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Evening star., 1940-02-03
hands at peace which was both Sc
cure and honorable"
No Peace by Negotiation.


No Peace by Negotiation.
But, he asked, what sort of peace
should we get now by negotiation?
A peace which would settle nothing,
which would leave differences and
dangers untouched, which would
give no assurance for the present
and no security for the future.
I'VE should get no lasting peace,
but a troubled truce. Within a
few months, at the most within
q few years, We should find we had
not won peace, but had sacrificed
victory"
LORD Stanley stressed the i'm
portance in the war effort of export
trade with which he dealt as presi-
dent Of the Board of Trade until his
recent shift to the war Office.
In speaking Of the army, Lord
Stanley said he was struck first by
what great deal already has been
done and second by what a great
deal remains still to do"
The prime objective of the govern
ment. he said. is Ito give military
aid to our gallant allies at the
earliest possible moment to the max
imum extent and on a scale at least
commensurate with the effort we
made In the last war"
Lord Stanley said the second OBJ
jective was ito avoid the terrible
mistakes Of the last war, when thou-
sands of men were hurled into battle
with insufficient training and in
sufficient equipment to fight with
magnificent courage but with ter
rible losses
Evening star., 1940-02-03
French Are Indignant
At Railway Bombing

PARIS, Feb. 3 R.-Authorized
quarters said today that France re-
ceived with surprise and indig-
nation" reports that the Japanese
air force Thursday bombed a train
on the French operated railway link
ing Yunnan province, China, and
French Indo-China.
Five Europeans were reported
among those killed in the bombing
and most of these we're believed to
be French although details were
lacking.
France, the authorized quarters
said, had been given to understand
that such incidents. which have
occurred near the Indo-C Chinese bor-
ders before, would not be repeated.
The French Ambassador to Japan,
Charles Arsene Henry, was reported
to have pointed out to the Japanese
that the railway involved is of wide
international interest, since 1t is
the railway leading into Central
China.
French circles asserted the bomb
ing occurred just after an Amer
ican protest presumably by Am
bassador Joseph c. Grew in Tokio)
over previous incidents on the
ground that the railway was the
only means for transporting Amer
ican merchandise into Central
China and the only means Ameri-
cans in Chungking had for COM
municating with the outside world.
Reports carefully studied here
said ~ Japanese planes carried out
the bombing at the same time as
the French Ambassador in Toxic
was discussing with the Japanese
their charges that the railroad was
being used to ship war materials to
the Chinese. French ofilcials deny
such shipments.
Authorized circles in Paris ex-
pressed belief the bombing was exc
cuted by local Japanese military au-
thorities against orders from Toxic.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Planes
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the scene of the crash and saw
q huge German plane with black
crosses and Swastika markings lying
in field near a Moorland cottage
and riddled with bullets. A military
guard was mounted over the wreck
age"
Today's series OF raids were the
third of the week. Monday, the
Nazis launched air attacks on ship
ping of 400-mile stretch of Brit
ish coast under cover of lowe lying
clouds.
In renewal of the raids Tuesday
the British reported one German
bomber shot down and another dis
abled. Berlin communicates asserted
that a total of 18 ships-l4 mer-
chantmen and British patrol
boats-were destroyed in the two
days raids. The British named only
three vessels lost.)
Indicating resumption of wide
spread German forays against Brit
ish shipping, another air attack was
reported on a small vessel off Nor
folk. It was reported raked with
machine gun fire by a plane which
flew seaward and then returned for
a second onslaught.
Sub Crews Believed Safe.
The British Press Association
said 1t understood the entire crew
of the sunken British submarines
Starfish and Undine we're prisoners
of war in Germany.
The Starf1sh and Undine were
destroyed in Helgoland Blight on
January Is. The admiralty has
listed the crew of the Starfish as
5 officers and "a men and the Un-
dimes as 4 officers and 26 men.
The British submarine Seahorse
also was lost in the Blight on the
same occasion. Nothing has been
said about the rescue of its crew
Of officers and "a men.
A few days after the submarines
were destroyed the Germans an
nounced they had saved four officers
and 26 men from the Starfish and
Undine.
Since then Lord Haw Haw," the
nickname which the British have
given to the German English-lan-
guage radio announcer, has doled
out the names of those rescued in
small, tantalizing driblets, while
anxious British relatives of the
missing men bent nightly over their
receiving sets.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Army 70 Drop Reserve
Officers Who Fail 10
Participate in Training
Revised Order includes
Lieutenunts in Effort
To Improve Personnel

