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Evening star., 1940-08-25
BuNitt Denies He
Promised France u. :
Would Enter War
Senator Clark Makes
Public Letter Protesting
Press Misstutements
BY tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
Senator Clark Democrat. of Mis-
souri, made public in the Sena te
Yesterday denial from Ambassador
William c. Bullitt that he had
promised France that this country
would enter the European war.
The denial took the form of a let
ter protesting many misstatements'
in newspaper article by the Sem
ators sister, Mrs. Genevieve Clark
Thomson Similar statements had
been made in the Senate by some
critics of the Ambassador
Paul Reynaud did not become
French Premier until more than six
months after France had gone to
war upon the invasion of Poland" 3"
Mr.. Bullitt wrote. Never. at any
time. to any French Premier or
any one else. did I write letter
indicating or intimating that if
France went to war she would be
followed in a short time by the
United States
Calls Report Fantastic.
The Amba ssador said a published
statement that he sat in French
cabinet meetings was fantastic
nonsense"
at would be as impossible for the
American Ambassador in Paris TO sit
in a French cabinet meeting as for
the French Ambassador in Wash
ington to sit in an American cabinet
meeting
Mr.. Bullitt also said he never re-
ceived any orders from the State
Department to follow the French
government to Bordeaux. This was
in answer to a charge that he re-
manned in Paris after German occu-
patton. contrary to State Depart
ment orders.
He also denied he had ignored
State Department superiors on his
return to this country by reporting
directly to President Roosevelt. He
explained: 60 The Secretary
of State and the Undersecretary
were absent from the city.
Il reported Immediately to the
ranking officer of the Department
of State who was in the city-an
adviser to the Secretary of State
I then reported at the White House
and after returning from Hyde
Park, Immediately reported to all
the authorities of the Department
Of State"
Senator Clark explained that he
had forwarded Mr.. Bullitt's letter TO
his sister. an editor for the New
Orleans Tribune. before plac-
ing it in the Congressional Record.
Highway courtesy is as important
os dra Uinp-roou colIrteSy
Evening star., 1940-08-25
z Nomed to Committee

DR., Oscar F. Blackwelder of Wash
ington and DR.. lie Roy M. Polvogt
of Riderwood. Md, have been named
to the Committee on Arrangements
for the 22d biennial national con-
vention of the Pi Kappa Phi Fra
ternity, which will be held in WASH
ington in 1912.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Air Roid Alarms Sound
Twice in Bern, Geneva
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERN, Switzerland, Aug. Is SUM-
day Air raid alarms sounded twice
last night and early today in Bern
and Geneva The first alarm In
Bern lasted so minutes.
On several previous occasions
when alarms have been given in
Switzerland it was officiaily stated
that British planes were crossing.
Evening star., 1940-08-25

morrow III WeSC pOTlIOI.
weather Conditions Last 81 Hours
A disturbance is moving slowly eastward
over the Plains States, Willlston N OAK,
1907 8 millbars 900 .76l. and North Platte,
Nebr 1904 millibsrs t2a.66 inches :
A hieh-pressure area is advancing east
ward over the Lake region, Hsrbor Beach,
Mich. l0.5l millibars l30.27 inches. and
pressure is relatively hish over the east
Gulf and south Atlantic States. During
the last "A hours showers have occurred
in the middle Plateau. the Rocky Mountain
region. the northern Plains States. the up
per Mississippi Valley, along the south At
lantic coast and in New Engsnd. Tenn
peratures have fallen in the middle Atlantic
and north Atlantic States. while they have
risen in the lower Missouri Valley.
River Report.
Potomac River cloudy and Shenandoah
River muddy at Harpers Ferry today; Poto-
mac slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Weather Report
Furnished by

FURNISHED by the Unit
today and slightly warmer
gentle northeast winds
Mayand-Cloudy continued cool today tomorrow cloudy slightly
south
today and tomorrow.
West vignaCoudy today and tomorrow slightly warmer to-
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Aug. rs, 1910.
PART ONE.
Main Ne1ps Section.
Foreign.

Portsmouth Harbor left in flames
Germans say. Page Al
Rumania may resume Magyar talks
Naz pressure credited. Page Az
Argentine Congress rejects resigna :
ton of Ortiz. Page Al
Strasser. archfoe of Hitler. is report
ed safe in Portugal. Page Ala
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Precipitation.

