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Evening star., 1940-03-30

! evening. He accepted with reserva-
tions.
Are you sure Gail wants me?"
he asked.
She's right here. You can find
out for yourself" Anna suggested
Far from being displeasing, the
prospect of Bills presence lifted
Calls spirits
do come. Bill" she urged. "Of
course, want you"
Feels Guilty.
The qualification in his voice
made her feel guilty. In the last
two months she had not given
Bill thought except when he was
with her. She had even evaded
dates with him on the chance that
Chris might telephone.
But now that she had the other
man out of her life she realized that
her affection for Bill had not
changed.
The day she had dreaded passed
quickly. Gail made a cake and
fixed the salad while Anna busted
herself with the roast and vege-
tables.
The dining table, with its fresh
cloth, monogrammed silver and
pink -f1owered Haviland looked in
viting.
Keeps Busy.
The living room was scented with
the roses. Gail patted the cushions
on the davenport into place, shifted
the chairs into more comfortable
positions and switched on the lamps.
1t certainly helped to keep busy.
She did not realize that a large
part of her inner satisfaction was
the sight of the flowers Chris had
sent, the note buried in her drawer,
the memory still fresh in her heart
of the words of love the night be-
fore.
Bill thought she looked radiant,
but his first delight at seeing her
was dashed by the sight of the hot
house roses.
"And I brought you a silly little
pot of violets." he sighed. But I
shan't give them to you They
should be for your mother any
way"
Annals delight over them sur
prised Gail Knowing how her
mother shrank from having COM
pany her effort to make Bill feel
at home was pitiful She wanted
Gail to be happy
Supreme Object.
AS happy as she could be with
out losing sight of what was to
Anna Meadows her supreme object
in life.
Knowing this. Gail, too. played
her part and it was an amazingly
gay little dinner. When they had
washed the dishes Bill suggested
taking both of them for a ride, but
Anna refused.
81 promised to drop in to see
Belle she said. She isn't feeling
very we'll"
tone. but Gail suspected that Aunt
Bellies illness was undoubtedly
result of their scene the night be-
fore
Take her some of my roses"
she cried. then realizing that her
aunt would want nothing which
came from Christopher Reid, she
added. 'or perhaps she would rather
have a piece of cake"
Anna did not reply, but wrapped
the cake in waxed paper and Bill
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She put her hand upon his arm
affectionately.
You have helped by just being
here
His lean young jaw tightened
then he said as if the words were
being forced from him, You're in
love with Chris, aren't you?"
At her involuntary protest he
cried, Don't deny it. It was writ
Evening star., 1940-03-30
CHAPTER X.

Anna was awake as she always
was when Gail had been with Chris.
She called YEARLY. rs that you,
daughter"
Gail went to her bedroom and
flashed on the light. Anna was
lying with her white hair spread
over the pillow. Face, hair and
linen were almost the same shade,
but out of the whiteness her dark
eyes burned like living Goals.
"You can go to sleep now" Gail
said gently, I'm not going out with
him any more
A tide of relief swept the tired
face.
Its all for the best, dear!"
"Yes,' the girl sighed TT prob
ably is"
The break had to come. so it was
undoubtedly better to suffer little
now than much more later. Gail
undressed slowly and told herself
her mother was right.
She couldn't really be in love with
a man she had known for such a
short time His personality blinded
her to the facts when she was with
him, but when they were apart she
knew there could be no happiness
for either of them together.
Proposes.
Chris had asked her to marry
him. overcome by the strength of
their mutual attraction. but if he
knew the truth he. too. would
realize that it was an impossible
situation.
And now that her sacrifice had
been made Gail felt so tired that
she went to sleep Immediately.
The next morning there came a
box of roses, yellow ones. thick
stemmed and thorny. and under
meath another layer of deep
crimson.
On the card Chris had written.
1.-THE yellow ones are for you but
the red ones are for me-" No other
message of pleading or regret. He
had evidently accepted her decision.
Hides Gard.
Gail slipped the card into her
dresser drawer beneath a pile of
handkerchiefs and looked in vain
for container large enough for
all of them. There was none so
she put the yellow ones in silver
pitcher. the red in an old-fash-
Toned cut glass vase.
Her mother watched her without
comment. Anna looked better this
morning and seemed more con-
tented than she had for a long
time. When Bill telephoned she
was positively cordial to him, in
sisting that he come for supper that
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Gail Meadows Trenton. 20. goes
dinner-dancins with Fill Morgan. and
meets CHRISTOPHER Reid. handsome son
OF the man who was responsible for her
fathsr's unjust Imprisonment and
death. She tells Bill about her father
and declines his proposal of marriage.
The couple returns to Calls home,
where she lives with her mother. Anna.
and spinster Aunt Belle. Gail explains
that she will not marry until her
fathers name is cleared Using the
name Gall Meadows she obtains a
stenographic position in the John Reid
fewelry store and discovers that any
one Of the employees who had heen
there Ave years might have been
guilty Of her fathers ruin Chris tells
fve years .aso. and she adds him to the
list Of persons to be suspected Chris
tries to make love to her. but Gail re-
pulses him and confusedly tells him
he should take his work at the store
more seriously After he calls on her
the next day at her home. Gail crosses
him of the list Of persons suspected
Gail tries unsuccessfillv to become
friendly with Helen Stiles, the aloof
brassy blond employe, is friendly with
Gail. but after lunchine toeether. Gail
realizes Hazel can't give her. any clues
REGARDING her fathers downfall Aunt
Belle reproaches Gail for associatins
with Chris and leaves. saying she has
been insulted Gail promises her
mother she will not date Chris, again
after that evening. While dinner
but Gail reluctantly tells him she cam
not marry him-nor see him again
At her mothers request
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Cuba's international air traffic
showed marked gains In the last
year.
More than $4,000 900 will be spent
in air-conditioning gold mines in
Africa.
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me there, to talk things over with
me, won't desert you"
Ito be cOntinued.)
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23 Beauties Will Seek
Miss Washington Title

