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Evening star., 1940-07-08
Modern War Plans
Require Fair Skies,
Weather Chief SAYS
Comdr. ReicheIderfer
Tells Air Group Of
Coordination Need
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, July 8.-Modern armies
can keep their powder dry without
stopping the fight, but complex and
carefully co-ordinated battle plans
may be wrecked by the weather.
Comdr. Francis w. Reichelderfer,
chief of the United States Weather
Bureau, explained to the National
Aeronautical Association Congress
today how military arms have de-
veloped so they can operate with
out much concern over the weather
when acting independently.
But what they have gained in
weather. -worthiness they have lost
through the influence of the weather
upon coordination" the retired
naval officer said.
AN army or fleet is a complex
organization with highly specialized
arms which must be carefully CO.
ordinated. Sometimes the entry of
squadron of aerial bombers, a di-
vision of torpedo boat destroyers, or
a detachment of tanks on the scene
of battle must be timed almost to
the minute if the plan of action is
to be carried through successfully"
An unexpected cloud ceiling, a
sudden squall or fog, or a shift of
wind may prevent coordination and
wreck the entire movement, Comdr.
Reichelderfer explained.
The coastline of the United States,
he maintained, must depend upon
mobile defens, instead of Chinese
wall or Maginot Line. This re-
quires thorough consideration of
weather conditions.
He estimated that this country
will need for defense purposes from
two to three times as many compe-
tent meteorologists and weather
forecasters as are now available.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
London
Continued From First Page.)

plane flew over Southeast England
town, but turned back toward the
east amid a hail of anti-aircraft
FIRE. 1t apparently escaped.
In yesterdays attacks Nazi
bombers struck at points all along
the coast.
They ran head-on into concen-
trated anti-aircraft fire and British
fighting planes and two bombers
were sent plunging into the Channel.
But under the protection of Mes
serschmitts that engaged the British
planes in spectacular doghghts some
of them broke through the coastal
defenses and penetrated inland to
drop incendiary and delayed action
bombs.
Planes Over West England.
They appeared three times over
Western England, which was raided
four times on Saturday and once
Frida~
A third bomber was brought down
last night, while four Of the protect
ing Nazi fighters were shot out of
the skies and a fifth probably de-
stroyed," according to the Air Min
istry.
One policeman was among those
killed. A postmaster and his wife
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Spanish War Veterans
Told U. S. Needs Unity
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, July S.-Capt.
Robert s. Cain of Pittsburgh told
Spanish American War Veterans
yesterday that while I'VE love peace,
we must not love 1t so much that
we shall become to soft to keep the
wolves from our houses here in the
land of freedom"
Speaking before the 31st annual
Department of Virginia encamp-
ment Of the United Spanish War
Veterans, the former commander
in chief of the national organiza-
ton urged the 300 delegates and
auxiliary members attending to
work for national unity and guard
against alien influences.
r. c. Wymer of Staunton, senior
department vice commander Of Vir-
ginia, presided at the opening meet
ing Of the three-day session and
introduced Capt. Cain.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Bombs Are Reported
Dropped on Denmark
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, July 8 (by wire
less).-Reports from Copenhagen
broadcast by the Stockholm radio
said bombs were dropped on Lange-
land and near Haldersleben, Den
mark today causing slight damage
Two bombs were dropped at each
place by planes whose identity was
not reported.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

Americans have won three out of
the last seven Nobel prizes for lit
erature.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

Japan proper contains five main
islands and some 900 smaller islands.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Capital Transit Plans
$4,000 Bus Terminal

Plans for the construction Of a
$4,000 bus terminal building on the
west side of Connecticut avenue
north of Northampton street NV,
where runways and canopies now
are being developed, were revealed
yesterday by E. D. Merrill, president
of the Capital Transit Co.. although
he reported some legal difficulties
are yet to be solved
Mr.. Merrill said he hoped the
company would be able to complete
the project before severe winter sets
in, so that better protection might
be available to bus riders who gather
there.
The company has contracted to
pay S3l 300 for the site, which is
about half block from Chevy Chase
Circle, and is spending $4,000 for
construction of runways, sidewalks
and canopies Another $4,000 would
be spent on the terminal building
itself, he said
The legal difficulty is that the
covenants against use of the prop
erty for anything but residential
purposes run with the deeds to the
land. Company counsel now is seek
ing solution to this problem before
work begins on the terminal build
ing itself, Mr.. Merrill said.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

