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Evening star., 1940-08-08
Police Disperse Soviet
Sympafhizers in HeIsinki
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. g.
Finnish police Tuesday night dis
persed on the edge Of (Helsinki q
meeting of several hundred Friends
of the Soviet" who had been for
hidden the. right to assemble.
The group Immediately marched
to small square and started q fire
but order was restored quickly after
firemen appeared.
Class, Russian oficial news
agency, Tuesday reported the
Staying in Helsinki of a member
of the Society for Friendship
and Peace with the U. S. S. r."
and said the Finnish press was
persisting in a campaign against
the society.
(Only last week Premier-For-
eign Commissar Vyacheslaef
Molotoff told the Supreme Soviet
that Russian-Finnish relations
may be damaged by the cam
paign against Finnish circles who
Wy W SeiCiiS StiiCil SoOo lCASiboA
ly relations with the U. S. S. R)
The Friends of the Soviet" Or
ganization appeared after the Com
munist party was outlawed in Fin
land.
1t has a program calling for good
relations with Soviet Russia. The
program does not include Com
munism or Sovietization.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
WASHINGTON D. G, THURSDAY AUGUST s. so

Givet, little town on q tongue oi
France reaching sharply into Bel
gium. OF 10000 normal population
barely 800 have returned. Yet, i'm
mediately across the frontier Bel
gian towns seemed well on the way
back to normal.
French Fought Bitterly In Some
Places.
It was plain that the French In
some places fought bitterly as they
were showed back yard by yard
town by town. Hastily built ma
chine gun nests could be seen In old
barns and at crossroads houses
Roads were blasted with craters
from heavy bombs.
In other spots where the retreat
was quickened, whole fields stretched
untouched by signs Of war and
emergency trenches dug at the out
skirts of towns show almost no use.
An authorized spokesman at
Karlsruhe said German authorities
would encourage the repatriation of
Alsatians. but that the machinery
even so would be slow. Germans
estimated 100000 persons fed Alsace
alone.
In Belgium repatriation was made
easier because fewer homes and
cities were wrecked. 1t was evident,
even beyond this, that the Germans
are pursuing more liberal policy
of rehabilitation in Belgium than
has been undertaken yet in Northern
France.
The Germans, however, said food
was being sent into France to care
for those who stayed behind during
the flight or who have returned.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
French War Area
One Of Ghost Towns,
Unharvesfed Crops
Strong Smell Of Ashes,
Piowed-Up Streets
Mark Deserted Lund
BY the Associated Press.

6S the Associated PreSS.
LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 8.-More
than month after the end Of fight
ing, the once populous communities
of Northern France still are coast
towns in battle-scarred, almost
deserted countryside.
In the backwash of blitzkrieg are
left unharvested crops. :. A handful
of scattered farm families toiling
silently, long after dark, to salvage
what they can. City pavements
plowed by Stuka bombs. The
strong smell of ashes from the ruins
Of shelled towns.
Such were the scenes seen by a
party of foreign correspondents
taken by German guides on an air.
plane and automobile tour of North
ern France and Flanders.
The party entered France from
Karlsruhe where the French FROM
tier bulges farthest east. The signs
of war became noticeable every
where as we passed the two rows Of
concrete bunkers facing each other
across the Rhine.
Population Returns to Some Areas.
Strasbourg, Alsatian capital which
once had 100000 population, was
not severely damaged-but housed
barely 10000 persons.
1t was evident that families are
streaming back to the city now re-
incorporated into the Reich, but
elsewhere the repopulation of Alsace
and Lorraine is at a snail's pace.
The Belgian population seemed to
be returning more rapidly, and
Brussels has become a hive of ac-
tivity.
That is probably due in part to
the presence of numerous officers
and soldiers at the large hotels, buy
ing freely, living well.
With German marks, the Nazi
troopers buy heavily of Belgian
goods at a favoroble rate Of ex-
change fixed by the occupation au-
thorities.
In Northern France, however, we
went mile after mile without seeing
man, woman or child. Occasion
ally we passed a soldier on guard.
The sharpest contrast was at
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Biddles' Warsaw Claim
Held Up Pending Others

