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Evening star., 1940-05-23
German

BERLIN, May % R.-The text of
the high commands communique
follows:
I'm Flanders our attack over the
Scheldt is slowly winning ground
against heavy enemy resistance.
Near Valenciennes the fight still is
in progress. The forest region of
Normal, southeast Of Valenciennes,
where the French forces attempted
to flee, has been mopped up.
Yesterday also attempts Of enemy
armored forces to break through
near Cambria were thrown back by
the army air force with enemy
losses. In Western Artois German
troops advanced their wedge north
ward in the direction of Calais.
Enemy on Defensive.
ION the entire southern front,
from the Somme to the Meuse, the
enemy is on the defensive. In the
Notifications Of Liege, two of the
most modern works of Battice, sur
rendered with 20 officers and $50
men to our troops. On the southern
fronts. Namur still holds some en-
placements.
"Air Force attacks centered MAIN
ly on rear connections of the enemy
as well as retreat movements and
troops concentrations in Flanders
and Artois. Three transports and
one tanker. with . total tonnage Of
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Canadian Plants Asked
To Work Day and Niqht

OTTAWA, May % (P.-Heavy in
dustry, shipbuilding and aircraft
firms have been requested by the
government to speed up wartime
production by working day and
night shifts and on holidays and
Sundays, it was reported today.
The request was disclosed in a
telegram sent by c. D. Howe. Min
lister of Munitions and Supply, to
industrialists and manufacturers
handling war orders.
1.-THE urgency of immediate re-
quirements," the telegram said, me
cessitates all contractors manufac-
turing munitions of war, particular
ly shells, ammunition, explosives,
weapons and gauges, working day
and night shifts, including holidays
and Sundays, until further notice. Z"
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Photo Clubs Meet Toniqht

The Federal Foto-Crafters, all
Federal employees camera club, will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Public Health Auditorium, Consti-
tuition avenue and Nineteenth street
NV. DR.. David r. Craig, a past
director of the Photographic So
ciety of America, will be chief
speaker and will act as salon judge
and print analyst in a print COM
petition open to all members.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
A. U. Yearbook Published

The 1910 Aucola, college year
book of American University, has
just been published and is dedi-
Gated to James L. McLain, instruc-
tor in choral music. Mr.. McLain
member of the faculty for the
last six years. lives at 1712 Six
teenth street NV. Adelaide Bush
ong is editor and Latimer Evans
business manager of the publica-
tion.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Paris
Continued From First Page.)

announced the loss of three French
naval units, a submarine, a torpedo
boat and q supply ship. in opera
tions of the Dutch and Belgian
coasts.
The naval losses were the 548-ton
submarine Doris; the 1,378-ton
torpedo boat L'Adroit, and the sup
ply ship LIE Niger, 5,482 tons.
The Admiralty gave no report on
the crew of the Doris, which normal
ly carried 40 men, but said all men,
bers of the crews of the other two
vessels we're rescued.
The success at Cambria, the mill
tary spokesman said, neutralized the
slight German advances yesterday
in localized region around the city.
The allies appeared to be trying
to weld barrier of bayonets on the
plains of Northern France between
the main power of Adolf Hitler's
"blitzkrieg" columns and the Chan
mel ports.
In addition to the advance to
Cambria, the high command re-
ported particularly violent artillery
fire at Attigny, 10 miles east of
Rethel on the main line of allied
resistance; at Longuyon, 10 miles
southwest of Longwy, near the juno
ton of the French, Belgian and
Luxembourg borders; and north of
the Med River, which runs through
the main Maginot Line Notifications
west Of Saarbrucken.
Claims 1000 Planes Downed.
The military spokesman estimated
the allied aerial forces had brought
down "at least 1000" German planes
since May 10. CHere q words were
censored0
The operations in the Cambria re-
gion, the spokesman emphasized, re-
suited from the withdrawal yester-
day by French troops from the
Evening star., 1940-05-23
French

PARIS, May % R.-The French
high command issued the following
communique:
I'm the north the battle continued
with the greatest violence.
1T is confirmed that we have
driven to the outskirts of Cambria.
ARTILLERY combat has become vio-
lent at various points of the front,
particularly in the regions of DAT
tigny, Longuyon and to the north of
the Med River"
Evening star., 1940-05-23