Sunday night % OF Washinztons
beauties will compete for the title
of Miss Washington on the decks
of the S. S. Mount Vernon. The
winner will represent Washington In
the Atlantic City Miss America"
contest. Plans for the contest vir-
tually are complete, with a final re-
hearsal scheduled for tomorrow
night on the Wilson Line steamer.
The % entrants to date-there
may be more later-are Hazel Han
ley, Marylin Hilton, Sally Ruggeuri,
Dorothy Moore. Mary Spooner, Ann
Oakley, Sarah Norris Mary Nelson.
Charlotte Lustlg, Betty Smallman,
Fern Almquist, Jean Hanlon. Alice
Stats, Okla Anderson, Virginia
Howell, Dorothy O'Shure, Peggy
Welden, Marianne Guide, Alice Hill
low, Esther Divine, Anita Marcure.
Myra Phillips and Marjori Hart.
The Board of Judges is composed
OF Harry Macarthur of The Star
drama department., Charter Heslep
of the News, Mary Harris Of the
Post, Betty Hynes or Harold Phillips
of the Times-Herald Emile Beau
vais, local beauty expert, and Raw
Bell, director of publicity for the
Loew's Theaters here A prominent
local citizen, yet to be named, will
act as chairman of the Board Of
Judges.
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Il 10 Be Arraigned Soon
In Antitrust Medical Case

Twenty-one defendants in the
antitrust medical case probably will
be arraigned in District Court Fri
day. June IA. on charges of violation
Of the Sherman Act, 1t was learned
today. :.
Following conferences at the court
house among prosecution ofiicials, 1t
was indicated the arraignments
would be scheduled for that date, a
regular arraignment day in court
procedure.
Counsel for the defense announced
the defendants would plead mot
guilty" to the charges, which include
restraint Of trade against Group
Health Association, a medical CO.
operative Of Government workers
here. The four organizations of
medical men will be represented by
counsel. The individual doctors who
are defendants are expected to ap-
pear In person for arraignment.
The Government is expected to
ask the court to set date for trial
at reasonably early time" but
there were indications that this, in
all likelihood, would not be before
fall.
The defendants include the Amer
lean Medical Association, Medical
Society Of the District of Columbia;
Harris County (Texas) Medical So
ciety; the Washington Academy Of
Surgery, and 81 leading physicians
and surgeons. including prominent
figures Of the A. NJ. A. and OF the
District Medical Society,". -
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-Four Flag Officers Shifted
By Navy Department

