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Evening star., 1940-12-20
Veterans to Hear Gen. Grain

Brig. Gen. James K. Grain, chief
of field service. Office of the chief
of ordnance, War Department, will
speak at a dinner OF veterans OF
the 42nd (Rainbow) Division, A..
z. F., at I pm. tomorrow at the
Capitol Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

ADMIRAL COLBERT HELPS OUT-Seen at the Coast and
Geodetc Survey Christmas party is Admiral L. O. Colbert
presenting $134 The Christmas
needy collected by employees Accepting the gift is Bill
Coye The Stars radio director while Claus &C. Weide
looks You contribute too by sending gift to
The Stars Christmas House Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Here Are Two More Families
Who Need Help at Christmas

Here the thousands families
Washington who afford Christmas Put them your
Christmas list by mailing cash gift Christmas
The Star by visiting Christmas House. Eleventh street
Pennsylvania NV leave your contribution Details
that the kind of homes
your gifts will 60 brighten Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

The odor of some perfume bases
is offensive in high concentrations,
but becomes pleasant with dilution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
BORDEAUX BASE
BOMBED BY R.A.F.
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hit on the big quayside building. =.
A great explosion near the gates
of the dock followed by a dozen
others along the edge of the basin
:. The submarine base lit up by
two fires and %overhung by swirl
ing smoke"
On the German North Sea coast,
the shipyards and docks of Kiel
and the factories of Bremen were
bombed by other British raiders,
and docks and airdromes in the
Netherlands we're attacked.
The glow of strong fires from
incendiary bombs penetrated the
heavy clouds over Bremen, the air
ministry said. At Kiel, the weather
was bad, but "our pilots made
certain that heavy bombs fell in
the target area" it was related.
Authoritative sources said today
the Raj has made IS raids on Ber-
lin alone and that the Hamm rail
way has been bombed no fewer
than IS times "in the operations
against Berlin"
The railYay network across Ger
many has been severely d~isorgan-
lied by raids, these sources de-
clared.
Since October, the sources also
said, the Nazi submarine base at
POrient, France, has been "plas-
tered by bombs 3 times. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

minister of the Vichy government,
has been most consistent in his in.
trigues for the German oppressors,"
CHS reported.
The broadcast said:
"Pierre Laval, anti-British in
triguer, designated as Marshal Pc
tain's %uccesso as head of the Nazi-
dominated French state, has appar-
emily ceased to be useful to Hitler,
whom he so assiduously served.
$50 far had French public opinion
expressed its hatred for the foreign
minister that even Berlin realized
that he would not fulfill the Nazi
role planned for him.
HE is to be succeeded by a man
who is hated almost as fiercely by
patriotic Frenchmen, and who has
been most consistent in his intrigues
for the German o%ppressors. -.
mi. Flandin is no more likely TO
represent the spirit of France than
the man he has replaced. -. Last
month M. Flandin allied himself with
Hitler's new order in Europe by stat
ing that France would c%ollaborate
intellectually and loyalty in it. .
As long ago as October, 1888, he had
shown his Nazi sympathies by send
ing a telegram of congratulations to
Hitler after the Munich agree
ment. 80"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
BERLIN SILENT

BERLIN, Dec. 14.-R-Official
government comment on, the selec-
ton of Pierre-E tienne F1andin as
foreign minister in the Vichy gov
eminent was withheld tonight but
it was indicated the appointment
was widely approved.
German newspapers carried extern
sive quotations from an interview
Flanding gave to the Paris news
paper LIE Matin yesterday in which
he was quoted as placing much
of the blame for the war on former
Premier Edouard Daladier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Defeat Of Italian Army
May Shorten The War

CAIRO, Dec. 13.-R-A crush
ing defeat of the Italian army in
north Africa may shorten the war
by very many months" Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell, British middle
eastern commander, told his
troops on the eve of the present
campaign, it was disclosed tonight.
I'm everything but numbers we
are superior to the enemy" the
order of the day said. "a signal
and crushing defeat of the Italian
forces will have an incalculable
effect not only on the whole posi-
ton in the middle east, not only
on the military situation every
where, but on the future of free
dom and civilization throughout
the world. It may shorten the war
6y very many months"
Wavell concluded: I'VE have
waited long. When u chance
comes let us strike hard" 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
WAVELL LANDED