of the fort. Several of the gliders
cracked up and burst into flames.
Two men with f1amethrowers
jumped from each of the surviving
gliders. They ran under the guns
and spouted fire through the low
embrasures The heat. is was said,
put the heavy, long range guns out
of commission.
Terror From Noise.
To spread terror the Germans
have siren on many of their dive
bombers. The bombers also re-
leased dummy bombs of concrete
equipped to scream on their way
down.
While I lay on a stretcher at a
hospital in Malines I saw two
heavily cloaked nuns pass Large
bonnets partly concealed their faces.
An ambulance driver. however, no.
ticed a heavy shoe protruding from
beneath a cloak He accosted the
two. They turned out to be German
youths of about 49, Their faces had
been closely shaved They were put
against wall and shot. I never
learned what dirty business they
were up to. 1t seems to me there
are lessons to be learned in all this.
I am through with war for the
present anyhow. I hope and pray
this country will never become in
volved in the war, but if it does,
I feel I will have another op-
portunity for q 60 at the Nazis.
Possibly the circumstances will
be different next time!
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Boy Is Accide entaI|y Shot
While Playing Indian

Accidentally shot through the
body while he and a young COM
panion were playing Indians yes
terday, Russell Loveless, jr, II, Of
R. F.. D. Route No l. Falls Church,
Va, was in a critical condition at
Georgetown Hospital early today
The boy was wounded in the abb
domen by the bullet from a %
caliber rifle while playing in the
home of his uncle. Edward Loveless.
Police said the gun was accidentally
discharged while in the hands of
Reed Vogel, 9, of 1900 North Lex
ington avenue, Arlington, Va.
Taken to the hospital. the boy
was given blood transfusions. Doc
tors said the bullet passed through
the youngsters body.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Senator MeNary Hits
Trade Pact Policy
AS Failure
Nominee Says New Deal
Has Left Our Economic
Borders DefenseIess
Ru tia ArSociatadp prasS

BY the Associated Press.
ULEN, Mimi, Oct. 5eSenato,
McNary of Oregon asserted today
that the reciprocal trade treaties
had failed to promote peace and
benefit agriculture and "have low
cred our resistance to an after war
flood of cheap imports"
The Republican nominee for Vice
President said that postwar Eu-
rope in desperate need of markets
would updoubtedly seek to invade
the American market with goods
produced at "coolie and peasant
wages"
Il do not believe that the New
Deal on its record will be capable
of defending the farmer. or any
other American producer, against
the world trade struggle that lies
ahead" the Senator said in a
speech broadcast by a special N B. C
farm network.
The New Deal already has our
economic borders defenseless. Be-
cause of the reciprocal trade treaties
our trade frontiers are unprotected
Urges Tariff Revision.
Senator McNary listed tariff re-
vision as the "time-honored. realis-
tic, constitutional method" by which
the Nation could arm itself against
the predicted trade war.
Upward revision of tariff sched-
ules in 1921. Senator McNary said
checked the declining spirals OF
that brief industrial depression
1.-The reciprocal trade treaties
viewed as lever for increasing ex-
ports, are fallacious, however they
were intended" the candidate said
They have deprived the Ameri-
can farmer of good slice of the
American market-to which he is
entitled. They have injured his
prices. - Moreover, they have
been used too often for Diplomatic
Evening star., 1940-10-06

No point now in trying TO fight acid
indigestion with slow makeshift
remedies. There's now way to
"alkalize" it away effectively
almost as fast as we can tell about
ii. Just take two teaspoonfuls of
Phillips Milk OF Magnesia after
eating. Or get the same effect with
two convenient Phillips Tablets,
which you can carry with you.
Try this. You'll be very pleas
antly surprised at the way "acid"
headache, nausea and stomach up-
Evening star., 1940-10-06