The Senate Claims Committee has
deferred action on legislation by
Senator Guffey, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania which would provide q
payment Of $243,361 to reimburse
Ambassador and Mrs. Anthony
Biddle for property reported lost by
them In the German siege and cap
ture OF Warsaw, Poland, last Sep
tember.
This action was recommended by
Secretary Of State Hull, who sug-
gested in a letter to the committee
Evening star., 1940-08-08

that 1t would be better to wait until
all claims Of q similar nature had
been presented.
while I desire to facilitate ac-
ton on the claim Of Ambassador
and Mrs. Biddle, and OF others, for
reimbursable losses" Secretary Hull
wrote, IT believe it is preferable to
await reports from all our officers
and employees who may have suf-
fered losses in this particular catas-
trophe and in conformity with the
general practice have a single bill
introduced for the relief OF all Of
them"
A committee clerk said no list Of
the property involved had been filed
by Mr.. Biddle.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Estonio Is Accepted
As Soviet Republic
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 8.-Russia took
Estonia into the Soviet Union Tues
day night. completing absorption OF
the three tiny Baltic states.
Sitting in the great white-walled
council chamber of the Kremlin,
the Supreme Soviet accepted an
Estonian petition to enter the U. S.
s. r. as the 10th republic. Latvia
and Lthuania already had been
accepted.
This action swelled Russia's pop
ulation to 1913 900 900, of whom 1o,-
100000 came in from Rumana,
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

When you buy pair of shorts in
size 81, take them home and put them
on to find they're a scant 80
and the buttons won't button, you've
q right to be unhappy.
In HANEs broadcloth Shorts, you
get the size the label calls for. The
seat is cut generously full for comfort.
The legs are long and wide enough to fit
properly. Smart new patterns and
colors-all guaranteed fast. Lastex
web in the waistband.
HANEs broadcloth Shorts and a
HANEs Undershirt make a perfect
combination. See your HANEs Dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Airport Cornerstone Rites
POSTPONED 10 Saturday

Because of rain and wind, laying
of the cornerstone at Washington
National Airport by President Roose-
welt has been postponed until Satur-
day.
The same schedule will be followed
Saturday, except that the program
will begin at 2 pm. instead Of 8
p.m., as formerly scheduled, so as
not to interfere with football pro-
grams. President Roosevelt is to
arrive at 2:13 pm. in front of the
terminal building and order seven
sirliners to make the first landings
in the new field, carrying disting-
uished passengers.
The ceremonies will be broadcast
bv the N. B. c., C. B. S. and Mutual
networks from 2 to PAS pm, with
the President laying the corner
stone and speaking at about 2;40
pm.
New tickets for the small grand
stand in front of the cornerstone
will be issued to Federal officials and
other distinguished guests, replacing
those held for today's ceremony, it
was announced. The public will be
admitted without tickets up to 2 pm.
by way of the old Mount Vernon
highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
BY FRED II. MORHART, Jr

While observers here are watching
closely the performance of so Amer
to Great Britain in exchange for air
and naval bases. three new destroyers
week, on an average. are going into
commission for the American feeI
They pointed out this fact today
as an answer to the objections raised
at the time the destroyer deal was
announced that the ships could not
be spared by the American fleet.
An observer said the destroyers.
taken off the neutrality patrol and
traded to Great Britain. were not
missed because requirements were
coming along fast enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Clearing Skies Forecast,
With 46-Degree Low

The Weather Bureau expected
rain today to be followed tonight
by clearing skies and a 25-degree
drop in temperatures, with a low
of about As degrees. The low this
morning was II degrees.
The intermittent rain which began
early last night brought the total
precipitation of the month to a
little more than half an inch at
noon today. September so far has
been one of the driest since 1880.
The forecast called for continued
cool weather tomorrow and tomor-
row night.
September's normal rainfall quota
is 3.24 inches, about five times the
rate recorded here for the first Is
days of the month.
The Weather Bureau also warned
of strong northerly winds probably
of gale force at times" late this
afternoon and tonight from the Viz
ginia capes to Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
40 WorpIones Blast at Rock
In New 'Reprisor Raids
Buildings Attire as Bombs Are Dropped
In Town and Near Big Arsenal