LONDON, Dec. 14.-RHKing
George tonight sent this message
If felicitation to General Sir Archi-
bald P. Wavell, commander of the
British Egyptian forces:
Please convey to all ranks of
the force under your command my
heartiest congratulations on h e
victory in the Western desert.
The skill in planning this COM
dictated operation - for which the
greatest credit is due to yourself
and to the commanders and staff
Of all three services-was equalled
by the efficiency and dash of the
troops carrying it out.
The whole Empire will, I am
sure, be proud that contingents
from the Dominions and India, as
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
SAYS ARMY
NOT YET ROUTED
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Of the battle could be measured only
weeks and months from now.
Both Egypt and Greece, he de-
clared, mere episodes to Italy
and her. attacking power has no
tbeen exhausted.
There would come a time, perhaps
months hence, he went on, when the
British attack in Egypt would threat
en- to "impoverish" the empire of its
best troops-and at that time the
British Isles still would be threat
ened with enemy invasion"
The high commands report on the
situation in Albania was little more
detailed than that on the Egyptian
campaign.
1t spoke of Vigorous c~ounter-at-
tacks by the fascists in Albania,
without stating just what had been
the result, and declared that the
Greeks had suffered considerable
losses"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
BIG BRITISH ship
REPORTS ATTACK
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The vessel carried a 10,000-ton
general cargo and a large quantity
of mail. Four twin-motored bomb
ers were dashed to her back. She
was due at an English port to-
morrow.
The 496-foot Western Prince was
built in 1929 at Port Glasgow for
trade between New York and South
America. After the war began, she
was armed with two defensive
guns aft and placed in trans-Atlan-
tic service, bringing hundreds of
refugees here from Liverpool.
Crew members reported she sailed
alone, counting on her speed for
safety. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

well as those of our Free French
allies, played a distinguished part
in the supremacy successful en-
counter with an enemy vastly SUI
perior in number"
Today was the kings 45th birth
day. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
WEATHER
CONTINUED From Page One)

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. - up -
Weather bureau records Of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 8
p. M, in the principal cotton-growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Hitler to Rescue?

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-REThe
british Broadcasting corporation
sa;d today that it is widely
+bol1ght that the time has come
when Herr Hitler must attempt to
rosc,,e his partner"-Premier Mus
solini.
There has been no news to-
dav." BIC said in a broadcast
hoard bv CHS, ION the movements
IT Herr Hitler and Herr Won Rib
hentrop. who we're reported yes
terdav TO have left Berlin and who
are rlrnored to be on their way to
see signor Mussolini.
1T will cause no surprise, if
such a meeting takes place, since
il is widely thought that the time
has come when Herr Hitler must,
at whatever cost, attempt to res
cue his partner" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
ROMANS BATTLING
TO CHECK BRITISH
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.,;o1 estimate put it at $4,000, to-
n pe+ber with vast quantities of guns,
ssnEs arms, equipment of all
sorts. ,,h;oh ~. pu;4;.,
said was conservative, placed in
so,,rtb of the Fascist army which
iU'aded Egypt in the early autumn
.a now has been driven back to
a.a noint where it started-an
ar,nv which at its peak strength
"a been estimated by the British
at 10000. .
The troops which had escaped
on+,re in the flight into Libya
- pictured as so disorganized
IN be of little present account.
British air activity continued to
sot = high tempo of violence for
+be whole operation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
BRITISH VIEW

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-R-The
British radio said tonight that
Pierre Etienne Flandin, new foreign
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Parallel Action
On Neutrality Seen
For Scandinavia
Norwegian and Donish
Ministers Meet in
Preliminary ToIks
BY the Associated Press.