Vacuum-POwer Shift, built
as only Chevrolet builds it,!
But, come, you be the
judge of the new 1941
Chevrolet! Eye It-Try It.
Buy 1t! See how finely and
faithfully it is designed to
be first again in popular
favor and popular demand!
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Belgium.
Continued from Page Bib

direct hit and the whaler folded up.
1t sank with all on board.
We went back to our scouting,
which ended at DaX on the night
before the Armistice. went to Tou-
louise to report to Belgian head
quarters. I was given two-month
leave and was demobilized August 6.
On September 10 1 sailed from Lis
bon on an American Export Line
ship.
America Welcome Sight.
The United States looked pretty
good to me. I was glad to be back,
Since my return to Washington, l
have wondered if the people here
fully realize how the Nazis wage an
offensive war; if they have been in
formed to what extent German sue
cesses have depended on the ele-
ments of terror, surprise and
treachery.
In Belgium we never knew when
We might be sprayed in the back
with machine guns operated by in
dividuals or groups of men in civil
ian clothes. They turned up every
where, numbering sentinels at
bridgeheads, blowing up vital works.
disrupting communications Some
wore Belgium Army uniforms.
The parachutists added to the un-
certinties of our situation We
would see transport airplane wheel
behind hill or a grove of trees
There would be brief low f1utter
of parachutes-five or six, say. We
would race for the spot Sometimes
there were crude dummies tied to
imitation parachutes. Yet we never
knew If perhaps one or two men had
, landed also. Probably they would
be dressed in our uniforms, carry
Ing our equipment. We anxiously
scanned every face. Yet we could
never be certain Our commands
were scattered; there never was a
very clearly defined battle line
Treachery Unnerving.
It is unnerving to soldier to fear
q bullet in the back while he seeks
to face the enemy.
We never knew when a man in
civilian clothes would toss hand
grenade into our tanks. The Ger
mans, too, had way of sending
fast tanks charging far ahead OF
their main force, to spread con-
fusion and disrupt communications
perhaps several would meet at a
strategic point. They were hard to
dislodge.
one of my superior officers told
me he saw part of the Nazi attack
with q secret weapon on the
newest and largest of Belgian forts
near the Dutch and German bor-
ders. He said five or six large
elders were towed over by airplanes
they landed in fairly rough.
hushy terrain under the great guns
Evening star., 1940-10-06

outnumbered In military strength,
in which the "only instrument of
defense available to them is the i'm
position of a naval blockade by
which their adversaries shall be
barred from the raw materials, in
Guiding food essential for their ag-
gression."
1T is the keystone of American
policy that we will lend ourselves to
no plan which might directly or in
directly strengthen the enemies OF
democracy. This principle must de.
termine our course of action in the
issue now under consideration as
we'll as in all other issues"
The statement warned that mo
confidence could be placed in any
pledges" of totalitarian governments
relating to the use of the food
stuffs.
There Is Only One Choice.
TT may we'll be that the issue is
between restraining the natural i'm
pulse to relieve privation and giving
measure of immediate relief, the
effect of which will be to make the
status of slavery more tolerable." the
statement said. Between the agony
of empty stomachs for a time in one
part of the world, and the agony OF
stricken souls in every part of the
world. there can be but one choice
Names appearing under the state
ment included those of DR.. James
B. Conant, president of Harvard
University; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. women's suffrage leader; Pres
ident Henry Sloane Coffin of Union
Theological Seminary; Attorney
John w. Davis, Democratic presi-
dental nominee in 1924; President
Harold w. Dodds of Princeton Uni
versity; President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor
President Umphrey Lee of South
ern Methodist University; A. Lau-
renee Lowell, president emeritus of
Harvard University: Bishop William
Scarlett of the Protestant Episcopal
Church; Herbert Bayard Swope
publicist and journalist, and Presi-
dent Emeritus Mary E. Wooley of
Mount Holyoke College.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
American Aid 10 Feed
People Of Conquered
Nations Opposed
Leading Educators in
Group Feorine Conqueror
Would Be Benefited
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 5.-A statement
expressing opposition to any pro-
posal through which American aid
would 5e enlisted to feed civilian
populations in conquered countries
was issued today over the names of
a group of widely known citizens.
The statement was distributed by
Uric Bell. Washington correspond
ent for the Louisville CKyD Courier
Journal, and Francis P. Miller, for
merly field secretary of the Foreign
Policy Association and now vice
chairman of the National Policy
Committee and organization direc-
tor of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Council on Foreign
Relations. Bell said they were act
ing for citizens who operated as IAN
informal group"
The statement called attention to
Americas deeply sympathetic at
titude toward "the civilian popula-
tions of Europe in their sufferings
and threatened sufferings" under a
'pitiless conqueror, and added:
Were it possible to alleviate this
distress. without strengthening the
conqueror and so prolonging his con-
quest, every impulse would prompt
the American people to seek to do
So"
However, by the declared inten-
ton of the totalitarian powers, this
is total war, imperiling the life of
every citizen in the nations within
its orbit" the statement continued.
mo one can hope to evade a share
in the common suffering"
Blockade Only Defense.
The problem, then, the statement
went on to say. lay in the issue Of
war between two strategies, that Of
the totalitarian powers in assaulting
civilian populations and that of the
democratic nations, overwhelmingly
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Silver Spring Women
To Hear Two Speakers

