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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
British Flyers Loose
One Of Biggest Raids
On Nazi-He|d Ports
Lost Evening Quietest
In Weeks for London
And Provincial Cities
By the Associat ted Press.

LONDON. Nov. "a Sunday -
British airmen loosed last night one
of the heaviest in all their long
series of attacks on the German-held
continental ports, while the aerial
defense of England was so effective
that for London and the provincial
cities it was the quietest evening in
weeks.
Reports from the coast indicated
the r. A. F.'s assault upon the NaZi
bases across the channel was over a
wide area.
For hours in London the anti-air-
craft guns fired only at long inter-
walls. Raiders we're reported driven
from northeast coast town before
they had an opportunity to drop
bomb. A southern town had its
third raid of the war but, while
bombs dropped near public hous-
ing project. it was declared that cas-
ualties were only minor.
Hostile planes were over the Mid
lands and Wales as well, but up to
midnight there had been no report
of damage in those areas.
Furious Battle Over Strait.
Yesterdays most spectacular en-
gagement was a furious battle high
over the Dover Strait in which Brit
ish Spitfires were declared authori-
tatively to have shot down seven
italian planes and one German
flyer. Three other German craft
were brought down in flames else
where during the daylight hours.
The day also brought official re-
ports of a new British mission of
destruction far over Nazi territory
"a counter-ofensive launched in
the moonlight of Friday night and
ended In the hours before Saturdays
dawn.
It was q story of familiar targets
save one-an airdrome at Merignac,
near Bordeaux, France, from which
the Germans have been springing
heavy bombers to bomb British
shipping far out in the Atlantic.
That airdrome was declared to
(See LONDON. Page A-16o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

tional honors, but had to overcome
two touchdown lead to down Wis
consin. 22-13. Michigan, with Tom
Harmon running wild. swamped Ohio
State, 400. Notre Dame lost again,
this time to Northwestern, 200.
Harvard defeated Yale, $50, in
their annual meeting.
Other outstanding scores:
Princeton, Is; Army, 10.
Dartmouth, 20; Brown, 6.
Columbia, 20; Colgate, II.
Pittsburgh, 20; Penn State, Z.
Iowa, ID; Illinois, Z.
Nebraska, 81; Iowa State, IL.
Indiana. 8; Purdue, 0.
North Carolina, 10; Virginia, I.
Florida, 10; Georgia Tech, 7.
Tennessee, 80; Kentucky, o.
Alabama. Is; Vanderbilt, II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Nun in Oregon Staying
Now May Request Pardon

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 23.-The
Supreme Court today granted Con-
cepcion Asevedo y de la Llata, 36-
year-old one-time nun Familiarity
known as 'Madre Conchita," the
right to ask presidential pardon
for her part in the 1928 assassina-
ton of Aware Obregon.
Convicted as an accomplice OF Jose
Leon Toral, who shot and killed
Obregon 16 days after he had been
elected President for a second term.
''Madre Conchita" has spent the
past IL years in prison. There she
met and married Castro Balda,
sentenced for an earlier attempt on
Obregon's life.
Balda was released about a year
ago and has since acted as his
wife's attorney. Several previous
pardon requests have been refused.
Today's ruling merely recognizes
her right to apply again for freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Bulgaria Is Blocked Out
From Border to Border
By the Associated Press.

BY the hSSocidteu frcss.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 23.-Bul-
garia took on a realistic war touch
tonight when it was BACKED out
from border to border for the first
time in history and restrictions
we're clamped on internal telephone
communications.
The public. however, was assured
officially that no army is likely to
march through Bulgaria in the near
future.
1t was announced thousands of
so-called tax" soldiers. who are in
training after previously purchasing
their freedom from military service,
will be released five days ahead of
time.
A foreign Office statement, couched
in the strongest words, denied that
Bulgaria had sent or would send an
ultimatum to Greece regarding ter
ritorial claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Mellon Trust Makes
$1,000 Donation
To District Chest
Campaign Reaches
$685. Of Goal,
Slightly Behind 1889