=
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 24--A pro-
gram Of parallel action" to enable
Denmark, Norway and Sweden to
guard their neutrality under the
most threatening conditions they
have faced in years was visualized
by Norwegian Foreign Minister
Halvdan Koht as he arrived today
for talks with representatives Of
the other two Scandinavian ma
tions.
Koht, who said that "the sharp
ened sea warfare" would be one Of
the principal topics discussed. went
into conference at once with the
Danish foreign minister, DR.. Peter
Munich.
The talks are expected to get un-
der way In earnest after the arrival
Of Sweden's foreign minister, Chris
tian Gunther, who was detained in
Stockholm by a special meeting of
the Riksdag summoned for tomor-
row.
The meeting OF the foreign min
listers finds their nations vitally af-
fected by war at sea which already
has cost them more than so ships
and the lives of 600 seamen.
In addition, Sweden is concerned
by the recent bombing of the
Swedish border town of Pajala,
which the government has at
tributed to Soviet Russian planes.
Norway still is seeking a settle
ment of the Altmark incident, in
which British warships invaded her
territorial waters and seized 200
British seamen imprisoned on q Nazi
ship.
Paralleling these problems is the
question Of the attitude the three
nations should adopt toward assist
Ing Finland in her war with Russia
and safeguarding their neutrality.
In their meeting, Koht and
Munich were reported to have found
unacceptable the advice Of both Ger.
many and Britain in regard to war
time shipping.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Foreign Exchange
Control Projected
For Sweden
Riksdoe Meeting Today
To Act to Halt Flow
Of Gold Abroad
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. "a. The
Swedish government today sum-
moned an extraordinary special
session OF Parliament for tomor-
row to revise foreign exchange regu-
lations and halt the flow OF Swe-
denis gold reserves to foreign banks.
Whether the Riksdag also will
discuss the critical foreign political
situation growing out of the bomb
ing Of the frontier town OF Pajala
last Wednesday was problematical.
However, Soviet Russia's denial that
Russian planes carried out the raid
AS alleged by Sweden-was be-
lieved to have been one Of the mat
ters which caused Foreign Minister
Christian Gunther to defer his trip
to Copenhagen, where Scandinavian
foreign ministers are meeting.
The lawmakers will be asked to
extend existing gold export regula-
tions to the end that all export and
import of foreign exchange will be
controlled by central bank. (Swe-
den has been of the gold standard
since September, 1891, and since
then has had a managed currency.)
Finance Minister Ernst Johannes
Wigforss explained the change
would be necessary, In view of the
present situation. to safeguard Swe-
Evening star., 1940-02-25

means "for the age without fear
or want, the age of plenty"
I'VE must wage ceaseless war"
he asserted, against avarice and
greed, against crime and ignorance
against sickness and disease, against
poverty and unemployment.
I'VE must throttle monopoly, stifie
unholy alliances and combina tions
OF finance and the instruments OF
production 49,
Evening star., 1940-02-25
National Economy Is Still
Out Of Gear, McNuH SAYS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ARKADELPH1A, Ark, Feb. "a
Paul v. McNutt, Federal Security
administrator, said here tonight
that the national economy, based
on the economic postulates of a past
era, IAN era of scarcity" is still out
of gear.
When we become masters of our
environment" he said, at the 5Oth
anniversary celebration of Hender-
son State Teachers College, Amer
lea will be rebuilt beautiful, health
full and clean"
Mr.. McNutt enumerated Americas
ratio of world resources and wealth.
and recoumted the growing uses Of
machinery. which he said provides
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Prince OboIensky, Freed
From Ellis Island, Soils

By. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Prince
Nicholas Obolensky, held on Ellis
Island a week for overstaying his
permit, was permitted to depart for
Europe voluntarily today on the liner
Vulcania.
The voluntary deportation of the
43-year -old White Russian, described
by immigration authorities as a
member Of the "vagabond nobility"
was approved by Washington at the
request of United States Immigra-
ton Commissioner Rudolph Reimer.
Ofhcials said the prince, a resident
of Italy, came to the United States
about IA months ago on 60-day
permit. Relatives said he had been
lecturing on art.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
DereIict Ships Saved