Donald Bowie jr., chairman of the
Board of Election Supervisors and,
and Ralph Chase, executive Secre-
tary to the Board of County Com
missioners, will be the guest speak
ers at the first fall meeting of the
Women's Democratic Club of Silver
Spring, Md, tomorrow at Jesup
Blair Community House, Silver
Spring. at 7:30 pm.
Mr. Bowie will speak on the draft
and its operation in the county and
Mr.. Chase will talk on county gov
ernment. The program has been
arranged by Mrs. E. Francis Nc
Dewitt.
There will be demonstration of
the new voting machine which will
be used for the first time in the
coming election
Evening star., 1940-10-06
9,127 New Members
Raise Red Cross
Total 10 53,1n
Drive 2,0S2 Ahead Of
Number Enrolled at
Some Stoee Lost Year

An additional enrolment of 9,127
new members OF the District of Co.
lumbia Chapter, American Red
Cross, yesterday raised the Roll
Call total to 53,127, placing 1t 2,082
members ahead Of the number en-
rolled during the same number of
days last year.
Edgar Morris, Roll Call chairman,
expressed satisfaction with the
progress made since the Roll Call
began on September %. If yes
terday's enrolment is equaled on
each Of the succeeding days of the
campaign the goal of 10000 new
members will be exceeded, Mr.. Nor
ris pointed out. Only 13 more days
remain to bring the new members
up to the desired total. however, and
he stressed the Importance of reach
ing the goal
Among those joining yesterday
were Ann Rutherford motion pic
ture star, who also signed up for
membership for her mother and
sister during a Variety Club lunch
con given for the press by Carter
Barron, manager of Loew's Thea
tiers.
Five 100 Per Cent Firms.
All employees of five business firms
also became members during yeSter-
day enrollments. The firms are the
Thomas A. Cantwell & Co.. Danny's
Value Shop. the Plaza Wine &
Liquor Co.. Louis j. Nichols Co. and
Star Radio Co.
In answer to many inquiries made
by both Red Cross workers and the
general public, Mr.. Morris pointed
out Yesterday that disasters and war
relief are not the whole concern of
the Red Cross and that only through
the annual Roll Call can the year.
round activities of the Red Cross
Chapter be supported.
whenever disaster strikes, the
people of Washington are among
the first to respond generously in
aiding the American Red Cross to
combat suffering and want. whether
it is born of war, fire, flood or storm, y
he said The recent appeal for war
relief funds proved no exception. y
Major tragedies of the terrifying
severity of the total war forcefuEy
impress upon us the need for large
scale Red Cross relief operations,
but tend to overshadow the vital
peacetime activities of thousands
of volunteer workers of Red Cross
chapters in WASHINGTON and
throughout the United States. 1t is
the program of volunteer service
however. that is the foundation of
the Red Cross, the keystone of all
its relief work.
Emergency Operations.
"Trained by Red Cross chapters
each year, volunteers not only serve
the needs of their community, but
at the same time learn to direct and
carry out emergency relief opera
tions, such as vast production of
garments and surgical dressings for
European war refugees Essentially,
the Red Cross chapter serves the
people of its own community, year
in and year out, war or no war"
The comparative standing of Roll
Call committees for the first l3 days
of the 1910 and 1889 membership
campaign as announced by Mr..
Morris are as follows:
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Leuion Seeks New Members