All Army Reserve Corps ofncerS
who fail to participate in active duty
or inactive status training will be
dropped from assignment, according
to a revised order issued by the War
Department. Heretofore the order
had been effective only for the ranks
from captain to colonel.
The revision now brings in lieu
tenants and second Ieutenants. It
was explained today that Reserve
Corps generals are not included "be-
cause there are only six or seven Of
them" in the country.
Though the original order was
issued In 1886 in an attempt to build
a more efficient second line for the
military establishment. it is be-
lieved the revision was made to
bring the reserves up to date, as we'll
as give the corps more vital place
in war plans constantly being de-
veloped by the high command.
Since the Reserves are expected
to be ready for mobilization on
short notice, the move was designed
TO MAINTAIN the corps at nlgn
level through continued active
training by its officers, it was ex-
planned.
Specifically the new regulations
say an officer who fails for two
successive years satisfactorily to
participate in active duty, or in
active status training of the unit
to which he is assigned, shall be
relieved. The orders also include
administrative functionaries.
Those relieved, under the regu.
lation, will be dropped at the con-
clusion of their appointment period.
No estimate was made at the War
Department as to how many Re-
serve officers will be affected by
the revision, pending detailed
e,,r,,,,, nf Tho Doeor1,e nHHrar rolls
Evening star., 1940-02-03
-Four Films Reported
Executed as Spies,
! Of Them Women
Two Declared to Be Army
Officers, Others Members
Of Lotto Organization
By LELAND STOWE,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 3 (By Radio)
According to information obtained
here today from very creditable
sources, four persons have recently
been arrested and executed as spies,
in one of Finland's large provincial
centers, after the Finnish authori-
ties procured evidence to demon
strate that they were leaders in an
espionage plot Of serious propor-
tions. The executed are said to
have been two men, who held army
commissions, and two women who
were members of the famous "Lotta"
auxiliary organization.
It is reported that the officers
had access to military secrets and
had enlisted the "Lottas" in an
underground scheme to relay in
formation to the Soviet agents All
four were supposedly court-mar-
tailed on charges of treason and
condemned to immediate death.
This is believed to be the first
spy case involving army officers,
although all matters concerned with
espionage are naturally treated with
great secrecy inside Finland.
Since the war began, many ar
rests for established or suspected
espionage, have been made by the
Finnish military police. All avail
Sx,f1 hnnauar L.
Gates that comparatively few Fin
nish subjects have been involved in
these cases. The majority of those
charged with spying are said to
have been the holders Of Estonian
or German passports. or Balts OF
various nationalities. Almost with
out exception, they are believed to
have been Communists or adven-
turers in the pay of Moscow.
There is absolutely no evidence IN
Finland of any support whatever
among the masses and workers for
the puppet Kuusinen government,
which was claimed by the Reds
when they started their invasion
of the Karelian Isthmus. Oddly
enough, it is stated on reliable au-
thority that two of the sons of the
puppet premier" Otto Kuusinen,
are now fighting with the Finnish
forces against the Red Army and
against the professed Finnish
Workers Government" which is
headed by their father. Kuusinen's
wife, from whom he has been either
estranged or divorced for several
years is also reported to be serving
the legal Finnish government loyalty
as a Lolita" volunteer.
The Finnish authorities have
made no announcement about
Kuusinen's family, but these state
ments have been made here by per-
sons who should know.
(Copyrisht, 1910. by Chicago Daily News.
Inc)
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Finland
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had bombed "a certain harbor and
vessels lying there" Informed
sources in Helsinki said they as
sumed the Russian naval base OF
Kronstadt near Leningrad was
meant.
Text of Tass Statement.
The full statement issued by Tass
follows:
HEADQUARTERS Of the Leningrad
military area issued the following
denial:
"Mercenary agents of enemies OF
the U. S. S. r. are circulating In the
foreign press rumors to the effect
that Finnish airplanes raided
Soviet districts and bombed in
Kronstadt Soviet warships which
are in fames,' ct cetera.
Headquarters declares that all
these rumors are fabricated from
beginning to end.
Despite the fact that Finnish
aviation received airplanes of the
most up-to-date designs from Brit
ain, TTdllCC, OAlc OIuUC0 oooVSo, o"S-
den and Italy, it not only made no
raids but proved incapable of pro-
tecting commanding points of Fin
nish headquarters in Lahti, Rova-
niemi, Sortavala and Viborg (Vii-
purD, which were demolished by
Soviet aviation.
Finnish aviation did not and
could not carry out any raid in the
direction of Kronstadt or any other
direction in districts of the U. S.
S. r.
Denies Offensive Begun.
"The same mercenary agents Of
enemies of the U. S. S. r. allege in
the foreign press that Soviet troops
on the Karelian Isthmus and north
of Ladoga Lake commenced big
offensive whose prospects are not yet
clear.
Headquarters states that this al
legation likewise is devoid of any
foundation.
"In reality only partial clashes of
several companies of purely local
nature, accompanied by artillery
firing of short duration, are oc-
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Contract Supervision
In Chain Broadcastinq
To Be Recommended
F. c. c. May Obtoin
Power to Limit
National Programs
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY

Supervision of contractural rela-
tions between radio broadcast sta
tions and the chains will be recon-
mended following the year-long
monopoly inquiry Of Federal Com
munications Commission Committee,
it was learned today Commission
officials are working on the final
draft of the report, which will in
clude tentative recommendations
believed justified by the report de-
livered to the committee several
weeks ago.
The committee recommendations
however, will have to be studied by
the full commission.
May Avoid Legislation.
Through making contract ap-
proval a condition for obtaining a
right to use the air for broadcasting,
it is hoped to obtain control over
the chain broadcasting systems
without the necessity of obtaining
legislation, it is said. If the plan
is put into effect, it may have a far
reaching effect on distribution Of
chain programs, as it would give
the commission authority. if not
successfully contested. to say how
many hours would be given for day
and night use for the chain pro-
grams.
While considerable testimony was
10 Nf rr
tracts and their effect in preventing
local programs from getting on the
air during the most valuable hours
In the evening, supplemental in
quiry into control was instituted
when one of the chains obtained
exclusive rights to broadcast the
baseball World Series. It was al
legged that when it attempted to
sell this feature to stations of other
chains which had been blocked out
from the broadcast, the individual
stations were prevented from taking
it because of alleged threats Of the
chains with which they were aff-
lated to abrogate their contracts.
OCc Nltdl HduuACApSs
Some members of the commission
believe chain contracts prevent sta
tions from giving time for local
problems, and it was pointed out
that in the case of an epidemic,
when local health authorities might
want some of the best time to
acquaint citizens with methods for
stemming it. it could not be OBJ
tanned because of contractural rela-
tions with the chains.
1t was the contention In the COM
mission when the last World Series
broadcast was obtained by one
chain, that this was matter in which
a great many people were interested
and that contractural relations
should not have prevented a sta
tion, willing to purchase it, from
using 1t simply because Of its con-
tract with another chain.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Stanley
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happened to his heckler under the
system we are now fighting?" and
answered his own question.
He would have gone out Of here.
not into the streets but into .
concentration camp"
In his first public speech since
succeeding Leslie Hore-Belisha in
the war office. Lord Stanley singled
out Gen. Hertzog. calling him an
"apologist" for Adolf Hitler
Gen. Hertzog's government went
out of office last September when
1t lost in its stand for peace with
Germany and he recently was de-
feated when he raised the issue
again In the Unions Parliament.
IT see that the other day Herr
Hitler had an apologist in the shape
of Gen. Hertzog," said Lord Stanley.
I'm aArecent speech Gen. Hertzog
put the blame for all Cur troubles
upon the treaty of Versailles"
Remarking that the treaty had
imperfections, Lord Stanley said:
I'VE, with others. made our mis-
takes" but went on:
do you think that a victorious
Germany would give a defeated
Britain treaty Of Versailles? Shorn
of our empire, our fleet and our
trade, we should be a small, over
crowded island, its recovery impos-
sible and even its survival in doubt,
For ourselves, we want nothing
of Germany or of the Germans. We
do not desire their destruction; we
do not begrudge them their pros
perity: we do not want to make Of
them the helots they have made of
millions, or to make of their land
the desert they have made Of a
quarter of Europe.
I'VE want them to be peaceful
and happy members of a peaceful
and happy Europe"
"Ask Affected Peoples"
Saying that distance lends en-
chantment, Lord Stanley suggested: !:
Let us call as our witnesses not
people thousands of miles away, but
people a little nearer to the scene"
for judgment Of Hitler.
LET us ask Czechs let us
ask Poles let us ask Aus
trians - let us 60 inside Ger
many and ask Germans. Ask Jews
ask the Catholic priest and
the Protestant pastor ask
their congregations whose religion
is so noxious and so obstinate that
1t had to be dashed out Of them
with clubs.
Let us go around Europe and
ask small neutral countries, fearing
an attack at any moment. Do they
feel this confidence in Hitler? Do
they feel safe from him If there are
no real differences between their
countries and If he has no real
grievances which they refuse to
redress, or do they only feel safe
from him II they have nothing he
wants or nothing he can get?"
With a trace Of sarcasm, Lord
Stanley said:
Are we just a little inconsid-
crate? No, Gen .Hertzog-2,000 miles
nearer the facts.
Millions of different race, Of dif-
ferent language and Of different
creed bear witness to the fact that
with this man (Hitler) leading and
with his nation allowing him to
lead, there will be no peace and
there will be no security for Brit
ain or Europe or for the world"
To the people who talk about
peace by negotiation" Lord Stan.
ley said, I'VE should grasp with both
Evening star., 1940-02-03
F. ILL., B. B. Lends "a Million