Six ships which. lay derelict for
years IN southern Fire port have
brough wealth to the owners. Dublin
reports that just before the war
the owners decided to sell the vessels
as scrap, but a dispute over SIS
broke the deal. The ships have
just been sold for 2,100, ,000. and will
be ref1tted.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

den's foreign exchange holdings,
sconomize on existing exchange re-
sources, secure the import Of vital
commodities and satisfy the needs
Of national defense.
The Russian denial OF RESPONSE
bidty for the bombing of Pajala, in
the face Of positive Swedish state
ments that planes and bomb frag-
ments were identified as Russian,
was regarded as involving Sweden S
national prestige.
Political circles said Diplomatic
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Man Dies in Sleep; Wife
Gives Birth to DAUGHTER

By the Associated Press.
NORWALK, Conn.,, Feb. 24.-Ar-
thur H. Bennett was fatally stricken
with a heart attack while asleep.
Soon after, his wife gave birth to a
daughter In q nearby room.
FOUNTAIN, N. c., Feb "a R.-
"A double funeral was held today for
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bascom Speight.
Each was, 80 years old. They had
been married 81 years. They died
yesterday within five minutes of
each other OF the same cause-a
heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Fib About Her Aqe
In 1897 Catches Up
With Woman

~ the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. "a
Don't fib about your age. girls,
the State Division of Public As
sistance advises-it may keep
you off old-age assistance rolls
some day.
The division related this story
to illustrate:
An applicant said she was
more than IS, the required age
for pensions. And her appear
ance seemed to bear this out.
But the only documentary evi-
dence. a marriage license issued
In 1897, gave her age as II,
making her now only go.
The woman explained she
was "a when married, but
wished to conceal her age from
her 24-year-old bridegroom.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Thief Steals Rabbits Foot

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. "a (P).-
Mrs. Russell Wilde reported to police
that thief had stolen her handbag.
Its contents included a rabbits foot.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Col. Sasse, Former Coach,
To Be Retired by Army

1t. Col. Ralph I. sasse, who once
coached football at the United
States Military Academy. is being
relieved from active duty on No.
vember 80 to await retirement from
the service.
Col. SAsse was ordered relieved
from his cavalry command at Fort
Brown, Tex, YESTERDAY and will pro-
ceed to his home on the designated
date. Onicers at the War Depart
nent said they did not know
whether he contemplated taking up
q coaching job after his retirement.
Several general officers were
shifted in post commands yesterday,
including Brig. Gen Harvey c.
Allen, relieved from the 18th Coast
Artillery at Fort Barrancas, Fla,
and assigned to the anti-aircraft
station at Camp Hewlin, Tex.
Brig. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder
was relieved from duty with the
National Guard Bureau here and
assigned to duty in the office of the
Inspector General of the Army.
rCol. Pierre v. Kieffer was assigned
tb duty in the Office OF the Inspector
General, relinquishing a post he
Held at Boston in connection with
National Guard affairs.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

Of Canada's copper output and 90
per cent of its exportable aluminium.
Throughout the British Empire the
expectation of metals and minerals
is subject to a tightening license
system.
Canada, whose exports Of war ma
terials to Japan rose from $18,375,-
600 in 1898 to $24,865 900 in 1889,
has served as the latter's chief
source of non-ferrous metals. Last
year the Dominion contributed rs
per cent of Japan's copper imports,
40.3 per cent of its lead, 709 of its
aluminium and 905 per cent of its
nickel. British Malay supplied half
Of Japan's rubber, 80 per cent of its
tin and the bulk of its iron ore.
British India was the chief source
of Japan's lead and pig iron and
the sole one Of its mica.
This situation, together with
progressive stif1ening Of attitude in
the United States, can scarcely have
been less than q nightmare to To-
kio's military masters. They could
not fail to grasp at any means, how
ever desperate. Of escape from such
q plight. With the shock Of the
Nazi- Communist entente still in
mind, there would be little surprise
Evening star., 1940-10-13

