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Evening star., 1940-09-13

night alarm of the war, however,
and number of homes were dam
aged in two Lancashire towns and
in a town on the eastern outskirts
of London.
The terrific curtain of explosives
thrown up by London's new anti
aircraft technique in the dusk-to-
dawn raid appeared even more eff.
fective than Wednesday night, when
the NaziS received their first taste
Of concentrated shelling.
The barrage was not as continuous
as on Wednesday. but appeared
more intense whenever the drone of
enemy planes was heard in the dis
tance.
So heavy were the clouds that few
Of the shellbursts could be seen from
the ground, but falling shrapnel beat
tattoo on rooftops, shattered many
windows and kept most civilians un-
der cover. AS on the previous night
few searchlights were used by the
ground defenses.
The raiders again dropped num-
Der of time bombs and the areas
where they fell were roped off while
suicide squads" worked to deaden
the explosions when they come.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

Floods stopped traffic over the
famed Yunnan-Burma highway in
China for a month recently.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Reta|iatory Attacks
To Continue With No
Letup, Nazis Say
British Over Reich Again
But Fail to Reach Reul
Goal, Germans Assert
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.-The German
air force stepped up its siege of Lon
don today in fierce daylight assaults
which were reported to have un-
loaded fresh destruction with "ex-
traordinary accuracy" on the Brit
ish capitals docks and industries.
: Although Berliners slept through
the night without air raid alarms,
authorized sources said these "re-
taiatory" attacks on London and
other parts of England would con-
tinue without letup.
Besides the daylight attacks on
London, another foray against
Southern England was said to have
put one airplane factory out of pro-
duction.
New Fires Started.
In today's intensified raids on
London, DNB, the official news
agency, reported new fires visible for
miles were started In some sections
Of the city proper and on docks
along both sides of the Thames.
Several planes" broke through
the British anti-aircraft barrage in
South and Southeast England and
headed "unhampered" toward Lon
don, where bombs Of all calibers
were dropped, DNB said
The high command reported that
during the night new fires and
explosions were set of in London
and the western port of Liverpool
and heavy damage inflicted on
Bexhill. Brighton, Banburg and
other places in Southern England.
Light British naval forces at
tempted to shell Boulogne. in Ger
man-held France, dur The night
but were driven of ..aAi coastal
batteries without damage. its COM
munique said.
British Over Reich Again.
1t admitted that British night
raiders swept over Northern and
Western Germany and dropped
bombs on residential sections and
one village but declared that they
failed to reach their real goals.
In the sea warfare today's COM
munique reported a lone German
U-boat had sunk six British armed
merchantmen totaling $1,000 tons,
including one 7,000-ton steamer al
ready reported. Another 8,000-ton
freighter was said to have been
damaged severely southwest Of the
Isle of Man.
Despite the failure of the British
to attack Berlin last night, Germans
declared that more retaliation" is
in order for London as result Of
yesterdays assaults on Hamburg and
Bremen where IA persons were killed
A Nazi spokesman in Berlin said
British planes crossed the border
into Germany during the night, but
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Italian

ROME, Sept. 10 CP.-The Ital-
ian high command communiQue
today said
One Of our submarines returned
to base after having sunk $4,000
tons of British shipping in the At
lantic. including a l0,000-ton oil
tanker and an 8,000-ton freighter.
In North Africa, our aviation has
carried out day and night air ac-
tions against enemy positions, scor-
ing direct hits on motorized equip
ment and other military objectives
on the Egyptian coast. A gasoline
depot was set afire. Various trucks,
armored cars and tanks were repeat
edly hit and put out of action.
In East Africa. our air formations
successfully attacked an encamp-
ment and barracks near Abiq in Su.
dan and an enemy motorized COL
umn Of 20 machines in the El Ka-
tulo zone in Kenya.
Enemy air raids took place at
Messawa, which YES bombed four
times with one building damaged;
at Assab. where the hospital kitchen
Of an infirmary and dwellings in the
center of the village were destroyed,
with six killed and several wounded
among the Italians and natives;
and Asmara and Gura, which suf-
fered limited damage.
Airports at Gimma and Sciascia-
mama also were bombed with nine
wounded and light damage.
One enemy plane was shot down
by our chasers and two others prob
ably were shot down.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
German