The Navy Department today Or
dered changes Of duty for four flag
officers.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Courtney
commander of Squadron 40, was Or
dered here for duty as a member of
the General Board. Rear Admiral
David M. LIE Breton, who recently
completed studies at the Naval War
College, Newport, R. l., will relieve
Admiral Courtney.
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher,
commander of Cruiser Division 3.
Battle Force, will take command of
Cruiser Division 6, Scouting Force
He relieves Rear Admiral Royal E
Ingersoll, who becomes assistant to
the chief of naval operations.
Capt Robert A. Theobald, men,
ber of the General Board here, will
relieve Rear Admiral Fletcher as
commander of Cruiser Division 8.
Capt. Theobald has been selected
for promotion to the rank of real
admiral
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Capt. Ramsay Appeals
To Commons on Arrest
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 5.-Capt. Archi-
bald H. NJ Ramsay, Conservative
member Of Parliament, who was ar
rested May % in roundup Of
fifth column" suspects, appealed
in letter read to the House of
Commons today against his deten-
ton.
The letter, addressed to the
Speaker of the House, protested
that his arrest constituted "a grave
violation of the privileges and vital
rights of members of the House of
Commons"
Capt Ramsay, anti-Semitic presi-
dent of the so-called Right Club, "
was seized on orders by the Home
Secretary.
After reading the letter to the
House the Speaker paused, but no
member rose to comment and the
House proceeded to the next busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1940-06-06


States Marine Corps, only Is are
accepted. The rest are turned away
because Of physical defects.
The census figures fol- the year
1880 put the American boys l8 years
old at that time at 1,l57,703 The
l9-year- -old boys numbered l,l06, ,4O4,
and the 20-year-old boys, 1.066, ,439.
The estimates for 1910 are slightly
only slightly higher. The estimates
are based on the numbers of boys
who In 1890 were 8, 8 and 10 years
old
1t is clear, from these figures that
there are in the United States ap-
proximately 3,330.000 boys aged l8
to 20 inclusive. 1t is not the pur-
pose of the advocates of universal
military training that all this wealth
of young manhood should be under
training at the same time, but only
approximately one-third of them.
Some of them would not be capable
of taking the training, which would
still further cut the number. The
point is that, if training were made
compulsory-which is just another
word for universal training - each
year would see large number of
Americans going into the reserves,
after a period Of training-men who
would be subject to call and in
structed in the use OF arms and
maneuvers If need for their services
arose.
Census Of 1890.
The census of 1880 divided the
boys OF l8, 10 and 20 years of age
into the following groups: native
white boys, sons of native white
parents, age 18. 692100; age 10,
664 ,O85 20, 63O,9l6. Native white
boys, sons of parents of foreign ex-
traction, age 18, 282,794; age 10,
269 o3o; age 20, 253,294. Foreign
born white boys, age 10. 37,7S4; age
l9, 1881, and age 20, 49,897. COL
ored boys. age 18, l23,927; age l9,
109,773, and age 20, 110,375. An
appreciable number of boys of other
races, and other categories, bring
the totals to the figures already
given.
1t is clear that the training given
the boys, if universal training is
attempted, must be varied, accord
ing to the need for infantry. artil-
lery, cavalry. mechanical units. air
pilots, etc, for the Army, and there
might be training for the naval
service as we'll Allotment into the
various groups would have to be
made according to the probable
needs of national defense, and to
provide balanced forces.
A system Of military training on
the scale indicated would cost
money-but If the pay be kept to
a minimum-a few dollars a month
at most, as it should be, the cost
need not be an insurmountable
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Allied Defeat
MoyNotCo
British Fleet
Worships Probably p
Would Base in
Canada or Colonies
BY w. L. WHITE.