Cuba is endeavoring to facilitate
travel between that country and
Latin America and the United States.
Evening star., 1940-05-23


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Evening star., 1940-01-02
Maximum Hours Exemption
Hearinq Is Scheduled

The Wage and Hour Division Of
the Labor Department will conduct
q hearing January 8 on the appli-
cation of the Virginia -Smithfield
Meat Packers Association for q
seasonal exemption from the maxi
mum hours provision Of the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
The hearing will be before Harold
Stein, assistant director Of the hear
ings branch, at 10 am.
In its application the association
sets forth that the operations for
curing Smithfield and Virginia
process cured meats extend only from
November Is until late February or
early March. The availability of
the hog is dependent in turn, the
application states, upon the peanuts
upon which they feed, and upon
which depends the peculiar flavor
of the cured meat. Hence it is
stated that, except for maintenance
repair and sales work, the activities
OF the plants cease from March or
April until November IS.
If the application for a seasonal
exemption is granted, employees In
the plants will work up to IL hours
day and Sc hours a week without
payment Of overtime for a 14-week
period during the calendar year.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

empty. Then she turned to unpack
her bags, chiding herself for her
nervousness. It would be good to
get a bath, to get into fresh clothing.
She looked about for her overnight
bag, but could not Immediately f1nd
it. Perhaps the porter had placed 1t
in the closet.
A search there failed to reveal it.
It was nowhere in either room. It
had vanished-the bag which exactly
matched the one that had been
added to her baggage on board the
st. Croix!
In a panic, she grabbed up the
phone and asked to be connected
with the porter. Yes, he remembered
her bags-he had carried them up
himself as Alphonse was busy else
where. Yes, there had been four
of them. He had placed them on
the rack by the window-all four
of them.
She thanked him and rang for
the chambermaid, nervously pacing
the floor until the middle -aged SER
want appeared.
You rang, mademoiselle?" she
asked when Claire opened the door,
Have you been on this floor for
some time?" the girl demanded.
"All afternoon, mademoiselle. Is
there something wrong?"
did you see any one enter my
room during the last half hour
while I was absent?"
Room Unguarded.
But no, mademoiselle. I did not
But was not in this corridor all
the time. I had my work to do
in the other Wing-We are SO Short
handed, you know, because of the
war. Many women have taken mems
jobs and, we have so much more to
do. I am worn out from work, but
I do it willingly. 1t is for France -
you're certain you didn't see any
strange person near my door?"
But, no, mademoiselle. I did not
Has something happened?"
mo. Thank you," Claire dis
missed her, and turned the key in
the lock as the woman left.
Bornet was right. He had not
been exaggerating when he told her
about spies. That they were every
where.
One of them must have slipped
into her room during her absence
and stolen her bag, thinking it was
the one that contained the incendi-
ary powder!
Tomorrow-The Mysterious IL. Y"
(Copyright 1910. by the
|. Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1940-01-02
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waiting for him and he were de-
layed he would find some means
of letting them know, If 1t were
humanity possible"
II thought so. I'm afraid then,
mademoiselle, that there is little
hope for M. Cameron. We may
learn what has happened to him,
but 1 doubt it"
what do you mean? What can
have happened? He can't have
vanished completely from the face
of the earth-he can't have disap-
peared from Paris without leaving
some trace? We must keep on
searching! I know he's alive, some-
where. I feel it."
Hotbed of Espionage.
Bornet rubbed his small nose
nervously.
You must understand, madem-
oiselle. that many things might
have happened. This is wartime.
Paris is a hotbed of espionage, al
though we are working as fast as
we can to stamp it out. Already
thousands of spies have been put
under arrest Placed in detention
camps, under heavy guard so that
it will be impossible for them to
communicate with friends. But
there are many still at large, I'm
afraid
But the French people are so dis
tinctive." Claire protested. Il
should think it would be almost i'm
possible for a German to mas
querade as French. They have none
of the French mannerisms, char
acteristics.''
You forget the border lands,
mademoiselle Thousands in those
provinces for generations have been
raised as French people, but at bot
tom they are of other sympathies.
They speak the language perfectly.
They have taken on all our national
characteristics. 1t is impossible to
detect them, unless we manage to
catch them red-handed, or unless
some one denounces them to u.s.
Bornet sighed, and then went on.
In the last war they did in
OdIllo6C W ullSC. VAoAiy
of them we're ferreted out, but many
never were caught, even after more
than four years of the closest
counterespionage They are clever
-devilishly clever. They think like
Frenchmen, but their hearts are
alien
Then you think :"
Spies in Inner Circle.
II think that your M. Cameron
has been engaged in a very delicate
mission of some sort" Bornet inter-
rupted. 1T may very possibly have
an important bearing upon the at
tttude of your country toward the
war. 1t is quite possible that his
mission was discovered. There are
spies, you know, even in the inner
circles We have them, too. We
rely quite heavily upon them at
times. What I think is that NJ
Cameron's mission was discovered.
Somehow, he was trapped as he left
the hotel here. Kidnapped. perhaps
Carried away to some secret place.
Perhaps disposed Of"
What can we do, them" the girl
demanded, desperately. Surely
there is something"
The situation will have to be
handled very delicately. America is
not at war, you know. We must be
careful not to reveal anything which
might give any one proof that your
country is other than a neutral. 1t
Evening star., 1940-01-02