The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board reported today that the IL
F. H. L. Banks had advanced $94,-
780,587 to member institutions last
year, the highest mark since their
establishment in 1882, excepting
1887.
Assets of member institutions were
reported at $4,7OO 600, 900 at the end
of 1899, an increase Of $500, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
China
Continued From First Paee.)


ground that the line was being used
to transport munitions to China.
Climaxing week long drive,
Japans northern armies reported
they had captured Wuyuan in Sui
yuan Province, Inner Mongolia,
after smashing the resistance of 50,-
600 Chinese, who were said to be
fleeing in disorder across the snow
covered plains.
The japanese said their troops
were advancing beyond Wuyuan in
hot pursuit of the Chinese.
The dispatches contradicted earlier
Chinese reports which declared that
the Japanese had been thrown back
at several points in Suiyuan Prov
ince
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Notre Dame Alumni Speaker

The Rev. Wilfred Parsons, S. J.,
dean of the graduate school of
Georgetown University and former
editor of America, will address
the members of the Notre Dana
University Alumni Club of Wash.
ington at the Raleigh Hotel Monday
at $50 pm. on "The Pope, the Presi-
dent and Peace"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Italian Unit to Install

The Circolo de Cultura Italian
will install recently elected officers
ut dinner at 8 o'clock tonight at
the Raleigh Hotel. The new officers
are Ralph Urciolo, president;
Jennie Peluso, vice president; Febo
Chirieleison, treasurer; Lucretia
, Ricucci, corresponding secretary,
and Florence Sari, recording secre-
tary.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Arlington Girl, s,
Dies of Burns

Patsy Jean Jones, 8. colored. died
early today In Freedmen's Hospital
Of burns received in her home at
1922 North Columbia street, Ar
lngton. Va.
The child was burned when her
dress was set afire by . stove in
the kitchen Of her home. Her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Jones, brought her to the
hospital.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

HELSINk1-REDS HAMMER FINN LINES IN BIZARRE AT
TACKSA mighty Red Army onslaught Finnish
lines again yesterday employing such bizarre devices
armored sledges, smoke parachute troops light
fast tanks The attack stopped the Firms said North of
Lake Ladoga Russian troops attempted trapped
rades Cd at Kitea and failed in flank attack ( the
ice In the SOUTH Red tanks attacking ahead
Of infantry drove against the Mannerhe Line Indicated by
broken ne while parachute troops dropped from dozens of
planes behind the line slaughtered by and
machine gunners they drifted toward the earth.
"A p. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1940-02-03

curing on the Karelian 1sthmus and
north of Ladoga Lake. -
Possibly from the viewpoint of
the microscopic scale of operations
on the western front in Europe
clashes ofsseveral companies appear
as a big offensive. We, however,
find such a scale ridiculous and can
not consider clashes Of several COM
panies either big or small ot1en-
sive."
Evening star., 1940-02-03


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mentsC onmi
Evening star., 1940-07-10
Two Large Offerings
Arouse SIumberinq
Money Market
Sl0,000,000 for ScoviII
And $4,000, 900 for
Texas Corp. Sold

