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Evening star., 1940-12-21
ThuiIund Issues Wurnino
Against BANGKOK Attack

BY the Associated Press.
BANGKOK, Thailand. Dec. 21.-
The Thailand (Siam) radio broadcast
warning today that the Thai all
force would bomb Dalai, Pnompenh
and Saigon, all in French Indo-
China, if French forces attempted
to attack Bangkok.
The warning was in reply, the
broadcast said, to a Saigon radio re-
port that French planes had drop
ped bombs on Korat, in Thailand
and approached Bangkok.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
British Blast.
Bardia From
All Sides
Planes and Worships
Join Artillery in
Mussed Attack
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. Dec. 21.-Wh.le
British bombers, artillery and war;
ships were reported battering be-
leaguered Bardia today in an effort
to smash path through the Italian
defenses, a general headquarters
communique announced British
troops had captured an additional
900 prisoners and were clearing
the areas to the northwest and west
OF the Eastern Libyan base.
The British forces in the western
desert, which continue to be REIN
forced" also have taken four guns
in their mopping-up operations, the
communique reported. In addition.
patrols along the Sudan frontier
were said to be carrying on their
aggressive activity"
AS the British closed in on Bardia
large units of the trapped Fascist
forces were said to be trying des-
perately to slip through the ring of
steel around their Eastern Libyan
base under cover of darkness and
the pail of smoke and dust hanging
over the town after five days of
bombardment.
1t was believed in some British
circles that such units--if any got
through-would try to Join Marshal
Rodolfo GraZiani at Tobruk for
new stand IS miles west of the
Libyan-Egyptian frontier.
The coastal road to Tobruk and
Derna has been reported, like Bardia.
under almost constant R. A. F. and
naval bombardment.
Reports from the battle front said
the British. bringing up infantry to
reinforce their advance tank COL
umns, completed a semi-circle of
men and guns around the landWard
side of Bardia last night while line
of warships off the coast finished
the encirclement Immediately. it
was said, the battle of Bardia became
a siege.
From all sides British guns were
laundering at the 17-mile Italian
defense front of tank traps. gun
emplacements and pill boxes manned
by an estimated 10000 troops
many of them survivors of the Fas-
cist flight from Egypt.
The British counterdrive into
Libya in the desert lands to the
south also was reported advancing
Fight to Gust Italians.
There the British, spearheaded by
a unit of Australian cavalry, were
fighting to oust an Italian garrison
from the oasis of Giarabub, about 20
miles west of the Egyptian frontier
. Some prisoners were taken in
three days of fighting around the
oasis and last night the rest of the
Italian force was reported still hold
ing out against heavy pressure.
The British said they refrained
from the usual bombing prelude to
the attack because buildings and
monuments sacred to the Senussi
sect are around the oasis.
The Italians were said to be at
tempting to move up reinforcements
from other outlying posts.
Reuters british news agency dis
patches from Cairo said the Royal
Air Forces repeated attacks on
Italys Libyan air bases. intended to
keep the Fascist flying force
grounded, had been so intense the
Italians were forced to abandon all
their fields in Eastern Libya.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Japan Shifts Cabinet
As Uneasiness Over
Axis Pact Grows
New Justice and Home
Affairs Ministers Are
Named by Konoye
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
! SHANGHAI, Dec. 21.-Japanese
Premier Prince Konoye's appoint
ment today of new japanese Min
listers of Justice and Home Affairs is
believed by Shanghai observers to
have been motivated largely by the
| japanese peoples increasing un-
, eaSlneSs over their governments mil
itary alliance with Italy and Ger
many.
Dissatisfaction with Japan's COM
mltmentS has been gaining momen-
tum since early this month. and re-
ports were current two weeks ago
that the KOnOye government might
fall as result.
However it was understood po-
ltical leaders were loath to permit
complete change in government be-
cause of fear this would accentu-
ate the public's misgivings There
fore, it was decided to strengthen"
the present cabinet through the ad-
dition of Baron Kiichirb Hiranuma
as home minister and 1t. Gen. Hell
suke Yanagawa as minister of
justice.
The further addition of Gen.
Baron Sadao Araki as minister with
out portfolio appeared probable since
he, like Hiranuma. commands con-
siderable political influence. Araki
is former war minister. The fiery
general recently conferred at length
with Prince Konoye.
Stricter enforcement of economic
restrictions was seen by observers as
further factor in the cabinet
changes.
Baron Hiranuma. Premier for
| several months in 1889 and recently
minister without portfolio in the
Konoye cabinet, succeeds Ella Yasui
as head of the vital department con-
trolling the nationwide police sys-
tenn and prefectural, municipal and
village authorities.
Adds Military Strength.
Gen. Yanagawa, a former Vice
Minister of War and ne-time COM
mander of the Japanese garrison at
Formosa, replaces Akira Kazami as
Minister of Justice, and adds mill
tary strength to the cabinet, al
though he is retired officer. His
new post demands close cooperation
with the army and also with the
Home Ministry in the prosecution
of law violators.
Reports of widespread complaints
and numerous violations of the gov
ernment's low-price policy have ap-
peared recently in the japanese
press.
Economic police recently an
nounced that rice hoarders and food
stuff profiteers would be vigorously
prosecuted" but the press COM
planned that no concerted action had
been taken yet.
The army was said to be pushing
vigorously low-price. anti-luXury
policy in an attempt to Induce the
people to share the hardships of the
battle front and stabilize the domes-
tic economy"
Observers expressed belief that the
cabinet change presaged increased
efforts to accelerate the totalitarian
movement in Japan. Baron Hira-
numa is favorite among rightists.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Educator Quits Work
| To Direct Traffic
| Durinq BIockout