might be too costly to us-to our
allies-to America. But I talk too
much. I shall make more inquiries
here in the hotel and then l must
report to my superiors. This is
case that may prove to have great
international complications"
Claire Is Despondent.
Despondently, Claire accompanied
the detective downstairs. She was
with him when he closely questioned
the clerk at the desk. All they were
able to learn was what they already
knew, substantially. Cameron had
checked out at about 10 o'clock. He
had left orders, if any mail came,
to forward it to the American En-
bassy. The old porter, who also
served as doorman now that so many
of the younger employees had been
called to join their regiments, re-
membered that M. Cameron had
stepped out to the curb when he left
the hotel and hailed taxi which
was standing a few doors up the
street. 1t came up and he stepped
in and was driven away. That was
the last he had seen of him.
No, he didn't recall seeing any one
else in the cab besides the driver.
He did remember that the cab drove
Evening star., 1940-01-02

hurrledly away as soon as the
American gentleman stepped inside.
You see, mademoiselle," Bornet
said, everywhere we get just so
far and then we find blank wall"
She nodded, hopelessly, and after
again vainly urging her to take ad-
vantage of the chance to return to
America on the warship the detec-
tive left the hotel after exacting a
promise from her to phone immedi-
ately if she learned anything.
Claire entered the self f-operating
elevator, pressed the button and
minute later stepped out on the third
floor. In another moment she was
in her room and clicked on the light,
as it now was quite dark outside.
Another Bag Mystery.
She had feeling something was
wrong and glanced quickly into the
clothes closet in her rooms, and then
into the adjoining bath. Both were
Evening star., 1940-01-02
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Claire was aroused from the rosy
dreams of romance only after Pierre
Bornet had spoken to her twice, the
second time bit sharply.
Did you say something?"
did I say something!" the little
Frenchman spluttered. Il all but
shouted. I asked you to give me
that paper-I shall examine it for
prints, for fineerprints, for some clue
that may perhaps lead us to M.
Cameron"
"I doubt if you'll find anything"
the girl said, still clinging to the
paper. 1T is Bill's-Mr. Cameron's
handwriting. 1 can swear to that.
I've seen his writing so much I
would recognize it anywhere
Then it is meaningless" Bornet
shrugged, his hands waving express
sively.
Meaningless to you, perhaps"
Claire thought to herself. But it
means everything to me. Claire. he
wrote. Not Miss Dutton, as though
he had started a note of instruc-
ton about something"
Aloud she said, Then I may keep
the paper?"
Keep it? Of course, if you wish
It is of no value since you have
identified it as your employers
handwriting. I shall look further.
Perhaps the maid, when she cleaned,
overlooked something that may give
us a real clue"
Claire was curious.
Just what do you expect to find,
Mr.. Bornet?" she asked.
May Be in Danger.
II don't know. 1 was hoping
there might be something here
that he might have had some in
timation of being spied upon. That
he might have left a message of
some sort to give us hint as to
where he had gone. But I'm afraid
1t is vain hope"
Then you believe he may be in
danger?"
II see no other explanation. Sure
" If there had been anything that
came up to change his plans he
would have sent word to you. He
would have telegraphed to you at
the boat. He would have notified
the ministry of war, which was pro-
viding a plane to transport him to
the harbor. He would have done
that, wouldn't hep"
eyes, I'm sure he would if he had
the chance. He is always very con-
siderate. If he knew some one were
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Gulf Ports to Ship
Tons of Metal Into War