219, 20.3 and 22.1. The Neither
lands proper and the Netherlands
East Indies contributed an average
of 8.8 per cent. The proportion of
Germany and Italy was 3.4 per cent
in 1887, 80 per cent in 1888 and
nothing after the British blockade
became effective in 1899. 1t is de-
clared that no shipments of war
materials have reached Japan from
the Soviet Union during the last
three years.
Statistics on Shipments.
War material shipments from the
United States to Japan were $l73,-
100000 in 1897, sl7l 574,OOO in 1898
and $162 ,58l 900 in 1899. This coun-
trys responsibility multiplies in
gravity when its share among the
four leaders of these commodities
is considered. Statistics from Gov
ernment sources indicate that since
the Chinese war began. with its de-
struction of 100000 lives and
40 900 900 homes, the United States
has consistently supplied to the jap
anese military juggernaut 64.8 per
$50 per cent of its machine tools,
1876 of it's iron and steel scrap and
927 per cent of it's copper. More
over, during 1889 this country con-
tributed "a per cent OF Japan's
hides and skins. 985 Of its ferro-
all ~ re CT
semi-manufactureS, 1913 OF its zinc,
1853 of it's automobiles. parts and
accessories and GAL Of its internal
combustion engines.
Following the moral embargo on
airplanes. the American Govern
ment took another step toward re-
stricting the freedom of private do
mestic industry in trading with
Japan by adding molybdenum and
aluminium to the list on December
20. 1899, and five days later equip
ment and information required for
the production of high-content
aviation gasoline. The first major
act was the abrogation of the 1911
American-Japanese trade treaty.
which was terminated in January.
1910. Thus were removed all legal
obstacles to levying a mandatory
embargo against Japan.
The next advances toward bring
ing American trade in line with the
principles of the State Department
were President Roosevelt's procla-
nations of July 2 and rs, 1910,
which subjected a long list of war
materials to licensing control Not
able among these we're machine
tools, aviation gasoline and oil, No.
l heavy melting scrap, rro-alloys,
aluminium. hides, scrap rubber and
aircraft, with parts, accessories and
equipment. The President pushed
forward to an embargo of all steel
and iron scrap exports, except to
American countries and Great Brit
ain, on September 26, and extended
1t few days later to include optical
glass.
Important Restraints.
A summary to date would begin
with the fact that Americas trade
with Japan in arms, munitions and
implements of war has been rooted
out. Three of the four leaders in
commodities for the manufacture of
finished weapons and equipment
Evening star., 1940-10-13
'Godeet Show Listed
By Hearing Society

The third annual "gadget show
of the Washington Society for the
Hard of Hearing will be held from
10 am. to 10 pm. October % and
"a, at the society's headquarters,
2431 Fourteenth street NV, as a
part Of the observation of National
Hearing Week, october 1925.
One Of the gadgets to be demon
strated will be voice mirror" pro-
vided by the local telephone COM
pany. The invention will give yisi-
tors an exact reproduction of their
own voices, enabling them to hear
themselves as others hear them"
National Hearing Week is put on
to stimulate measures for the pre-
vention of deafness in children, to
improve the treatment of hearing
defects and to encourage the teach
ing of lip reading.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

have suffered important restraints
iron materials through the ban on
exports Of scrap, petroleum and its
products through licensing of avia-
ton gasoline and oil. and machine
tools, also through licensing. Only
copper in this group remains as yet
free.
1t is true that Japan for the pres
ent can purchase in this country as
much iron ore as it can pay for,
together with non-aviation gasoline
and oil; pig iron. steel ingots. tin
plate, wire rods and other ferrous
semi-manufactures. automobiles and
motor engines. lead, tank parts and
cotton and wood pulp, used in the
manufacture of explosives. But the
best estimate is that at least As
per cent Of the exports Of war
materials from the United States to
Japan have been placed under en-
barge or else licensing control. The
Presidents July proclamations are
declared to have embraced Is per
cent Of the total field, and the scrap
embargo another 20 per cent.
There has scarcely been time as
yet for Government reports to re-
fleet the impact Of these recent re-
strictions on exports OF war ma
terials to Japan. but Toxic is
evidently preparing for the worst.
Its agents rushed into the market
during August with record-breaking
purchases of other steel and iron
than scrap. Their orders, according
to the Department of Commerce,
totaled 66.892 tons, as against 17,025
tons in July and 4,235 in August,
1899.
Purchasing Stepped Up.
During the seven months ending
July 81 last. the Department of Com
merce reports. Japan increased its
purchases in the United States with
feverish haste, as follows: Raw cot
ton. from 407 900 bales in the same