Other bombs fell near the war
ships in the harbor, but none, ap-
parently, was hit.
No British fighter planes were
aloft
In all, the raiding squadrons to-
tailed about 40 planes.
At $50 pm. they were COM
ing over in waves of 10, roaring
low and dropping their bombs, and
they still were cruising over the
Rock after pm.
Several buildings were afire.
aircraft guns on land and
the 'pompoms' on warships in the
bay sent up terrific barrage.
After the first wave had passed
a fresh flight droned over the
smoke-enveloped arsenal. dumping
bombs Other explosives fell near
the docks.
The bombing appeared heavier,
even. than yesterdays French at
tack. carried out in reprisal for
the free French" and British at
tack on Dakar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Roosevelt and Hull
Study Far East Crisis
And Wayto Aid France
Secretary Says Formulation
OF Policy Must Await
Fuller information
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

President Roosevelt and secretary
of State Hull sought full informa-
ton today on developments in the
Far East before deciding whether
this Government can extend any
form of aid to bolster French re-
sistance to Japan's move into 1ndo-
China.
The French resistance was de-
scribed by CASTOR Henry Haye
French Ambassador here, as de-
Tending interests common to both
the United States and France
The Ambassador said he was sure
that the United States Government
fully realizes" the value of the eff
forts being made to repulse the
Japanese drive, but shrugged his
shoulders and commented only that
any aid would be welcome. when
asked if he expected any material
support from this country.
Asked at his press conference
yesterday if this Government was
contemplating any help to the
French in Indo-China. Secretary
Hull said it was difficult to deter
mine exactly what was going on in
that area now.
Economic Steps Likely.
Observers believed the most likely
action by this Government. if any
further steps are taken, would be
in the form of economic penalties
against Japan. such as embargoeS
on oil and other vital military sup
plies.
Mr.. Hull was asked at his press
conference today whether any en-
barge move had been decided upon
but told reporters that he was not in
position to say anything on that
subject today.
Reports from abroad indicating
closer collaboration between Japan
Germany and Italy emphasized the
need for officials here to proceed
with extreme caution in taking any
steps that might lead to incidents"
with Japan.
Possibility that the axis powers
might be seeking to lead this country
to concentrate its attention on the
Far East and reduce the flow of war
supplies to Great Britain in view of
(See FAR EAST, Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Winkie Promises
To Name Westerner
To Inferior Post
Attacks Concentration
OF Power in Capital in
foIk at Butte, Mont.
By ]. A. OLEARY,
Star staff r,orrespondent.

ABOARD THE WILLKIE SPE-
CIAL IN MONTANA. Sept 25-
Wendell L. Willkie was on record
today with promise to name
Westerner as Secretary of the Inte-
rior if he is elected President
He gave this assurance last night
to crowd of more than $4,000 that
gathered to hear him in the high
school stadium of Butte. another
strong Democratic stop on his West
ern tour.
Mr.. Willkie criticized the ham
ding of public land problems by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
Without mentioning Mr.. Ickes by
name the Republican nominee said:
I'VE have had a Secretary of the
Interior who grew up in Chicago
or who spent all of his mature life
in Chicago. With all that power
concentrated in Washington, and
with no understanding of the at
mosphere of the people of this
Far Western country, he hasn't ap-
preciated the necessity of the peo-
pie here using these public lands
as much as is economically possible
for private uses, within proper reg
ulations.
Appointment Pledge.
Nov, let me give you my word
about the problem of the public do
main and these great parks in the
West. I shall appoint as Secre-
tary of the Interior. if I am elect
ed President of the United States. a
man from the Western country who
grew up in and understands the
atmosphere of this great section of
America"
On Mr.. WILKES train schedule
today were platform talks at Miles
City, Mont, and Dickinson, Bis
marck, jamestown. Valley City and
Fargo, N. Oak. Tomorrow he will
campaign through South Dakota
Minnesota and Iowa, completing the
day with an address at Omaha.
Thirty years ago Wendell L.
Willkie rode into Miles City,
Hoosier boy looking for summer
work. He came back this morning
on his campaign special, promising
to create jobs for the unemployed if
given the reins of government.
Charge Repeated.
Repeating the charge he made in
Butte that copper went down from
II to 10 cents after President Roose-
velt's 1887 price statement, he said
it cut the wages "of every miner in
the State" When man in the
crowd shouted that was right, Mr.
Willkie rejoined: We'll, if you don't
want that to continue you had
better vote for me-"
Commenting on the resignation
from the Government of Thomas
Corcoran, close New Deal adviser, to
work with Mayor La Guardia's nom
partisan Roosevelt group, Mr..
Willkie observed, with Tommy
Corcoran on the other side, we're
sure to be elected"
Centering his speech around an at
tack on the concentration of power
in Washington under the New Deal,
Mr.. Willkie last night sought to bring
his argument home to the residents
of that copper mining center, before
asserting that the price Of that
metal was affected adversely by the
statement President Roosevelt made
about the rising price level.
Mr.. Willkie declared that "the
very fact the President had enough
power that his mere statement"
could have such an effect proved
(see WILLKIE, Page ABB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Spain Decides 10 Give
Axis Active Help,
Italian Paper Reports
TotuIituriun Bloc Seen
As Being Solicited for
World Collaboration