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex Scrap iron
and steel-prime food for the Jaws
Of war-will float in tremendous
quantities, barring accident, to Brit
ish ports in the next IL months.
Exporters estimate 5000 tons of
100000 ordered by Great Britain
will be sent from Gulf ports.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Greatly relieved that she Is leaving
behind the constant fear OF Nazl
bombers. Claire Dutton stands on the
deck of the French liner st. Croix.
awaiting the arrival OF her BOSS,
William Amherst Cameron - dear
Bill" secretly to Claire. Bill Cameron,
diplomatic liaison oficer who is re-
sponsible only to the President. has
been delayed by laSt-minute confer
ence. Claire knows she can't return
home without Bill, and when the gang
plank is about to be lowered, she
rushes to her cabin with a porter
and gets her four bags to which were
affixed diplomatic seals so there, would
Be no delay when they docked; She
decides to return to Paris. In her
taxi she discovers there are flve bags.
One is an exact duplicate OF her
overnight bag Mystified, she goes
direct to the American Embassy in
Paris and Welles Sanford, an at
tache. phones the Surete, Generate.
ing the fifth bag finds only. carton
containing a powder capable Of de-
stroying the st. Croix Neither Bornet
Cameron and Bornet aecompanies her
to the hotel where both she and
Cameron had stopped. Claire finds a
strip of paper on which in Cameron'S
handwriting her first name appears
. number of tmes-and he had never
called her anything but Miss Dutton.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

To display their wealth London
society hosts now offer party guests
variety of expensive cigars but re-
turn those unsmoked to the dealer
and pay for only those consumed.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

Palestine planned to ship 49,
600, 900 cases of citrus fruit to other
countries during the 1939-4O season,
but the war has seriously inter-
rupted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-06
THREE BOUT MAT
CARD SCHEDULED
Little Beaver. Johnny Mars
To Meet In Headline Match
Here Tuesday Night

Three bouts that promise to be as
action.filled as any ever presented
here will be offered at Legion stadi.
UNI Tuesday night, with Chief Little
Beaver and Johnny Mars, former
world champion, renewing their
quarrel in the feature match.
A special attraction will be a
match between Princess Rose
White Cloud and Babe Werner, pro-
fessional women wrestlers, who will
make their first ring appearance
here.
The preliminary tussle will be- be-
tween hefty John G%randovitch and
Dick Lever, of Nashville, Tenn.
GrandoYitch appeared here with
much success on several occasions
before the Christmas holidays and
Lever made his initial bow in local
mat circles last Tuesday when he
defeated lanky Jim Clinstock.
Mike Miller, promoter, said last
night that Grandovitch stated en- his
last visit here that he is planning
to make Wilmington his home, and
will move with his family here with.
in a few weeks or months.
The Little Beaver-Marrs battle
waged hot and heavy last week,
with the match ending in a draw
after the two grapplers had slugged
each other slap-happy both in and
out Of the ring. At their own re-
quest, they are being showed against
each other again and if neither wins
by the wrestling route the two will
don boxing gloves and fight it out
that way.
The match will be a no-time- limit,
no-holds.barred affair.
Rudy Martin will referee all three
bouts, which will start at S:15
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-06
RULES 0NF0RWARD
PASSES CLARIFIED
National InterschOlastic Grid
Rules Body Makes Changes
In Several Regulations

