
ly, German authorities said, adding
that five British planes were shot
down.
Authorities declared only single
planes managed to fly over the city
proper, others having been turned
away toward the north and south
by outlying anti-aircraft artillery.
The attacking planes, flying
(See OFFENSIVE, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Roosevelt to Serve
Entire -Four Years if
Reelected, He Says
Ends Speculation
Over Possibility Of
Yielding Presidency
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt answered an
other campaign attack today by as
serting bluntly that "of course he
will serve his full four years of d
third term if he is reelected.
The Presidents answer was given
at a press conference when a re-
porter quoted an excerpt from his
Philadelphia speech of Wednesday
night and then asked:
Does this mean, Mr.. President,
that if reelected. and God willing,
you will serve the full four years?'
Without hesitation Mr. Roosevelt
tossed his head and half smilingly
said, "Of course-and you can quote
that. The answer is:
"Of course"
Ends Speculation.
Considerable speculation and
something in the nature Of vhls-
perlng campaign has been carried
on ever since Mr.. Roosevelt was re-
nominated that it is his intention, if
reelected. to serve only a portion Of
the normal term and then turn over
the executive Office to the Vice Presl-
dent. If the Democratic ticket is
favored next November 5, the Vice
President will be Henry A. Wallace.
The excerpt chosen by the re-
porter this morning as the basis for
his question was the following state
ment of Mr.. Roosevelt in Philadel-
phia:
We are determined during the
next four years to make our oblec-
tive-work for every young man and
woman in America-a living fact
Denies Illinois Trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt also took occasion
this morning to deny by implication
reports he might make a pre-elec-
ton campaign or inspection trip
into Illinois.
Remarking that he did not see
how there could have been any mis-
understanding on this matter, the
President recalled he had repeatedly
said that whenever the foreign sit
uation 1uiets down so that he can
be more than a 12-hour distance
away from Washington he would
like TO go to many parts of the
country.
AS is obvious from reading the
newspapers. he added, the situation
has not quieted down.
With regard to his travelling
wishes, he acknowledged he would
like to go to Illinois and also would
like to spend Thanksgiving in Warm
Springs, Ga. Even the latter, how
ever. is beyond his 12-hour range,
he said.
Watching Four Developments.
Spending much of his time in
the last two days in discussing the
troubled world conditions with Sec
retary of State Hull. the President
is known to be watching with par
ticular intentness four different po-
tential crises. First of these is the
possibility of Spain's entrance into
the war, the possible participation
of the French fleet in alliance with
German and Italian forces. the pos
sible outbreak of hostilities in
( Greece and the Balkans and the
fermenting of Far Eastern tension.
Although administration spokes-
men do not admit danger of in
volvement in any of these situations,
there would be necessity for presi-
dental issuance of new proclama-
tions, executive orders and other
actions required to safeguard Amer
ican interests.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
HitIer-Petoin Talk Aimed
To Aid Europe, Berlin Says
By LOUIS P.IOCHNFR
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER.

Associated PreSS war correspondent.
BERLIN. Oct. 25.-Authorized
German sources said today the meet
ing between Adolf Hitler and Mar
shal Henri Philippe Petain of France
is new evidence that we are trying
to put Europe back on her legs under
axis leadership and independent of
exterior influences which have been
trying to stick their noses into affairs
which don't concern them"
Asked to define these "raum-
fremde' influences (those not in
digenous to the European living
space. the same sources said signifi-
cantly:
For the present. it is England"
The Foreign Office was silent on
details of the Hitler-Petain con-
ference or even the subjects dis
cussed by the two chiefs of State.
Warns on Interference.
Spokesman said it was unlikely
that any light would be shed on the
situation during the day, but indi-
Gated more concrete information
might be forthcoming Monday.
Continuing their observations on
general axis aims, present diplomacy
(See AXIS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-10-25
$4,000 Berlin Children
Moved TO Escape Bombs
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 25.-Sixty-two
thousand school children under IA
years of age have been trans
ported from Berlin to escape recur-
rent losses of sleep because of
British bomb raids and Nazi party
officials said today another 10000
are to be removed from the city.