An $1,000 contribution from the
Andrew w. Mellon Educational and
Charitable Trust gave encourage
ment to Community Chest cam
paign leaders last night as they
sought new ways to impress on the
Capital the genuine need for every
penny of the $4,000 900 fund being
raised for the work of assisting
''neighbors' in trouble.
The gift from the Pittsburgh phil
anthrOpic organization came to the
still-active Advance Gifts Unit yes
terday 1t was said the Chest had
benefited through the cooperation
Of Donald D. Shepard. a trustee OF
the trust, who maintains an office
here.
In announcing the donation. Gen.
eral Chairman Chauncey G. Parker
jr., said:
This contribution is given, in
many respects, as memorial to
Mr.. Mellon, who lived so many years
in the Nations Capital, during
which time he always gave gener-
ously to its charities. Although a
resident of Pittsburgh. he was de-
voted to the people of Washington. u
The drive now has reached 1884
per cent of its goal, slightly behind
last years campaign at the same
point.
Only the Group Solicitation Unit
and Advance Gifts Unit are ahead
of their seventh report showing of
last year. Group Solicitation has
reported 63.l2 per cent of quota,
as against 1894 per cent last year,
and Advance Gifts has reached
1851 per cent, as contrasted with
1887 per cent at the same stage
in 1899.
A Community Chest Creed" was
offered to Chest Director Herbert L.
Willett. Jr., yesterday by DR.. Dorothy
Boulding Ferebee, prominent coloreo
physician and welfare leader. who
is active in the Capital Unit of the
drive.
The proposed creed follows:
II believe in the Community
Chest because
Il believe in the work of all its
agencies;
1T represents me in my eagerness
to dothe greatest good where it is
needed most;
IN a complex community, it is
my seeing eye. my hearing ear and
my listening heart to carry my
gift to those cannot reach:
ut feeds the mouths of hungry
babies to whom we owe lite, health
and a chance for survival;
TT gives youth chance for
health, help, happiness and good
citizenship;
1T gives sustenance and shelter
to the aged for whom the light
of life is failing;
1T gives the homeless, the help
less, the hopeless chance to know
that I care;
1T lightens the handicaps of
those who suffer, and helps them
over the rough road of illness;
TT helps the protective and pre-
ventive agencies to wrestle with
social-economic problems which
threaten family breakdown;
1T routs disease and crime out
of the dark corners of our COM
munity;
TT helps me know a more true
democracy of living,
And, finally, 1 believe that home
defense is the first defense and
that the Community Chest SYM
bolizes the front line Of that de-
Tense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

H
opinion. he can swing the military
forces of Algeria possibly Syria.
too in a new direction.
This will not be matter of join
ing the forces of Gen. de Gaulle.
Gen. Weygand is not disposed to
play second fiddle.
The British grasp eagerly at such
straws.
Another source of comfort to the
British is the accelerated speed of
supplies from the United States. 1t
is something concerning which pub
lishable figures are lacking because
of the British policy of giving as
little information as possible about
their strength or weakness to the
enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
George Is Selected
Chairman Of FOREIGN
Relations Committee
Indicates Action Unlikely
At This Session on
Credits TO Britoin
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator George of Georgia, Sc
lected yesterday to be chairman of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, indicated last night he did
not believe Congress would act at
this session on the question Of ex-
tending credit to Great Britain.
This was the Interpretation drawn
from his statement that mo con-
troversial measures will be consid-
cred Before the opening Of the new
Congress in January" There mas
been a movement among some Sem
ators to amend or repeal the John
son Act, which forbids loans to
foreign nations in default to the
United States for World War loans,
to permit credit to the British as
further measure of aid in their
war with Germany and Italy.
Senator Georges statement also
was interpreted as meaning he be-
lieves no attempt to amend the
present Neutrality Act, with its So
called cash and carry provisions,
would be successful at present.
Pressure is coming from several
quarters to nft these provisions so
that goods of all kinds, needed by
the British, may be shipped in
American vessels and conveyed by
American naval vessels.
Frowns on Convoy Idea.
While Senator George withheld
all comment on the johnson and
Neutrality Acts-other than to say
he saw no prospect for immediate
change in either-it is understood
that he would regard a proposal
to use American ships, conveyed
by naval vessels. as war measure,
and that he believes the British
credits are sufficient for their pur-
chase of war needs in this country
for the present.
The new chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee, whose title to
the Craftsmanship will be confirmed
as soon as a report Of the Demo-
cratic Steering Committee is sub
mitted to the Senate tomorrow, is
no "interventionist." He has made
his position clear in his addresses
to the Senate during recent months.
He is for aid to Britain, but not
for the involvement of the United
States in the wars abroad.
Senator George, after he had
been designated by the Steering
Committee at meeting in the office
of Senate Majority Leader Barley
yesterday to head the Foreign Re-
lations Committee in place of the
late Senator Pittman of Nevada
said he would seek to cooperate liz
every way with Secretary of State
Hull. He is friend of long stand
ing of Mr.. Hull, with whom he
served In the Senate. Indeed, his
friendship runs back more than
q score of years, for he knew Mr.
Hull before he, Mr.. George, came
to the Senate in 1922.
Secretary Hull has been vacation
ing In Georgia for the last 10 days
and is expected back at his Office
tomorrow. Senator George said he
would call on the Secretary as soon
as possible and discuss the foreign
situation with him.
The Foreign Relations Committee
Mr.. George said, will meet Wednes-
day At that time he expects the
new treaty with Santo Domingo to
(See CONGRESS. PAGE A-3O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Four Will Test Droft
Lows ConstitutionoIity
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Attorneys
for four men accused of evading
the selective service law announced
today that they would start court
action Monday to test the laws con-
stitutionality.
They indicated they would at
tack the law on grounds that 1t
deprived draftees of liberty with
out due process of law and that 1t
subjected them to enforced servi-
tude.
The four, accused of failure to
register for CONSUMPTION, are STAN
ley Rappeport, Howard Schoenfeld
and Albert Herring of New York
City, and Francis B. Hall of
Newark, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
La Guordiu Wonts Facts
On Thanksgiving Sales