! By the Associated Press.
ROME. Sept. 25.-Sign that the
! totalitarian bloc of Germany, Italy
! Spain and Japan is being solidified
for earth-girdling collaboration in a
more active sense appeared today.
A newspaper likely to be well
informed. II Popolo di Roma, indi-
Gated that Spain already had de-
cided on active aid to the Rome
! Berlin axis in the war against
Britain.
Other indications. implicit in
diplomatic maneuvering, included:
l. Disclosure that the japanese
Ambassador to Rome. Eli Amau,
and Italian Foreign Minister, Count
Galeazzo Ciano. discussed the in
ternational situation at length yes
terday, with particular emphasis
on the japanese advance into
French Indo-China
2 A report in Berlin that Count
Ciano would travel to Berlin to-
morrow for follow-up to last
weeks Rome consultation between
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and Premier Mus
solini
SerranO Suner in Berlin.
3. The continued presence in Ber-
lin of Ramon Serrano Suner, Span
! ish Minister of Government and
No l aide and brother-in-law of
Generalissimo Franco.
the Berlin radio announced
that Hitler received Serrano
Suner in the chancellerv at noon
1t was the second talk between
the two. Crowds waiting outside
the chancellery during the meet
ing testified to Berlin's interest in
the Spaniard S mission.
(The radio said the assumption
'"is crystallizing in political quar-
ters' that the conversations be-
tween Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and Italian
leaders in Rome would be con-
tinued in Berlin Friday with both
Serrano Suner and Ciano taking
part.
The RADIO mentioned an even
more far reaching rumor" that
this Berlin conference would be
followed next week "by a con-
Guiding meeting of the leading
men of Germany, Italy and Spain
in South Germany
Gayda Warns Britain.
The authoritative Fascist editor,
Virginia Gayda. threatened Britain
with counter attack "at all points
on the various seas and continents
where attempts are made to organize
last-minute Allies"
The threat was based on any
British attempt to spread the war
to West Africa. which. in a sense,
already has been done by the COM
bined British and so-called Free
French expedition against Dakar,
French Senegal.
The official Italian news agency,
Stefani, declared British attempts to
| justify the Dakar attack as intended
to prevent the axis powers from US
ing it as base for attack on the
American continents was "a ridicu-
lous invention"
Stefani said "it is known" that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Guard Saves Shipyord
From Heavy Fire Loss
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-The
alertness of a Waterman was cred
tied today with preventing serious
damage to Cramps Shipyards by fire,
discovered in a dock used as
storage place for barrels of resin
A Waterman at the long-idle
yards, expected soon to open with
national defense orders, telephoned
an alarm when he noticed smoke
rising from the dock last night. Six
fire companies and fireboat re-
sponded and quickly extinguished
the flames.
Hours later, however, the fire.
boat continued to throw water on
the dock, guarding against the fire
again breaking out Damage was
confined 70 piling and decking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Three New Destroyers Added
To U. S. Navy Every Week