The same sources announced that
~ 900 children had been removed
from Hamburg. Germany's great
port which British bombers have
been attacking almost nightly.
The number of children removed
from other cities repeatedly attacked
has not been reported.
The children are removed only
when parents voluntarily permit,
officials emphasized. For the most
part they have been taken into the
highland country districts of Thur
ingia, Silesia and Upper Bavaria.
The youngsters from Berlin were
loaded into trains and placed in
charge of teachers who will help
them continue their studies.
Evening star., 1940-10-25

strange. When the light died down
so you couldn't see the outline OF
familiar London landmarks, you
went back a few hundred days and
few thousand miles, and this was
New London, Tex, with the noun
famous ruin of a magnificent school
building in the dark in front of you,
and sweating oilfield workers bur-
rowing into it, tearing it apart,
moving it hundreds of yards from
it foundations. Save for the deliber-
ate intent that had produced it,
this was just the same tragedy, re-
peated night after night. Even the
cold night wind was mo different,
nor the CLINT of red on the sky, nor
the quick passage of time.
So passed an hour. The volunteers
Strengthened up from the brick pile,
1see PERAMBULATOR, Page A-50
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Bv ROBERT ]. CASEY,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The bombs
had begun in the cleaning, and by
midnight had added up to consid-
cradle figure despite the fact that it
was what London now looks on as a
quiet night. Over in one corner of
battered tenement district was one
small fire. 1t gave dim, ineffective
light for air raid precautions war
dens, firemen and other volunteers
trying to get the straight of the
carnage in smashed shelter. There
had been a direct hit on the shelter,
which had been built to care for
more than 100 persons.
How many were dead? The A. R.
P. warden, bleeding from cut on
the head, reserved judgment on
that.
Evening star., 1940-10-25

"Only in time will be find out" he
said. And maybe not then. 1t all
depends on how many were inside" +"
And then came the man with the
perambulator.
1t was difficult to see in the dizzy
light how old he was-probably
about 40, though he gave an impress
sion of tremendous age. He was
dressed in carpet slippers, denim
trousers and torn gray shirt. The
wind was chill and wisps of wet fog
drifted now and then off the river,
but he didn't seem to mind that.
Good evening, sirs," he said soft
ly. Have you seen anything Of a
woman and a baby around here-a
little girl baby with a red cape and
hood?"
You had only to look around over
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Fascist Air Base
Established on
English Channel
Duce Is Said to Have
Offered Use of
Force for Assaults
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Oct. 25.-An Italian air.
base has been established on the
shore of the English Channel and
Italian bombers already have come
back with marks of combat" from
forays with their German comrades
on London, II Giornale dItalia re-
ported today.
A dispatch from this papers war
correspondent did not say when the
Italian participation began, but in
dicated it was in the last few days.
The italian airmen returned with
joyous certainty of their first vic
tory" the correspondent wrote from
IAN Italian airbase on the English
Channel
The Fascist bombers hammered
(See ITALIAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Plans
Whir|wiind End
ToCanpaign
Says He'll Answer
All Roosevelt Talks
Within 48 Hours
(Tert OF Willkie Speech on
Page A-15.)
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO WILKES-BARRE. Pa,
Oct. 25.-Wendell L. Willkie served
notice today that he would reply to
any political speeches by President
Roosevelt within 48 and probably
within "a hours of their delivery.
The Republican presidential nomi-
nee made the announcement as his
campaign train turned back East
from Akron. where he said last night
that he sought to end this era of
bad feeling" between industry and
labor.
The exact time of the replies will
depend on availability of radio
hook-ups. 1t was not disclosed
whether they would follow the pro-
cedure he used yesterday in dis
cussing Mr. Roosevelt's Philadelphia
speech from his private car without
spectators.
Five Speeches Today.
Mr.. Willkie already has arranged
a full itinerary for the closing pc
riod of the campaign. On today's
program were speeches at James
town, Elmira and Binghamton, N.
Y, and Scranton and Wilkes-Bar
Pa. The latter will be an evening
address.
He will go back to New York City
tomorrow, appearing at the Worlds
Fair and the Fordham-St Mary's
football game in the afternoon. In
the evening he will make three talks
in Queens and two in Brooklyn.