BERLIN. Sept. 13 P.-The
tert OF toddys German CON-
muniQue tolloUs::
A German submarine sank six
armed enemy merchant ships Of
$1,000 tons, among them one already
reported, a steamer of 1000 tons.
British planes entering Northern
and Western Germany in the night
failed to reach their goals. A few
bombs dropped on residential Sec
tions and one village caused small
damage.
During our own armed recon-
naissance of Southern England,
bombs were dropped on industrial
plants in London, Bexhill, Brighton,
Banburg and other places.
An s,o0o-ton merchant ship was
severely damaged southwest of the
Isle Of Man.
During the night of September
1918, battle planes again bombed
the port and docks of London and
Liverpool. causing new fires and ex-
plosions.
British ports again were mined.
One enemy plane was shot down.
One of our own is missing.
During the night Of September H.
13 light enemy naval forces at
tempted to shell Boulogne port. The
opponent, without having caused
any damage, was driven away by the
fire of our coastal batteries.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

crimes, strangely unoriginal. There
Is little originality in the official
misconduct of our city government.
I see very little difference in the
New York Of Tweed and that of
John F.. Curry of Manhattan or
Edward Flynn of the Bronx Mr..
La Guardia had even strong de-
nunciation Of Jimmie Walker, whom
he has just appointed to a $4,000
job. Thus, the forces Of righteous
ness march on"
Referring to the part of the La
Guardia speech in which the Mayor
said If he were picking a President
for utility company he would
vote for Mr. Willkie, the Republican
nominee said
Il agree with him the President
could not run a business"
Gives Reason for Tammany Race.
Mr.. Willkie also took notice of
Mayor La Guardia's reference to
the fact that the Republican
nominee once ran for county COM
mitteeman on the Tammany ticket
In New York. Mr.. Willkie said he
only ran for that post to support
John Sheehy, who was such an
outstanding citizen that Mr.. Roose-
welt, as Governor of New York,
appointed him sheriff.
Mr.. Simpson, New York County
Republican chairman, told news
Guardia Endorsement of the Presi-
dents third term bid will have
made any difference in the outcome
in New York because mo mans
votes are transferable.
To illustrate his point, he re-
called President Roosevelt's inva-
sion of Maryland against the re-
nomination of Senator Tydings in
1888. Mr.. Roosevelt, he said, may
have been able to get the vote of
Maryland for himself, but he failed
to persuade the voters of the Free
State to turn against Senator
Tydings.
Mr.. Willkie broke in to observe
that the President didn't do so
well about Hiram johnson, either"
evidently referring to a statement
the President made several weeks
ago, questioning the California
Senator's right to be regarded
Liberal. Senator johnson subse-
quently won denomination.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Maryland Will Extend
Sanitation Program
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the hSSCCldteQ freSS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l3.-Exten-
sion Of the community sanitation
program Of the w. P. A. and tho
State Department Of Health into
Baltimore, Charles, st. Marys and
Worcester Counties is expected soon,
State w. P. A. Administrator r. H.
Dryden said today.
The expansion Of the sanitation
work will involve the construction
of scores of additional sanitary
units in these counties.
DR.. r. H. Riley, State health ON
Ger, said in commenting on the sani-
tation program, that great public
health gains had resulted from this
work in Maryland.
Public schools have been relieved
from health hazards resulting from
insanitary sewage disposal system,
canning and seafood packing plants
have been made safe, and thousands
of homes in rural areas and in towns
lacking flush sewerage systems have
had the peril Of typhoid, dysentery
and other filth borne diseases re-
duced by the construction of sani-
tary rrivies," DR.. Riley said.
Another potential hazard of local
infection from outside sources has
been reduced by the building Of
sanitary privy units for installation
at tourist camps" he added.
Industrialization is increasing
raDidly in Brazil.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
|WiIIkie Funds Drive
Heads for Probe