B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Mayor +.
H. La Guardia today asked George
Sloan. commissioner of commerce,
for figures indicating whether or
not the setting ahead of Thanks
giving had fulfilled retailers antici-
pations of greater sales and en-
ployment.
Il have been somewhat surprised
at the silence of some Of these re-
tailers, while the President is taking
all the heat of the criticism because
Of the change In the date" Mayor
La Guardia wrote Mr.. Sloan. Lets
get the fact-."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
But both Lord Beaverbrook and
rd / Othian haua told me- that the

But both Lord Beaverbrook and
Lord Lothian have told me that the
arrivals are more than gratifying
At the time of Britain's greatest
need-when invasion was imminent
and the Germans began to pave the
way for 1t with that reckleSsneSs of
air attack which enabled the British
to down more than 1870 on couple
ers-American planes and war ma
terial were so slow arriving as to be
an unimportant part of the picture.
Deliveries Now Impressive.
That was because deliveries were
then being made on original British
orders placed when several years
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exhaustible.
1t is part of the strange and COM
polling psychology of the English
that they do not like to exaggerate
their hopes.
have just completed a flying
trip from the center of the battle
along with returning members of
the American military mission and
I know they share the opinion that
the British keep leaning over back
ward in claiming war successes.
Take the number of German
planes knocked out of the sky, for
instance. The neutral militarists
say you have to increase the figures
by approximately so per cent to
See THOMPSON, Page A-14
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Pope Expected to Make
New Peace Plea Today
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Nov. 23.-Pope Plus XII
will broadcast tomorrow an address
in which prelates said he Is ex-
pected again to appeal for peace
The Pope will speak Immediately
after celebrating mass in st. Peters
Basilica He has proclaimed tomor-
row q day of special prayers for
peace.
The pontiff's remarks in Italian
will be broadcast by the Vatican
radio station at about 1880 am
$3.50 an. E. S. t..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

WAL WAS cHFl-
stoned. The de-
cision to go all
out all at once
had been arrived
at too recently to
DE effective. The
same thing was
true of much of
Britain S own
production.
Now that ma
chine tools have
been put to their
task on each side
of t h Atlantic
and assem- bly,
lines are operat-
ing full time, the
flow has become
i m p r e S S v e.
Scarcely less inn
pressive relative
ly is what Can
ada and Austria
LA have been do
ing.
Britain worries
about the avail
ability of supplies
less than about
some means OF
financing it, be-
cause even her
wealth is not in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
l2-Ton Army Plane
Forced Down in Alaska
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASsoc1Ated Press.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. ga H.
ton United States Army amphibian
plane, en- route from Anchorage to
Langley Field, Va, made a forced
descent in AUX Bay here late today.
The big plane, being sent back to
Virginia as unsuited for Alaska serv-
ice, fought headwinds from Anchor
age. 1t. L. j. Gephart, determined
to bring the ship down until the
gale abated, ordered three flares
dropped from 1000 feet. In their
light. the ship was brought safely
to the watAr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
BY MILO M. THOMPSON.

NHHO WI. HHHONhH NS11Ns
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The Brit
ish, tremendously stimulated by
events of the last few weeks, are
starting to rebuild their pockmarked
capital as earnestly as Hitler's forces
try to tear it down.
They feel they have won the bat
tie for survival
They seem to have lost any fear
whatsoever of bombing or invasion.
The bombing of the Italian feet
at laramie gave them tremendous
lift.
The successes of the Greeks to
date in their viewpoint confirm
their expressed belief xhat Italy is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Body Of Youth, IL,
Found Under BRIDGE

A 17-year-old youth was found
dead early today under the Con-
necticut Avenue Bridge at Klingle
road by Park Policeman George r.
Shipley, The body was on the
Klingle roadway beneath the bridge.
Police tentatively identified the
body as that of Henry Bernstein, q
Wilson High School pupil, who
lived on Chevy Chase parkway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

tne Achilles neel
of the axis and
that h ey will
no longer fight
alone.
Most recent of
the slim u ! a t.
ing suggestions
reaching them is
bound up with
the presence of
Gen. Maxim Wey-
gand in Northern
Africa.
In that connec-
ton I have it
from a diplomat
who talked to
Gen. Weygand
himself that the
French military
genius, though
presently identi-
fed " | t h t h e
Vichy govern
ment. has placed
MIN sell Int n
tionally in a trad
ng position so
that If German
demands are too
great and Ger
man erm S of
pc ace too dis
honorable. in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Geneva Hos Raid Alarm