Next week he will visit Illinois,
Indiana. Kentucky. Ohio. West Vir-
ginia. Maryland, New Jersey and
Delaware, with evening speeches at
Louisville Monday. Charleston, w.
Va, Tuesday, Baltimore Wednesday
and Camden, N. j., Thursday. His
scredule from that point to election
day has not been announced
In jamestown this morning Mr.
Willkie stood under tent to protect
him from heavy mist as he ad-
dressed an estimated 10000 persons
in the high school stadium.
Mr.. Willkie said he wanted to re-
peat question he previously had
asked President Roosevelt: Since he
has refrained from any statement OF
his belief about a third term for any
President I would like to know what
he thinks about a fourth term. ]
wish he also would discuss with US
his views on fifth term"
If the President contends that a
foreign crisis requires his continua-
ton in office, he added, he should
remember that there were acute
foreign problems when George
Washington retired.
Mr.. Willkie said that President
tSee WILLKIE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Carol Appeals
To United States
For Aid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Former King Carol of Rumania
appealed to the United States Gov
ernment today to intercede in be-
half of himself and members of his
party now held under detention in
Seville, Spain.
The Kings request was transmit
ted to the State Department by the
American Legation in Lisbon, Por-
tugal. after Jean Pangal. former
Rumanian Minister to Portugal, had
asked the Legation to forward the
appeal to President Roosevelt.
State Department officials had no
immediate comment to make on the
request, or on what action. if any.
this Government might take.
King Carol, his friend Magda Lu-
pescu. and Ernst Urdareanu. former
Minister of the Palace in Bucharest,
were placed under virtual arrest
Tuesday and are under guard at
their hotel in Seville.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Roosevelt Appoints
First Negro General
In Army's History
Col. Benjomin O. Davis
Will Command Brigade
Soon to Be Formed
BULLETIN.

Transfer of Maj. Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, chief of the Air Corps,
to a newly created post of deputy
chief of staff was announced by
the Army this afternoon. Maj.
Gen. George H. Brett, at present
an assistant of Gen. Arnold, will
act as Air Corps chief.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today an
nounced the promotion of Col. Ben
jamin o. Davis to become the first
Negro general in the Army's history
Col Davis elevation, to be a
brigadier general, was among q
number of high-rank promotions
which Mr. Roosevelt said were re-
Quired by the increase of the Army
Maj. Gen. Delos c. Emmons, COM
mander of the G. H. q. Air Force,
was promoted to the rank Of lieten-
ant general, the same rank held by
commanders of the Army corps.
In the Air Corps, in addition to
Gen. Emmons. the following pro-
motions were announced:
Brig. Gen. John F. Curry, air dis
trict commander, TO be major gen.
eral.
Col. Clinton w. Russell, chief of
staff, G.. H. @. air force, to be
brigadier general
Coils John C. Mcdonnell, John B.
Brooks and Carlyle H. Wash. all
wing commanders, to be brigadier
generals.
Corps and Division Commanders.
Corps and division commanders
promoted were:
To be major generals: Brig. Gen.
Walter K. Wilson, Brig. Gen. Ernest
D. Peek, Brig. Gen. Fulton @. C.
Gardner tcoaSt and anti-aircraft
commander in Hawaii: Brig. Gen.
Sanderford Jarman (coast and anti
aircraft commander, Panama Canal
Zone.
To be brigadier generals: Coils.
Forrest E. Williford, Sandy Hook,
N. j.; Arthur c. Campbell, Virginia
Beach, Va; Robert C. Garrett, Port
land Me.
Col. Joseph A. Atkins, now on the
staff of the Army chief of staff, was
promoted to be brigadier general
1t. Col. Lewis B. Hershey, execu-
tive of the selective service system,
was promoted to be a brigadier gen.
eral in the field artillery.
Col Davis. a brigade commander,
and Col Jack w. Heard, COM
mandant of the Armored Force
School, were promoted to be briga-
dier generals in the cavalry.
Promotions at Arsenals.