DR.. N. P. Nelson of the Ma
tional Education Association. at
Sixteenth and NJ streets NV.
left his Offices during the power
failure this morning to direct
traffic in front of the building.
DR.. Nelson. who is executive
secretary of the department of
health and physical education.
said that he spent about As
minutes in the middle OF the
street first Strengthening out the
congestion and then directing
the flow of motor vehicles and
pedestrians.
On the whole. he found it
good experience" and said that
directing traffic is a good thing
to know.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
British Plant KEEPS
Too Fast Worker:
Union Strikes
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Workers
IN a factory turning out uni
forms for the British Tommies
struck today because of con-
tinued employment of a cutter
whom their union expelled on
a charge of working too fast.
The National Union of Tailors
and Garment Workers said the
man violated union rules by
cutting too many pairs of khaki
pants per hour. The union took
the view this endangered its
standards of output and
craftsmanship"
Evening star., 1940-12-21
StuIin's Birthday Quiet

MOSCOW, Dec. 81 (P.-Joseph
Stains 61st birthday anniversary
passed today without formal OBJ
servance. A year ago it was cele-
brated. There was no mention of
the birthday in today's press.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
U. S. Citizen Is Removed
From Ship by British
By the Associated Press.

By ASSUCIdIeu
ABOARD THE S. S. EXCAMBION
at Bermuda, Dec. 21.-British au-
thorities today removed an Amer
ican citizen, Oscar Stabler. barber
on the Excambion, when the ship,
en- route to New York, called at Ber-
muda. The charges we're not dis
closed. Stabler was born at Stutt-
CART, Germany.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Uhriatntaa muair

Two full pages of Christmas
music programs in Washington
churches are in The Stars
church section today on Pages
A-12 and Alb.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
It's Late, but Not Too Lote>
To Brighten YuIe for Needy
Generous Persons Form Also Steady
Parade to Christmas House With Funds

With little time left The Stars campaign put Christmas
cheer into the homes of families yesterday
to flood tide kaleidoscope generous people
Christmas House.
Dr. H Claus of 1920 highway Arlington Va his
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Let's Hurry
Before It's Too Late