One Of Wendell WILKES major
campaign accessories, the Willkie
Clubs, seemed destined today for
scrutiny under the microscope of the
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee as leaders Of the ma
tional organization signifed their
willingness to explain their financ-
ing methods.
Specifically, the committees in
terest was aroused by appearance
of series Of magazine advertise
ments asking funds for the Willkie
campaign. Chairman Gillette, Dem
ocrat, of Iowa announced late yes
terday that the committee had "in-
vited" two officials of the club Or
ganization to come here for discus
sion of the advertisements In tie
light Of possible violation Of the
spirit of the Hatch Act"
Oren Root, jr.. who with John o.
Young was invited" to appear here,
said in Chicago last night that he
would be happy to accept and to
produce "all information I have on
any aspect of our Willkie Club
work"
Evening star., 1940-09-13

Industrialization is increasing
rapidly in Brazil.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
London
Continued From First Page.)

blaze to two rooms on the top floor
Of the struck building.
Observers said some massive
bombers, which had a course set
toward the broad avenue on which
government buildings are clustered
were harried by fighters until they
were forced to turn away.
Several Shot Down.
Several of the raiders were re-
ported shot down. One was seen
trailing smoke over Southwest Lon
don, and parachutes were seen
floating down over central parts of
the city.
One nervy Nazi, who drove his
three-engined bomber out Of a low
cloud to locate his target. suddenly
was dived by a Spitfire whose ma
chine guns were chattering. Both
disappeared in a snowy cloud.
The raiders operated with the
greatest caution, hiding in the
clouds until such times as they could
dart out and elude British fighter
rege. Then they would fly low and
fast toward their objectives.
Rooftop watchers saw single tri-
motored bombers swoop low and
fast, with clouds Of shells breaking
about them, and British fighters in
hot pursuit.
Scores Of incendiary bombs were
dropped far and wide, some of them
in well-known thoroughfares. Air
raid wardens promptly extinguished
great numbers Of them.
Some Of Germany's biggest bomb
ers participated in the raid.
Despite the quick action Of fire.
men, red glow over the West End
was seen by roof-top watchers and
other fires broke out. Loud explo-
sions and the scream Of bombs
sounded when several of the raiders
flew low and fast over one London
district.
First Raid at 7:37 AM.
The first raid at 7:37 am. lasted
So minutes and caught Londoners by
surprise as they were at breakfast
and on crowded trains, buses and
boats going to work.
The first raid came only l hour
and 81 minutes after the end of the
sixth all-night alarm Of eight and a
half hours, in which, however, Brit
aims new AL out" aerial barrage for
the second time kept most Of the
raiders at q distance from the cen
tral city.
Widespread attacks were reported
over the rest Of Britain. however
particularly In the Midlands and
Lancashire, north Of Liverpool.
Belfast reported m incendiary
Evening star., 1940-09-13

bomb attack on Northern Ireland
where bombs in the main street Of
town set some houses aflre.
Meanwhile. it was disclosed. Lon
don has suffered 1,175 dead and
approximately 4,27O injured since
Saturday and severe damage to a
great many historic buildings in
these mass bombings. Somerse.
House, a historic building in the
Strand occupied by government
offices; the Picadilly Hotel, houses
in Berkeley Square, an old residen-
tial district, and eight churches-St.
Magnus the Martyr, st. Swithins,
st. Mary-at-Hill, st. DunstanS in
the-East, St. Mary Woolnoth, st.
Clements, st. Augustine's and St.
Giles Cripplegate-all have been
damaged.
A petroleum canister also hit
Catholic church in West London
during the night and burned it to
shell.
Hour Of Attack Surprise.
Today's raiders were aided by the
cloudy sky, which gave them cover.
The early hour at which the day
light assault was launched came as
a surprise to the city, which hereto
fore has been comparatively free
from forenoon attacks.
Although some high explosive and
incendiary bombs fell in the capital
during the night. the raiders failed
to reach Central London in force
and a government communique said
damage was the hghtest since the
massed raids began last Saturday.
Casualties were said to be small.
Other attacks were launched
simultaneously on many areas in
the British Isles, but the COM
munique said that only lone bombers
or small formations participated and
declared their operations were seri-
ously hampered by heavy ground
fire.
The Midlands had its longest
Evening star., 1940-09-13
U. S. Worker to Retire
After 81 Years Service

Louis Lowe, 1913 Potomac street, a
Federal employe for 81 years, will
retire from the Office of the Solici-
tor Of the Interior Department Sep
tember 80.
Mr.. Lowe celebrated his 10th
birthday anniversary Wednesday
and was given birthday and re-
tirement party, attended by 40 fel-
low employees.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Communiques Of Warning Governments
British