E. Brook Fetty, commander OF
Takoma Park Post. No %, American
Legion, heads a committee to visit
all Legionnaires in Takoma Park in
an effort to get them to join the
post. Other members of the commit
tee are George Kissinger. Dan Twid-
dy, Donald Lamond, Phil Huck and
=. A. Hoglund.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

solidarity" he observed. Recent
history tells us that appeasement is
a futile policy, whether directed at a
totalitarian conquerer-or a state in
our own hemisphere.
The nominee said the American
farmer had the alternative of turn
ing to New Deal free traders" or
to IAN administration committed to
the Republican tradition Of protec-
tiOn."
Evening star., 1940-10-06

not economic-ends. Through them,
we have seemed to be engaged in
the foolish business of trying to buy
good will"
Hits Latin American Loans.
Senator McNary also criticized the
recent congressional appropriation
of half billion dollars to the Ex-
port-Import Bank as a measure in
tented for "ill-defined and foggy
purposes in Latin America"
II doubt if we can buy hemiSpheric
Evening star., 1940-10-06
PIT. A. Meets Thursday

The Parent-Teacher Association
of Kate Waller Barrett School will
meet Thursday at 8 pm. at the
school, 1900 North Henderson road,
Arlington. Va.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

The first analysis Of enrollments
by Government units made public
by Maj. Gen. James c. Magee, gov
ernmental chairman, show most
units ahead of comparative 1889
results.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
Strange Facts
Halued Liner Floats
Wives BY Pound
Courtesy to Death o
C0urteSy % Dedtk

q The Liberty Clio, an ocean liner
that struck mine in the English
channel on December 5, 1919, was
broken in two but did not sink.
After floating safely to Ameland
island, a distance Of 10 miles; the
two halves were salvaged. Joined
together and the ship restored to
active service.
q Among some gypsy tribes Of
Europe, fat wives indicate that
their husbands are good providers
and keep them well fed. Conse-
quently, portly women are in such
demand that, at bride auctions,
bids for them are often made at
so much a pound, usually starting
at about five cents.
-
q Some peasants in remote vii
lagos of eastern European coun-
tries still place a tub of water at
the door of their homes when
death occurs, so that the Grim
Reaper, as he leaves, may wash
his scythe. Golfers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
He and 1

If a man should importune me
to give reason why ] loved my
friend, I find it could not other
wise be expressed than by the an
swer, Because he was he; be-
cause I was Montaigne.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29

UNITY
"The election certainly proved
that lot Of people admired WILL
kie,"s he said.
''Now wait. IT'S all over and all
we want now Is unity. Right?" !
said
fright. suppose we should for
get the violation Of tradition" he
said.
''Lissen," / said. Nothing mat
tiers now except that we all be uni
fed. No more arguments, no more
dissensions. Right?"
fright. The elections all over.
But still think the budget question
important" he said.
There you go being partisan" I
said.
Il amt PARTISAN he said.
eyes, you are. All that matters
Ii that democracy worked and we
/. are all brothers. Right?" ! said.
Right. In the popular vote Will
kie was only few million behind"
Nuts" said. .'If Roosevelt won
by only two votes it would be final
under our system and no sense beef
ing"
mot at all. The popular vote
showed an enormous switch against
the New Deal policies" he said.
cav, go away! You just don't
want unity" ! said.
'sOf course want unity. It's the
paramount need. But can't we still
have it and talk reasonably" he
said.
s"You're just another non-unity
guy" said. you're too partisan.
You're petty. You can't be big"
WHO can't be big?" he said.
"You can't. You're a worm,
that's what you are. You amt got
no vision. You make me sick. ALI
:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
.We,n mss You,

A young man. after eight years
absence abroad, alighted at his
home station and. despite his ex-
pectations, there was no one there
to meet him. He then caught sight
Of the stationnaster, a friend since
boyhood. To him at least he would
be welcome, and he was about to
extend a hearty greeting, when the
other spoke first.
Hello Georgel" he said. "Goin'
away?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
1t Seems That Woman
Passenger Vas Bit Hasty

Conductor" demanded the inn
perious-looking woman, as she
paused on the platform of a
crowded streetcar, II thought !
told you I wanted to get off at
Rasput avenue?"
"But-" began the conductor.
"Don't make excuses. I know
about your not being able to re-
member where everybody wants
to get off. I've heard all that be-
fore!"
"But-"
"You may be sure" interrupted
the woman. 81 shall report you'll"
She alighted, and the car start
ed again.
The conductor touched his cap
and called to the woman being
left behind: "Sorry, but Rasput
avenue is a mile farther on!"