Checks and cash sent to
Christmas House today and to-
morrow can be placed in the
hands of needy mothers in time
for a bit of Christmas shopping.
Children may be denied their
share Of the seasons cheer if
your donation comes later.
Mail your gift at once to
The Stars Christmas House, at
Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Or stop
by at any of the following
WMAL broadcast periods:
Today
5 to 5:15P.M
6:15 to $50 PM.
Tomorrow
No broadcasts. Christmas
House closed till $50 am.
Monday.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Summary of Todoy's Star

O'Conor would apply tax cuts to 1910
Maryland income. Page Al
Sports.
G. w., victor over Clemson, plays
Duke, conqueror of G. U. Page B-4
Zivic's showing in draw rated worse
than jenkins. Page B-4
Central, Tech display title basket
caliber in victories. Page BIS
Hockey Eagles prove crowd pleasers
with victorious brawls. Page BIS
Evening star., 1940-12-21

(See DEFENSE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1940-12-21

(See GAMBLERS, Page A-20
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1899 Connpletjons


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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17
Drilling Wells--Kevin-Sunburst

Beardslee- NO. CSL Sci Nwa s-s2W 1886
OH 1874
80 BbL 170
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& olidge-AG No 3l-36-l
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No 1
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32-35-3W
35-36-2W
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Coolidge & COOlidge-A GoCmdy Rig
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Cut Bank Oil Field
1889 Compilations

PRODUCE
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So 7s No Sc N SEA 2aew as sss
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spruce crowley ! Nw 2s-s7w show oil ADD 2scs
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Lo1s si No NE swa MA s.s4sw s9
Iarrant-State No Sc NE3SEa 36-34-6W
exaco-State No 4, @ NW3 NW3 l6-32-5W
Iarrant- Wiley Jones No
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Tarrant-Yunk
Iexaco- zimmerman No
Bonnet No. @ 8325W
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exacoL ndquiS No 2 @ SW3 732-5W
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HELENA--Mrs. julia Warren. n
who was born st Fort Benton the same
year as the gold discovery at Virginia
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from Fort Benton in a watson kWm8n
and lived IN this vicinity slnem. @lnee
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MOSSER DOME
| Dramatically No 26SS2E on 1907
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No. / NEa 26-sS-2EE 1850
26-3S-2R
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26-SS-2M
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Active Oil and Gas Fields



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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17

SOAP CREEK OIL FIELD
Calf Independent Tribal On @a
TIGER RIDGE
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TOLUCA DOME r~-~
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WEST POMDERA
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WHITEHALL DISTRICT
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WHITLASH OIL FIELD e~sne
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Natural
Western Natural Wallace "
Nat1rai ~" 1osN-&
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wINIFRED DISTRICT
canmont-scharff NEa sF-22-TTr -
Cammon- Pennock NwA e-2IN-sE - Mss
Ernmons CToser No o@@ aaSo
Ennrnons Government No
NO NO Sz s SEs sE s2lSE Dry SIS
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Enrnons- Meteor No NvV. srz 9e@a-iSE
Sdsn N no ss s a. os s
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YELLOWSTONE COUNTY
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CUT BANK DRILLING WELLS