Let's look for a moment toward
what would happen in case of an
Allied defeat which, as I write, is
not a probability, but strong pos
sibility. -
If it comes at all it will be COM
plete, and it will be in the next few
weeks. 1t will come not through q
collapse of Allied morale, but be-
cause the Allies have been rendered
incapable of fighting. German tank
divisions would have overrun
France, and an effective force would
have been landed in England, which
could oppose it with only few un-
trained territorials.
Victory, If it comes to the Nazis
at all, must be complete and crush
ing. For if the Allies retire to any
kind of stable line below Paris and
the Channel ports, and If the Brit
ish are able to Withstand the air
raids and beat off landing parties.
then the Germans have not won and
probably cannot win, for time is re-
lentlessly against them. But If they
beat the race with time by smash
ing the Allied Armies, cutting them
to bits, and invading England, then
what?
Then think the British will send
their feet steaming across the At
lantic to Canada, along with the
royal family and the general trap
pings of empire, rather than scut-
f1A thaiy chine or n -
the Nazis.
Could Bargain Still.
With their feet in Canada, at the
disposal Of the dominions, they still
have some bargaining power left
even after the Nazis have occupied
England and overrun all Europe, as
they easily could do after an Allied
collapse.
Because Europe is not self-sus-
tanning. even if the continent were
under the domination of a single
military and political machine. She
imports vast quantities of grain and
raw materials from the other con-
tinents in exchange for manufac-
tured products.
And Europe today is on the verge
of winter famine, even though
there is plenty of food to be had
in the restaurants of all countries
except Germany Because every
army in Europe has been modified
this spring. millions of acres of farm
land were not planted. And if fight
ing continues into the late summer
other millions of acres of ripened
grain will not be cut.
Fleet Still Would Have Value.
No German victory, no matter how
overwhelming, can restore this loss
A British Navy. based on the Brit
ish colonies instead of Scapa Flow.
might have practical nuisance
value to Hitler, in that it could
maintain for while some sort of
blockade against a Nazified Eu-
rope. This navy might be an i'm
portant bargaining point.
1t might even get for England
and France the position of autono-
nous protectorates in the new Nazi
empire, with. We hope, little more
dignity and independence than was
included in the status which Neville
Chamberlain agreed to let the Nazis
impose on the Czechs rather than
fight war which. back there In
1888, Mr.. Chamberlain then stood
every chance of winning.
All of this is not yet probable.
but it's easily possible. If you like
to amuse yourself by lifting the
futures eauzy veil and peering
ahead to where the purple clouds
blush pink under the warm kisses
Of civilizations setting sun.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
French Club Program

The French Club of the Wheatley
School, organized by French
mother, Mrs. Stephen B. Jones, will
review its work tomorrow at $50
am. at which time a French En-
bassy official will present a flag.
Songs and play written by the
school children in French will be
featured.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Weygond Miracle Needed
Eliot Points to Superior Germon Numbers,
Equipment and Victory Morale in New Offensive
BY MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT.

haps $3.50 Allied divisions and 2-3
mechanical divisions. Thus to SUI
periority in mechanical troops and
air force they have added a great
superiority in infantry divisions,
while the Allied line has heightened
as to the sector in question about
10 per cent and has none Of the
support of the semi-permanent
Notifications along the frontier.
The Germans have lost the surprise
element of their tactics, however.
The French have had some two
weeks in which to. strengthen the
new line they have taken up. This
is not great deal Of time in which
to organize great defensive posi-
tion in depth, to allocate troops,
establish supply depots and rail-
range for mutual support between
adjoining units, and prepare OBJ
stacles and tank traps. anti-aircraft
and anti-tank fires If enough work
has been accomplished to hold the
superior Germans on this line, it
may be accounted another Weygand
miracle 1t must, however, be kept
in mind that for the most part the
new line has considerable natural
strength: and that there is not
easy going for heavy trucks in the
sectors now under attack is sug-
gested by the fact that the Ger
mans, after short artillery bar
rage, attacked first of all with
masses of infantry, covered by dive
bombing operations and followed by
light tanks.
Repeats World War Tactics.
This is a repetition of the tactics
of the close Of the World War, when
in many cases the artillery bar
RACES were cut short to avoid giving
the enemy too long to bring up his
reserves. In many cases this lack
Of artillery preparation was heavily
paid for by the attacking infantry in
casualties from machine-gun posi-
tions which had not been cleaned
out. 1t is doubtless to keep down
such machine-gun fires that the
Germans are using their dive
bombers as their infantry closes to
the assault.
Whether this form of tactical
combination will be as useful as
that employed on the Meuse, which
dispensed almost altogether with
artillery preparation, used dive
bombers much more freely and laid
great stress on getting tanks and
other armored elements through to
fan out behind the French lines.
remains to be seen. Probably it
will not gain ground as fast. and
certainly one would expect the Ger
mans to suffer more heavily from
the French artillery than they did
on the Meuse, where their armored
units and air force seem to have
overwhelmed the French batteries
before the latter could do very
much.
Numbers, equipment and the
morale of victory already gained are
with the Germans. Against these.
the French can put only grim de-
termination to defend their soil. and
the genius of Weygand The world
can only wait to learn whether these
are enough to stop the German war
machine.
Copyright, 1910, by New York Tribune
To-
Evening star., 1940-06-06

ue11nlteIy probable, one can only
pray that they may be wrong again.
If there is serious break through,
the next step will be an offer of
separate peace to France. The
French leaders, with their armies
routed, their planes driven from the
air and their great cities threat
ened with destruction, will find it
extremely difficult to refuse. And
If the French accept a separate
peace, the Germans will then be
able to turn tho ful1 furv of their a r.,
Evening star., 1940-06-06
The New Onsfouoht