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 23 tP.
An air raid alarm was sounded
here at s:25 pm. today-the first
alarm since November 20. The alarm
was lifted as minutes later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Greatly Stimulated
BY Successes of Recent Weeks
Nation, Feeling 1t Hos Won Bottle for
Survival, Earnestly Rebuilding London

Milo M. Thompson
Washington organize
Associated Press His duties took him to all the prin
cpa London during all the attacks
the Germans returned yesterday by the Atlantic Clipper
Lisbon ooming he oiues pd OF the Eng
lish situation and life London today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Italian Army Digging In
On New Line, Rome Says

ROME, Nov. % (P1.-The Italian
Army in Albania was digging in
today on new battle line after
withdrawal from Koritza and was
lSaa RIrEK paue Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Weather Forecast =

Occasional rain today and tomorrow
with moderate temperature; gentle east
to southeast winds today. Temperatures
today-Highest, SO, at 4 pm; lowest, 81,
at 8 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report
saw" Full detsns on PAGE AZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

(See STRIKE, Page A-40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

(See CONGRESS, Page A-30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered In the city and suburbs at
Use per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
Csc per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

tSee TURKEY, Page AS.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Germans May Attempt Stroke
At British Through Balkans
Attack on England by Nozis Now
Runs Serious Risk of Failure

a territory and climate adapted (at
least in large parD for winter cam
paigning. while the British army
waited in idleness, cooped up In
their island 1t would afford an
opportunity for useful collaboration
with Soviet Russia, who might be
offered joint control of the Straits
Of the Dardanelles, and "compensa-
tions" in Asiatic Turkey and Persia.
Complete success would break the
British empire in two, and bring
British prestige in the East so low
as to threaten continued British
co1trol of India. Meanwhile no
counter-offensive by Britain against
Germany would be possible, save by
air, so that the German rear would
be safe under the protection of a
comparatively small number of di-
visions.
There are, of course, certain risks.
Prolonged resistance by the Yugo-
slavs, Greeks and Turks might make
serious difficulties, but Yugoslavia
is house divided against itself,
the Greek dictator has pro-Nazi
leanings. Turkey is frightened and
uncertain and is subject to Soviet
pressure. On the whole, the chances
may well seem bright for a swift
transit of German troops into Syria
and SO to the frontiers of Palestine,
while Italy strikes at Egypt from
the west and south.
The chief objection is that Britain
may meanwhile become so strong as
to be invincible, and that Germany
may thus have thrown away a
chance for decisive victory for a
Sideshow. Against this argument
it may be urged that the blockade
can be intensified, that continued
destruction of the airfields and fac
tories can keep down British pro-
duction through the winter, that the
effect on British morale of the long,
weary waiting under continuous air
attack may offset any increase in
the British air force from abroad; !;
that Britain may even reinforce the
Middle East, to the weakening of
her home defense, and finally that.
with the Eastern Mediterranean
open and all danger in that area
removed, 1t will prove possible to
Evening star., 1940-09-17

combine the full power OF Germany
and Italy In D. grand offensive
against Britain in the spring.
Deprive British Of Bases.
It is true that at present the
British fleet commands the Medi-
terranean, but such a stroke as this
would deprive that fleet Of its bases
and force 1t to retire into the Indian
Ocean. It is also true that Gibral-
tar gives direct access to the East
ern Mediterranean for the British
home fleet, but Gibraltar may be
threatened by way of Spain, and
the pro-Nazi Spanish Minister Ser
rano Suner is even now in Berlin.
The fall of Gibraltar and COM
bined German-Italian attack on
Egypt would certainly tend to pre-
vent any change of heart on the
part of the authorities Of French
North and West Africa, source Of
considerable German anxiety of re-
cent weeks. 1t is even possible that
Germany's contribution to Italy's
thrust in the Mediterranean may
be limited to the direct co-opera-
ton of selected German units in
the Libyan-Egyptian move, COM
bined with an attack on Gibraltar
through Spain, leaving Yugoslavia,
Turkey and Greece to fall like ripe
apples into the Nazi basket when
they found themselves isolated and
bereft of friends.
Whatever be the precise means
sought to its accomplishment, it is
clear that an offensive in the Med
iterranean area offers no inC0nsid.
cradle advantages to Germany,
For when all is said and done,
even complete success in the Med
iterranean would not deal Britain
her death blow, heavy though the