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in II
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1940-08-25

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Hishest. "A. 4 pm. Yesterday year ago.
20.
Lowest. 81, 4 am. Yesterday year ago
Il.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on July -.
Lowest, Z. on January 20.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1940-08-25
PART FOUR.

Sports.
Nationals bow twice to White Sox
in hot games. Page Ell
Feller near no-hit game as Tribe
bows to Yanks. 2-3. Page E-2
Collegians will travel air route in
battling Packers. Page E-3
D. c. golfers may get six places in
U. S. amateur. Page E-4
Red Wrack wins Marlboro feature
before record crowd. Page E-5
Classified advertising. Pages E-6-17
finonciol.
Capital store sales top 1899.
Page B-5
Industrial pace fastest since 1929
Page B-5
Stock leaders mark time. Page B-5
Metropolitan home building scars.
Page BIS
Weekly stock summary. Page b.
Plane exports trebled. Page b.
Evening star., 1940-08-25

Nazl pressure credited. Page Az
Argentine Congress rejects resigna-
ton of Ortiz. Page A-3
Strasser. archfoe of Hitler. is report
ed safe in Portugal. Page Alb
National.
Senate action likely this week on
conscription bill Page Al
Bermuda Sound made available for
U. S. base. Page Al
Hull urges hemisphere defense as La
Guardia group confers. Page Al
Huge building program for defense
needs is speeded. Page Al
Jesse Jones invited to succeed Hop
kins in cabinet. Page Az
Eliot urges U. S. TO cultivate Spanish
and Portuguese amity. Page "A
w. P. A. challenges Willkie to offer
specific suggestions. Page AS
Yarnell urges overthrow of Japan
and Germany. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Social worker recommended for ten
ant court duty. Page B-l
Local scent milk distribution prob
lens solved. Page B-1
D. c. budget estimates for next year
total $62 ,907 ,225. Page B-l
Miscellaneous.
Obituary. Page Ala
Service Orders. Page B-4
PART TWO.
Editorial.
Editorial articles. Pages C-1-3
Editorial and comment Page CO
News features. Pages CAS-
John Clagett Proctor. Page ca
Civic news. Page C-6
Crossword puzzle. Page C-6
Serial story. Page C-6
Travel and resorts Page CTS
PART THREE.
Society.
Society news Pages D-1-10
Well-known folks. Page d.
In service society. Page DE-
Barbara Bell pattern. Page Do
Women's clubs. Page Do
Marriage Licenses. Page D-10
Evening star., 1940-08-25

Highway courtesy is as important
as drawing room courtesy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

from Borneo, 1900 miles south of
the island of Formosa, which Japan
took from China in 1905.
For two years, japanese military
aviation has been relatively inactive
in China, and observers here take
that as indication of shortage of
gasoline or a desire to conserve it
for more important future opera
lions.
Japan'S concern over the United
States embargo on scrap iron and
the threat to cut off all her gasoline
imports indicates the gravity with
which she regards her supply prob
lem.
! Faces Obstacles.
While we'll situated for her Greater
East Asia drive to the south. Japan
also might encounter difficulties
from the British bases at Hong Kong
and Singapore, the Dutch Navy and
air force farther south and the rela-
lively small United States base at
Cavite in the Philippines, whose
own potentialities for colonization
and markets might subject them to
Japanese ambitions
Making Singapore available to
United States vessels, as has been
repeatedly discussed by the British
and Americans recently. would add
another hazard to the Japanese at
tack. At present, the Pearl Harbor
Naval base in Hawaii 400 miles
from Manila, is the farthest west of
major United States bases.
Japan, on the other hand, has
well-developed supply and repair
bases scattered strategically around
the potential area of action. Among
other spots, she controls the Shang-
hal area: Hainan Island in the
South China Sea, below Hong Kong,
across the way from Manila; For
mosa, hanging like sword over the
Philippines; and hundreds of out
lying islands. Just now Japan has
gained foothold on French Indo-
China, overshadowing the Dutch
East Indies and Manila.
War on China a Flop.
With all her strategic advantages,
however, Japan has not made no
table success of her conquest of vast,
numbering China.
1t. Col. E. M. Benitez, editor of
the Command and General Staff
School Review, who is now acting as
United States Army liaison officer
with Latin-American military chiefs
touring this country, wrote last
spring:
The Japanese adventure in China
commenced as an incident, but is
taking on the aspect of a national
calamity. Japan's forces are begged
down in China, while at home the
gold reserves have been depleted and
her war potential greatly impaired.
It is the task of the military leaders
to extricate themselves from this
situation and the successful
solution of a problem upon which
the life and prosperity of the jap
anese empire depends appears to be
beyond their gralp."
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You and the Draft . . .
Eligible Travellers Must Stop OFF
On Wednesday to Register