AS is outlined by those who ought to know
simple Their first
which ended in the Allies amazingly
kerque inevitably damaged doganzed
OF the German Army 1t is thought that
one OF their mechanized divisions and badly battered
existing
fighters took terrific
AS the indeed
crates in the against them Opims
air reserves are lower than had Pessm
more commonly accurate late
At any rate whether not it has been diminished the
the
brief the conflict because
onslaught.
sugh has launched
German
AS anticipated, the violent
French Generassmo Wygand reesabhed
lines by and good The French
Abbevle
of
aid
the future of their
Reserves, Planes and Italians
But the bravery enough
the scale which weighted Allies
Cd Aside
completely hur against
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The second phase of the German
offensive in the West appears to be
under way with great force. It is
much too early to make any COM
ment on its progress, but from all
indications it is directed against the
western half of the new French line
between Montmedy and the Chan
mel coast.
The easiest going here and the
obvious place for attempting
break through is down the Disc
Valley in the direction Of Noyon-
Compeigne as I observed in a pre-
vious article. 1t may, therefore, have
some significance that the Germans
mention as one of their points of at
tack the "Aislette Canal" by which
is apparently meant the Oise-Aisne
Canal which parallels the River
Ailette for good part of its course.
An attack here would be protected
as to its right flank by the Disc, as
to its left by the heights of the
Chemin Des Danes. between the
Ailette and the Aisne-providing
the Germans held this strategic
ridge, which is not certain. The
German attack must, if it is COM
ing in the sector named, be debouch-
ing directly from the cover Of the
great forest Of Saint Gobain, which
doubtless afforded a shield for the
assembly Of its reserves and supply
dumps.
Enveloping Attack Indicated.
Other points mentioned by the
Germans are Peronne and Amiens.
An attack at Amiens and South of
Abbeville" would indicate that while
endeavoring to break through the
French line on the Ailette, the en-
veloping attack is coming along the
coast, with doubtless the Port of
Dieppe as its first objective. then to
swing inland and endeavor to en-
velop the French left wing. while
the right flank of these French
forces (between the Disc and the
sea- is enveloped or thrown back by
the German pressure down the
Disc Valley. The attack at Peronne
may be holding attack or may
develop more drive later on. The
Germans may, indeed. be making a
very large scale effort in an en-
deavor to advance their line clear
down to the Seine.
But it's also possible that. with
the superiority in numbers OF first
line divisions which they now en-
JOY in such increased measure, the
Germans may, having attracted as
they doubtless hope good part of
the French reserves to the west.
strike q heavy blow also in Cham
payne, going from Rethel toward
Rheims, the main communication
center of this area.
Allied Forces Weaker.
Whereas in the beginning the
Germans were using some 80 in
fantry divisions and 10 mechanical
divisions against about the same
number Of infantry divisions and
SIS mechanical divisions for the
Allies (Belgians included, so that
their superiority was in mechanical
troops, in their air force, and in the
surprise tactics they used, they now
have still about 80 infantry divisions
and for immediate purposes, So
mechanical divisions against per-
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Reserves, Planes and Italians

used
taken by the Allied Mediterranean Fleets the Italian Air
Force with 1000 frine planes scale alone If Italy
landing
Gibraltar
80 The English fighter must be largely retained England
reduced appalling nioty the first days Of the
circumstances indicated.
By
Evening star., 1940-06-06
The Capital Parade
Future Of Civilization May Be Settled
On French ButtIefieIds Within 10 Doys

Within the next 10 days two weeks the
o world may have been settled the
] france 1T seems an incredible statement Yet American diplomatic
experts pretty well
the their offensive really the French
lines hold on the other hand there organize Allied
ana American industrial
chanical superiority 49, - ~
pest informed and wsest officials
since they are increasingly convinced that