British American Tribal No IL SCI Nws s4-S5-6w
Cobb-Chur No. c SW4 NW3 30-37N-4W
Cobb WalbeTger No. 5 NEa SEA 35-35-6W
Cobb-Vandemark No. @ SEA NE3 35-35-6W
Glacier Production Lookhon No NW3 NEa 33-33-5W
Glacier Production Scheuren No SW4 SEA 2O-33-5W
Glacier Production-State No. CIVIL NW3 16-33-5W
Glacier Production Evans No. c SW4 NE4 2l-33-5W
Glacier Production harrington No NE4 Sw4 1885
Glacier Production Maltby No c NEl NE3 8-35-5W
Hemac Trust Government No NV Sci SW3 32-33-5W
Jeffries- Exchange Oh No. / G NW3 NW3 34-35-6W
Olive On-Winker No. S CNL NE3 NEa 35-35-6W
Pardu-A Anderson No. c SEaSW3 31-32-5w
Newell Chandler ct al-Anderson No NEa Nws l-366W
Santa Rita Stahl No. G NWa SEA 20-35-5W
santa Rita Rasmussen No. NE SWi SW4 32-33-5w
Santa Rita Lander No c SEA SW5 16-35-6W
Iarrant-State No. NE NEa SEA 36-34-6W
I arrant- Wiley Connolly No SW SW3 NEa 3i-34-5W
Iarrant- Reckhon No 8 G NWa NE4 36-32-6W
Wilkinson g. Potter Allotted CIVIL Lot Sec l2-a2-s
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17

Cheap sugar for INDECENT homrxstpw
houses u advocated IN South Afrxca'
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snow 0@s ADD. nos
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Evening star., 1940-11-05
Argues Against Aid
For Britain.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The war psychosis which most un-
fortunately has been imposed upon this
country has produced results which are
erratic, discreditable and dangerous.
large number of people start with
the assumption that the mess across
the Atlantic is "our war" If that
premise be sound why shouldn't We
prepare ourselves actively to participate?
To place upon Great Britain the entire
burden, aside from supplying war ma
terials, is cowardly and unfair. Yet
almost unanimously the persons in this
big group Historically protest against
actual participation. They want some
thing short of war" which something
may not exist. They fear being led
into war; though they energetically ap-
prove the leading. They applaud violent
denunciations of our alleged enemies,
favor many acts of war approve gifts
from the Treasury, but stop short Of a
scratch on their precious hides.
Great Britain understands this at
titude and, to retain the support of these
people, assures them Gas Lord Northcllffe
did in 1910 that men are not needed.
However, that talk is of the present;
nothing is said about the needs of the
future Now, how can England secure
peace? There are but two ways: ID ap-
peasement, lie, a negotiated treaty, and
(2) defeat of the Germany Army on the
continent. The first is "unthinkable"
to the persons in question. They hurl
bricks at the Lone Eagle" and will not
support any candidate for Office who is
an "appeaser" So for them, defeat OF
the German Army on the continent is
the only course And when that road
is followed, Britain will need more
Americans on the land and in the air
than she needed in 1917, because the
French are out, and the Germans are
better prepared At this point comes
the unctuous statement from the hide
savers, that it would be infeasible to
land an effective army on the continent.
If that be true, and if there is to be no
basement, then the war is already
lost to Great Britain, and whatever
war materials the Government of the
United States is now sending her are
being thrown away-or worse.
Suppose Great Britain does lose? AM
bassador Joseph Kennedy and a major
ity of our military experts are said to
believe that her chance of winning is
slim Suppose before she loses, we shall
have given her credits of several
billions of dollars, and turned over
substantial part Of our defense ma
chinery? Wouldn't 1t be wise to at
tempt to ascertain whether we are
missing the bus? COLD REALISM.
October 81
Evening star., 1940-11-05

nations of this hemisphere. However,
it is evident that the British gov
ernment is anxious to handle the
Martinique problem with strict re-
gard for American sensibilities.
Martinique and Guadeloupe are
small islands, inhabited mostly by
Negroes and not economically pros
porous. Their chief strategic impor-
tance is the excellent harbor of Fort
de France, capital of Martinique,
which, if fortified, would make a
good naval base. and which would
endanger us if it should fall into
unfriendly hands. AS the Vichy
government becomes increasingly
bound up with the axis powers, its
colonial possessions in the Western
Hemisphere constitute an embar-
RAISING problem.
1t would not be surprising if our
Government soon took steps to clear
up this veXatious situation, and it
may we'll be that the dispatch of our
deStroyers and airplanes to Mar
Unique or its vicinity marks the first
move in this direction.