CHICAGO, Jan. s. Up The Ma.
tional Interscholastic Football rules
committee made two changes in the
playing code today designed to
the regulations governing
forward passes.
The committee, in the initial ses-
sion of its annual two-day nesting,
adopted a proposal permitting any
eligible receiver to advance a for
ward pass, when caught, even
though it has been touched pre-
viously by another eligible receiver
and before a defensive player has
touched it.
Heretofore, a forward pass could
not be completed in this manner
since it was necessary for a defen.
sive man to touch the ball before
the second eligible receiver of the
offensive team.
The other change eliminated from
the code the major incompletion''
phrase applying to forward passes
A major incompletion was one from
behind the line Of scrimmage that
touched an ineligible receiver Of the
offensive team before touching a de,
fensive player. All other incomple
lions, except those Intentionally
grounded, were regarded as minor
Hereafter, the ball will not be,
come dead Immediately upon hitting
an ineligible receiver and the defen'
sive team will have the right to re
turn an ~interception thereafter.
In connection with the elimination
of the major incompletion' phrase
the committee voted to adopt con-
sistent penalties for incomplete
passes in the end zone.
The committee voted that penal
ties for all types Of pass lncomple-
lions would be penalized from the
spot of the previous down on the
first three downs. The committee,
however, rejected a proposal that
a fourth-down incompletion in the
end zone become a touchback except
when the ball is put in play inside
the 20-yard line.
The committee turned down six
other proposed rules changes, al.
though some of them may be
studied again tomorrow at the final
session. In studying the suggestions
the committee was guided by the
wishes Of 1000 coaches who parti-
cipated in a, national poll conducted
by the National Federation of State
High School Athletic associations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-06
FAUR0T RE- NAMED
MISSOURI COACH
Grid Mentor Who Led Tigers
To Loop Title Will Also
Get Raise In Salary

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 81 Up Don
Faurot, head football coach at the
University Of Missouri who led the
1899 team to a Big Six conference
championship and an Orange Bowl
game, was reappointed by the board
of curators today at an increase in
salary.
Leslie Cowan, secretary Of the
board, said the length of the con-
tract and the amount of the salary
hike would be announced after the
Missouri coach had been officially
notified of the boards action.
Faurot's salary this year was &c..
500.
I'll probably accept their offer
"Faurot said at his home in Colum.
bia." I have not been offered a job
by anybody else. I'm q. Missouri boy
and want to stay at Columbia
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-06
Indians Head Says Yanks Swap
Came About Through Oversight

CLEVELAND, Jan. s. Up "A
Cleveland Indians official expressed
belief tonight that only oversight
permitted the New York Yankees to
swap Pitcher Joe Beggs to the Gin.
cinnati Reds for Twirler Lee Girls.
som.
The deal went through after all
other clubs waived on the two. Elk
planning the Indians part in failing
to place a claim at the $500 waiver
price. Vice President C. c. Slapnicka
declared:
"A fellow just gets tired filing
claims that he knows won't near
anything. I know I've claimed
Beggs on waivers at least twice. Ap-
parently I let him slip through the
last time-maybe I was out Of towr
and the other clubs all did the
same thing.
1.-The average fan, I suppose
thinks the Yankees just ask all the
clubs if they'll waive on Beggs. It's
not so simple as that.
you get a long list of names
sometimes including the top stars OF
the team, whom you know the clut
asking waivers has no intention Of
selling. If you claimed them all
you'd have plenty OF telegraph bills
and wind up without a single
player anyway"
Ironically, yesterdays deal came
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-06
Richardson Will Take
Command Of Fleet Today

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. 5.-Ln
A tall, bronzed, friendly Texan, who
loves flowers and knows about
men, machines and ships, takes
over command of the United
States fleet tomorrow.
He is Admiral James Otis Rich.
ardson, 81, who went to the naval
academy from Paris, Tex, Al years
ago.
After considerable firing of sa.
luting guns on the dreadnaughts
in the harbor here this six-footer
will walk down the quarterdeck Of
the battleship Pennsylvania as
fleet commandments and give
a farewell handshake to Admiral
Claude Charles Bloch.
Bloch goes ashore as a rear ad.
miral, after two years in command
of the fleet