Since the transaction was made
September 3, Is destroyers. it is re-
ported have been delivered at
Canadian ports. Squadrons will be
turned over. from now on, at two
week intervals or as specified by the
British. The vessels are ready in
American ports and await the as
sembling of British crews on this
side of the Atlantic Delivery of
the destroyers is expected to be
completed by December.
Naval officials here said there had
been no hitch in the delivery of the
destroyers to the British and that
none was expected. None of the
tSee DESTROYERS, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
A. P. Staff Quickly Back on Job
After Bombs Damage Office

The bombs fell in the midst of a
heavy German air attack on Central
London.
The one which fell closest to the
Associated Press building blew out
windows on the ground floor, lit a
fire at broken gas main and flooded
the Associated Press underground
shelter.
Activities of the Bureau were
transferred Immediately to a nearby
newspaper building and within 10
minutes messages again were on the
wires to New York and the rest OF
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
School Principals
May Be Named Draft
Registrars Here
Syphilis Blood Tests
May Be Requested Of
Prospective Druftees

Designation of principals of schools
selected as local draft registration
centers to be chief registrars was
reported under consideration By
Government and selective service
officials today, as developments were
revealed in tentative plan TO re-
quest prospective draftees to submit
voluntarily to a blood test for
syphilis.
School officials are rushing to COM
pletion plans for signing up some
$4,000 draft eligibles on october 16
and it was understood that a list
naming most of the principals of
the As schools to be used as centers
to be chief registrars, is ready to
submit to the Commissioners for
approval.
1t was also learned that under
tentative plans approximately 1000
volunteers would have to be called
on to assist teachers in the school
system with the registrations.
At the same time, Dr. George c.
Rutland. District health officer,
wrote Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, the
city's selective service executive, re-
garding a plan for testing the blood
of prospective conscripts for syphilis.
and asked for an early conference Ito
work out best methods Of integral
ing our clinics with your registration
service" The syphilis test would be
in line with a suggestion made re-
Gently by Surg. Gen. Thomas Par
ran of the Public Health Service.
$500 Registrars.
Preliminary plans for the school
registration organization. it was
learned, contemplate the use OF
some 5.319 white and 1903 colored
registrars. not including several fly
ing squa drons' to be stationed at
KEY points ready to rush to the as
sistance of any registration center
which may be overwhelmed by more
registrants than had bene antici-
pated.
These flying squadrons' would
consist of about Is persons and would
operate from bases at Woodrow Will
son, Mckinley, Central and Eastern
High Schools. There probably will
be a similar squad for use in colored
registration places where needed.
Since these requirements total to
some 1000 registrars and there are
only some 5000 teachers. it was
thought likely that aid volunteered
by the American Legion and its
auxiliaries, the Junior Board of
Commerce and other organizations
might be used.
School officials were reported to be
basing the figures on an estimate
(See D. c. DRAFT, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept 25.-Three bombs
fell near the Associated Press Lon
don Bureaus building at 20 Tudor
street last night. one of them blow
ing an oval crater 80 feet by 81 feet
at the front door, shattering windows
and lighting a fire which scorched
the whole side of the building.
There were no casualties, although
the bomb dislodged great chunks of
masonry and demolished a three
story building IS feet wide across the
street from the Associated Press
building front door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Women Has Fourth Set
OF Twins in Three Years

Ey the Associated Press.
TOLLESON, Ariz.. Sept. 25.-The
fourth set of twins in three years
was born yesterday to Mrs. William
]. Merryman, who at 80 is the
mother of Is children.
But that isn't all The last three
sets have arrived on the same date
One each of the three previous
sets of twins died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LA LINEA. Spain, Sept. 25.-
French warplanes loosed mass
assault on Gibraltar today, the Sec
ond in two days, and bomb eXplo-
sions were seen in the vicinity of the
arsenal and in the town itself.
The bombing started at 2:40 pm.
with the planes coming over in
groups of fouri, but this gave way
at 1925 pm. to an attack by IA
planes.
They dumped their entire bomb
loads almost simultaneously and
smoke beloved up from the vicinity
of the arsenal and from the streets
of the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK (P).-The Berlin
radio broadcast a Vichy dis
patch today asserting French
officials had announced that
Britain's fast and powerful bat
tie cruiser Renown, $4,000 tons,
had been severely damaged off
Gibraltar by French air attacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25

(See ROME, Page A-2D