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 10.-The new
corporate securities market was
reused from its slumbers today by
two substantial offerings: $4,000
900 Scovill Manufacturing Co. 10
year 81 per cent debentures, and
S60,000,000 Texas Corp. per cent
ueoentures, due in 1865.
Except for the offering of S38 OOO,-
600 Jersey Central Power g. Light
Co. bonds on June "a, the corporate
capital market had been practically
dormant since the middle of May.
Following the successful offering of
the Jersey Central issue, resump-
ton of activity had been expected
in underwriting circles, but not un-
til today did issues of any size reach
the market.
Early in the day, underwriters
reported that both issues were SELL
ing at a premium above the Offer
ing price in the open market.
The Scovill Manufacturing Co.
3l4 per cent debentures were offered
at 102 and accrued interest. Proceeds
are to be used to retire $3.50 900
l5-year 512 per cent gold debentures
due l945, now outstanding and for
general corporate purposes.
The Texas Corp. debentures were
offered at 103 and accrued interest
Proceeds of the sale are to be used
to redeem 100000 900 of 3l2 per cent
debentures now outstanding.
Evening star., 1940-07-10
CHICAGO Produce

~ CHICAGO. July 10 GP.-Poultry. live,
30 trucks irregular hens. over ; pounds.
l4R; Leehorn hens, ia. broilers, ga
pound pounds and and down. colored. ia; Ply
springs. pounds UP. colored, 1912; Ply
mouth Rock, ,a1l2; White Rock %; under
4 pounds. colored, 17i2: Plymouth Rock.
20: ducks A. pounds up; colored. 10:
white. ] o: small colored. 91a: small white.
9l:: other prices UNCHANGED
Butter. receipts 307. .629: steady. prices
UNCHANGED Eggs, receipts, 1874; firm.
fresh Graded, extra first. local, II; cars,
l7A: current receipts, 1917: dirties, 13a4:
checks l31a; storage packed first, 1874;
other prices unchanged
Potatoes: arrivals. 1874. on track 2a5:
total United States shipments, 657; sup
pies moderete: demand fair; for Cslifor-
MIA Long Whites. slightly stronger: Idaho
Triumphs !, firm, Trumphs other sections
ket slightly. weaker; California, long whites,
y s No. J. $50 Idaho Bliss Trumphs,
y. S. No. 30: North Carolina. Cob
hlers hs;r;, 2 s No. !. 1,55:- Louisiana Bliss
Cobblers: fair to generally good quality.
l:?5-1 .35; Kansas Cobblers. fair to good
quality, ISL 30: Kansas Bliss Triumphs,
fairly good quality 1.2O-1.35.
Evening star., 1940-07-10
Daily Oil Production
Off 37,15O Barrels,
Institute Finds
Refinery Rate Drops
To82.4 Per Cent
During Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 10.-Daily
crude oil production in the United
States declined 37,150 barrels in the
week ended July 6, averaging 3.6O2,-
400 barrels, the American Petroleum
Institute reported. A year ago daily
output was 3,529, 800 barrels.
Daily production east of Califor-
mia decreased $3.50 barrels during
the week, but this was partially Off
set by a gain on the West Coast.
Reporting ref1neries reduced ope-
rations to 82.4 per cent of potential
capacity from 838 per cent the
previous week, the second successive
decline in refining activity. Runs of
crude oil to stills for the industry as
whole were estimated at 3,575 900
barrels day, compared with $685.
600 the previous week and 3,454 900
year ago..
Gasoline production decreased to
11,469,000 barrels from 11,672,000 the
week before. The lessened output,
together with a sustained high level
of consumption, caused another
stzeable decline in gasoline stocks to
93,275, 900 barrels at the end of the
week, compared with 95,l42,000 bar
rels a week earlier and 79,8l5 900 a
year ago.
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports during the week
tetaled 2061 900 barrels, against
1.306000 the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-07-10
Cool Weather Retards
Virginia Crop Growth
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, July 10-Cool
weather during the last week re-
tarded crop growth somewhat ana
showers caused minor damage to
hay in some sections, according
to the weekly weather and crop
report of the State department of
agriculture.
Low temperatures ranged from
% at Woodstock to SO at Norfolk
and the high was 80 at Bristol.
Louisa County received the most
rainfall during the week and a
drought was broken in Northern
Virginia by 2.12 inches of precipi-
tation.
Wet weather made it difficult to
cure hay in many sections and re-
suited in some loss 1t also held up
threshing, a finishing of the harvest
of small grains.
The potato and tomato truck
crop harvests were in full swing.
The potato yield in Accomac
County, the States biggest producer
of that vegetable, was not as good
as had been expected dure to cool
weather and lack of rain.
1t was too cool last week for
the maximum growth of such crops
as corn, tobacco, peanuts and
especially cotton.