Made brigadier generals in the
ordnance manufacturing arsenals
were Coils. Edward M. Shinkle, Plea
tinny: Gilbert H. Stewart. SPRING
field; ROLAND w. Case, Watertown; !;
Norman F. Ramsey, Rock Island;
Alexander G.. Gillespie, Watervliet;
Walter P. Boatwright, Frankford.
Col. William A. Mccain, now COM
manding the Philadelphia Quarter
master Depot, was promoted to brig
adler general.
Col. Ray L. Avery. commanding
the Edgewood Arsenal, was pro-
NOTED to brigadier general in the
Chemical Warfare Service.
Col. Ulysses S. Grant, command
ant of the training center, was pro-
NOTED to brigadier general, Engi-
neer Corps.
A White House announcement
said that the increased strength of
the Army makes necessary the
(See PROMOTIONS Page A-20
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Bombing Reported Near
u. S. Gunbout in China
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25.-Numerous
bombs fell within 600 yards of the
United States Embassy and the
American gunboat Tutuila when a
japanese bomber squadron raided
Chungking this afternoon, according
to reports from the temporary Chi
nese capital.
Damage to the city was reported
small
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Reich Capital Under
3-Hour Assault
From Low Level
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct 25.- Britain's
fiercely sustained air offensive
blasted at the foundations of Ger
man war power last night, with
squadron after squadron of heavy
bombers delivering destruction, not
only in Berlin and Hamburg, but in
a dozen other vital centers as we'll,
the Air Ministry announced today.
(The German high command
said there were number of dead
and injured in Berlin and Ham,
burg and fires and property dam
age in the harbor and other Sec
tions of Hamburg, where it said
the British attacks were concen-
trated. Damage to houses and
lumber yard in Berlin also was
reported.
CThe number of killed in Ber-
lin and Hamburg was extremely
high" said a German broadcast
heard in New York by N. B. c.,
and 'indiscriminate bombing of
the German civilian population
by the R. A. F. is vastly increas-
ing.D
The Air Ministry news service said
that the British flyers, in a nearly
three-hour attack on Berlin, came
down low to make sure of their tar
gets and smacked the Putlitz- -Strasse
and Lehrter railway stations for the
second night in succession in this
the 23d raid on Berlin.
Berlin Is Overcast.
The Reich's capital was complete
ly overcast with clouds extending
from $4,000 to 14,OOO feet, it was
said, and this forced the British to
come down at considerably lower
level than in most of their raids
on Berlin.
The first wave of raiders reached
Berlin just after midnight and at
tackled the railway yards with salvos
of high explosive bombs which
added to the extensive damage" in
f1icted the previous night. the news
service said. A second wave OF
bombers then hit the same targets
half an hour later.
Still others started a huge fire
on another military objective, it was
said, and guided succeeding waves
which crossed and recrossed the city
for an hour and quarter despite
flercely blazing German guns.
Attack Higher Later.
Gaps in the cloud bank later made
it possible for the bombers to attack
from a higher level, somewhat
easing" the menace Of the gunflre
the news service said.
Poor visibility" in all areas ham,
pered detailed observation of the
damage done. it added.
The ministry said oil plants. docks
shipping facilities. rail communi-
cations. goods yards, power stations
and German airdromes were raided
in other parts OF Germany and Ger
man-occupied territory. however
A communique said docks and
shipping, oil plants and power
station were hit at Hamburg. indi-
eating that important port was a
major objective in the nights raid
ing.
One Plane Fails to Return.
Oil plants at Hanover and Gel
senkirchen and docks and shipping
at Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Will
helmshaven, Rotterdam. LIE Havre
and Lorient were attacked, the COM
munique reported, as we'll as railway
communicat tions and goods yards at
Emmerich, Munster, Hamm, Bottrob
and Duisburg.
One British plane, the ministry
said, failed to return.
Earlier, the Air Ministry issued a
communique saying:
Last night bombers of the R. A.
F.. attacked industrial targets in
Western and Northern Germany, a
shipbuilding yard in Northern Ger
many and other targets in enemy
occupied territory"
Evening star., 1940-10-25
B U II etin

LONDON (P.-The Admiralty
announced tonight the loss of a
British destroyer, victim of a
German mine, and the sinking of
q German torpedo boat and an
Italian supply ship by British
submarines.