OIItiSH
LONDON, Sept. 13 R.-The
British government issued the
tolloDing con1n1uniques today:
Enemy air attacks during last
night, though not on a heavy scale
were directed To many areas in the
British Isles and enemy aircraft op-
Grating singly or in small formations
were heavily engaged by our de-
fenses at many points.
Though q number of high ex-
plosive and incendiary bombs were
dropped in and around London and
some fires were started, fires were
quickly brought under control and
damage caused was much less than
on previous nights.
Full details of casualties are not
yet available, but reports so far re-
ceived indicate the number of per-
sons killed and injured in the Lon
don area was very small
Some houses were destroyed by
bombs in two towns in Lancashire
and in a town on the eastern cut.
skirts Of London. There was a small
number Of casualties at each Of
these places.
Elsewhere, reports show that little
damage has been caused and that
there have been very few casualties
Following last nights ineffective
attacks. in which bombs were
dropped in London at random
through heavy clouds, small num-
ber of enemy aircraft have today
deliberately bombed a number of
conspicuous buildings in various
parts of London irrespective Of their
nature.
1t is feared that the enemy has
succeeded in killing and injuring a
number of civilians.
Buckingham Palace was attacked,
several bombs falling within the
precincts, one of which damaged the
palace chapel. Their najeStieS were
in residence. but fortunately escaped
injuries. Three members of the staff
at the palace were injured.
1ncendiary bombs also fell in
Downing street but did no damage
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Nazis Charge French
SS,000,000 a Day
For Occupation
Reich Keeps 1000, 900
In Country; Upkeep but
Part of Defeat Cost
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, Sept. 13-The
French public was informed offlcial-
" yesterday that the price they will
pay for the German army of occu-
patton of more than 1000 900 men
is 400, 600, 900 francs day. At the
official franc exchange this is more
than 100000.
The expenses of the army of occu-
patton had been fixed by the Ger
mans at 10000, 900 reichsmarks daily.
But since the Germans also have a
fixed rate of exchange of 20 francs
to special reichsmark, the bill
thus mounted 20 times 20,000,000
reichsmarks.
The Petain government announced
yesterday the opening of a special
account of $4,000 900 900 francs ($1,-
100000 000 in the Bank of France
as part of the amount Germany Is
exacting for occupation expenses.
The big payment for the upkeep
Of Frances conquerors is only part
of the price France must pay for
losing the war. Property destruc-
ton in the invaded regions has not
been computed but is estimated at
many millions.
An estimated 100000 men were
killed. Pensions for their depend
ents will be required for many years.
An estimated 100000 prisoners
of war reduces the nations man.
power. causing continuing manu-
featuring and agricultural losses.
The burden of upkeep of prisoners
held in the occupied zone rests with
the French people in cities and
towns nearest the prison camps.
They are expected to provide food
stuffs.
Nazis Spending Literally.
Germans in the occupied zone are
spending their monthly wages liber-
ally, buying many things they have
not had In long time. They are
using the special marks which the
French must accept at the rate of
20 francs for mark. Storekeep-
ers turn the marks in to the Bank
of France. receiving francs in ex-
change, so individuals are not the
losers.
Authorities of the German army
of occupation fined the city of
Nantes 100000 francs (s100,000)
today.
Nantes was penalized for cutting
q telephone line used by German
officials the night of September 81.
The city last month was fined 2,000.-
900 francs (s40,000) for a similar
Incident.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
WiNkie Barely Misses
Starting Campaign
On Friday the 18th
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-By a
scant half hour, Wendell L.
Willkie avoided beginning his
first campaign trip on Friday
the 18th.
Whether the schedule was
fixed at the request of the Re-
publican presidential nominee
was not disclosed, but his spe-
cial train left Rushville, Ind,
for Chicago at 1l:30 o'clock
eastern standard time) last
night.
Originally it was intended to
start the trip a day later.
Evening star., 1940-09-13