your local selective service head
quarters to leave the country. If
you leave before october is, you
will be under no obligation to
register unless you return on leave
to the United States. You should
remember that taking an oath of
allegiance when you enlist in
Canada cancels your citizenship in
the United States. Many citizens
of this country, however are being
permitted to enlist with British and
Canadian forces without taking that
oath.
Mr.. J. F., Garrett Park, Md
Religious brothers, such as men,
bers of the Christian Brothers and
Jesuit Brothers must register along
with all other ministers, priests and
divinity students, but they will be
deferred from military service.
Mr.. S. B. B., Washington-There
is no reason to postpone your mar
riage since you have been planning
it for some time. If you marry
after having filled out the question
naire which will be sent to most
registrants, you should notify your
district board for Reconsideration.
Final decision for deferment will
rest with the local board or the
appeal board but members of the
board have been told to be sympa-
thetic toward newly married men
unless there is evidence they married
to escape the draft.
Mr.. w. c. W.. Washington-If you
held a Reserve commission for six
years but are not now Reserve
officer, you must register, but you
are deferred from military service
in peacetime. In event of war the
question of whether your commits
sion would be renewed would be left
to the decision of the War Depart
ment. More Reserve officers will be
needed in wartime and if your
military record is good you probably
will be restored to the commission.
Mr.. j. c. T., Washington-Pas-
sengers on a transcontinental train
or other conveyance involving travel
all day October 16-registration day
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1.-THE Star will continue to reply
to letters addressed to the Con-
Scription Editor containing draft
queries of general interest, al
though the ANSWERS to many OF
these queries Were contained in q
previous series Uhich hare been
Incorporated into the booklet,
You and the Draft" The book
let is on sale for cents in The
Star Building lobby
Mrs. G. W., Quantico, Va.-There
is hardly any doubt but that your
husband will be considered to have
dependents because your job is
temporary and therefore he will be
deferred from service The fact
that you will be unable to support
yourself after the end of November
when your job ends should be noted
on the QUESTIONABLE, which your
husband will receive if and when
his number is called after he
registers. Furthermore. there is
little to fear since the local Selec-
tive Service Board has been in
structed in regulations to give
registrants the benefit of any doubt
when dependency is involved.
Mr.. B. w.. Takoma Park, Md
Although you attended the Florida
School for the Deaf and Blind, it
will be necessary that you register
october is. You unquestionably will
be deferred from military service.
however.
Mr.. G. S. NJ. Washington-It
would be best for you to register
October is if you have not been
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before that time. Since you are
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the United States. you will be sub
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must stop off at some registration
place and register. The law specif-
ically provides that every man
between the ages Of 81 and So must
register October Is, except the very
few exempted by Congress. Failure
to do so is a violation of the law.
If you fail to register that day you
must present reason acceptable
to the local board when you appear
for registration.
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you are Sc years old you need not
register. Registration and the draft
are limited to men who have
reached their 2lst birthday on
October is but have not yet reached
their Seth birthday anniversary.
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Valuable not only to the United
States, rubber and tin also are two
of the strongest sinews of the Brit
ish commercial empire, which con-
trolls their production through
world -wide cartels.
While Japan, as a war measure,
might be interested in cutting off
the United States and Britain from
those supplies, as well as taking
them for her own future use and
sale. she also might wish to drive
south for more direct reasons.
The most pressing Of these is her
need for oil. which. she might obtain
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
WARNER w. PRICE, JR., WE'D
Continued from Page One)

cream satin, made with a gathered
skirt ending in long court train.
The dress had a V-shaped neckline
and long tight-fitting sleeves, end
ing in points over the wrist. The
full-length tulle veil was caught on
top of the head in a tiny leaf-life
effect of the tulle edged in seed
pearls. Her only ornament was a
single strand of pearls. Her bou-
quet was of white orchids and lilies
of the valley. Miss Fultbn's gown
was of aqua mousseline de sole,
with full length skirt, shirred at
the waist, with tiny puffed sleeves
and deep square neck. Her hat
was made of tiny ruffles of the
same material as her dress. She
carried pink roses, deep purple
larkspur and baby's breath. The
bridesmaids wore pale pink NOUS
seline de sole, made like that of the
maid of honor, with hats to match.
They carried similar bouquets.
The brides mother wore pale
orchid chiffon with pink hat and
corsage of purple orchids. Mrs.
Price, mother of the bridegroom,
wore pale blue with dusty rose ac-
cessories. Her corsage was of
white orchids. Mr. and Mrs. Price
will be at home in Smyrna follow
ing a wedding trip. Mr.. Price at
tended the University of Virginia
where he was a member of the
Delta Phi Fraternity.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
Bob Bells
"NeWsy News"

Private Info Bureau-Evan Geb-
hart and Evy Meyers are so deep
ly that way Cor think they are)
that they're practically speechless
when they're together. They just
sit and sigh, sight!
Doris Pyle Zone of Smyrna's s
youngest glamour gals) is not on
the open list anymore since pop OBJ
jected to her coming in late from
Sudlersville carnival last week.
For further information see Ron
aid Allen Grier.
The Smyrna Girl Scouts at
Camp Happy Hour will return
home Saturday. Seems they've
had quite time roughing it
Walt Winchell hints to the pub
lie that there's law in Maryland
that states if a bachelor calls on
a lady more than times it is con-
sidered a proposal. What a screwy
law, but it's not enforced /!
Red Hot Nooze- e yrs old)-
At Smyrna Highs commencement
Exercises in 1888, a certain young
lassie received a sum of money as
an award for writing the best al
cohol theme. Later on that mite,
her older brother borrowed it to
buy celebrating beverages" for
the occasion.
Sarah E. Wright must have it
over a certain H. L. when she
wears black clothes seemingly to
be ''in mourning" when he's out of
town
Good propaganda sheets for the
Smyrna Little Summer Theatre
decorating the sweet shoppes of
the village.-This town might turn
into the Hollywood of Delaware. "
said might
Saturday mite in Smyrna:
The crowd uptown shopping
and talking about the current
news and some even trying to set
tie the international situation
The movie houses packed to the
back row.-The young folks jig
ging about to the jazz-organs at
the three SIS (Shim's, Sans,
Shap's)-The grocery stores doing
a rush business and the clerks
dragging themselves to the Wagon
Wheel after q hard days work to
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTORS
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w. c. Deakyne, Mrs. Katharine
Rich, Mrs. Luther Lapham, c. H.
Anderson, Mrs. Lucy Lattomus,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith, Mrs.
Lands Wilson, Miss Julia Griffith,
Mrs. Charles King, Mrs. Joseph
Shelton, Mrs. Elsie Langrell, JAM
es t. Truitt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Matthews, Jr., Mrs. Walter Turner,
Mrs. Glenn Martin, Mrs. Susie r.
Deakyne, E. e. West, c. Preston
Poore, Mrs. Lotta Robinson, E. w.
Goldsborough, Mildred r. Rey-
nolds, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Han
ratty, Mrs. Stewart Wilds, A
Friend, Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Poore, Mrs. w. w. Price, Seretha
Richards, Clarence Boyles, Mrs.
Herman Stats, Miss Bertha
Shorts. Miss Florence Shorts, EN-
ma Waters, Perry Davis, John
pratt, Beatrice Seasons, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Fl. Armstrong, ]. c. Colds
borough, Reba Lowman, Harry
Virden, w. c. Dickerson, Mrs. Os-
car David. John McFann, Eugene
robinson, A Friend, Mrs. o. w.
Allen, Edward Porter, A Friend,
Miss Elizabeth Jones, A Friend,
"A Friend, A Friend, Mrs. Thomas