either had another objective or were
turned back by an increasingly
effective" German defense by night
pursuit planes and artillery.
Waterloo Bridge Area Bombed.
Nazi raiders returning today from
the sixth consecutive all-night at
tack on London reported bombing
west and central sections of the
British capital, including the vicinity
Of Waterloo Bridge, and said a
chain Of fires could be seen stretch
ing all the way from London to the
southwest coast.
These blaZes, the pilots asserted,
marked places where other German
night raiders had dived on British
objectiyes.
The flyers also said the London
dock district was subjected to fur
ther blows, adding that some fires
started in the raids of September 8
were still burning.
NaZi bombers also visited Birken-
head. Cardiff and Bristol during the
night and early morning hours, the
Germans said.
German long-range guns on the
French coast were in action yester-
day against ship convoy which
left the Dover harbor, officials said.
Observers were unable to see the
effects of the fire on account of the
mist and the distance. Planes sum-
moned failed to find the convoy, but
came back with reports they had
bombed the Dover harbor district.
Floods stopped traffic over the
famed Yunnan-Burma highway in
China for a month recently
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Joins information Ministry

LONDON, Sept. l3 R.-Qouglas
Williams, former New York corre-
spondent for the London Daily
Telegraph, took over direction to-
day of the American section Of the
Ministry of Information. He sue
ceeds Sir Frederick Whyte, who
resigned.
Evening star., 1940-06-14
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing


Palace-"The Mortal Storm" Mar
garet Sullivan caught in the one
that engulfed Germany: II, 2:25,
450, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Slightly Honorable" mys-
terry in the mad comedy manner :
IL am, lao, 4:3O, 7:15 and 1905
pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $50, $40
and 9:05 pm.
Capitol - "Turnabout, Thorne
Smiths daft tale of the husband
and wife who traded places: IL am,
lao. 4:30. 7:20 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 12:45, 3:35, 625 and a:05
pm.
Keiths my Favorite Wife
Irene Dunno is Cary Grants: Ills
am, l, 2:45, 4:3o, 6:15, sos and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan - Confessions of a
Nazi Spy" fifth column case history
brought up to date: 1920 am, 1:25
1925, $50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Columbia waterloo Bridge,
Vivien Leigh in poignantly dra-
matte romance: 11:50 am, 2:15
$40, 705 and $50 pm.
Little-"The Mill on the Floss
screen version of the George Eliot
novel: II am, 2:05. $40 and 1926
pm.
Trans Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-06-14

would have been distributed through
United Artists. M-G-M held the
trump card and realized it. never
deviating from its original counter
proposition to SelZnick: You take
Gable and we distribute C. w. T.
w with a one-third interest"
Two other stars of the same studio,
Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy,
rated higher than Gable in the last
published box Office ratings (Nl-
though they probably won't in the
next listings), but it's Gable who is
responsible for keeping the big Gull
yer City plant on er-than-even
keel for 1939-40.
When this Herculean accomplish
ment was called to his attention be-
tween scenes of Boon Town" Gable
said, L have been paying no atten-
ton to figures. I'm 100 busy dishing
up more ham for this picture"
(ReleaSed by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1940-06-14

tent merely to quote specimens Of
the catch line writer's work, allow
ing them to speak for themselves.
On the desk contiguous to this
typewriter are two loudly speaking
specimens of the difficulty which
this particular type of writing man
faces in his work. Topmost of the
two has to do with his work on the
Forthcoming Susan and God" Out
of the brain beating through which
he went have come the following
brief sentences designed to put the
public in a dither over the film:
rs it true what they say about
Susan?'
"If you know Susan as we
know Susan Oh-Oh-Oh."
"Saint-or screWball?"
Susan fiddles around while
home burns!"
Shocking :. amazing =. on the
stage! Startling .. Amusing
:. on the screen!'
She's got way with men that no
man can get away from"
See? Certainly you do. but try
to write some better ones, adher-
ing to the rule that catch line
must be a catchy line.
More defnitive of the poor chaps
problems, because the picture has
been seen here, and is about to be
seen again, are the lines built from
waterloo Bridge" which stars
Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor
For that one some of the suggested
lines were:
Scarlet has her hands full with
Taylor When Taylor's got
his arms full of her"
Together again But this
time they care"
"A romance every woman will
love =. drama every man will
live"
The heart breaker of Gone with
the Wind loses her own heart this
time"
Noble in her sacrifice for a love
that could not live Unwaver-